Equestrian events at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Five equestrian competitions were held from 29 May to 2 June 1900 at the Concours Hippique International (English: International Horse Show) in Paris as part of the Exposition Universelle. The events were later classified as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics. The events were organised by the Société hippique française [fr], with competitors from eight countries competing in three jumping and two driving events at the Place de Breteuil in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.[1]

Equestrian
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Venue7th arrondissement of Paris (south of the Place de Breteuil)
Dates29 May – 2 June 1900
No. of events5
CompetitorsUp to 64[a] from 8[b] nations
1912 →

Only the three jumping events had been considered "Olympic" by the International Olympic Committee in the past. The IOC website currently has affirmed a total of 95 medal events, after accepting, as it appears, the recommendation of Olympic historian Bill Mallon for events that should be considered "Olympic".[2][3] These additional events include two equestrian driving events. It is not certain how many competitors there were, but it is likely that there were between 37 and 64.[a] Five nations competed in the Olympic jumping events, with three more (Germany, Spain, and Austria) in the two driving events. There were three female riders, all of whom competed in the hacks and hunter combined event: Italian Elvira Guerra and Frenchwomen Jane Moulin and Blanche de Marcigny.[4][5]

Schedule

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Date Time Event
Tuesday, 29 May 1900 Jumping (obstacle course)
Thursday, 31 May 1900 Hacks and hunter combined
Long jump
Saturday, 2 June 1900 14:00 Four-in-hand mail coach
16:30 High jump

Medal table

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Dominique Gardères, winner of the high jump competition
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Belgium (BEL)3115
2  France (FRA)2248
3  Italy (ITA)1102
Totals (3 entries)64515

Medal summary

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Constant van Langhendonck, winner of the long jump competition
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Jumping
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Aimé Haegeman
  Belgium
Georges Van Der Poele
  Belgium
Louis de Champsavin
  France
High jump
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Dominique Gardères
  France

Gian Giorgio Trissino
  Italy

none awarded Georges Van Der Poele
  Belgium
Long jump
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Constant van Langhendonck
  Belgium
Gian Giorgio Trissino
  Italy
Jacques de Prunelé[6]
  France
Hacks and hunter
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Napoléon Murat
  France
Victor Archenoul
  France
Robert de Montesquiou-Fézensac
  France
Mail coach
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Georges Nagelmackers
  Belgium
Léon Thome
  France
Jean de Neuflize
  France

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b The exact number of competitors is unknown. Mallon has 47 known competitors, giving no estimate for unknowns. Many of the known competitors are in the four-in-hand mail coach event. De Wael claims 16 unknowns and adds a 48th name to the known list, for a total of 64. Both sources include all five events. Calculation of number of competitors is complicated by the fact that a rider might enter an event multiple times on different horses.
  2. ^ Official figures based on nationality of owner.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Section V: Sport Hippique". Concours Internationaux d'exercices physiques et de sports (Report) (in French). Ministére du commerce, de l'industrie, des postes et des télégraphes. 1901. pp. 278–295. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Paris 1900". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. ^ Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4064-1.
  4. ^ Equestrianism at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Mixed Hacks And Hunter Combined. Sports Reference. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  5. ^ "Le Concours Hippique; Journee du 31 Mai". La France Militaire (in French). 1 June 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 6 March 2022 – via Retro News.
  6. ^ "Paris 1900 Equestrian Jumping Individual Mixed Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

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