Paolo Angioni
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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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 | Eventing | |||||||||||
Club | CEPIM Passo Corese | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo | 11th | Individual eventing | |
1st | Team eventing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Paolo Angioni". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
External links
[edit]- Paolo Angioni at FEI
- Paolo Angioni at FEI (alternative link)
- Paolo Angioni at Olympics.com
- Paolo Angioni at Olympedia
- Paolo Angioni at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)