The
team jumping was an
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 in ...
event held as part of the
Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics
The equestrian program at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, included five medal events. There were individual competitions in dressage, eventing, and show jumping. Team scores were also gathered and medals awarded for teams in the eventing ...
programme. It was the first appearance of the event. Unlike the
team eventing competition, the team jumping was not simply a sum of scores from the
individual jumping competition. Instead, riders competed in the team event separately a day after the individual event. Different riders could be used in the two events, and teams were limited to 4 riders while each nation could send 6 individuals.
Results
3 minutes and 50 seconds were allotted. 190 points was the maximum score. The top three jumpers for each team counted their scores, which were summed to give a team score.
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Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics