Raimondo D'Inzeo
.jpg) D'Inzeo in 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 February 1925 Poggio Mirteto, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 November 2013 (aged 88) Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Equestrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Show jumping | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Carabinieri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Raimondo D'Inzeo (8 February 1925 – 15 November 2013) was an Italian show jumping rider, an Olympic champion and double world champion. Together with his elder brother Piero D'Inzeo, his was the first athlete to compete in eight consecutive Olympic games, in 1948–1976. At the Rome Olympics in 1960 Raimondo won the gold medal and Piero won the silver in show jumping.[1]
Being an officer in the Carabinieri Cavalry Regiment D'Inzeo always wore a uniform when competing in tournaments.[1] Against the irritable and aggressive temperament of Raimondo, Piero was more technical and calculating.
Achievements
- Olympic Games
- World Championships
- 1955 Aachen: Individual silver medal on Merano
- 1956 Aachen: Individual gold medal on Merano
- 1960 Venice: Individual gold medal on Gowran Girl
- 1966 Buenos Aires: Individual bronze medal on Bowjak
- International Grand Prix wins
See also
- List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
- Italian men gold medalist at the Olympics and World Championships
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raimondo D'Inzeo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- ^ WINNERS FROM 1958 UP TO TODAY. jumpingamsterdam.nl
- ^ All-time records. www.dublinhorseshow.com
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Raimondo D'Inzeo.
- Athlete profile on the site of the International Olympic Committee
- World Show Jumping Championships results 1953–2000 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 15, 2014)
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Categories:
- 1925 births
- 2013 deaths
- Italian show jumping riders
- Olympic equestrians of Italy
- Italian equestrians
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Equestrians at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Male equestrians
- Equestrians at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- 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
- Equestrians at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in equestrian
- Athletes of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics