Henri Saint Cyr

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Henri Saint Cyr (1952)

Henri Julius Reverony Saint Cyr (born March 15, 1902 in Stockholm , † July 27, 1979 in Kristianstad ) was a Swedish dressage rider .

He was at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki and 1956 in Stockholm in each individual and with the team Olympic champion in dressage. In 1952 he won on Master Rufus and in 1956 on July. In both victories in the individual, he won before the Danish Lis Hartel .

Along with Nicole Uphoff , Anky van Grunsven and Charlotte Dujardin, Henri Saint Cyr is the only dressage rider to win gold in singles twice in a row at the Olympic Games.

Besides Nicole Uphoff, he is the only dressage rider to win gold twice in a row at the Olympic Games , both individually and with a team.

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SURNAME Saint Cyr, Henri
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Saint Cyr, Henri Julius Reverony
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish dressage rider
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockholm
DATE OF DEATH July 27, 1979
Place of death Kristianstad