Alberto Larraguibel
Colonel Alberto Larraguibel Morales was a Chilean Army officer, and is the current holder of the record for Puissance (high-jump) on Horseback, one of the longest-running unbroken sport records in history ( years as of .)
Then Captain Alberto Larraguibel Morales broke the record for the "high-jump" on horseback (Puissance) at 8 ft. 1 in. (2.47 m), riding Huaso ex-"Faithfull", at the Official International Event at Vina del Mar, Chile on February 5, 1949. The Committee of Records ratified this record on May 28, 1949 and stated that a height of at least 2.49 metres must be cleared to beat it.
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