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Carlos Menditeguy
1914Aug, 10

Carlos Menditeguy

Carlos Menditeguy, Argentinian race car driver and polo player (d. 1973)
Carlos Alberto Menditéguy (10 August 1914 – 27 April 1973) was a racing driver and polo player from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He entered 11 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, achieving one podium, and scoring a total of nine championship points.

In polo he reached the highest possible handicap of 10. He was an all round sportsman and became a scratch golfplayer in under two years as the result of a bet with some friends.Menditeguy was buried in La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires.

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