Alberto Larraguibel
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{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{MedalGold|1951 Buenos Aires|Individual jumping}}
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Image:Alberto Larraguibel y su caballo Huaso batiendo el récord mundial de salto alto.png
Capitan Alberto Larraguibel Morales (May 30, 1919 – April 12, 1995) was a Chilean Army officer born in Angol, Chile. He remains as the record holder for highest jump, one of the longest-running unbroken sport records in history – {{#expr: {{CURRENTYEAR}}-1-1949 + ({{CURRENTMONTH}}!=1) }} years {{as of|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|lc=y}}.
Biography
He was born on May13, 1919.
Then-Captain Larraguibel broke the equestrian high jump record at {{convert|2.47|m|ft}}, riding Huaso, formerly called "Faithful", at the Official International Event in Viña del Mar, Chile on February 5, 1949. The Committee of Records{{who|date=August 2012}} ratified this record on May 28, 1949, and stated that a height of at least {{convert|2.49|m|ft}} must be cleared to beat it.
Larraguibel died in Santiago, Chile at the age of 75.
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Category:Chilean Army officers
Category:Chilean male equestrians
Category:Chilean people of Basque descent
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Chile
Category:Pan American Games medalists in equestrian
Category:Sports world record holders
Category:Equestrians at the 1951 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games
Category:20th-century Chilean military personnel
Category:20th-century Chilean sportsmen
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