Frank Sherman Henry (December 15, 1909 – August 25, 1989) was an American

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 i ...

. He competed 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 ca ...

and won a gold medal in team eventing and silver medals in individual

eventing Eventing (also known as three day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ...

and team dressage, becoming the only American equestrian to win three medals at one Olympics. Henry graduated from the

United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort, since it sits on strategic high groun ...

in 1933 and later worked as an instructor at various military stations. He was selected for the 1940 Olympics, but they were canceled due to

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

. During the war he served as at the

United States Department of Defense The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national sec ...

. He retired from the army as a brigade general.

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1909 births 1989 deaths American dressage riders American male equestrians Equestrians at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in equestrian Olympic silver medalists for the United States in equestrian American event riders Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics United States Military Academy alumni {{US-Olympic-medalist-stub