Julio García Fernández de los Ríos explained

Julio García
Full Name:Julio García Fernández de los Ríos
Birth Place:Reinosa, Cantabria, Spain
Death Place:Madrid, Spain
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Julio García Fernández de los Ríos[1] (31 December 1894 in Reinosa, Cantabria – 29 July 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]

Notes and References

  1. http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1969/07/30/082.html Full correct name in the obituary published in ABC
  2. Julio García. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418094036/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/julio-garcia-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 .