The equestrian events at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp included eventing, show jumping, vaulting and dressage. The competitions were held from 6 to 12 September 1920. Although 89 riders were competing, many rode in more than one event, with 87 entries total (45 jumping, 17 dressage, 25 eventing). Vaulting was also held, its one appearance at an Olympic Games, with only Belgium, France and Sweden fielding teams.
Disciplines
Dressage The requirements for the dressage test remained the same as for the 1912 Games. Team dressage medals were not distributed.
Show jumping The show jumping competition held both its individual and team competitions on the same day, and riders in the team event could not compete for an individual medal. Therefore, 10 riders total (5 teams and 5 individual) could be sent for the jumping competition, although only Italy and Sweden were able to field that many riders.
Eventing The eventing competition removed the dressage test for the 1920 Games, and replaced it with a second roads and tracks phase that was in length. The cross-country test proved to be challenging, with 12 of the 25 horses contesting the course finishing with time faults, and 13 finishing with faults at obstacles.
Medal summary Individual dressage Individual eventing Team eventingHelmer Mörner and GermaniaÅge Lundström and YsraGeorg von Braun and DianaGustaf Dyrsch and SalamisEttore Caffaratti and CanicheGaribaldi Spighi and OtelloGiulio Cacciandra and FacettoCarlo Asinari and SavariRoger Moeremans d'Emaüs and Sweet GirlOswald Lints and MarthaJules Bonvalet and WeppelghemJacques Misonne and Gaucho Individual jumping Team jumpingClaës König and TresorHans von Rosen and Poor BoyDaniel Norling and Eros IIFrank Martin and KohortHenri Laame and BiscuitAndré Coumans and LisetteHerman de Gaiffier d'Hestroy and MissHerman d'Oultromont and Lord KitchenerEttore Caffaratti and TraditoreAlessandro Alvisi and Raggio di SoleGiulio Cacciandra and FortunelloCarlo Asinari and Varone Individual vaulting Team vaultingThe IOC medal database showns two more team members van Schauwbroeck (perhaps van Schauwenbroeck) and van Cauwenberg (perhaps Albert van Cauwenberg), however all other serious databases show only three medalists.Daniel BouckaertLouis FinetMaurice Van RanstFieldSalinsCauchyCarl GreenAnders MårtenssonOskar Nilsson
Participating nations A total of 89 riders from 8 nations competed at the Antwerp Games:
Medal table
Officials Appointment of officials was as follows:
Jumping Lt. Gen. Joostens (Ground Jury President) Col. Baron von Essen (Ground Jury Member) Col. Walter C. Short (Ground Jury Member) Baron Nivière (Ground Jury Member) Col. Viscount Jolly (Ground Jury Member) Maj. Chr. Fr. Michelet (Ground Jury Member) Capt. Emanuelle di Pralermo (Ground Jury Member)
Eventing Lt. Gen. Joostens (Ground Jury President) Col. Baron von Essen (Ground Jury Member) Gen. Maj. Du Roy de Blicquy (Ground Jury Member) Col. Aejmelaens (Ground Jury Member) Col. Walter C. Short (Ground Jury Member) Cmdt. P.E. Haentjens (Ground Jury Member) Maj. Chr. Fr. Michelet (Ground Jury Member) Capt. Emanuelle di Pralermo (Ground Jury Member)
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