Marcelino Gavilán
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Marcelino Gavilán y Ponce de León (4 June 1909 – 9 March 1999) was a Spanish horse rider who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |title=Olympedia - MarcelinoGavilán |url=http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/12010 |website=olympedia.org |publisher=OlyMADMen |access-date=18 September 2022}}
In 1948 he and his horse Forajido won the silver medal as part of the Spain jumping team in the team jumping competition, after finishing 16th in the individual jumping competition.
Four years later he and his horse Quoniam finished tenth as part of the Spanish team in the team jumping event, after finishing 30th in the individual jumping.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070827100034/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GAVILMAR01 Marcellino Gavilán's profile at databaseOlympics]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093923/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/marcelino-gavilan-1.html Marcellino Gavilán's profile at Sports Reference.com]
- [http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1999/03/10/107.html Marcellino Gavilán's obituary] {{in lang|es}}
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Category:Spanish male equestrians
Category:Spanish show jumping riders
Category:Olympic equestrians for Spain
Category:Equestrians at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Category:Equestrians at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Spain
Category:Olympic medalists in equestrian
Category:Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Category:20th-century Spanish sportsmen
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