Alberto Lombardi was an Italian rider and horse riding instructor. He taught at the Pinerolo and Tor di Quinto riding schools between 1921-29. He won the three-day event team bronze medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics alongside Alessandro Alvisi and Emanuele Count di Pralormo. In the individual competition, Lombardi finished 11th aboard Pimplo. Lombardi finished his international career in 1929 with victory in the Nations Cup at Bruxelles, and his last success nationally was in winning the 1937 Campionato d’Arme riding Dux.
Towards the end of World War II, Lombardi was commander-in-chief of the Genova Cavalleria regiment. After the War, he helped with the re-birth of the Italian Equestrian Federation (FISE) and was elected vice-president in 1959. He was appointed Chef de Piste of the Concour de Saut International d’Obstacle (CSIO) of Piazza di Siena at Roma, and was responsible for designing the show jumping course for the 1960 Olympics, won by Italy’s Raimondo D’Inzeo.
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