Marcelino Gavilán y Ponce de León (4 June 1909 – 9 March 1999) was a Spanish

horse rider Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the ...

who competed in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

and in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. In 1948 he and his horse ''Forajido'' won the silver medal as part of the Spain jumping team in the team jumping competition, after finishing 16th in the individual jumping competition. Four years later he and his horse ''Quoniam'' finished tenth as part of the Spanish team in the team jumping event, after finishing 30th in the individual jumping.

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Marcellino Gavilán's profile at databaseOlympics
1909 births 1999 deaths Spanish male equestrians Spanish show jumping riders Olympic equestrians for Spain Equestrians at the 1948 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Spain Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics 20th-century Spanish people {{Spain-equestrian-bio-stub