Equestrian at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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Equestrian

at the Games of the VII Olympiad

Venue| Olympisch Stadion
Dates| 6–12 September 1920
No. of events| 7
Competitors| 89 from 8[1] nations

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Equestrian at the
1920 Summer Olympics

Individual dressage| men
Individual eventing| men
Individual jumping| men
Individual vaulting| men
Team eventing| men
Team jumping| men
Team vaulting| men

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The equestrian events at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp included eventing, show jumping, vaulting and dressage. The competitions were held from 6 to 12 September 1920. Although 89 riders were competing, many rode in more than one event, with 87 entries total (45 jumping, 17 dressage, 25 eventing). Vaulting was also held, its one appearance at an Olympic Games, with only Belgium, France and Sweden fielding teams.

## Disciplines[edit]

### Dressage[edit]

The requirements for the dressage test remained the same as for the 1912 Games. Team dressage medals were not distributed.

### Show jumping[edit]

The show jumping competition held both its individual and team competitions on the same day, and riders in the team event could not compete for an individual medal. Therefore, 10 riders total (5 teams and 5 individual) could be sent for the jumping competition, although only Italy and Sweden were able to field that many riders.

### Eventing[edit]

The eventing competition removed the dressage test for the 1920 Games, and replaced it with a second roads and tracks phase that was 20 kilometres (12 mi) in length. The cross-country test proved to be challenging, with 12 of the 25 horses contesting the course finishing with time faults, and 13 finishing with faults at obstacles.

## Medal summary[edit]

Games  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Individual dressage
details |  Janne Lundblad
on Uno (SWE) |  Bertil Sandström
on Sabel (SWE) |  Hans von Rosen
on Running Sister (SWE)
Individual eventing
details |  Helmer Mörner
on Germania (SWE) |  Åge Lundström
on Ysra (SWE) |  Ettore Caffaratti
on Caniche (ITA)
Team eventing
details |  Sweden (SWE)
Helmer Mörner
and Germania
Åge Lundström
and Ysra
Georg von Braun
and Diana
Gustaf Dyrsch
and Salamis |  Italy (ITA)
Ettore Caffaratti
and Caniche
Garibaldi Spighi
and Otello
Giulio Cacciandra
and Facetto
Carlo Asinari
and Savari |  Belgium (BEL)
Roger Moeremans d'Emaüs
and Sweet Girl
Oswald Lints
and Martha
Jules Bonvalet
and Weppelghem
Jacques Misonne
and Gaucho
Individual jumping
details |  Tommaso Lequio di Assaba
on Trebecco (ITA) |  Alessandro Valerio
on Cento (ITA) |  Carl Gustaf Lewenhaupt
on Mon Coeur (SWE)
Team jumping
details |  Sweden (SWE)
Claës König
and Tresor
Hans von Rosen
and Poor Boy
Daniel Norling
and Eros II
Frank Martin
and Kohort |  Belgium (BEL)
Henri Laame
and Biscuit
André Coumans
and Lisette
Herman de Gaiffier d'Hestroy
and Miss
Herman d'Oultromont
and Lord Kitchener |  Italy (ITA)
Ettore Caffaratti
and Traditore
Alessandro Alvisi
and Raggio di Sole
Giulio Cacciandra
and Fortunello
Carlo Asinari
and Varone
Individual vaulting
details |  Daniel Bouckaert (BEL) |  Field (FRA) |  Louis Finet (BEL)
Team vaulting
details |  Belgium (BEL)[2]
Daniel Bouckaert
Louis Finet
Maurice Van Ranst |  France (FRA)
Field
Salins
Cauchy  |  Sweden (SWE)
Carl Green
Anders Mårtensson
Oskar Nilsson

## Participating nations[edit]

A total of 89 riders from 8 nations competed at the Antwerp Games:

* Belgium (18)
* Finland (1)
* France (24)
* Italy (10)
* Netherlands (1)
* Norway (5)
* Sweden (22)
* United States (8)

## Medal table[edit]

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Sweden (SWE)| 4| 2| 3| 9
2|  Belgium (BEL)| 2| 1| 2| 5
3|  Italy (ITA)| 1| 2| 2| 5
4|  France (FRA)| 0| 2| 0| 2
Totals (4 entries)| 7| 7| 7| 21

## Officials[edit]

Appointment of officials was as follows:[3]

Jumping

* Lt. Gen. Joostens (Ground Jury President)
* Col. Baron von Essen (Ground Jury Member)
* Col. Walter C. Short (Ground Jury Member)
* Baron Nivière (Ground Jury Member)
* Col. Viscount Jolly (Ground Jury Member)
* Maj. Chr. Fr. Michelet (Ground Jury Member)
* Capt. Emanuelle di Pralermo (Ground Jury Member)

Eventing

* Lt. Gen. Joostens (Ground Jury President)
* Col. Baron von Essen (Ground Jury Member)
* Gen. Maj. Du Roy de Blicquy (Ground Jury Member)
* Col. Aejmelaens (Ground Jury Member)
* Col. Walter C. Short (Ground Jury Member)
* Cmdt. P.E. Haentjens (Ground Jury Member)
* Maj. Chr. Fr. Michelet (Ground Jury Member)
* Capt. Emanuelle di Pralermo (Ground Jury Member)

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
2. ^ The IOC medal database showns two more team members van Schauwbroeck (perhaps van Schauwenbroeck)
and van Cauwenberg (perhaps Albert van Cauwenberg), however all other serious databases show only three medalists.
3. ^ "Olympic Games 1920 | FEI.org".

## References[edit]

* "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 February 2007.

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