Tommaso Lequio di Assaba

Tommaso Lequio di Assaba (born October 21, 1893 - died December 17, 1965) was an Italian horse rider who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Summer Olympics, and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

In 1920 he and his horse "Trebecco" won the gold medal in the individual jumping event.

Four years later he and his horse "Trebecco" won the silver medal in the individual jumping event. They also finished fifth in the team jumping competition as part of the Italian team. He also competed in the individual eventing competition with his horse "Torena", but they were not able to finish. Nevertheless they won the bronze medal as part of the Italian team in the team eventing competition.

In 1928 he was not able to finish the individual eventing competition again, this time with his horse "Uroski". Therefore the Italian team also did not finish the team eventing competition. Together with his horse "Trebecco" he finished fourth as part of the Italian team in the team jumping competition, after finishing 24th in the individual jumping event.

External links

* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LEQUITOM01 profile]