Paolo Angioni

Paolo Angioni

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	22 January 1938 Cagliari, Italy
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Equestrianism
Event(s)	Eventing
Club	CEPIM Passo Corese
Medal record Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Eventing, team

Paolo Angioni (born 22 January 1938) is an Italian former 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]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1964	Olympic Games	Tokyo	11th	Individual eventing
			1st	Team eventing

References

1. "Paolo Angioni". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 19 May 2012.