The individual
show jumping
Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrianism, equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, Show hunter, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including th ...
was an
equestrian event held as part of the
Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on 16 July 1912 as the
Stockholm Olympic Stadium. There were 31 competitors from 8 nations.
[ Each nation was limited to a maximum of six riders.][Official Report, p. 1034.] The event was won by Jacques Cariou
Jacques Cariou (23 September 1870 – 7 October 1951)
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of France, the nation's first victory in the individual jumping. The victory came with a challenge prize presented by Count Gyula Andrássy the Younger of Hungary. Rabod von Kröcher
Rabod Wilhelm von Kröcher (30 June 1880 – 25 December 1945) was a German horse rider
Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), i ...
earned Germany's first medal in the event with his silver. Emmanuel de Blommaert
Emmanuel de Blommaert de Soye (15 October 1875 – 12 April 1944) was a Belgian horse rider
Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), ...
of Belgium took bronze.
Background
This was the second appearance of the event, which had first been held at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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and has been held at every Summer Olympics at which equestrian sports have been featured (that is, excluding 1896, 1904, and 1908). It is the oldest event on the current programme, the only one that was held in 1900.
Competition format
The 1,533 metre course consisted of 19 jumps (15 physical obstacles, 4 of which were jumped twice). Each jump had a maximum of 10 points, so the total possible was 190 points. Long jump obstacles had a maximum distance of 4 metres. The maximum height of jumps was 1.4 metres.
The deductions possible were: 2 points for a first refusal, 4 for a second, 6 for a third; 4 points for a horse falling; 6 points for the rider being unseated; 1 point for touching the obstacle without knocking it down; 4 points for knocking an obstacle down with the horse's fore legs, 2 points for knocking it down with the hind legs; 1 point for landing with hind legs on the end line of a long jump, 2 points for the hind legs inside the end line (or touching the surface of the water) or the fore legs on the line, 4 points for the fore legs inside the end line (or touching the water); and 2 points for every 5 seconds over the time limit of 3:50.0 (400 metres per minute).
Only "gentlemen" were permitted. Thus, professionals, women, and non-commissioned officers were ineligible. Military school horses were excluded, but all other horses were allowed.[Official Report, p. 1040.]
Schedule
Results
3 minutes and 50 seconds were allotted. 190 points was the maximum score.
The jump-off for the gold medal used a shortened course of only 6 obstacles. Cariou had 5 faults throughout the jump-off, while von Kröcher had 7.
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Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics