Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping

The individual show jumping at the 1960 Summer Olympics took place on 7 September, at the Stadio Olimpico. The event was open to men and women. It was the 11th appearance of the event.[1] There were 60 competitors from 23 nations.[2] Each nation could have up to three riders. The event was won by Raimondo D'Inzeo of Italy, with his elder brother Piero D'Inzeo taking silver. The brothers (silver and bronze medalists, respectively, in 1956) were the second and third riders to win multiple medals in individual jumping; all three were Italian (Tommaso Lequio di Assaba had done it in 1920 and 1924). It was the nation's first gold medal in the event since Lequio di Assaba's in 1920; Italy's two golds tied France for most all-time. David Broome earned Great Britain's first medal in the event with his bronze.

Individual jumping
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Raimondo and Piero D'Inzeo at the Games
VenueStadio Olimpico
Date7 September
Competitors60 from 23 nations
Winning total12 faults
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Raimondo D'Inzeo
 Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Piero D'Inzeo
 Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Broome
 Great Britain
← 1956
1964 →

Background

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This was the 11th appearance of the event, which had first been held at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been held at every Summer Olympics at which equestrian sports have been featured (that is, excluding 1896, 1904, and 1908). It is the oldest event on the current programme, the only one that was held in 1900.[2] There were two separate jumping competitions for individual and team medals, the first time this had occurred since 1920.

Eight of the top 10 riders from the 1956 competition returned: gold medalist Hans Günter Winkler of the United Team of Germany, silver medalist Raimondo D'Inzeo of Italy, bronze medalist Piero D'Inzeo of Italy, fourth-place finisher Fritz Thiedemann of the United Team of Germany, sixth-place finisher (and 1952 gold medalist) Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola of France, eighth-place finisher Carlos César Delía of Argentina, ninth-place finisher Mohamed Selim Zaki of Egypt, and tenth-place finisher Pat Smythe of Great Britain.

All three of the World Champions to date were competing. Raimondo D'Inzeo had followed his Olympic silver with the 1956 World Championship, with Spain's Paco Goyoaga, the inaugural World Champion in 1953, had finished second and Thiedemann third. Winkler had two World Championships (1954 and 1955) along with his 1956 Olympic gold.

New Zealand, the United Arab Republic, and Uruguay each made their debut in the event. France and Sweden both competed for the 10th time, tied for the most of any nation; Sweden had missed only the inaugural 1900 competition, while France missed the individual jumping in 1932.

Summary

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The individual medals were fought out between the two d'Inzeo brothers, Raimondo and Piero, David Broome, and Argentinean Naldo Dasso. The first round saw Raimondo d'Inzeo and Posillipo with the single clear, followed by Naldo Dasso with 4 penalties, and Piero d'Inzeo and his mount Max Fresson with eight. David Broome (7 penalties) had the best ride of the second round, while Piero d'Inzeo and Hans-Günter Winkler each had 8 faults, and the leader, Raimondo d'Inzeo had 3 rails down for 12 faults. Raimondo d'Inzeo's final score of 12 was still enough to win the gold, followed by his brother Piero and David Broome.

Competition format

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The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1952. The course was 840 metres long with 14 obstacles, including one double jump and one triple jump for a total of 17 jumps. The time limit was 2 minutes and 5 seconds; every second over the limit incurred a 0.25 point penalty. There were also penalties for obstacle faults. Each horse and rider pair completed the course twice, with the two scores summed to give a final total for ranking.

The individual and team events were separate, with the individual scores not used for team competition.

Schedule

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All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 7 September 1960 7:00 Round 1
Round 2

Results

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60 riders competed, with 1 additional rider (A. Capuzzo of Italy) entered but not starting.[3]

Rank Rider Horse Nation Round 1 Round 2 Total
Faults Time Total Faults Time Total
  Raimondo D'Inzeo Posillipo   Italy 0 0 0 12 0 12 12
  Piero D'Inzeo The Rock   Italy 8 0 8 8 0 8 16
  David Broome Sunslave   Great Britain 16 0 16 7 0 7 23
4 George H. Morris Sinjon   United States 12 0 12 12 0 12 24
5 Hans Günter Winkler Halla   United Team of Germany 13 4 17 8 0 8 25
6 Fritz Thiedemann Meteor   United Team of Germany 12 1.50 13.50 12 0 12 25.50
7 Hugh Wiley Master William   United States 12 0 12 16 0 16 28
Bernard de Fombelle Buffalo B   France 12 0 12 16 0 16 28
Naldo Dasso Final   Argentina 4 0 4 24 0 24 28
10 István Suti Szepleany   Hungary 12 0 12 16 0.50 16.50 28.50
11 Pat Smythe Flanagan   Great Britain 20 0 20 12 0 12 32
Henrique Callado Martingil   Portugal 16 0 16 16 0 16 32
13 Carlos César Delía Stromboli   Argentina 16 0 16 20 0 20 36
14 Max Fresson Grand Veneur   France 8 0 8 27 2.25 29.25 37.25
15 William Steinkraus Riviera Wonder   United States 21 3 24 11 2.50 13.50 37.50
Cevdet Sümer Zambak   Turkey 20 0 20 16 1.50 17.50 37.50
17 Paco Goyoaga Desirée   Spain 19 1.50 20.50 20 0.75 20.75 41.25
18 Pierre Jonquéres d'Oriola Eclair au Chocolat   France 16 0 16 23 2.50 25.50 41.50
19 Ernesto Hartkopf Blatasar   Argentina 19 0.25 19.25 23 1.25 24.25 43.50
20 Dawn Wofford Hollandia   Great Britain 16 0 16 28 0 28 44
Germán Mailhos Julian   Uruguay 24 0 24 20 0 20 44
22 Hans Möhr Lausbub III   Switzerland 23 0 23 19 2.75 21.75 44.75
23 Adrian White Telebrae   New Zealand 27 6.25 33.25 12 0 12 45.25
24 Juan Martínez Charmeuse   Spain 23 0 23 24 0 24 47
Rafael Paullier Arapey   Uruguay 32 0 32 15 0 15 47
26 Mohamed Selim Zaki Artos   United Arab Republic 16 0 16 32 0 32 48
Alwin Schockemöhle Ferdle   United Team of Germany 32 3.75 35.75 12 0.25 12.25 48
28 Gamal Haress Nefertiti II   United Arab Republic 20 0 20 32 0 32 52
29 Kunihiro Ohta Facey   Japan 28 0 28 28 0 28 56
30 Carlos Colombino Guanaco   Uruguay 16 0 16 37 6.50 43.50 59.50
31 Nail Gonenli Inka   Turkey 32 0.50 32.50 28 2.75 30.75 63.25
32 Vasile Pinciu Birsan   Romania 35 2 37 28 0 28 65
33 Virgil Barbuceanu Robot   Romania 35 8.75 43.75 23 4.50 27.50 71.25
34 Georges Hernalsteens Hipparque   Belgium 60 6 66 36 0 36 102
Éamon O'Donohoe Cluain Meala   Ireland 20 0 20 Eliminated DNF
Elwi Gazi Mabrouk   United Arab Republic 23 0.75 23.75 Eliminated DNF
Anders Gernandt Valor   Sweden 24 0 24 Did not start DNF
Andrey Favorsky Manevr   Soviet Union 28 0 28 Did not start DNF
Mario Leite Neto Sultão   Brazil 27 2.75 29.75 Did not start DNF
Oscar da Silva Cerrito   Brazil 31 3 34 Did not start DNF
João Lopes Rovuma II   Portugal 40 0 40 Did not start DNF
Sean Daly Loch Garman   Ireland 39 1.25 40.25 Did not start DNF
Billy Ringrose Loch an Easpaig   Ireland 24 17 41 Did not start DNF
Paul Weier Centurion   Switzerland 45 1.25 46.25 Did not start DNF
Renyldo Ferreira Marengo   Brazil 45 5 50 Did not start DNF
António de Almeida Palpite   Portugal 33 18.50 51.50 Did not start DNF
Eduard Budil Feldherr   Austria Eliminated Did not start DNF
Hernán Espinosa Frantillack   Spain Eliminated Did not start DNF
Per Fresk Kaskad   Sweden Eliminated Did not start DNF
Yuzo Kageyama Eforegiot   Japan Eliminated Did not start DNF
Imre Karcsú Aranyos   Hungary Eliminated Did not start DNF
Kim Dong-gyu Gracia   South Korea Eliminated Did not start DNF
Salih Koc Rolat   Turkey Eliminated Did not start DNF
Gheorghe Langa Rubin   Romania Eliminated Did not start DNF
Fyodor Metelkov Kover   Soviet Union Eliminated Did not start DNF
Min Gwan-gi Domfee   South Korea Eliminated Did not start DNF
Dag Nätterqvist Good Luck XX   Sweden Eliminated Did not start DNF
Brigitte Schockaert Muscadin   Belgium Eliminated Did not start DNF
Ernest Shabaylo Boston   Soviet Union Eliminated Did not start DNF
Lajos Somlay Okulj   Hungary Eliminated Did not start DNF

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1960 Rome Equestrian Games: Mixed Jumping, Individual". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Jumping, Individual, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 909.