Alberto Larraguibel
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Equestrian | |||
| Pan American Games | |||
| Gold | Buenos Aires 1951 | Individual jumping | |
| Gold | Buenos Aires 1951 | Team jumping | |
Colonel Alberto Larraguibel Morales (Angol, Chile, May 30, 1919 - Santiago, Chile, April 12, 1995) was a Chilean Army officer, and is the current holder of the record for Puissance (high-jump) on Horseback, one of the longest-running unbroken sport records in history (59 years as of 2008.)
Then Captain Alberto Larraguibel Morales broke the record for the "high-jump" on horseback (Puissance) at 8 ft. 1¼ in. (2.47 m), riding Huaso ex-"Faithfull", at the Official International Event at Viña del Mar, Chile on February 5, 1949. The Committee of Records ratified this record on May 28, 1949 and stated that a height of at least 2.49 metres must be cleared to beat it.
[edit] External links
- Complete Biography (Spanish)
- Complete article on the jump and biography of "Huaso" (Spanish)
- Biography of "Huaso" (Spanish)
