Paolo Angioni
Angioni in 1968 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||
| Born | 22 January 1938 Cagliari, Italy | |||||||||||
| Died | 17 August 2025 (aged 87) | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Equestrianism | |||||||||||
Event | Eventing | |||||||||||
| Club | CEPIM Passo Corese | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Paolo Angioni (22 January 1938 – 17 August 2025) was an Italian 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]
Angioni died on 17 August 2025, at the age of 87.[2]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo | 11th | Individual eventing | |
| 1st | Team eventing |
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paolo Angioni.
- ^ "Paolo Angioni". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "Addio a Paolo Angioni, Campione olimpico di Tokyo '64". cavallo2000.it (in Italian). 20 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
External links
- Paolo Angioni at FEI
- Paolo Angioni at FEI (alternative link)
- Paolo Angioni at Olympics.com
- Paolo Angioni at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Paolo Angioni at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
- Paolo Angioni at Olympedia