Equestrian events at the 1900 Summer Olympics explained

Event:Equestrian
Games:1900 Summer
Venue:7th arrondissement of Paris (south of the Place de Breteuil)
Dates:29 May – 2 June 1900
Competitors:Up to 64
Nations:8
Num Events:5
Next:1912

Five equestrian competitions were held from 29 May to 2 June 1900 at the Concours Hippique International (English: International Horse Show) in Paris as part of the Exposition Universelle. The events were later classified as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics. The events were organised by the, with competitors from eight countries competing in three jumping and two driving events at the Place de Breteuil in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.[1]

Only the three jumping events had been considered "Olympic" by the International Olympic Committee in the past. The IOC website currently has affirmed a total of 95 medal events, after accepting, as it appears, the recommendation of Olympic historian Bill Mallon for events that should be considered "Olympic".[2] [3] These additional events include two equestrian driving events. It is not certain how many competitors there were, but it is likely that there were between 37 and 64. Five nations competed in the Olympic jumping events, with three more (Germany, Spain, and Austria) in the two driving events. There were three female riders, all of whom competed in the hacks and hunter combined event: Italian Elvira Guerra and Frenchwomen Jane Moulin and Blanche de Marcigny.[4] [5]

Schedule

DateTimeEvent
Tuesday, 29 May 1900 Jumping (obstacle course)
Thursday, 31 May 1900 Hacks and hunter combined
Long jump
Saturday, 2 June 1900 14:00 Four-in-hand mail coach
16:30 High jump

Medal summary

Eventalign=center bgcolor=goldGoldalign=center bgcolor=silverSilveralign=center bgcolor=cc9966Bronze
Jumping
High jump

none awarded
Long jump
Hacks and hunter
Mail coach

See also

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Section V: Sport Hippique . Concours Internationaux d'exercices physiques et de sports . 1901 . 278–295 . Ministére du commerce, de l'industrie, des postes et des télégraphes . French . 9 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Paris 1900. International Olympic Committee . 2016-06-02. live. 2017-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602113114/https://www.olympic.org/paris-1900.
  3. Book: The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary . Mallon, Bill . 1998 . McFarland & Company, Inc. . Jefferson, North Carolina . 978-0-7864-4064-1.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132608/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1900/EQU/mixed-hacks-and-hunter-combined.html Equestrianism at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Mixed Hacks And Hunter Combined
  5. News: Le Concours Hippique; Journee du 31 Mai . La France Militaire . 1 June 1900 . 2 . French . Retro News . 6 March 2022.