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

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 1920 Summer Olympics. 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 {{Italy-equestrian-bio-stub