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Equestrian At The 1912 Summer Olympics – Individual Dressage
The individual dressage 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 programme. It was the first appearance of the event. The Swedish team dominated the event, taking all three medals and having all six riders place within the top eight. Results References Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Individual dressage Equestrian events at the 1912 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Bonde
Count Carl Gustaf Bonde af Björnö (28 April 1872 – 13 June 1957) was a Swedish Army officer, equerry and Equestrianism, horse rider who competed at the 1912 and 1928 Olympics. Military career Bonde was born in Stockholm, Sweden and was the son of landowner, count Gustaf Fredrik Bonde, Gustaf ''Fredrik'' Bonde af Björnö and his English wife ''Ida'' Horatia Charlotta Marryat. After passing his ''studentexamen'' in 1892, Bonde became a sergeant in the Life Regiment Hussars (K 3) in 1893, second lieutenant in 1894 and lieutenant there in 1900. He retired in 1908 and became Rittmeister, cavalry captain in the reserve in 1910. The year before, in 1909, Bonde was appointed Equerry of King in Council (Sweden), the court and advanced in 1916 to Crown Equerry (Sweden), Crown Equerry, a position he held for decades. Sports career Bonde was a prominent horse rider. In 1912, he won the gold medal in the Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage, individual dressage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Bürkner
Felix Bürkner (15 May 1883 – 17 November 1957) was a German equestrian. He competed in the individual dressage event 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 * 1883 births 1957 deaths German male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Germany Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Göttingen Equestrians from Lower Saxony 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Montgomery (equestrian)
John Carter Montgomery (Elizabethtown, Kentucky, November 22, 1881 – Washington, D.C., June 7, 1948) was an American Equestrianism, equestrian who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Montgomery graduated from West Point in 1903 and was commissioned in the 7th Cavalry Regiment. In 1907, he married Virginia Lee, daughter of Major General Fitzhugh Lee. They had two sons and two daughters. He was part of the American team, which won the bronze medal in the equestrian Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Team eventing, team event. In the Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing, individual competition, he finished ninth, and in the Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage, individual dressage competition, he finished twentieth. He was also part of the American team, which finished fourth in the Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Team jumping, team jumping competition. He also competed in the Polo at the 1920 Summer Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Dufour D'Astafort
Pierre Dufour d'Astafort (6 February 1886 – 11 November 1957) was a French equestrian and Olympic medalist. He was born in Le Mans, the son of Baron François Dufour d'Astafort and Marguerite de Cantillon. He competed in show jumping at the 1912 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal with the French team, along with Gaston Seigner, Jacques Cariou and Ernest Meyer. He also competed in eventing Eventing (also known as three-day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where the same horse and rider combination compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ..., and placed fourth with the French team. References External links * 1886 births 1957 deaths French male equestrians Olympic equestrians for France Olympic silver medalists for France Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Sportspeople from Le Mans Medalists at the 1912 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Falkenberg
Jens Falkenberg (6 May 1875 – 26 March 1963) was a Norwegian equestrian. He was born in Kristiansand. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, and at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after .... References External links * 1875 births 1963 deaths Sportspeople from Kristiansand Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Norway Norwegian male equestrians 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Cariou
Jacques Cariou (23 September 1870 – 7 October 1931) . Sports Reference.com was a French champion and military officer. Cariou participated at the held in , where he won a gold medal in the individual jumping, a silver medal in team jumping with the horse Mignon, and a bronze medal in individual three-day |
Guy Henry (equestrian)
Major General Guy Vernor Henry Jr. (January 28, 1875 – November 29, 1967) was a senior officer in the United States Army and a noted horse rider who competed for the United States in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Early life Guy V. Henry Jr. was born into the military life. Son of Guy Vernor Henry, he went on to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1898, and distinguished his military career by earning the Silver Star in 1899 during the Spanish–American War. Henry went on to study at the Saumur Cavalry School in France and used the knowledge he gained there to change the treatment and training of United States Cavalry horses. This included starting horses not by "breaking" them using the traditional western methods, but by training them on the longe, then slowly teaching them to accept the weight of a human on their back. He also brought dressage methods from both the French and German schools, with a great deal of influence from B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Von Moers
Carl von Moers (9 December 1871 – 26 May 1957) was a German horse rider, born in Neuwied, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He and his horse ''May-Queen'' won the silver medal as member of the German team in the team eventing Eventing (also known as three-day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where the same horse and rider combination compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ... after finishing 15th in the individual eventing competition. Von Moers also participated in the individual dressage event with his horse ''New Bank''. They finished twelfth. References External links * list of German equestrians at Sports-Reference.com 1871 births 1957 deaths Sportspeople from Neuwied German event riders German dressage riders Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Germany German male equestrians Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston Seigner
Gaston Seigner (22 April 1878 in Moulins, Allier – 26 April 1918 in Mont-Rouge, Belgium) was a French equestrian and Olympic medalist. He competed in show jumping at the 1912 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal with the French team, along with Pierre Dufour d'Astafort, Jacques Cariou and Ernest Meyer. He also competed in eventing and placed fourth with the French team and fourteenth in the individual contest. As a Capitaine of the 4e régiment de dragons during the First World War, he was killed in action on 26 April 1918 aged 40 near Mont-Rouge, Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas .... References External links * 1878 births 1918 deaths Sportspeople from Moulins, Allier French male equestrians Olympic equestrians for France O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Kruckenberg
Carl Wilhelm Kruckenberg (October 27, 1881 – November 7, 1940) was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He finished eighth in the Individual dressage competition with his horse ''Kartusch''. Kruckenberg was ''ryttmästare ''Ryttmästare'' (from the German word ''Rittmeister'') was a military rank in the Swedish cavalry in the Swedish Army. The rank corresponded to the rank of captain in other service branches. The rank was abolished in 1972. History The military ...'' in the Swedish Army. References External links * 1881 births 1940 deaths Swedish Army officers Swedish dressage riders Olympic equestrians for Sweden Swedish male equestrians Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{Sweden-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Af Ström
Oscar Adolf Richard af Ström (8 July 1867 – 13 March 1952) was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and finished sixth in the individual dressage event on the horse ''Irish Lass''. af Ström became major in the reserve in 1930. Awards and decorations af Ström's awards: *Knight of the Order of the Sword *Knight of the Order of St John in Sweden *Knight Fourth Class of the Military Merit Order with crown *First Class of the Military Cross *Knight Third Class of the Order of the Crown *Knight of the Order of Leopold Order of Leopold may refer to: * Order of Leopold (Austria), founded in 1808 by emperor Francis I of Austria and discontinued in 1918 * Order of Leopold (Belgium), founded in 1832 by king Leopold I of Belgium * Order of Leopold II, founded in Congo ... with war decoration References External links * 1867 births 1952 deaths Swedish Army officers Swedish dressage riders Olympic equestrians for Sweden Swedish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern
Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern (1 April 1861 – 9 October 1935) was a Swedish officer and horse rider. Early life Boltenstern was born on 1 April 1861 in Helsingborg, Sweden, the son of major Gösta Boltenstern and his wife Charlotte von Boltenstern. Career Military career Boltenstern was commissioned as an officer in 1892 and was assigned with the rank of ''underlöjtnant'' to the Life Guards of Horse in 1882. He attended the royal riding school in Vienna, Austria from 1884 to 1885 and served as a stablemaster at the Swedish Army Riding and Horse-Driving School at Strömsholm Palace from 1896 to 1899. Boltenstern was promoted to ''ryttmästare'' in 1898 and to major in 1908. He was then head of the Swedish Army Riding and Horse-Driving School from 1908 to 1912 when he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Life Regiment Hussars. He was promoted to colonel in 1915 and was appointed executive commander of the Life Regiment Dragoons, serving until 1921. Sports career Boltenstern co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
