Emanuele Beraudo di Pralormo

Emanuele Beraudo, Conte di Pralormo (13 July 1887 11 October 1960) was an Italian horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Pralormo, Torino, Italy.[1] He also served as a general in the Royal Italian Army during World War II.[2]

Olympic medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's Equestrian
Bronze medal – third place1924 Paris Team eventing
Emanuele Beraudo di Pralormo
Born(1887-07-13)13 July 1887
Pralormo, Kingdom of Italy
Died11 October 1960(1960-10-11) (aged 73)
Pralormo, Italy
Allegiance Kingdom of Italy
Service/branch Royal Italian Army
RankGenerale di Corpo d'Armata
Commands held47th Infantry Division
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsGold Medal of Military Valor

Biography

In 1924, Beraudo and his horse Mount Félix won the bronze medal in the team eventing competition[3] after finishing 17th in the individual eventing.[1]

He also participated in the individual jumping event with his horse Sido, but they were eliminated. The other three Italian riders finished fifth in the team jumping event.[1]

References

  1. Emanuele Beraudo, Count Di Pralormo, Sports Reference LLC, accessed 6 December 2008.
  2. "Emanuele Beraudo di Pralormo". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. Bryant, Jennifer (2000), Olympic Equestrian, p. 143, The Blood Horse, Inc., ISBN 1-58150-044-0


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