Alessandro Argenton (11 February 1937 – 7 January 2024) was an Italian
equestrian
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Horseback riding (or riding in British English)
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who won a silver medal at the
Olympic Games
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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
Summer Olympics
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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
* List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
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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