Omar Alejandro VERGARA

A renowned epeeist and foilist, Dr. Vergara was an Argentinian and South American champion and individual Pan American Games champion (1975). A three-time Olympian, he competed in Mexico City (1968), Munich (1972), and Montreal (1976). He was also a category “A” three-weapon international referee.

Dr. Vergara also worked as a fencing official in numerous capacities, including being a member of the directoire technique (DT) at several World Championships. He was president of the Argentinian Fencing Federation from 1986-1990, 1996-2000, 2004-2008, and 2012-2016. He served as president of the South American Fencing Confederation and vice-president of the Pan American Fencing Confederation.

For the FIE, Dr. Vergara was an FIE Executive Committee member from 2008 to 2012. He has served on the FIE Legal Commission since 1992 and was a permanent member of the Argentinian Olympic Committee. At the 2017 FIE Annual Congress, he was inducted as a Member of Honour of the FIE.