Paolo Angioni
Paolo Angioni (born 22 January 1938) is an Italian former equestrian and Olympic champion. He competed in the mixed three-day eventing, individual and team, at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a team gold medal in 1964. In 1966, Angioni was crushed by his horse at a competition in Poland. He went into a coma, but recovered and continued to compete. In retirement he wrote several books on equestrian history and techniques.[1]
Personal information | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||
Born | Cagliari, Italy | 22 January 1938||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||
Sport | Equestrianism | ||||||||||
Event(s) | Eventing | ||||||||||
Club | CEPIM Passo Corese | ||||||||||
Medal record
|
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | Olympic Games | 11th | Individual eventing | ||
1st | Team eventing |
gollark: Apiointernetohazards!
gollark: What if we blatantly copy 055?
gollark: Apiohazards are in right now?
gollark: Can we have a pisteuoapiohazard? Faith and bees.
gollark: But just having a god would be annoying, so maybe a machine which creates gods.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paolo Angioni. |
- "Paolo Angioni". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.