Raimondo D'Inzeo (8 February 1925 – 15 November 2013) was an Italian

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rider, an Olympic champion and double world champion. Together with his elder brother

Piero D'Inzeo Colonel Piero D'Inzeo (4 March 1923 – 13 February 2014) was an Italian show jumping rider, winner of six medals at the Olympic Games, and an officer in the Italian cavalry. He was born in Rome. Biography With his younger brother Raimondo D'In ...

, he was the first athlete to compete in eight consecutive Olympic games, in 1948–1976. At the Rome Olympics in 1960 Raimondo won the gold medal and Piero won the silver in show jumping. Being an officer in the

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D'Inzeo always wore a uniform when competing in tournaments. Against the irritable and aggressive temperament of Raimondo, Piero was more technical and calculating.

Achievements

* Olympic Games ** 1956

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: Silver medal team and individual silver medal on ''Merano'' ** 1960 Rome: Bronze medal team and individual gold medal on ''Posillipo'' ** 1964 Tokyo: Bronze medal team on ''Posillipo'' ** 1972 Munich: Bronze medal team on ''Fiorello II'' * World Championships ** 1955

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: Individual silver medal on ''Merano'' ** 1956

: Individual gold medal on ''Merano'' ** 1960

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: Individual gold medal on ''Gowran Girl'' ** 1966 Buenos Aires: Individual bronze medal on ''Bowjak'' * International Grand Prix wins ** 1956 Rome on ''Merano'' ** 1957 Rome on ''Merano'' ** 1963 Aachen on ''Posillipo'' ** 1968 Amsterdam on ''Bellevue'' ** 1969 DublinAll-time records
www.dublinhorseshow.com on ''Bellevue'' ** 1971 Rome on ''Fiorello'' ** 1974 Rome on ''Gone Away'' ** 1975 Dublin on ''Bellevue''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dinzeo, Raimondo 1925 births 2013 deaths Italian show jumping riders Olympic equestrians of Italy Italian male equestrians Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Equestrians at the 1948 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1952 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1956 Summer Olympics 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 Olympic medalists in equestrian Equestrians of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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