Carlos César Delía
Then Major Delía shaking hands with rival Raimondo D'Inzeo of Italy, ca. 1960 | |
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Born | Concordia, Entre Ríos | January 21, 1923
Died | October 6, 2014 | (aged 91)
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Sport | Equestrian |
Carlos César Delía | |
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Rank | ![]() (pre-1991 epaulette) |
Commands | III Army Corps |
Battles/wars | Dirty War |
Carlos César Delía (January 21, 1923 Concordia Entre Ríos province – October 6, 2014) was an Argentine equestrian and a brigade general in the Argentine Army.
Sporting career
He represented his country in several Olympic Games and World Championships, achieving a second place at the 1960 World Championship in Venice, Italy.
Carlos was the flag bearer for Argentina at the opening ceremony of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.
He served as president of the Argentine Equestrian Federation from 1983 to 1993[1] and as president of the Argentine Military Sporting Federation from 1980 to 1983.[2]
Some of his best remembered horses were[3] Huipil, Maravedí and Cardón.
Military career
His last appointment in the Argentine Army was as commander of the III Army Corps, which at the time was engaged in battle against the People's Revolutionary Army in the province of Tucumán. In August 1975, after an institutional crisis due to the designation of active colonel Vicente Damasco as Minister of the Interior, Delía, as the second highest ranking general, rebelled against the commander of the Army, lt. general Numa Laplane. The crisis ended with the appointment of brigade general Jorge Rafael Videla as commander of the Army, the replacement of Damasco with civilian Angel Federico Robledo and the retirement of both Numa Laplane and Delía.
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- 1923 births
- 2014 deaths
- Show jumping riders
- People from Entre Ríos Province
- Argentine male equestrians
- Olympic equestrians of Argentina
- Equestrians at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery
- Pan American Games medalists in equestrian
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina
- Equestrians at the 1951 Pan American Games
- Equestrians at the 1963 Pan American Games