Alberto Larraguibel

Capitan Alberto Larraguibel Morales (30 May 1919 to 12 April 1995) was a Chilean Army officer and equestrian born in Angol, Chile, remembered as the holder of the world record for the highest jump cleared on horseback. Riding the horse Huaso, formerly named Faithful, he cleared 2.47 metres (8.1 feet) at an official international event in Viña del Mar, Chile, on 5 February 1949. The Committee of Records ratified the mark on 28 May 1949 and stated that a height of at least 2.49 metres (8.2 feet) must be cleared to beat it, and it has become one of the longest-running unbroken records in sport. In 1951 he was part of the Chilean showjumping team that won gold at the first Pan American Games, held in Buenos Aires. He died in Santiago, Chile, aged 75.