Paolo Angioni

Paolo Angioni (born 22 January 1938) is an Italian former equestrian and Olympic champion. He competed in the mixed three-day eventing, individual and team, at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a team gold medal in 1964. In 1966, Angioni was crushed by his horse at a competition in Poland. He went into a coma, but recovered and continued to compete. In retirement he wrote several books on equestrian history and techniques.[1]

Paolo Angioni
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1938-01-22) 22 January 1938
Cagliari, Italy
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportEquestrianism
Event(s)Eventing
ClubCEPIM Passo Corese
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
1964 TokyoEventing, team

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1964 Olympic Games Tokyo 11th Individual eventing
1st Team eventing

References
  1. "Paolo Angioni". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2012.


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