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Alessandro Argenton (11 February 1937 – 7 January 2024) was an Italian
equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...
who won a silver medal at the
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Biography

Born
Cividale del Friuli Cividale del Friuli (, locally ; ; ) is a town and (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine, part of the North-Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The town lies above sea-level in the foothills of the eastern Alps, ...
, Argenton made five appearances at the
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. Argenton died on 7 January 2024, at the age of 86.Addio ad Alessandro Argenton, oro alle Olimpiadi di Tokyo nel 1964


Olympic results


See also

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List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games Only a small fraction of the world's population ever competes at the Olympic Games; an even smaller fraction competes in multiple Games. 950 athletes (648 men and 302 women) have participated in at least five Olympics from 1896 Summer Olympics ...


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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Argenton, Alessandro 1937 births 2024 deaths Olympic equestrians for Italy Italian male equestrians Olympic silver medalists for Italy 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 Italian event riders Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics People from Cividale del Friuli Sportspeople from the Province of Udine 20th-century Italian sportsmen