Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping

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Le capitaine Aime Haegeman, avant le raid equestre Bruxelles-Ostende de septembre 1902.jpg
Aimé Haegeman (1902)
Venue 7th arrondissement of Paris
Date29 May
Competitors37 from 5 nations
Winning time2:16.0
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Aimé Haegeman
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Silver medal icon.svg Georges Van Der Poele
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Bronze medal icon.svg Louis de Champsavin
Flag of France.svg  France
1912  

Obstacle jumping was one of five equestrian competitions held in late May and early June 1900 at the International Horse Show in Paris. The event was part of the Exposition Universelle, and later classified as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics. It was similar to the modern show jumping event. 45 competitors entered, though only 37 competed, with some information unknown. [1] The event was won by Aimé Haegeman of Belgium, with his countryman Georges Van Der Poele taking second and Louis de Champsavin of France in third.

Background

This was the first appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics at which equestrian sports have been featured (that is, excluding 1896, 1904, and 1908). It is the only event on the current programme that was held in 1900. [2]

Competition format

The course was 850 metres (2,790 ft) long with 22 jumps, including a double jump and a triple jump as well as a 4 metres (13 ft) water jump. The average height of the jumps was 1.1 metres (3 ft 7 in). Both military and non-military riders (and their mounts) were allowed to compete, excluding military school horses. The scoring format is not known. A single round was held. Riders could apparently compete multiple times on different horses. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Tuesday, 29 May 1900Final

Results

Nothing is known of scores for faults; the winners were listed by reference to their times only.

RankRiderHorseNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Aimé Haegeman Benton IIFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:16.0
Silver medal icon.svg Georges Van Der Poele Windsor SquireFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:17.6
Bronze medal icon.svg Louis de Champsavin TerpsichoreFlag of France.svg  France 2:26.0
4–37 Arthur Philippot FloridorFlag of France.svg  France Unknown
Louis d'Havrincourt MavourneenFlag of France.svg  France Unknown
Henri Leclerc Extra-DryFlag of France.svg  France Unknown
Henri Leclerc GillesFlag of France.svg  France Unknown
Charles, Count de Béthune-Scully Tip-TopFlag of France.svg  France Unknown
Maurice Jéhin [lower-alpha 1] BistouriFlag of France.svg  France Unknown
Napoléon Murat [lower-alpha 2] ArcadiusFlag of France.svg  France Unknown
VigneullesUnknownFlag of France.svg  France Unknown
De CoulombierUnknownFlag of France.svg  France Unknown
d’Auzac de la MartinieUnknownFlag of France.svg  France Unknown
Paul Haëntjens UnknownFlag of France.svg  France Unknown
Dominique Gardères UnknownFlag of France.svg  France Unknown
Constant van Langhendonck UnknownFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Unknown
Georges Kryn UnknownFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Unknown
Eugène Poidebard UnknownFlag of France.svg  France Unknown
Hubert Dutech UnknownFlag of France.svg  France Unknown
Hermann Mandl UnknownFlag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria Unknown
Charles van Langhendonck UnknownFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF
16 other competitors
DNS Federico Caprilli MélopoFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Federico Caprilli MontebelloFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Ferdinand Po NinicheFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy

Notes

  1. That Jéhin rode Bistouri, a horse which he owned, is presumed by de Wael.
  2. De Wael notes that it is uncertain if Murat actually was the rider, but argues for it on the basis that Murat was the owner of Arcadius and is known to have ridden in other events.

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References

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