Πεθαίνει 8 μέρες πριν από τα 78α γενέθλιά του ο Φρέντυ Σερπιέρης. Ως αθλητής αναδείχθηκε πρωταθλητής Ελλάδος και βαλκανιονίκης, ως παράγων του αθλητισμού διετέλεσε πρόεδρος της επιτροπής ιππασίας που υπαγόταν στο ΣΕΓΑΣ καθώς και πρώτος πρόεδρος της Ομοσπονδίας Ιππασίας. Ήταν δισέγγονος του Ιταλού επιχειρηματία Τζιανμπατίστα Σερπιέρι, ιδιοκτήτη των Μεταλλείων Λαυρίου.
Πεθαίνει 8 μέρες πριν από τα 78α γενέθλιά του ο Φρέντυ Σερπιέρης. Ως αθλητής αναδείχθηκε πρωταθλητής Ελλάδος και βαλκανιονίκης, ως παράγων του αθλητισμού διετέλεσε πρόεδρος της επιτροπής ιππασίας που υπαγόταν στο ΣΕΓΑΣ καθώς και πρώτος πρόεδρος της Ομοσπονδίας Ιππασίας. Ήταν δισέγγονος του Ιταλού επιχειρηματία Τζιανμπατίστα Σερπιέρι, ιδιοκτήτη των Μεταλλείων Λαυρίου.
Honorary First Vice-President of the FEI Freddy Serpieris dies eight days before his 78th birthday. As an athlete he won the Greek national Junior Jumping Championship in 1955, and the Senior Championship in 1969, as well as individual gold in the 1973 Balkan Senior Championship. He was President of the first riding club founded in Greece, the Hellenic Riding Club, serving from 1980 until 1995. In a long career as a sports executive, Freddy Serpieris served as President of the Hellenic Equestrian Federation from the its formation in 1990 until 2001. He was elected Chair of FEI Regional Group 1 in 1997, a position he held until 2005. When The Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbòn was elected as FEI President in 1998, she appointed Freddy Serpieri as her 1st Vice-President and he remained in the post until 2006. He was the great-grandson of the Italian businessman Gianbatista Serpieri, owner of the Lavrio Mines.
Honorary First Vice-President of the FEI Freddy Serpieris dies eight days before his 78th birthday. As an athlete he won the Greek national Junior Jumping Championship in 1955, and the Senior Championship in 1969, as well as individual gold in the 1973 Balkan Senior Championship. He was President of the first riding club founded in Greece, the Hellenic Riding Club, serving from 1980 until 1995. In a long career as a sports executive, Freddy Serpieris served as President of the Hellenic Equestrian Federation from the its formation in 1990 until 2001. He was elected Chair of FEI Regional Group 1 in 1997, a position he held until 2005. When The Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbòn was elected as FEI President in 1998, she appointed Freddy Serpieri as her 1st Vice-President and he remained in the post until 2006. He was the great-grandson of the Italian businessman Gianbatista Serpieri, owner of the Lavrio Mines.