Julio_García_Fernández_de_los_Ríos

Julio García Fernández de los Ríos

Julio García Fernández de los Ríos

Spanish equestrian

For other people named Julio García, see Julio García (disambiguation).

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]

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Fernández de los Ríos.

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]
    Full correct name in the obituary published in ABC
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julio García". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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