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Felix Sienra
Felix Sienra
Centenarian

Felix Fructuoso Sienra Castellanos [Spanish: Félix] (born 21 January 1916) is a Uruguayan former sailor who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics where he placed sixth.

Biography

A lawyer by profession, Sienra Castellanos was born in Montevideo and was much better known in Uruguay as a sports administrator, particularly with Yacht Club Uruguayo, where he served as Commodore from 1973 through 1975 and again from 2003 through 2005. He was also the Vice President of the Uruguayan Olympic Committee and worked with Panathlon Club Montevideo.

He became a centenarian in January 2016. On 26 March 2021 at age 105, Sienra Castellanos received the COVID-19 vaccine.

Felix Sienra is currently the oldest known living former Olympic athlete alive.

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