Alessandro Argenton
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | Cividale del Friuli, Italy | 11 February 1937
Died | 7 January 2024 Venice | (aged 86)
Sport | |
Country | Italy |
Sport | Equestrianism |
Event | Eventing |
Medal record |
Alessandro Argenton (11 February 1937 – 7 January 2024) was an Italian equestrian who won a silver medal at the Olympic Games.
Biography
[edit]Born Cividale del Friuli, Argenton made six appearances at the Summer Olympics.[1] Argenton died on 7 January 2024, at the age of 86.[2]
Olympic results
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1960 | Olympic Games | ![]() | DNF | Individual eventing | |
non-scoring | Team eventing | ||||
1964 | Olympic Games | ![]() | DNF | Individual eventing | |
non-scoring | Team eventing | [3] | |||
1968 | Olympic Games | ![]() | 16th | Individual eventing | |
DNF | Team eventing | ||||
1972 | Olympic Games | ![]() | 2nd | Individual eventing | |
8th | Team eventing | ||||
1976 | Olympic Games | ![]() | 22nd | Individual eventing | |
4th | Team eventing |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alessandro Argenton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ Addio ad Alessandro Argenton, oro alle Olimpiadi di Tokyo nel 1964 (in Italian)
- ^ Italian team won the gold medal, but the medal was only awarded to top three finishers in each nation.
External links
[edit]- Alessandro Argenton at Olympics.com
- Alessandro Argenton at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)