Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola

Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola (born February 1, 1920 in Corneilla-del-Vercol ; † July 19, 2011 ibid) was a French show jumper .

Career

D'Oriola's father Joseph was already active as a show jumper before the Second World War . D'Oriola was also spurred on by the sporting success of his cousin Christian d'Oriola to his own sporting achievements.

He is one of the most successful show jumpers in history. He won at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki and in 1964 in Tokyo , the individual competition. This makes Jonquères d'Oriola the only show jumper to have won the Olympic individual gold medal twice. In 1964 and 1968 he also won the silver medal with the French team.

In 1966 he became world champion show jumping in Buenos Aires . After this success he was accepted into the French Legion of Honor .

At the beginning of August 1972 he declared that he did not want to take part in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich because he did not have a horse that could match the class of the German and Italian and "he did not want to be slaughtered."

successes

Olympic games
- 1952 in Helsinki : Gold medal singles on Ali Baba
- 1964 in Tokyo : silver medal team, gold medal individual on Lutteur
- 1968 in Mexico : Silver medal team on Nagir
World championships
- 1953 in Paris : bronze medal singles on Ali Baba
- 1954 in Madrid : Silver medal singles on Arlequin
- 1966 in Buenos Aires: Gold medal singles on Pomone B
European Championship
- 1959 in Paris: silver medal singles on virtuoso

Web links

Commons : Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola - Collection of images, videos and audio files

swell

↑ http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2011-07-19-588184716_x.htm
↑ ^a ^b France's most famous show jumper has died , Dieter Ludwig, July 21, 2011
↑ Column 2, below: «D'Oriola does not start» . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna August 8, 1972, p. 12 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
↑ Database on the IOC homepage August 2006
↑ Sports123.com August 2006

personal data
SURNAME	Oriola, Pierre Jonquères d '
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French show jumper
DATE OF BIRTH	February 1, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH	Corneilla-del-Vercol
DATE OF DEATH	July 19, 2011
Place of death	Corneilla-del-Vercol

[1] ttp://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2011-07-19-588184716_x.htm

[Ludwig-2] France's most famous show jumper has died , Dieter Ludwig, July 21, 2011

[3] Column 2, below: «D'Oriola does not start» . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna August 8, 1972, p. 12 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).

[4] Database on the IOC homepage August 2006

[5] Sports123.com August 2006