Alessandro Argenton

Alessandro Argenton (11 February 1937 – 7 January 2024) was an 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
Died7 January 2024(2024-01-07) (aged 86)
Venice
Sport
CountryItaly
SportEquestrianism
EventEventing
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1972 MunichIndividual eventing

Biography

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

Olympic results

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1960Olympic Games RomeDNFIndividual eventing
non-scoringTeam eventing
1964Olympic Games TokyoDNFIndividual eventing
non-scoringTeam eventing[3]
1968Olympic Games Mexico City16thIndividual eventing
DNFTeam eventing
1972Olympic Games Munich2ndIndividual eventing
8thTeam eventing
1976Olympic Games Montreal22ndIndividual eventing
4thTeam eventing

See also

References