Alessandro Argenton (born 11 February 1937) is a former
Italian
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equestrian
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who won a silver medal at the
Olympic Games
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Biography
Born
Cividale del Friuli
Cividale del Friuli ( fur, Cividât (locally ); german: Östrich; sl, Čedad) is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Udine, part of the North-Italian Friuli Venezia Giulia ''regione''. The town lies above sea-level in the foothills of the e ...
, Argenton made six appearances at the
Summer Olympics
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Olympic results
See also
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List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
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1937 births
Living people
Olympic equestrians for Italy
Italian male equestrians
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Equestrians at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Italian event riders
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
People from Cividale del Friuli