Alessandro Argenton

Alessandro Argenton
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1937-02-11)11 February 1937
Cividale del Friuli, Italy
Died7 January 2024(2024-01-07) (aged 86)
Venice
Sport
CountryItaly
SportEquestrianism
EventEventing
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Individual eventing

Alessandro Argenton (11 February 1937 – 7 January 2024) was an Italian equestrian who won a silver medal at the Olympic Games.

Biography

Born Cividale del Friuli, Argenton made five appearances at the Summer Olympics.[1] Argenton died on 7 January 2024, at the age of 86.[2]

Olympic results

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1960 Olympic Games Italy Rome DNF Individual eventing
non-scoring Team eventing
1964 Olympic Games Japan Tokyo DNF Individual eventing
non-scoring Team eventing [3]
1968 Olympic Games Mexico Mexico City 16th Individual eventing
DNF Team eventing
1972 Olympic Games West Germany Munich 2nd Individual eventing
8th Team eventing
1976 Olympic Games Canada Montreal 22nd Individual eventing
4th Team eventing

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Addio ad Alessandro Argenton, oro alle Olimpiadi di Tokyo nel 1964 (in Italian)
  3. ^ Italian team won the gold medal, but the medal was only awarded to top three finishers in each nation.