Óscar Cristi

Óscar Cristi Gallo (June 29, 1916 – March 25, 1965) was a Chilean police officer and a successful show jumping rider from the late 1940s until the late 1960s.

Óscar Cristi

Personal information
Born	June 29, 1916
Died	March 25, 1965 (aged 48)
Sport
Sport	Horse riding
Event	Show jumping
Medal record Representing  Chile Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Individual jumping 1952 Helsinki Team jumping Pan American Games 1955 Mexico City Team jumping 1959 Chicago Team jumping

In 1952 he won both the individual and team Olympic silver medals in the jumping competition of the equestrian event. He was the first Chilean athlete to win two Olympic medals. The Chilean team jumping in 1952 was Óscar Cristi on Bambi, César Mendoza on Pillán and Ricardo Echeverría on Lindo Peal.^[1]

On March 25, 1965, Óscar Cristi had a fatal car accident as he was about to retire from the post of Deputy Director-General of the Carabineros. In 1992 the riding school in Santiago operated by the Carabineros was renamed in his honor.^[1][2]