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Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping

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Individual jumping
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola and Ali Baba
VenueHelsinki Olympic Stadium
Date3 August
Competitors51 from 20 nations
Winning total8
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Óscar Cristi
 Chile
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fritz Thiedemann
 Germany
← 1948
1956 →

The individual show jumping or "Prix des Nations" at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on 3 August, at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. It was the ninth appearance of the event. For the first time, the event featured two rounds.[1] There were 51 competitors from 20 nations, with each nation able to send a team of up to three riders with the results shared between team and individual events.[2] The event was won by Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola of France, the nation's first victory in individual jumping since 1912 and second overall (the first nation to win a second gold medal in the event; the previous eight editions were all won by riders of different nationalities). Óscar Cristi of Chile took silver for that nation's first medal in the event. German rider Fritz Thiedemann earned bronze.

Background

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This was the ninth appearance of the event, which had first been held at the 1900 Summer Olympics 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.[2]

Three of the top 12 riders from the 1948 competition returned: gold medalist Humberto Mariles of Mexico, fifth-place finisher Jaime García of Spain, and seventh-place finisher Harry Llewellyn of Great Britain.

Egypt, South Korea, and the Soviet Union each made their debut in the event. France and Sweden both competed for the eighth time, tied for the most of any nation; Sweden had missed only the inaugural 1900 competition, while France missed the individual jumping in 1932.

Competition format

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The team and individual jumping competitions used the same results. The course was 786 metres long with 13 obstacles, including a triple jump obstacle (fence, water jump, horizontal wall). The time limit was 1 minute, 57.2 seconds (400 m/min). Penalty points were received for obstacle faults (3, 4, 6, or 8 points based on severity) or exceeding the time limit (0.25 points per second or fraction thereof over the limit). A third refusal or jumping an obstacle out of order resulted in elimination. Scores from the two runs were added together for a total score.[2]

Schedule

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All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 3 August 1952 Round 1
Round 2

Results

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A five-way tie for first resulted in a need for a barrage.

Rank Rider Nation Horse Round 1 Round 2 Total Notes
Faults Time Total Faults Time Total
1 Óscar Cristi  Chile Bambi 4 0 4 4 0 4 8 Jump-off
Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola  France Ali Baba 8 0 8 0 0 0 8 Jump-off
Eloy de Menezes  Brazil Biguá 4 0 4 4 0 4 8 Jump-off
Fritz Thiedemann  Germany Meteor 0 0 0 8 0 8 8 Jump-off
Wilfred White  Great Britain Nizefela 4 0 4 4 0 4 8 Jump-off
6 Humberto Mariles  Mexico Petrolero 4 0 4 4 0.75 4.75 8.75
7 Raimondo D'Inzeo  Italy Litargirio 4 0 4 8 0 8 12
Sergio Dellachá  Argentina Santa Fe 8 0 8 4 0 4 12
César Mendoza  Chile Pollan 12 0 12 0 0 0 12
Argentino Molinuevo Sr.  Argentina Discutido 4 0 4 8 0 8 12
11 William Steinkraus  United States Hollandia 4 0 4 8 1.25 9.25 13.25
12 Mohamed Khairy  Egypt Inch'Allah 8 0 8 8 0 8 16
Arthur McCashin  United States Miss Budweiser 12 0 12 4 0 4 16
Douglas Stewart  Great Britain Aherlow 12 0 12 4 0 4 16
15 Harry Llewellyn  Great Britain Foxhunter 15 1.75 16.75 0 0 0 16.75
16 Henrique Callado  Portugal Caramulo 8 0 8 12 0 12 20
Jaime García  Spain Quorom 12 0 12 8 0 8 20
Georg Höltig  Germany Fink 8 0 8 12 0 12 20
João Lopes  Portugal Raso 12 0 12 8 0 8 20
Manuel Ordovas  Spain Bohemio 8 0 8 12 0 12 20
Gunnar Palm  Sweden Lurifax 12 0 12 8 0 8 20
Bertrand Pernot du Breuil  France Tourbillon 12 0 12 8 0 8 20
23 Renyldo Ferreira  Brazil Bibelot 11 1.5 12.5 8 0 8 20.5
24 John Russell  United States Democrat 7 0 7 16 0 16 23
25 José Carvalhosa  Portugal Mondina 4 0 4 20 0 20 24
Gamal Haress  Egypt Sakr 8 0 8 16 0 16 24
Víctor Saucedo  Mexico Resorte II 12 0 12 12 0 12 24
28 Ricardo Echeverría  Chile Lindo Peal 17 0.75 17.75 8 0 8 25.75
29 Bjart Ording  Norway Fram II 4 0 4 23 0 23 27
30 Marcelino Gavilán  Spain Quoniam 15 5.25 20.25 7 0 7 27.25
31 Alvaro de Toledo  Brazil Eldorado 12 0 12 16 0 16 28
Börje Jeppson  Sweden Spitfire 12 0 12 16 0 16 28
Salvatore Oppes  Italy Macezio 8 0 8 20 0 20 28
34 Jean, Marquis d'Orgeix  France Arlequin D 16 0 16 15 0 15 31
35 Hans-Hermann Evers  Germany Baden 24 0 24 8 0 8 32
Carl-Jan Hamilton  Sweden Halali 12 0 12 20 0 20 32
Roberto Viñals  Mexico Alteño 20 0 20 12 0 12 32
38 Julio César Sagasta  Argentina Don Juan 16 0 16 20 0.75 20.75 36.75
39 Gheorghe Antohi  Romania Haimana 16 0 16 20 2.25 22.25 38.25
40 Ion Jipa  Romania Troika 8 0 8 17 14 31 39
41 Mohamed Selim Zaki  Egypt Sali al Nabi 27 1.25 28.25 12 0 12 40.25
42 Alexander Stoffel  Switzerland Vol au Vent 28 12.25 40.25 4 0 4 44.25
43 Mikhail Vlasov  Soviet Union Rota 40 0 40 16 0 16 56
44 Min Byeong-seon  South Korea Parcifal 32 3.75 35.75 24 0 24 59.75
45 Toshiaki Kitai  Japan Ulysse 31 19 50 12 0 12 62
46 Nikolay Shelenkov  Soviet Union Atiger 27 14.75 41.75 20 0.75 20.75 62.5
47 Gavriil Budyonny  Soviet Union Yeger 23 0 23 43 17.25 60.25 83.25
48 Ion Constantin  Romania Vagabond 70 0 70 27 6 33 103
Mauno Roiha  Finland Roa 20 19 39 DNS DNF
Viktor Jansson  Finland Jessa DSQ DNS DNF
Henrik Lavonius  Finland Lassi DSQ DNS DNF
Jump-off
Cristi, Jonquères d'Oriola and Thiedemann

The five-way tie for first was resolved through a jump-off barrage. The course for the jump-off featured 6 obstacles. The same faults scoring was used. No time penalties were awarded, but the fastest time broke ties (based on faults) within the jump-off.

Rank Rider Nation Horse Faults Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola  France Ali Baba 0 40.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Óscar Cristi  Chile Bambi 4 44.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fritz Thiedemann  Germany Meteor 8 38.5
4 Eloy de Menezes  Brazil Biguá 8 45.0
5 Wilfred White  Great Britain Nizefela 12 43.0

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Jumping, Individual". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Jumping, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

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