Obstacle jumping was one of five equestrian competitions held in late May and early June 1900 at the International Horse Show in Paris. The event was part of the Exposition Universelle, and later classified as part of the

1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (), 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 14 May to 28 October 1900. No opening or closin ...

. It was similar to the modern

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event. 45 competitors entered, though only 37 competed, with some information unknown. The event was won by Aimé Haegeman of Belgium, with his countryman

Georges Van Der Poele Georges Van Der Poele (23 March 1868 – 1944) was a Belgian equestrian and Olympic medalist. In May 1900, Van Der Poele competed in the equestrian events during the International Horse Show in Paris. The show was part of the Expositio ...

taking second and Louis de Champsavin 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 different horses.

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. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Jumping

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