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Equestrian At The 1928 Summer Olympics
The equestrian events at the 1928 Summer Olympics included dressage, eventing, and show jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions. The competitions were held from 8 to 12 August 1928. Teams were now fielded by three riders, rather than four, the purpose being to reduce pressure on national federations to find that many riders in order to compete for team medals. Riders had to be considered amateurs, which was defined as either an actively serving professional officer, or as a gentleman rider as defined by the rules of that rider's national governing body. A total of 113 entries were present from 20 nations: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the USA. This was the first appearance for Hungary, Japan and Argentina in equestrian events at an Olympics. Additionally, after being shut out from two Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands At The 1928 Summer Olympics
The Netherlands was the host nation for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. 266 competitors, 222 men and 44 women, took part in 103 events in 17 sports. Medalists On 11 August, the Netherlands won 7 medals on a single day. This remained the country's record until it won 8 medals on 28 July 2021 during the 2020 Summer Olympics. Athletics ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events Boxing Cycling Eleven cyclists, all men, represented the Netherlands in 1928. ; Individual road race * Leen Buis * Janus Braspennincx * Ben Duijker * Anton Kuys ; Team road race * Leen Buis * Janus Braspennincx * Ben Duijker ; Sprint * Antoine Mazairac ;Time trial * Gerard Bosch van Drakestein ;Tandem * Bernard Leene * Daan van Dijk ;Team pursuit * Janus Braspennincx * Jan Maas * Jan Pijnenburg * Piet van der Horst * Gerard Bosch van Drakestein Diving Equestrian Fencing 20 fencers, 17 men and 3 women, represented the Netherlands in 1928. ; Men's foil * Nicolaas Nederp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guilder
Guilder is the English translation of the Dutch and German ''gulden'', originally shortened from Middle High German ''guldin pfenninc'' "gold penny". This was the term that became current in the southern and western parts of the Holy Roman Empire for the Fiorino d'oro (introduced in 1252). Hence, the name has often been interchangeable with ''florin'' ( currency sign ''ƒ'' or ''fl.''). The guilder is also the name of several currencies used in Europe and the former colonies of the Dutch Empire. Gold guilder The guilder or gulden was the name of several gold coins used during the Holy Roman Empire. It first referred to the Italian gold florin introduced in the 13th century. It then referred to the Rhenish gulden (florenus Rheni) issued by several states of the Holy Roman Empire from the 14th century. The Rhenish gulden was issued by Trier, Cologne and Mainz in the 14th and 15th centuries. Basel minted its own ''Apfelgulden'' between 1429 and 1509. Bern and Solothurn followed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Neumann
Bruno Neumann (26 April 1883 – 31 December 1943)Günter Wegner & Dermot Bradley (ed.): (1993): ''Stellenbesetzung der deutschen Heere, 18151939'', Vol. 3 (''Die Stellenbesetzung der aktiven Regimenter, Bataillone und Abteilungen von der Stiftung bzw. Aufstellung bis zum 26. August 1939''). Osnabrück: Biblio-Verlag, 1993, , p. 478. was a German officer and horse rider Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the ... who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he and his horse ''Ilja'' won the bronze medal in the individual eventing competition. The German eventing team did not finish the team eventing competition, because only two riders were able to finish the individual competition. References External linksBruno Neumann at databaseOlympics.com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard De Kruijff
Gerard Pieter de Kruijff (27 January 1890 in Buren – 16 October 1968 in Deventer) was a Dutch horse rider Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the ... who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In the 1924 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the team three-day event and placed thirteenth in the individual three-day event. Four years later he won again the gold medals in the team three-day event and in the individual three-day event he won the silver medal. In Amsterdam he also competed in the jumping events. In the individual jumping he finished in 27th place and the Dutch team placed tenth in the team jumping competition. References External linksprofile 1890 births 1968 deaths Dutch male equestrians Event ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Pahud De Mortanges
Charles Ferdinand Pahud de Mortanges (13 May 1896 in The Hague – 7 April 1971 in The Hague) was a Dutch horse rider who competed at the 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics and was the flag bearer for the Netherlands in 1932. He is only one of three equestrians (with Mark Todd and Michael Jung) to win two consecutive Olympic titles in the individual three-day event. Besides his riding achievements, de Mortanges was president or vice president of the National Olympic Committee (1946–1961) and a member of the International Olympic Committee (1946–1964). He was also a top commanding officer of the Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade in 1944–1945 and later a senior army official overseeing the official ceremonies involving the Dutch Royal Family. Early life De Mortanges was the son of Sophia Kol from the family of ''Bank Vlaer & Kol'' financiers and Charles Ferdinand Pahud de Mortanges, a military officer overseeing the Dutch colonies. He and his elder sist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Le Heux
Gerard Willem le Heux (May 7, 1885 in Deventer – June 8, 1973 in The Hague) was a Dutch horse rider who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ... he won the bronze medal in the team dressage with his horse ''Valérine'' after finishing twelfth in the individual dressage. Eight years later he finished fifth with the Dutch team in the team dressage and placed nineteenth in the individual dressage. References 1885 births 1973 deaths Dutch dressage riders Equestrians at the 1928 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians of the Netherlands Dutch male equestrians Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Versteegh
Pierre Marie Robert Versteegh (June 6, 1888 in Kedoeng Banteng, Sragen, Dutch East Indies – May 3, 1942 in Sachsenhausen concentration camp) was a Dutch horse rider who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In the 1928 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the team dressage with his horse ''His Excellence'' after finishing ninth in the individual dressage. Eight years later he finished fifth with the Dutch team in the team dressage and placed eighth in the individual dressage. The Kdo Oranienburg executed him by firing squad. Versteegh is one of 95 people who, most posthumously, received the Dutch Cross of Resistance after World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing .... References External linksprofile 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Van Reede
Jan Hermannus van Reede (12 January 1878 in Zwolle – 15 November 1956 in The Hague) was a Dutch horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ... he finished fourteenth in the individual dressage. Four years later he won the bronze medal in the team dressage with his horse ''Hans'' after finishing eighth in the individual dressage. References External linksprofile 1878 births 1956 deaths Dutch dressage riders Equestrians at the 1924 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for the Netherlands Dutch male equestrians Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Zwolle Olympic medalists in equest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Bonde
Count Carl Gustaf Bonde af Björnö (28 April 1872 – 13 June 1957) was a Swedish Army officer, equerry and horse rider who competed at the 1912 and 1928 Olympics. Military career Bonde was born in Stockholm, Sweden and was the son of landowner, count Gustaf ''Fredrik'' Bonde af Björnö and his English wife ''Ida'' Horatia Charlotta Marryat. After passing his ''studentexamen'' in 1892, Bonde became a sergeant in the Life Regiment Hussars (K 3) in 1893 and second lieutenant in 1894 and lieutenant there in 1900. He retired in 1908 and became cavalry captain in the reserve in 1910. The year before, in 1909, Bonde was appointed Equerry of the court, and advanced in 1916 to Crown Equerry, a position he held for decades. Sports career Bonde was a prominent horse rider. In 1912 he won the gold medal in the individual dressage competition with his horse ''Emperor''. Sixteen years later he won the silver medal as a member of the Swedish team. He also competed in the 1928 Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janne Lundblad
Janne Lundblad (11 April 1887 – 24 November 1940) was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the ... who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he and his horse ''Uno'' won the gold medal in the individual dressage. Eight years later he won the silver medal with the Swedish dressage team. This time with his horse ''Blackmar''. They also competed in the individual dressage event and finished fourth. Lundblad was captain in the Swedish Army. References External linksprofile 1887 births 1940 deaths Swedish Army officers Swedish dressage riders Olympic equestrians of Sweden Swedish male equestrians Equestrians at the 1920 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugen Freiherr Von Lotzbeck
Eugen Freiherr von Lotzbeck (24 February 1882 in Munich – 22 May 1942 in Assenhausen, Starnberg) was a German horse rider who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he and his horse ''Caracalla'' were part of the German dressage Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined b ... team which won the gold medal in the team dressage event after finishing eleventh in the individual dressage competition. References External linksEugen Freiherr von Lotzbeck at databaseOlympics.com 1882 births 1942 deaths Sportspeople from Munich German dressage riders Olympic equestrians for Germany Barons of Germany Equestrians at the 1928 Summer Olympics German male equestrians Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1928 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Linkenbach
Hermann Linkenbach (8 April 1889 – 30 June 1959) was a German military riding instructor and career army officer. He is best known for competing in the 1928 Summer Olympics and for having surrendered the city of Trieste to the Allies in World War II. Born in Barmen (now part of Wuppertal), Linkenbach entered the military in 1909. During World War I he served as a Fahnenjunker in various capacities including staff officer and intelligence. After the war he spent time in mounted units and as an instructor at the cavalry school in Hanover; he was an instructor there during the 1928 Olympics. Linkenbach on the horse ''Gimpel'' was part of the German dressage team which won the gold medal in the team dressage event after finishing sixth in the individual dressage competition. At age 17, ''Gimpel'' was also part of the 1936 German Olympic equestrian team, which again won the team gold. From 1936 to 1943 Linkenbach commanded a military remount school in Großenhain Großenha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
