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

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

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

and in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

. In 1948 he and his horse ''Forajido'' won the silver medal as part of the Spain

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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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External links

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 sportsmen {{Spain-equestrian-bio-stub