Jacques Cariou

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Jacques Cariou (23 September 1870 – 7 October 1951)[1] was a French show jumping champion. Cariou participated at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, where he won a gold medal in the individual jumping, a silver medal in team jumping with the horse Mignon, and a bronze medal in individual three-day eventing with the horse Cocotte.[2][3]

Jacques Cariou
Jacques Cariou at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Born23 September 1870
Peumérit, France
Died7 October 1951 (aged 81)
Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryFrance
SportHorse riding
Medal record
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm Individual jumping
Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm Team jumping
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Individual eventing

References edit

  1. ^ Jacques Cariou's Archived 13 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference.com
  2. ^ "1912 Summer Olympics – Stockholm, Sweden – Equestrian" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 5 September 2008)
  3. ^ "Jacques Cariou". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 May 2021.