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Equestrian At The 1912 Summer Olympics – Individual Jumping
The individual show jumping 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 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 earned Germany's first medal in the event with his silver. Emmanuel de Blommaert of Belgium took bronze. Background This was the second appearance of the event, which had first been held at the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 14 May to 28 October 1900. No opening or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm Olympic Stadium
Stockholm Olympic Stadium (), most often called Stockholms stadion or (especially locally) simply Stadion, is a stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by architect Torben Grut, it was opened in 1912; its original use was as a venue for the 1912 Olympic Games. At the 1912 Games, it hosted Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics, athletics, some Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics, equestrian and Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics, football matches, Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics, gymnastics, the running part of the Modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics, modern pentathlon, Tug of war at the 1912 Summer Olympics, tug of war, and Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics, wrestling events. It has a capacity of 13,145–14,500 depending on usage and a capacity of nearly 33,000 for concerts. Overview The Stadium was the home ground for association football team Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, Djurgårdens IF for many decades, until the more modern Tele2 Arena was inaugurated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaf Lewenhaupt
Carl Gustaf Sixtensson Lewenhaupt (20 August 1879 – 7 August 1962) was a Swedish Count, officer, courtier, horse rider and modern pentathlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he .... In the equestrian jumping event he finished ninth individually (tied with his brother Charles Lewenhaupt) and won the gold medal with the Swedish team. He placed seventeenth in the modern pentathlon competition. See also * Dual sport and multi-sport Olympians References External links * 1879 births 1962 deaths Swedish male equestrians Swedish male modern pentathletes Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic modern pentathletes for Sweden Olympic equestrians for Sweden Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Kenna
Brigadier-General Paul Aloysius Kenna, VC, DSO (16 August 1862 – 30 August 1915) was an English-born British Army officer of Irish descent and recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that could be awarded to British and British Empire forces. He also competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Background He was the son of James Kenna, of Liverpool, who was descended from a family of minor gentry from County Meath. Kenna was educated first at St.Francis Xavier's College, Salisbury Street, Liverpool, then, after his father's death, at St. Augustine's College in Ramsgate 1874-9, and, from the age of 17, at Stonyhurst College. He is honoured in a memorial which can be seen in the main hall of the current St.Francis Xavier's College site in Beaconsfield Road, Liverpool, on the war memorial at St.Augustine's Church in Ramsgate and by a plaque and a portrait at Stonyhurst. Military career After serving in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jørgen Jensen (equestrian)
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Jørgen Jensen may refer to: * Jørgen Jensen (equestrian) (1878–1970), Norwegian military officer, equestrian, and equestrian * Jørgen Jensen (soldier) (1891–1922), Danish-born Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross * Jørgen Jensen (politician) (1920–1987), Danish trade unionist and politician * Jørgen Jensen (wrestler) (1939-1995), Danish Olympic wrestler *Jørgen Jensen (runner) (1944–2009), long-distance runner from Denmark * Jørgen Jensen (cyclist) (1947–2015), Danish Olympic cyclist * Jørgen Juul Jensen (born 1965), Danish football player See also *Jensen (surname) Jensen is a surname of German origin. The surname Jensen was first found in Holstein, where this family made important contributions toward the development of this district from ancient times. Always prominent in social and political affairs, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Kildal
Karl Kildal (1 February 1881 – 14 November 1932) was a Norwegian equestrian. He was born in Oslo. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ... in Stockholm, where he placed 24th in show jumping. References External links * 1881 births 1932 deaths Equestrians from Oslo Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Norway Norwegian male equestrians {{Norway-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åke Hök
Åke Karl Wilhelm Hök (17 June 1889 – 2 May 1963) was a Swedish Army officer and Equestrianism, horse rider. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and finished 22nd in the Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping, individual jumping event on the horse ''Mona''. Early life Hök was born on 17 June 1889 in Järlåsa, Uppsala County, the son of lieutenant colonel Carl Hök and his wife Hilma Smitt. He passed ''Studentexamen, mogenhetsexamen'' in Västerås in 1908. Career Hök was commissioned as an officer in 1910 and was assigned as an ''underlöjtnant'' in the Scanian Dragoon Regiment (cavalry), Scanian Dragoon Regiment where he was promoted to lieutenant in 1912. He attended the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1917 to 1919 and was captain of the General Staff (Sweden), General Staff in 1923. Hök served in the Military Office of the Land Defence and in the French Army in 1927. He became ''ryttmästare'' in the Life Regiment of Horse (1928–1949) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Pleshkov
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Pleshkov Jr. (; 6 March 1885 – 12 November 1956)Mention of Mikhail Pleshkov's date of birth (page 7) was a Russian Empire equestrian and military officer. He competed in jumping at the 1912 Summer Olympics and finished 21st individually and fifth with the Russian team. Pleshkov was the son of Russian general Mikhail Mikhaylovich Pleshkov Sr. He served in Russian cavalry and took part in . On 30 December 1915, he received the rank of |
Sergey Zagorsky
Sergey Zagorsky (4 September 1886 – 4 June 1962) was a Russian equestrian. He competed in the individual jumping at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he .... References External links * 1886 births 1962 deaths Russian male equestrians Olympic equestrians for the Russian Empire Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Zhytomyr Graduates of the Nicholas Cavalry College 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Friedrich Karl Of Prussia (1893–1917)
Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (Tassilo Wilhelm Humbert Leopold Friedrich Karl; 6 April 1893 – 6 April 1917) was a German prince and competitive horseman who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Biography Prince Friedrich Karl was born in Schloss Klein-Glienicke, Potsdam, Berlin. He was the son of Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia (1865–1931) and Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1866–1952) and a grandson of Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia. He was a member of the 1912 German Olympic equestrian team, which won a bronze medal in the team jumping event. His horse during the Olympic competition was "Gibson Boy". He fought in World War I as an aviator between 1914 and 1917. He commanded ''Fliegerabteilung (Artillerie) 258'', an artillery spotting unit, but flew patrols in a single-seat fighter with '' Jasta Boelcke'' whenever possible. During one such patrol, on 21 March 1917, he was forced to land because of a bullet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Rodzyanko
Alexander Pavlovich Rodzyanko (; 26 August 1879 – 6 May 1970) was an officer of the Imperial Russian Army during the World War I and lieutenant-general and a corps commander of the White Army during the Russian Civil War. He also competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Biography Rodzyanko came from an old Ukrainian aristocratic family: his father Pavel Rodzyanko was a major landowner and his uncle Mikhail Rodzianko chaired the State Duma from 1911 to 1917. Aleksandr received his education in the Russian Page Corps military academy and at the Cadre Noir cavalry-school in Saumur in France; he then joined the elite Russian Chevalier Guard regiment. An excellent equestrian sportsman, he also studied for a year at the cavalry school at Pinerolo in Italy under Captain Federico Caprilli, known as "the father of the modern forward seat". After successfully participating in London (1911), winning the King Eduard VII Cup, he competed in the 5th-placed jumping team for Russia at the 1912 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karol Rómmel
Karol Rómmel (, ; 23 May 1888 – 7 March 1967) was a Polish and Russian military officer, sportsman and horse rider. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics (in the Russian team), the 1924 Summer Olympics, and in the 1928 Summer Olympics (for Poland). As a military officer he served with distinction in World War I and the Polish-Bolshevist War. Biography Karol Rómmel was born on 23 May other sources report his day of birth: ''May 22'' 1888, in Grodno (then in Russian Empire, now in Belarus) to family of Karol Aleksander Rummel,Some sources cite Alfons Rummel; for instance the Polish Biographical Dictionary a general in Russian service and commanding officer of the 26th Artillery Brigade stationed in that town. His mother was Maria née Marcinkiewicz. Like his brothers Juliusz (who later rose to the rank of General of the Polish Army), Wilhelm, Waldemar and Jan, Karol Rómmel joined the ranks of the Imperial Russian Army. He graduated from the Odessa-based Cadet Corps a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl-Axel Torén
Carl-Axel Oscar Torén (8 March 1887 – 21 October 1961) was a Swedish Army officer and Equestrianism, horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He finished 13th in the Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping, individual jumping event with his horse ''Falken''. Early life Torén was born on 8 March 1887 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of major general Gabriel Torén (1858–1919) and his wife Mary Hummel. He first trained in sprint running, but then changed to horse riding, as his father was an equestrian official and organizer of equestrian events at the 1912 Olympics. He became Swedish champion in running 400 meters in 1906. He broke the Scandinavian record in the same in 1906. Torén had four brothers. One of them, Helge (1891–1954), competed internationally in middle-distance running and held a national record over 800 m. Career Torén was commissioned as an officer with the rank of ''underlöjtnant'' in the Life Regiment Hussars in 1910. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
