Julio García Fernández de los Ríos
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| Full name | Julio García Fernández de los Ríos | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 1894 Reinosa, Cantabria, Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 July 1969 (aged 74) Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||
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Julio García Fernández de los Ríos[1] (31 December 1894 in Reinosa, Cantabria – 29 July 1969 in Madrid) was a Spanish horse rider. He competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2]
García won the gold medal as part of the Spanish team in the team jumping with his horse Revistade after finishing twelfth in the individual jumping,[2] being the first Cantabrian medallist ever.
He was president and president of honor of the Spanish Equestrian Federation.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Full correct name in the obituary published in ABC
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julio García". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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