Carlos César Delía

Then Major Delía shaking hands with rival Raimondo D'Inzeo of Italy, ca. 1960

Carlos César Delía (January 21, 1923 – October 6, 2014) was an Argentine equestrian and a retired division general in the Argentine Army, born in Concordia, Entre Ríos province, Argentina. He represented his country in several Olympic Games and World Championships, achieving a second place at the 1960 World Championship in Venice, Italy.

Carlos was the flag bearer for Argentina at the opening ceremony of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Some of his best remembered horses were Huipil, Maravedí and Cardón.

His last appointment in the Argentine Army was as commander of the III Army Corps, which at the time was engaged in battle against the People's Revolutionary Army in the province of Tucumán. In August 1975, after an institutional crisis due to the designation of active colonel Vicente Damasco as Minister of the Interior, Delía, as the second highest ranking general, rebelled against the commander of the Army, lt. general Numa Laplane. The crisis ended with the appointment of brigade general Jorge Rafael Videla as commander of the Army, the replacement of Damasco with civilian Angel Federico Robledo and the retirement of both Numa Laplane and Delía.

External links

• 1956 Olympic Games Results
• Carlos César Delía's profile at Sports Reference.com