Giulio Cacciandra (15 July 1884 – 28 January 1971) was an Italian

horse rider The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million ...

who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

. In 1920 he and his horse ''Facetto'' won the silver medal in the team eventing after finishing 14th in the individual eventing competition. He also won the bronze with his horse ''Fortunello'' in the team jumping event. Giulio Cacciandra was a cavalry general. At the 1920 Olympics in Antwerpen, he took part in the three-day event on ''Facetto'' and in the jumping on ''Fortunello'', winning medals in both events with the Italian team, silver in eventing and bronze in jumping. He later founded the Società Ippica, a riding school in his home town of Alessandrina. 2
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Giulio Cacciandra at databaseOlympics.com
1884 births 1971 deaths Italian event riders Italian show jumping riders Olympic equestrians for Italy Italian male equestrians Equestrians at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-equestrian-bio-stub