Norman Dello Joio (born 7 June 1956) is an American
equestrian
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and Olympic medalist. He was born in
New York City
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. He qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but did not compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's
boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. Dello Joio was one of 461 athletes to receive a
Congressional Gold Medal
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instead. He won a bronze medal in show jumping at the
1992 Summer Olympics
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in
Barcelona
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.
He is the son of late composer
Norman Dello Joio
Norman Dello Joio (January 24, 1913July 24, 2008) was an American composer active for over half a century. He won a 1957 Pulitzer Prize#Letters, Drama, Pulitzer Prize in 1957.
Life
Dello Joio was born Nicodemo DeGioio in New York City to It ...
.
References
1956 births
Living people
American male equestrians
Congressional Gold Medal recipients
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in equestrian
Equestrians at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from New York City
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games medalists in equestrian
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
Equestrians at the 1979 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games
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