Henri Chammartin

Henri Chammartin (30 July 1918 – 30 May 2011) was a Swiss equestrian who won an individual gold medal in dressage at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1][2]

Henri Chammartin
Personal information
Born30 July 1918 (1918-07-30)
Died30 May 2011 (2011-05-31) (aged 92)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing   Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1964 TokyoIndividual dressage
Silver medal – second place1952 HelsinkiTeam dressage
Silver medal – second place1964 TokyoTeam dressage
Bronze medal – third place1956 StockholmTeam dressage
Bronze medal – third place1968 Mexico CityTeam dressage
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1966 BernTeam dressage
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1963 CopenhagenIndividual dressage
Gold medal – first place1965 CopenhagenIndividual dressage
Silver medal – second place1965 CopenhagenTeam dressage
Bronze medal – third place1963 CopenhagenIndividual dressage
Bronze medal – third place1967 AachenTeam dressage

In 1968, he and fellow equestrian Gustav Fischer both became the second Swiss sportspersons to compete at five Olympic Games. (The first was middle-distance runner Paul Martin.) At the Summer Olympics of 1968 made in Mexico City, his last Olympics, won his fifth medal: a bronze medal in team competition, finishing ninth in addition to the individual test.

He won five medals in total at the European Dressage Championships including two individual gold medals in 1963 and 1965.[3]

Following Chammartin's death, the International Equestrian Federation noted that he will be remembered as "a legend in the dressage world".[4]

See also

References

  1. "1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan Equestrian" Archived 21 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 22 September 2008)
  2. "Henri Chammartin". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 June 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  3. "Henri Chammartin at Olympics".
  4. Olympic Equestrian Champion, 92. Around the Rings. 2 June 2011


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