Paolo Angioni

{{Short description|Italian equestrian (1938–2025)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Paolo Angioni | nickname = | fullname = | image = Paolo Angioni 1968 (cropped).jpg | imagesize = | caption = Angioni in 1968 | nationality = Italian | sport = [[Equestrianism]] | event = [[Eventing]] | club = CEPIM Passo Corese | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1938|1|22}} | birth_place = [[Cagliari]], Italy | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2025|8|17|1938|1|22}} | death_place = | height = 1.77 m | weight = 64 kg | country = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{ITA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold|[[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo]]|[[Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Eventing, team]]}} }}

'''Paolo Angioni''' (22 January 1938 – 17 August 2025) was an Italian [[equestrianism|equestrian]] and Olympic champion. He competed in the mixed three-day [[eventing]], individual and team, at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a team gold medal in 1964. In 1966, Angioni was crushed by his horse at a competition in Poland. He went into a coma, but recovered and continued to compete. In retirement he wrote several books on equestrian history and techniques.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/paolo-angioni-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418012819/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/paolo-angioni-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Paolo Angioni|publisher=sports-reference.com|access-date=19 May 2012}}</ref>

Angioni died on 17 August 2025, at the age of 87.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cavallo2000.it/article/addio-a-paolo-angioni-campione-olimpico-di-tokyo-64|title=Addio a Paolo Angioni, Campione olimpico di Tokyo '64|website=cavallo2000.it|accessdate=20 August 2025|date=20 August 2025|language=Italian}}</ref>

==Achievements== {| class="wikitable" width=50% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- !Year !!Competition !!Venue !!Position !!Event !!Notes |- | rowspan=2|1964 | rowspan=2 align=left|[[1964 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] | rowspan=2 align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo | 11th | align=left|[[Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing|Individual eventing]] | |- | bgcolor=gold|1st | align=left|[[Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Team eventing|Team eventing]] | |}

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{{Olympic champions – Equestrian team eventing}} {{Footer Italy Equestrianism 1964 Summer Olympics}} {{Footer Italy Equestrianism 1968 Summer Olympics}} {{Authority control}}

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