Alessandro Argenton

Alessandro Argenton (born 11 February 1937) is a former Italian equestrian who won a silver medal at the Olympic Games.

Alessandro Argenton
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1937-02-11) 11 February 1937
Cividale del Friuli, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportEquestrianism
Event(s)Eventing
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1972 MunichIndividual eventing

Biography

Born Cividale del Friuli, Argenton made six appearances at the Summer Olympics.[1]

Olympic results
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1960 Olympic Games Italy Rome DNF Individual eventing
non-scoring Team eventing
1964 Olympic Games Japan Tokyo DNF Individual eventing
non-scoring Team eventing [2]
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. Italian team won the gold medal, but the medal was only awarded to top three finishers in each nation.
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