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Antonio Chłapowski

Polish sportsperson

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionDec 5, 2024
Entity authorityQ19911752 ↗
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Antonio/Antoni Chłapowski (born December 31, 1943, in Lwów, Poland) is a sportsperson.

He is a descendant of Dezydery Chłapowski. Chłapowski has both Polish and Swedish citizenship.

Formula Ford career

Chłapowski's was the first sport was Formula Ford. He won the Danish championship, and came second in the Swedish championship and the championship of the Benelux countries. Antonio also qualified to second place in the final of the 1972 World Championships.

Some of the Swedish competition results in Formula Ford

Equestrian career

Eventually Chłapowski gave up his auto racing career to move to horses. Upon Chłapowski's graduation from the renowned Swedish education for Riding instructors at Strömsholm he received the highest instructor level, RIK III.

Chłapowski continued his sports career as a member of the Swedish equestrian team. For many years he competed against and trained with riders like Jan Mathausen, Thomas and Markus Fuchs, Wilhelm Melliger, Stanny van Paesschen and Helen and Peter Weinberg. Chłapowski is now an outstanding coach and also a professional farrier.

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