André Jousseaume (27 July 1894 in Yvré-l'Évêque - 26 May 1960 in Chantilly) was a French

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 ...

and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in team

dressage Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined by ...

at the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

in Los Angeles, and another gold medal at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ...

in London.

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* 1894 births 1960 deaths French dressage riders Olympic equestrians for France French male equestrians Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Equestrians at the 1932 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1948 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1952 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Sarthe {{France-equestrian-bio-stub