Carlos de Cárdenas

{{Short description|Cuban sailor (1904–1994)}}

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| name = Carlos de Cárdenas

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| fullname = Carlos Teodor de Cárdenas Culmell

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| nationality = {{CUB}}

| classes = Star

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1904|1|2}}

| birth_place = Havana, Cuba

| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|9|24|1904|1|2}}

| death_place = Miami, Florida

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{{MedalSport | Sailing }}

{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 1948 London | Star class }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1954 Cascais | Star class }}

{{MedalGold | 1955 Havana | Star class }}

{{MedalBronze | 1943 Great South Bay | Star class }}

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Carlos Teodor de Cárdenas Culmell (1904–1994) was a Cuban Olympic sailor who won a silver medal in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He also placed fourth in the 1952 Summer Olympics and sixth in the 1956 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/carlos-de-cardenas-culmell-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171004/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/carlos-de-cardenas-culmell-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17}}

de Cárdenas is the father of Cuban Olympic sailors Carlos de Cárdenas Jr. and Jorge de Cárdenas. He also won a World Championship {Gold] Star in Chicago, Illinois.