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Francisco Carmelo Camet, better known as Eduardo Camet (September 16, 1876 – July 15, 1931), was an Argentine fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and successfully fought his way thorough the preliminary heats, the quarter finals and the semi finals reaching the epee final. He finished in fifth place overall. He was the father of Carmelo Félix Camet, who won the bronze medal in the team foil at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[1]
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- ^ Torres, C.R. (2002) "Like Father, Like Son: The Tale of Francisco Carmelo and Carmelo Félix Camet at the Olympic Games", International Journal of the History of Sport, 19:4, 179-191
