Oscar Cristi
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Medal record | |||
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Equestrian | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Silver | 1952 Helsinki | Individual jumping | |
Silver | 1952 Helsinki | Team jumping | |
Pan American Games | |||
Bronze | Mexico City 1955 | Team jumping | |
Bronze | Chicago 1959 | Team jumping |
Oscar Cristi Gallo (June 26, 1916 – March 25, 1965) was a Chilean politician and a successful show jumping rider from the late 1940s until the late 1960s.
He was Olympic sub-champion. It was the first Chilean athlete to win two Olympic medals. The Chilean team jumping in 1952 were Oscar Cristi on Bambi, César Mendoza on Pillán and Ricardo Echeverría on Lindo Peal.
On March 25, 1965, assuming the post of Deputy Director-General of the Carabineros, dies in a car accident.
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