Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente

{{Short description|Argentine sport shooter (1917–1956)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente

| image = Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente-1955.jpg

| caption = Díaz Sáenz Valiente in 1955

| birth_name =

| fullname =

| nickname =

| residence =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|1|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mar del Plata, Argentina

| death_date = {{death date and age|1956|2|14|1917|1|25|df=yes}}

| death_place = Atos Pampa, Argentina

| height =

| weight =

| website =

| country =

| sport = Sports shooting Motor Racing

| event =

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's shooting}}

{{MedalSport | Men's shooting}}

{{MedalCountry |{{ARG}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 1948 London | 25 m rapid fire pistol}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 1947 Stockholm |25 m rapid fire pistol}}

{{MedalBronze| 1952 Oslo |25 m rapid fire pistol}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1955 Mexico | 25 m rapid fire pistol}}

| show-medals = yes

}}

Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente (25 January 1917 – 14 February 1956) was an Argentine sport shooter and racing driver . He was born in Mar del Plata, Argentina. He won the silver medal in 25 metre rapid fire pistol at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he placed fourth.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/carlos-enrique-diaz-saenz-valiente-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053252/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/carlos-enrique-diaz-saenz-valiente-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente |publisher=Sports-reference.com |accessdate=15 February 2012 }} Valiente also won the World Championship in 1947. He won the 1955 Buenos Aires 1000 km sport cars race (co drove José María Ibañez) driving a Ferrari 375 plus. He was killed in a crash involving an airplane he was piloting in 1956.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/41091 |title=Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente |website=Olympedia |publisher=OLYMadMen |access-date=April 3, 2025}}