Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping

Show jumping
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Aimé Haegeman (1902)
Venue7th arrondissement of Paris
Date29 May
Competitors37 from 5 nations
Winning time2:16.0
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Aimé Haegeman
 Belgium
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Georges Van Der Poele
 Belgium
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Louis de Champsavin
 France
Equestrian at the
1900 Summer Olympics
Jumping
Hacks and hunter combined
Long jump
Four-in-hand mail coach
High jump

The jumping event at the 1900 Summer Olympics equestrian competition was similar to the modern event. 45 competitors entered, though only 37 competed, with some information known of around half of these.[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 difference horses.[2]

Schedule
Date Time Round
Tuesday, 29 May 1900Final

Results

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

RankRiderHorseNationTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Aimé HaegemanBenton II Belgium2:16.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Georges Van Der PoeleWindsor Squire Belgium2:17.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Louis de ChampsavinTerpsichore France2:26.0
4–37Arthur PhilippotFloridor FranceUnknown
Louis d'HavrincourtMavourneen FranceUnknown
Henri LeclercExtra-Dry FranceUnknown
Henri LeclercGilles FranceUnknown
Charles, Count de Béthune-ScullyTip-Top FranceUnknown
Maurice Jéhin[lower-alpha 1]Bistouri FranceUnknown
Napoléon Murat[lower-alpha 2]Arcadius FranceUnknown
VigneullesUnknown FranceUnknown
De CoulombierUnknown FranceUnknown
d’Auzac de la MartinieUnknown FranceUnknown
Paul HaëntjensUnknown FranceUnknown
Dominique GardèresUnknown FranceUnknown
Constant van LanghendonckUnknown BelgiumUnknown
Georges KrynUnknown BelgiumUnknown
Eugène PoidebardUnknown FranceUnknown
Hubert DutechUnknown FranceUnknown
Hermann MandlUnknown AustriaUnknown
Charles van LanghendonckUnknown BelgiumDNF
16 other competitors
DNSFederico CaprilliMélopo Italy–
Federico CaprilliMontebello Italy–
Ferdinand PoNiniche 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.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Mixed Jumping, Individual". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. "Jumping, Individual, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

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