1952 Summer Olympics / Riding
At the 1952 Olympic Games in the Finnish capital Helsinki , six horse riding competitions were held.
Competitions
dressage
For the first time in Olympic history women were admitted to dressage competitions.
singles
space | country | Rider and horse | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | SWE |
Henri Saint Cyr on "Master Rufus" |
561 |
2 | THE |
Lis Hartel on "Jubilee" |
541.5 |
3 | FRA |
André Jousseaume on "Harpagon" |
541 |
Results of the participants from the German-speaking area:
- Heinz Pollay on "Adular" (7th), Ida von Nagel on "Afrika" (10th) and Fritz Thiedemann on "Chronicler XX" (12th)
- Gottfried Trachsel on "Kursus" (4th), Henri Chammartin on "Wöhler" (6th) and Gustav Fischer on "Soliman" (8th)
team
space | country | Riders and horses | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden |
Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern jr. on "Krest" Gehnäll Persson on "Knaust" Henri Saint Cyr on "Master Rufus" |
1597.5 |
2 | Switzerland |
Henri Chammartin on "Woehler" Gustav Fischer on "Soliman" Gottfried Trachsel on "Course" |
1579 |
3 | Germany |
Heinz Pollay on "Adular" Fritz Thiedemann on "Chronicler XX" Ida von Nagel on "Africa" |
1501 |
Show jumping
singles
space | country | Rider and horse | Penalty points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | FRA |
Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola "Ali Baba" |
8/0 in the jump-off |
2 | CHI |
Óscar Cristi on "Bambi" |
8/4 in the jump-off |
3 | GER |
Fritz Thiedemann on " Meteor " |
8/8 in the jump-off |
Results of other participants from German-speaking countries:
- Georg Höltig on "Fink" (16.) and Hans Hermann Evers on "Baden" (34.)
- Alexander Stoffel on "Vol au Vent" (42.)
team
space | country | Riders and horses | Penalty points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Great Britain |
Harry Llewellyn on "Foxhunter" Douglas Stewart "Aherlow" Wilfred White on "Nizefela" |
40.75 |
2 | Chile |
Óscar Cristi on "Bambi" Ricardo Echeverria on "Lindo Peal" César Mendoza on "Pillán" |
45.75 |
3 | United States |
Arthur McCashin on "Miss Budweiser" John Russell on "Democrat" William Steinkraus on "Hollandia" |
52.25 |
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6th | Germany |
Hans Hermann Evers on "Baden" Georg Höltig on "Fink" Fritz Thiedemann on " Meteor " |
60.0 |
versatility
singles
space | country | Rider and horse | Penalty points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | SWE |
Hans von Blixen-Finecke jr. on "Jubal" |
28.33 |
2 | FRA |
Guy Lefrant on "Verdun" |
54.5 |
3 | GER |
Wilhelm Büsing on "Hubertus" |
55.5 |
Results of other participants from German-speaking countries:
- Klaus Wagner on "Dachs" (5th) and Otto Rothe on "Trux von Kamax" (11th)
- Jürgen Ziegler on "Vanna" (16th), Hans Schwarzenbach on "Vae vicits" (17th) and Werner Kilcher on "Voilette" (no E.)
team
space | country | Riders and horses | Penalty points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden |
Hans von Blixen-Finecke jr. on "Jubal" Folke Frölén on "Fair" Olof Stahre on "Komet" |
221.94 |
2 | Germany |
Wilhelm Büsing on "Hubertus" Otto Rothe on "Trux von Kamax" Klaus Wagner on "Dachs" |
235.49 |
3 | United States |
Charles Hough on "Cassivellannus" Walter Staley on "Craigwood Park" John Wolford on "Benny Grimes" |
587.16 |
Medal table
rank | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th |
2 | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
3 | United Kingdom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4th | Chile | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
5 | BR Germany | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4th |
6th | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6th | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8th | United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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