Jacques Pierre Joseph Marie Misonne (11 December 1892 in

Leuven Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic ...

Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant ( nl, Vlaams-Brabant ; french: Brabant flamand ) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Haina ...

, Belgium – 25 September 1968 in Haut-Ittre, Walloon Brabant, Belgium) was a Belgian

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 The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

, 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 ...

, and 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 ...

. In 1920, he and his horse Gaucho finished 17th in the individual eventing competition. They also participated in the individual jumping event and finished 25th. Four years later, riding Torino, he finished fourth with the Belgian team in the team jumping competition after finishing 13th in the individual jumping event. In 1928, on Keepsake, he was a member of the Belgian team which finished 14th in the team jumping competition after finishing 38th in the individual jumping event.

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1892 births Belgian male equestrians Belgian show jumping riders Event riders Olympic equestrians for Belgium Equestrians at the 1920 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1924 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium Olympic medalists in equestrian 1968 deaths Sportspeople from Leuven Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{Belgium-equestrian-bio-stub