Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics – High jump

The 1900 Summer Olympics was the only Olympic Games to date to feature an equestrian high jump competition. Nineteen competitors entered the high jump competition, though only six are known by name. Of the remaining thirteen, six were French, three Belgian, three Italian and one Russian.[1]

Equestrian high jump
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Dominique Gardères during equestrian high jump competition
Date29 May
Competitors19 from 5 nations
Medalists
Dominique Gardères
 France
Gian Giorgio Trissino
 Italy
Georges Van Der Poele
 Belgium

Rain earlier on the day of the competition made the ground heavy and slippery, and the competition was close. Two competitors were awarded the joint gold medal when they both cleared 1.85 metres (6 ft 1 in). Competitors were allowed to enter more than once: one of the joint gold medalists, Gian Giorgio Trissino, also came fourth on a different horse; he also won the silver medal in the Equestrian long jump competition. The bronze medalist, Georges Van Der Poele, also won the silver in the Equestrian jumping competition.

PlaceRiderHorseHeight
1 Dominique Gardères (FRA)Canéla1.85m
 Gian Giorgio Trissino (ITA)Oreste1.85m
3 Georges Van Der Poele (BEL)Ludlow1.70m
4 Gian Giorgio Trissino (ITA)Mélepo1.70m
5 Hermann Mandl (AUT)UnknownUnknown
6 Marcel Haëntjens (FRA)UnknownUnknown
7–19 13 more competitors

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Mixed High Jump". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

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