Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Hacks and hunter combined

Hacks and hunter combined
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Images of the hacks and hunter combined competition
Venue7th arrondissement of Paris
Date31 May
Competitors51 from at least 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Napoléon Murat
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Victor Archenoul
 France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Robert de Montesquiou
 France
Equestrian at the
1900 Summer Olympics
Jumping
Hacks and hunter combined
Long jump
Four-in-hand mail coach
High jump

The "hacks and hunter combined", also known as the "chevaux de selle", was an equestrian event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. It is unknown how many riders competed. The top four placers are known, as are about half the remaining riders who competed, including three women (Elvira Guerra, Jane Moulin and Blanche de Marcigny). As an upper limit, 50 men and 1 woman are listed as entrants in the Official Report, but it is almost certain that not all actually competed.

Sources prior to 1996 often did not list this event as Olympic. The IOC website currently has affirmed a total of 95 medal events, after accepting, as it appears, the recommendation of Olympic historian Bill Mallon regarding events that should be considered "Olympic".[1][2] These additional events include the hacks and hunter combined event. (Mallon and de Wael had included this event in their Olympic lists.)

Background

No equestrian events were held at the first modern Olympics in 1896. Five events, including this one, were featured in 1900. Only the show jumping competition would ever be held again after that; this was the only appearance of the hacks and hunter combined.[3]

Competition format

The contest consisted of performing both on the flat at various gaits as well as executing two low jumps. Competitors were scored for the quality of the execution of the routine.[4][3]

Schedule
Date Time Round
Thursday, 31 May 1900Final

Results
RankRiderNationHorse
1st place, gold medalist(s)Napoléon Murat FranceThe General
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Victor Archenoul FranceRetournelle
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Robert de Montesquiou FranceGrey Leg
4Paul Haëntjens FranceMavourneen
5–51Maurice Jéhin FranceBiscuit
René Alfred Robert de Quincey FranceCy Beau
Auguste Roy FranceReine de Sabat
Louis de Champsavin FranceTerpsichore
Elvira Guerra ItalyLibertin
Pierre Dillon FranceDuc d'Aoste
Georges de Lagarenne FranceLouqsor
Hermann Mandl Austria<Unknown>
Cordon France<Unknown>
Mathieu Marie de Lesseps France<Unknown>
Élie de Polyakov Russian Empire<Unknown>
Jane Moulin France<Unknown>
Georges Van Der Poele Belgium<Unknown>
Vigneulles France<Unknown>
Blanche de Marcigny France<Unknown>
de La Forgue de Bellegarde[lower-alpha 1] FranceStaag
Maurice Foache FranceFils d'Artois
Pierre Louis Alaret France<Unknown>
Charles Baveaux France<Unknown>
Marquis de Croix FranceRonfleur
Louis d'Havrincourt FranceBambocheur
Up to 26 more competitors

Sources: [6][3][7][5][8]

Notes
  1. Son of Camille de La Forgue de Bellegarde.[5]

References
  1. "Paris 1900". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  2. Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4064-1.
  3. "Hacks And Hunter Combined, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Mixed Hacks And Hunter Combined". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. "Le Concours Hippique; Journee du 31 Mai". La France Militaire (in French). 1 June 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 6 March 2022 – via Retro News.
  6. "Section V: Sport Hippique". Concours Internationaux d'exercices physiques et de sports (Report) (in French). Ministére du commerce, de l'industrie, des postes et des télégraphes. 1901. pp. 278–295. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  7. Mallon, Bill (11 July 2015). The 1900 Olympic Games. McFarland. ISBN 9780786489527. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  8. "Le Concours Hippique (1)". L'Acclimatation des animaux et des plantes (in French). p. 289–290. Retrieved 6 March 2022 – via Gallica.

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