The jumping event at the
1900 Summer Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 ...
equestrian competition was similar to the modern event. 45 competitors entered, though only 37 competed, with some information known of around half of these.
The event was won by
Aimé Haegeman
Aimé Joseph Haegeman (19 October 1861 – 19 September 1935) was a Belgian military officer and horse rider.
Haegeman was an officer in the Lancers Regiment and an instructor at the École de cavalerie d'Ypres.
Haegeman competed in the 19 ...
of Belgium, with his countryman
Georges Van Der Poele taking second and
Louis de Champsavin
Louis Marie Joseph Le Beschu de Champsavin (24 November 1867 – 20 December 1916) was a French military officer and Equestrianism, horse rider.
Personal life
Champsavin was born in Assérac on 24 November 1867. In 1894, he married Amelie Cle ...
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.
Competition format
The course was long with 22 jumps, including a double jump and a triple jump as well as a water jump. The average height of the jumps was . 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.
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Schedule
Results
Nothing is known of scores for faults; the winners were listed by reference to their times only.
Notes
References
Sources
International Olympic Committee
medal winners database
* De Wael, Herman. ''Herman's Full Olympians'': "Equestrian 1900". Available electronically a
. Accessed 29 July 2006.
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