The individual
show jumping
Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics. Sometimes shows ar ...
event was part of the
equestrian programme 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 ...
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The competition was held on 12 September at the
Olympisch Stadion in
Antwerp
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.
[ There were 25 competitors from 6 nations.][ The event was won by ]Tommaso Lequio di Assaba
Tommaso Lequio di Assaba (October 21, 1893 – December 17, 1965) was an Italian horse rider who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, 1924 Summer Olympics, and 1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of th ...
of Italy, with his teammate Alessandro Valerio
Alessandro Valerio (18 May 1881 – 28 May 1955) was an Italian horse rider. 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 1 ...
earning silver. Carl Gustaf Lewenhaupt
Carl Gustaf Moritz Thure Lewenhaupt (7 January 1884 – 11 May 1935) was a Swedish equestrian who competed in the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he won a bronze medal in the individual jumping event. In 1924 he was a non-scoring member ...
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
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 closin ...
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.
Competition format
The 800 metre course consisted of 14 obstacles, all of which were 1.3 to 1.4 meters high. The water was a maximum of 4 meters in width. The pair with the fewest faults was the winner.
The roster of faults was changed significantly from 1912. The faults possible in 1920 were: 2 points for a first refusal, 4 for a second, 6 for a third; 8 points for a horse falling; 4 points for the rider being unseated; 2 points for knocking an obstacle down with the horse's fore legs, 1 point for knocking it down with the hind legs; 1 point for the hind legs inside the end line of a long jump, 2 points for the fore legs inside the end line; and 2 points for going off-course. Touching the end line of a distance jump was now not penalized.
Schedule
Results
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