Raimondo D'Inzeo (8 February 1925 – 15 November 2013) was an Italian

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rider, an Olympic champion and double

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. Together with his elder brother

Piero D'Inzeo Colonel Piero D'Inzeo (4 March 1923 – 13 February 2014) was an Italian show jumping rider, winner of six medals at the Olympic Games, and an officer in the Italian cavalry. He was born in Rome. Biography With his younger brother Raimondo D'In ...

, he was the first athlete to compete in eight consecutive Olympic games, in 1948–1976. At the Rome Olympics in 1960 Raimondo won the gold medal and Piero won the silver in show jumping. Being an officer in the Carabinieri Cavalry Regiment D'Inzeo always wore a uniform when competing in tournaments. Against the irritable and aggressive temperament of Raimondo, Piero was more technical and calculating.

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* Olympic Games ** 1956

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: Silver medal team and individual silver medal on ''Merano'' ** 1960

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: Bronze medal team and individual gold medal on ''Posillipo'' ** 1964

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: Bronze medal team on ''Posillipo'' ** 1972

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: Bronze medal team on ''Fiorello II'' * World Championships ** 1955

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: Individual silver medal on ''Merano'' ** 1956

: Individual gold medal on ''Merano'' ** 1960

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: Individual gold medal on ''Gowran Girl'' ** 1966

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: Individual bronze medal on ''Bowjak'' * International Grand Prix wins ** 1956 Rome on ''Merano'' ** 1957 Rome on ''Merano'' ** 1963 Aachen on ''Posillipo'' ** 1968

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on ''Bellevue'' ** 1969

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All-time records
www.dublinhorseshow.com on ''Bellevue'' ** 1971 Rome on ''Fiorello'' ** 1974 Rome on ''Gone Away'' ** 1975 Dublin on ''Bellevue''

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