Óscar Cristi Gallo (June 29, 1916 – March 25, 1965) was a Chilean police officer and a successful

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rider from the late 1940s until the late 1960s. In 1952 he won both the individual and team

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silver medals in the jumping competition of the

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event. He was the first Chilean athlete to win two Olympic medals. The Chilean team jumping in 1952 was Óscar Cristi on ''Bambi'',

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on ''Pillán'' and Ricardo Echeverría on ''Lindo Peal''. On March 25, 1965, Óscar Cristi had a fatal car accident as he was about to retire from the post of Deputy Director-General of the

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. In 1992 the riding school in

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operated by the Carabineros was renamed in his honor.

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1916 births 1965 deaths Chilean police officers Olympic silver medalists for Chile Olympic equestrians for Chile Chilean male equestrians Equestrians at the 1952 Summer Olympics Show jumping riders Sportspeople from Santiago, Chile Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile Pan American Games bronze medalists in equestrian Equestrians at the 1955 Pan American Games Competitors at the 1959 Pan American Games Road incident deaths in Chile Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games 20th-century Chilean sportsmen {{Chile-equestrian-bio-stub