Julio García Fernández de los Ríos

For other persons with the same or similar name, see Julio Garcia disambiguation page.
Olympic medal record
Men’s Equestrian
Gold 1928 Amsterdam Team jumping
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Fernández de los Ríos.

Julio García Fernández de los Ríos[1] (December 31, 1894 in Reinosa, Cantabria – July 29, 1969 in Madrid) was a Spanish horse rider. He competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2]

García won the gold medal as part of the Spanish team in the team jumping with his horse Revistade after finishing twelfth in the individual jumping,[2] being the first Cantabrian medallist ever.

He was president and president of honor of the Spanish Equestrian Federation.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Full correct name in the obituary published in ABC
  2. 2.0 2.1 Profile in Sports Reference

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