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Equestrian At The 1920 Summer Olympics – Individual Jumping
The individual show jumping event was part of the Equestrian at the 1920 Summer Olympics, equestrian programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on 12 September at the Olympisch Stadion (Antwerp), Olympisch Stadion in Antwerp. There were 25 competitors from 6 nations. The event was won by Tommaso Lequio di Assaba of Italy, with his teammate Alessandro Valerio earning silver. Carl Gustaf Lewenhaupt of Sweden took bronze. They were the first medals in individual jumping for both nations. Background This was the third appearance of the event, which had first been held at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been held at every Summer Olympics at which equestrian sports have been featured (that is, excluding 1896, 1904, and 1908). It is the oldest event on the current programme, the only one that was held in 1900. The United States made its debut in the event. Belgium and France both competed for the third time, the only nations to have competed at each appearance o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympisch Stadion (Antwerp)
The () or Kielstadion () was built as the main stadium for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. For those games, it hosted the Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics, athletics, Equestrian at the 1920 Summer Olympics, equestrian, Field hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics, field hockey, Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics, football, Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics, gymnastics, Modern pentathlon at the 1920 Summer Olympics, modern pentathlon, Rugby union at the 1920 Summer Olympics, rugby union, Tug of war at the 1920 Summer Olympics, tug of war, Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics, weightlifting and Korfball at the 1920 Summer Olympics, korfball (demonstration) events. Following the Olympics it was converted to a football stadium. Its current tenant is K Beerschot VA, a Belgian football club. There are no remnants of the Olympic athletics track. It is possible that Archibald Leitch was involved in the design of the stadium having made several visits prior to the Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garibaldi Spighi
Garibaldi Spighi (11 June 1891 – 9 July 1978) was an Italian horse rider who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i .... In 1920 he and his horse ''Otello'' won the silver medal in the team eventing after finishing fifth in the individual eventing competition. He also finished tenth with his horse ''Virginia'' in the individual jumping event. References External links * 1891 births 1978 deaths Italian event riders Italian show jumping riders Olympic equestrians for Italy Italian male equestrians Equestrians at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Ã…kerblom
Nils Carlsson Åkerblom (17 September 1895 – 12 October 1974) was a Swedish equestrian. He competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i .... References External links * 1895 births 1974 deaths Equestrians at the 1920 Summer Olympics Swedish male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Sweden Sportspeople from Sollefteå 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franck Tisnés
Franck Tisn̩s (15 December 1881 Р12 December 1964) was a French equestrian. He competed in the individual jumping event at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i .... References External links * 1881 births 1964 deaths French male equestrians Olympic equestrians for France Equestrians at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Castres 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry De Briey
Thierry de Briey (29 December 1895 – 11 April 1945) was a Belgian equestrian. He competed in the individual jumping event at the 1920 Summer Olympics. A member of the Belgian Resistance, he was killed in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during World War II. Personal life In 1940, after the invasion of Belgium by German forces, de Briey became a member of the Belgian Resistance. He was arrested in February 1944 and was first deported to Buchenwald and then Harzungen Harzungen () is a village and a former municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. Since July 2018, it is part of the municipality Harztor. During World War II a concentration camp with 4000 inmates was built in this city .... After the evacuation of the latter camp, de Briey was forced to march to the Bergen-Belsen camp on foot; he died in the camp on 25 April 1945. References External links * 1895 births 1945 deaths Belgian male equestrians Olympic equestrians for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Alquier-Bouffard
Jean Alquier-Bouffard (24 October 1893 – 1 June 1922) was a French equestrian. He competed in the individual jumping event at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i .... References External links * 1893 births 1922 deaths French male equestrians Olympic equestrians for France Equestrians at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Tarn (department) 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Benini
Emilio Benini (5 July 1891 – 6 October 1958) was an Italian equestrian. He competed in the individual jumping event at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i .... References 1891 births 1958 deaths Italian male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Italy Equestrians at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Florence 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William West (equestrian)
William West (July 15, 1887 – September 15, 1953) was an American equestrian. He competed in three events at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i .... References 1887 births 1953 deaths American male equestrians Olympic equestrians for the United States Equestrians at the 1920 Summer Olympics People from Harris County, Georgia 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruggero Ubertalli
Ruggero Ubertalli (15 March 1877 – 7 September 1973) was an Italian equestrian. Born in Biella, Italy, he competed in the individual jumping event at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i .... References External links * 1877 births 1973 deaths Italian male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Italy Equestrians at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Biella 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Bonvalet
Jules Bonvalet (born 18 June 1888, date of death unknown) was a Belgian horse rider who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al .... In 1920 he and his horse ''Weppelghem'' won the bronze medal in the team eventing, after finishing twelfth in the individual eventing competition. They also participated in the individual jumping event and finished fifteenth. Four years later he and his horse ''Weppelghem'' finished fifth as member of the Belgian equipé in the team eventing, after finishing 16th in the individual eventing competition. References External linksJules Bonvalet's profile at databaseOlympics [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaf Kilman
Gustaf Olof Falhem Kilman (9 July 1882 – 21 February 1946) was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1912, he and his horse ''Gåtan'' (The Riddle), were part of the Swedish equestrian team, which won the gold medal in the team jumping. Eight years later, he finished 15th in the individual jumping event with his horse ''Irving''. Kilman was a captain in the Swedish Army. He committed suicide by shooting himself in Gothenburg Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ... in 1946. References External links Gustaf Kilman at databaseOlympics.com* 1882 births 1946 suicides 1946 deaths Swedish Army officers Swedish male equestrians Swedish show jumping riders Olympic equestrians f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åge Lundström
Major General Johan August "Åge" Lundström (8 June 1890 – 26 September 1975) was a Swedish Air Force officer and horse rider who competed in the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. Early life Lundström was born on 8 June 1890 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Ernst Lundström, an artist, and his wife countess Mathilda (née Rudenschöld). Career Military career Lundström was commissioned as an officer in 1910 and was appointed lieutenant in the Life Regiment Dragoons in 1916. He became an air force pilot in 1925 and was appointed captain in the General Staff in 1924 and captain of the Swedish Air Force in 1926. Lundström was a teacher in air warfare at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1926 to 1929 and at the Royal Military Academy from 1928 to 31. He was promoted to major in 1932, lieutenant colonel in 1936, colonel in 1937, and major general in 1945. Lundström left the military in 1947. He was the adjutant of the Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
