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Equestrian At The 1972 Summer Olympics
The equestrian events at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich included show jumping, dressage and eventing. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions. The equestrian competitions were held at 3 sites: an existing equestrian facility at Riem for the individual show jumping and eventing competitions, the Olympic Stadium in Munich for the Nations Cup, and Nymphenburg, a Baroque palace garden, for the sold-out dressage. 179 entries, including 31 women, competed from 27 countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, German Democratic Republic (GDR), France, Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the USA. The youngest participant was Kurt Maeder from Switzerland at 19 years old, while the oldest rider was Lorna Johnstone from Great Britain at 70 years old. An outbreak of Venezuela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riding Facility, Riem
The Riding Facility, Riem, also known as ''Olympic Riding Stadium'' (German: ''Olympia-Reitstadion Riem''), was a temporary facility constructed in the Riem section of Munich, Germany. For the 1972 Summer Olympics. they hosted the equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: * Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes i ... individual jumping, cross-country eventing, and the riding portion of the modern pentathlon competition. They were constructed on the grounds of the Riding Academy and the Munich Riding Club. References1972 Summer Olympics official report.Volume 2. Part 2. pp. 207–8. Venues of the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrian venues Olympic modern pentathlon venues Defunct sports venues in Germany Buildings and structures in Munich Sports venues in Bavaria Sports venues in Munich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liselott Linsenhoff
Liselott Linsenhoff (27 August 1927 – 4 August 1999) was a German equestrian and Olympic champion. Competing in the mixed dressage on the famous Swedish stallion Piaff, she won a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics with the West German team, and an individual gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics, becoming the first woman gold medalist in this event.Liselott Linsenhoff . sports-reference.com At the world championships, Linsenhoff was a member of the winning dressage team in 1974 and finished second individually in 1970 and third individually in Copenhagen in 1974. In addition, she won two individual (1969 and 1971) and one team European title (1973). Her daughter, Ann-Kathrin, was als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridget Parker (equestrian)
Bridget Parker (born 5 January 1939) is an English equestrian and Olympic champion for Great Britain. She won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ..., and finished tenth in individual eventing. Parker rode a horse named Cornish Gold at the 1972 Olympic Games. The British team gold medal was later called one of the "30 greatest sporting achievements of all time" by Times magazine. References External links * 1939 births Living people Olympic equestrians of Great Britain British female equestrians Equestrians at the 1972 Summer Olympics English Olympic medallists Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain British event riders Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1972 Sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Gordon-Watson
Mary Gordon-Watson (born 3 April 1948) is a British equestrian. She was born in Blandford. She won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ..., and finished fourth in individual eventing. She became European champion in 1969 in individual eventing, and in 1971 she was European champion in team eventing. In 1970 she became World champion in both individual and team eventing. References 1948 births Living people People from Blandford Forum Sportspeople from Dorset Olympic equestrians of Great Britain British female equestrians Equestrians at the 1972 Summer Olympics English Olympic medallists Members of the Order of the British Empire Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Jönsson (equestrian)
Jan Jönsson (born 27 April 1944) is a Swedish equestrian. He was born in Motala. He won a bronze medal in individual eventing at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ... in Los Angeles. His daughter-in-law is the Finnish rider Piia Pantsu.Meet Pia Pantsu 4 August 2004, Horse and Hound, Retrieved 28 March 2016 References External links * 1944 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Argenton
Alessandro Argenton (born 11 February 1937) is a former Italian equestrian who won a silver medal at the Olympic Games. Biography Born Cividale del Friuli, Argenton made six appearances at the Summer Olympics. Olympic results See also * List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games A small fraction of the world's population ever competes at the Olympic Games; an even smaller fraction ever competes in multiple Games. 849 athletes (260 women and 589 men) have participated in at least five Olympics from Athens 1896 to Beiji ... References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Argenton, Alessandro 1937 births Living people Olympic equestrians for Italy Italian male equestrians Olympic silver medalists for Italy Equestrians at the 1960 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1964 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1968 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1972 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1976 Summer Olympics Italian event riders Medalists at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Meade
Richard John Hannay Meade (4 December 1938 – 8 January 2015) was Britain's most successful male equestrian at the Olympics. He was a triple Olympic gold medalist and the first British rider to win an individual Olympic title. He also won five World Championship medals, including team golds in 1970 and 1982. Biography Early life Meade was born in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales. His parents, John and Phyllis (née Watts) were joint masters of the Curre Hounds at Itton and set up Britain's first Connemara stud. He was educated at Lancing College and Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he read Engineering and was a member of the Hawks' Club. He served in the 11th Hussars and briefly worked in the City of London before embarking on a life committed to the equestrian sphere.Richa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maud Von Rosen
Maud von Rosen (born 24 December 1925) is a Swedish equestrian and Olympic medalist. She won a bronze medal in dressage at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu .... References External links * 1925 births Living people Swedish female equestrians Swedish dressage riders Olympic equestrians for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Equestrians at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics {{Sweden-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninna Swaab
Ninna Swaab (born 26 June 1940) is a Swedish equestrian and Olympic medalist. She won a bronze medal in dressage at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu .... References External links * 1940 births Living people Swedish female equestrians Swedish dressage riders Olympic equestrians for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Equestrians at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics {{Sweden-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulla Håkansson
Ulla Håkansson (born 9 November 1937) is a Swedish equestrian and Olympic medalist. She won a bronze medal in dressage at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' .... References External links * 1937 births Living people Swedish female equestrians Swedish dressage riders Olympic equestrians of Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Equestrians at the 1972 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1984 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics {{Sweden-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Schlüter
Karin Schlüter (born 12 March 1937) is a German equestrian and Olympic medalist. She was born in Hamburg. She competed in dressage at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and won a silver medal with the German team, along with Liselott Linsenhoff and Josef Neckermann Josef Carl Peter Neckermann (5 June 1912 – 13 January 1992) was a German equestrianism, equestrian and Olympic champion. He won Olympic medals at four different Olympics, in 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972. Later Neckermann became a member of th .... References External links * 1937 births Living people Sportspeople from Hamburg German female equestrians Olympic equestrians of West Germany Olympic silver medalists for West Germany Equestrians at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics {{Germany-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Kalita (equestrian)
Ivan Aleksandrovich Kalita (russian: Иван Александрович Калита; 14 January 1927 – 29 March 1996) was a Soviet equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in team dressage at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Kalita was the oldest Olympic participant from USSR (49 years and 197 days during 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal). Biography From December 1944 he served as a horse breeder in the cavalry school of equestrian instructors . Ivan Kalita took part in five consecutive Summer Olympics (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976), taking part in the individual and team dressage championships. His trainers were Grigory Anastasiev and Nikolay Sitko. He made his debut at the Olympic Games in 1960 in Rome at the age of 33, finished fifth in the individual championship. He graduated from the Frunze Military Academy (1961). He played for CSKA. Member of the CPSU since 1952. Four years later, in Tokyo, Kalita was 15th in the individual ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
