The team dressage in equestrian at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held in the town of Aldershot on 9 August. The French team consisting of André Jousseaume, Jean Saint-Fort Paillard and Maurice Buret won the gold medal. The United States won silver and Portugal took bronze.[1]
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| Venue | Aldershot | ||||||||||||
| Date | 9 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 15 (5 teams) from 5 nations | ||||||||||||
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The Swedish dressage team, which had originally won gold at the 1948 Games, was subsequently disqualified on April 27, 1949 by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) and with the approval of the IOC. Gehnäll Persson had been promoted to lieutenant three weeks before the competition. Just two and a half weeks after the competition, the Swedish army demoted him back to sergeant. According to the regulations at the time, only officers and “gentlemen riders” were eligible to take part, but not non-commissioned officers. Since Persson had only been promoted for the period surrounding the games, this was considered a violation of the rules. The incident led to the FEI modernizing its entry conditions, which were perceived as outdated.[2]
Competition format
editThe team and individual dressage competitions used the same results. A test was to be carried out from memory by each rider within 13 minutes, losing half a point for every second over the time limit.[3]
Results
edit| Rank | Name | Horse | Individual Score | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 France (FRA) André Jousseaume Jean Saint-Fort Paillard Maurice Buret |
Harpagon Sous les Ceps Saint Ouen |
480.0 439.5 349.5 |
1269 |
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 United States (USA) Robert Borg Earl Foster Thomson Frank Henry |
Klingsor Pancraft Reno Overdo |
473.5 421.0 361.5 |
1256 |
|
 Portugal (POR) Fernando Paes Francisco Valadas Luís Mena e Silva |
Matamas Feitico Fascinante |
411.0 405.0 366.0 |
1182 |
| 4 |  Argentina (ARG) Justo Iturralde Humberto Terzano Oscar Goulú |
Pajarito Bienvenido Grillo |
397.0 327.0 281.5 |
1005.5 |
| DSQ |  Sweden (SWE) Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr. Henri Saint Cyr Gehnäll Persson |
Trumf Djinn Knaust |
477.5 444.5 DSQ |
DSQ |
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Dressage, Team". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "History of equestrian events at the Games of the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). Fédération Équestre Internationale. Archived from the original (PDF, 208 kB) on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, p. 340. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
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