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Equestrian At The 1936 Summer Olympics
The equestrian events at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics included dressage, eventing, and show jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions. The host country, Germany, had a stellar year, winning both individual and team gold in every equestrian event, as well as individual silver in dressage. The competitions were held from 12 to 16 August 1936. Moderately priced tickets meant huge crowds at all equestrian events, with 15,000–20,000 spectators at any time during the dressage competition, 60,000 on the endurance day of eventing, and 120,000 for the Nations Cup in jumping. There were 127 riders total (133 entries) from 21 nations (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States). Seven countries (Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the USA) fielded 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallgow-Döberitz
Dallgow-Döberitz is a municipality in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, Germany. Geography It consists of the villages of Dallgow-Döberitz, Rohrbeck and Seeburg. To the east it shares border with the Spandau borough of Berlin. Neighbouring Brandenburg municipalities are Falkensee in the north and Wustermark in the west. In the south is the large former proving ground ''Döberitzer Heide'', now mainly a nature reserve governed by the Heinz Sielmann Foundation. Districts of Dallgow-Döberitz * Dallgow (with Neu-Döberitz) * Rohrbeck * Seeburg History The Imperial German Army established a proving ground in 1894 around the village of ''Döberitz'', which had to be abandoned by its inhabitants. Its pioneering airfield was, in late 1915, the place where the world's first practical all-metal aircraft, the Junkers J 1, made its pioneering flights. During the 1936 Summer Olympics in neighboring Berlin, it hosted the riding part of the modern pentathlon and part of the eq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Jousseaume
André Jousseaume (27 July 1894 in Yvré-l'Évêque - 26 May 1960 in Chantilly) was a French equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in team dressage at the 1932 Summer Olympics 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 ca ... in London. References External links * 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 Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdzisław Kawecki
Zdzisław Szczęsny Kawecki-Gozdawa (May 21, 1902 in Husiatyn – April 1940 in Katyn) was a Polish horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his horse ''Bambino'' won the silver medal as part of the Polish eventing team, after finishing 18th in the individual eventing competition. Kawecki was killed by Soviet forces in the Katyn massacre The Katyn massacre, "Katyń crime"; russian: link=yes, Катынская резня ''Katynskaya reznya'', "Katyn massacre", or russian: link=no, Катынский расстрел, ''Katynsky rasstrel'', "Katyn execution" was a series of m ... in April 1940, aged 37. References External linksprofile 1902 births 1940 deaths People from Husiatyn Polish male equestrians Event riders Olympic equestrians of Poland Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Poland Katyn massacre victims Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Polish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henryk Leliwa-Roycewicz
Henryk Leliwa-Roycewicz (30 July 1898 in Janopol, Ryki County – 18 June 1990 in Warsaw) was a Polish Major of the Cavalry and horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his horse ''Arlekin III'' (translated as ''Harlequin III'' in English) won the silver medal as part of the Polish eventing team, after finishing 15th in the individual eventing competition. Leliwa-Roycewicz was a career officer of the Cavalry of the Polish Army. He fought in the September Campaign of World War II. After Polish defeat he joined the Home Army and later commanded one of the battalions during the Warsaw Uprising. After the war he was a victim of a communist show trial, sentenced for 6 years as a political prisoner of the communist regime. at the |
Konrad Freiherr Von Wangenheim
Konrad Freiherr von Wangenheim (20 August 1909 in Hanover – 28 January 1953) was a German army Cavalry officer, a horse rider who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, securing a gold medal for the German Equestrianism, equestrian team whilst suffering from a broken Clavicle, collarbone. Biography In 1936 he and his horse ''Kurfürst'' won the gold medal as part of the German eventing team in the team eventing competition after finishing 24th in the Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics, individual eventing competition. Wangenheim became a Captain (OF-2), Captain (''Rittmeister'') with Cavalry Regiment No. 8 (''Reiter-Regiment 8'', later renamed ''Kavallerie-Regiment 8'') garrisoned at Brzeg, Breig in Silesia. In July 1944, while serving as a German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army officer on the Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern Front during the Second World War, he was captured by the Red Army. After being held as a prisoner of war for several years, while awai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Lippert
__NOTOC__ Rudolf Lippert (29 October 1900 – 1 April 1945) was a German horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. In 1936 he and his horse ''Fasan'' won the gold medal as part of the German eventing team in the team eventing competition after finishing sixth in the individual eventing competition. Awards * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as ''Oberst ''Oberst'' () is a senior field officer rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to colonel. It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway. The Swedish ...'' and commander of Panzer-Regiment 31Scherzer 2007, p. 510. References Citations Bibliography * External linksRolf Lippert- Profile on DatabaseOlympic.com 1900 births 1945 deaths Sportspeople from Leipzig German event riders Olympic equestria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Lunding
Hans Mathiesen Lunding (1899-1984) was a Danish officer, eventing rider, resistance fighter and director of military intelligence in Denmark. Life He was born on 25 February 1899 in Stepping, Denmark, the son of a small farmer in the then-Prussian Nordschleswig. In 1916 he was drafted during the First World War to the Prussian army. After basic training, he went to the 2nd Guards Uhlan Regiment, where he held a non-commissioned officer degree at the end of the war. From 1919 to 1920 Lunding worked as a gendarmerie officer at the International Commission for the Supervision of Referendums in North and Middle Schleswig (CIS). Lunding joined the Danish Army in 1922, became a lieutenant in the 3rd Dragoon Regiment in Aarhus in 1927, and passed the Riding School from 1928 to 1929. He completed the General Staff Course from 1933-1935 and was adjutant to the General Inspector of Cavalry from 1935-1936. After he had received the promotion to Captain in 1937, he moved to the General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Camp
Jenny Camp was a famous horse that competed in the sport of eventing. Jenny Camp is possibly the most famous US army-bred horse. Her sire, the Thoroughbred Gordon Russell, was well known for his jumping ability, although her dam was of unknown breeding (thought to be part-Thoroughbred, part-Standardbred). Gordon Russell also produced the 1952 bronze medal-winning jumper Democrat. She was poorly conformed, being short-gaited with upright front pasterns, but was found to be very brave and agile. Due to her small size, , she was first used as a polo pony; when her jumping prowess was discovered, she was sent to be part of the three-day team. The small mare was ridden by the great Captain Earl F. Thomson in two Olympics: the 1932 Los Angeles Games and the 1936 Berlin Games. She had great success, winning the individual silver medals at both Olympics as well as the team gold at the 1932 Games. This record makes her one of only three horses to win medals at consecutive Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Foster Thomson
Lieutenant Earl "Tommy" Thomson (August 14, 1900 – July 1971) was an Olympic equestrian who won 5 medals during his international career. He was born in Cleveland. Biography Graduating from West Point in 1922, Thomson earned the Silver Star in World War II while he was serving as chief of staff to the 10th Mountain Division in Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re .... Trained under Harry Chamberlin, Thomson had an extremely successful equestrian Olympic career. He finished individually second, and won team gold, at his first Olympic competition in 1932. At the 1936 Olympics, he won the team gold and individual silver in eventing on the legendary mare Jenny Camp, being one of the few riders, and the only American, to successfully negotiate the 4t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Stubbendorf
Ludwig Stubbendorf (24 February 1906 – 17 July 1941) was a German horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... In 1936, he and his horse ''Nurmi'' won the gold medal in the individual eventing competition as well as in the team eventing. References External linksLudwig Stubbendorf at databaseOlympics.com 1906 births 1941 deaths People from Ludwigslust-Parchim People from the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin German event riders Olympic equestrians for Germany German male equestrians Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics German military personnel killed in World War II {{Germany-equest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folke Sandström
Einar Folke Emanuel Sandström (27 September 1892 – 18 August 1962) was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He and his horse ''Pergola'' finished 15th in the individual dressage and won a bronze medal with the Swedish dressage team. Sandström became major in the reserve in 1941. Awards and decorations *Knight of the Order of the Sword *Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland The Order of the White Rose of Finland ( fi, Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunta; sv, Finlands Vita Ros’ orden) is one of three official orders in Finland, along with the Order of the Cross of Liberty, and the Order of the Lion of Finland. ... References 1892 births 1962 deaths Swedish Army officers Swedish dressage riders Olympic equestrians for Sweden Swedish male equestrians Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in equestrian Knights of the Order of the Swor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Colliander
Lieutenant General Sven August Wilhelm Colliander (23 May 1890 – 16 September 1961) was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider who competed in the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics. Early life Colliander was born on 23 May 1890 in Halmstad, Sweden, the son of C Alb Colliander and his wife Nathalia Noreen. Career Military career Colliander was commissioned as an officer in the Scanian Hussar Regiment (K 5) with the rank of ''underlöjtnant'' in 1910. He was promoted to Captain in 1925 and served as a general staff officer from 1925 to 1928, and was promoted to Major in 1933. Colliander served as commanding officer of the Swedish Army Riding School from 1934 to 1940 and he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1937. He was then promoted to Colonel and appointed commanding officer of the Norrland Dragoon Regiment (K 4) in 1940. Three years later Colliander was appointed acting military commander of the I Military District and in 1946 he was promoted to major general and appointed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
