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1932  Los Angeles Summer Olympics

1932 Summer Olympics - The Results (Equestrian)

Equestrian at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games

 

  

Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Date Started: August 10, 1932
Date Finished: August 13, 1932
Events: 6

Participants: 31 (31 men and 0 women) from 6 countries
Youngest Participant: SWE Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr. (28 years, 88 days)
Oldest Participant: JPN Morishige Yamamoto (49 years, 233 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): 7 athletes with 2 medals
Most Medals (Country): USA United States (5 medals)

Participating nations

Each country was allowed to enter three riders in every event. A total number of 35 riders were originally entered.

A total of 31 horse riders from 6 nations competed at the Los Angeles Games:

  •  France (3)
  •  Japan (5)
  •  Mexico (6)
  •  Netherlands (3)
  •  Sweden (6)
  •  United States (8)
  

Overview

The dressage and most of the 3-day-event were carried out on the grounds of the [Riviera Country Club]. One of the best known golf courses in the world, it has hosted three major championships – the US Open in 1948 and the PGA Championship in 1983 and 1995, and has been the traditional home of the Los Angeles Open since the 1940s. The cross-country portion of the 3-day event took place near Inglewood, California. The show jumping competition was held in the Olympic Stadium, the [Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]. The riding courses were laid out by [Snowy Baker], Australian boxing and swimming Olympian from 1908, who now lived in Los Angeles, managed a polo club, and taught horse skills.

The German riders did not attend for financial reasons, despite having several favored riders. The competitions had very small fields because of the travel distance to the American West Coast and the world-wide depression. Although there were few athletes present, public interest was very strong. Show jumping, the final event of the Olympics, was already sold out only a few days after tickets went on sale. Of interest, all three individual gold medal horses were French-bred\: [Taine] (dressage), [Marcroix] (Eventing), and [Uranus] (Jumping).

The equestrian events at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games included dressage (team and individual medals), eventing (team and individual medals), and show jumping (individual medals while team medals were not awarded). The competitions were held from August 10 to 14, 1932. Due to the Great Depression, and the fact that the Games were held in Los Angeles (which was considerably difficult for the European nations to travel to), only 35 entries from 6 nations competed—which was to be the lowest participation of any Olympic Games.

Disciplines

Jumping

The jumping competition had 11 riders from 4 nations. While individual medals were awarded, none of the teams managed to have three riders finish the course so team medals were not awarded.[1] The 18-obstacle, 20-effort course was 1,060 meters in length, and included two fences at 1.60 meters, a very difficult wall, and a water that was 5 meters in width. 100,000 spectators were present at the show jumping competition.

Dressage

The dressage had 10 riders from 4 nations, and was held on the Riviera Country Club's polo field. 25,000 spectators watched the 16-minute tests, which now for the first time included piaffe and passage. A controversy arose after Swedish rider Bertil Sandström was accused of clucking to his horse, which was not allowed under FEI rules. Sandström claimed it was simply his new saddle squeaking. After being reviewed by the Appeals Committee consisting of FEI President Guy Henry, FEI Vice President Clarence von Rosen of Sweden, and FEI Secretary General Georges Hector of France, the decision was made to place Sandström, who was in silver position, last individually but to allow his score to count for his team. This resulted in a French rider moving into individual silver position and an American moving into bronze.

Eventing

14 riders competed with only 3 teams starting: the United States, The Netherlands, and Sweden. Sweden's Arne Francke was eliminated cross-country, so only team gold (United States) and silver (The Netherlands) were awarded. Pahud de Mortanges won his second consecutive individual gold medal, while individual silver went to Earl Foster Thomson on Jenny Camp who was to repeat that performance at the 1936 Olympic Games. The bronze winner in the eventing competition, Clarence von Rosen junior, also won bronze in the Jumping competition.

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual dressage  Xavier Lesage
and Taine (FRA)
 Charles Marion
and Linon (FRA)
 Hiram Tuttle
and Olympic (USA)
Team dressage  France (FRA)
Xavier Lesage
and Taine
Charles Marion
and Linon
André Jousseaume
and Sorelta
 Sweden (SWE)
Bertil Sandström
and Kreta
Thomas Byström
and Gulliver
Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr.
and Ingo
 United States (USA)
Hiram Tuttle
and Olympic
Isaac Kitts
and American Lady
Alvin Moore
and Water Pat
Individual eventing  Charles Pahud de Mortanges
and Ferdinand (NED)
 Earl Foster Thomson
and Jenny Camp (USA)
 Clarence von Rosen, Jr.
and Sunnyside Maid (SWE)
Team eventing  United States (USA)
Earl Foster Thomson
and Jenny Camp
Harry Chamberlin
and Pleasant Smiles
Edwin Argo
and Honolulu Tomboy
 Netherlands (NED)
Charles Pahud de Mortanges
and Marcroix
Karel Schummelketel
and Duiveltje
Aernout van Lennep
and Henk
No Bronze awarded
Individual jumping  Takeichi Nishi
and Uranus (JPN)
 Harry Chamberlin
and Show Girl (USA)
 Clarence von Rosen, Jr.
and Empire (SWE)
Team jumping The event was declared void as no nation completed the course with three riders

Medal table

 
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  France (FRA) 2 1 0 3
2  United States (USA) 1 2 2 5
3  Netherlands (NED) 1 1 0 2
4  Japan (JPN) 1 0 0 1
5  Sweden (SWE) 0 1 2 3
Totals (5 nations) 5 5 4 14
 

Men's Dressage, Individual

 Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
Date Started: August 10, 1932
Date Finished: August 10, 1932
Format: Placement by ordinals, with ties broken by total points.

Competitors 10from 4 nations

 

Summary

There were only 10 entrants from four nations (France, Mexico, Sweden, United States). Piaffe and passage were required for the first time. France was led by [Charles Marion] on Linon, silver medalist from 1928, and [Xavier Lesage] on Taine, bronze medalist from 1924. In the end Lesage would win the gold medal, with Marion taking silver. Originally the second-place finisher was Swedish rider [Bertil Sandström], but he was disqualified after protests from the French and Americans, who accused him of making clicking noises with his tongue to give instructions to his horse. Sandström claimed that he made no such noises, but that what was heard was a creaking saddle. The protest was upheld, however, and he was dropped to 10th and last place, although his score was allowed to stand for the team dressage event.

Scoring was by ordinals from among the three judges, with total points used as the tiebreaker. Marion and American [Hiram Tuttle] tied for second with 7 ordinals, but Marion won the silver medal with a higher point score. Tuttle’s bronze remains, through 2012, the only individual Olympic dressage medal won by a United States’ rider. His horse was aptly named Olympic, which he had purchased for the total sum of $1.

The individual dressage in equestrian at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles was held at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades on August 10.

France's Xavier Lesage won the gold medal and his countrymen Charles Marion the silver. The bronze was won by Hiram Tuttle of the United States.

Competition format

The team and individual dressage competitions used the same results. Competition consisted of a single phase, with the final standings decided by ordinals. Ties were broken using total points.
 

Results

RankRiderNationHorseJury 1Jury 2Jury 3Total
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
1st, gold medalist(s) Xavier Lesage  France Taine 335.50 2 368.50 1 327.25 3 1031.25 6
2nd, silver medalist(s) Charles Marion  France Linon 263.25 7 363.25 2 289.75 5 916.25 14
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Hiram Tuttle  United States Olympic 341.25 1 298.25 4 262.00 9 901.50 14
4 Thomas Byström  Sweden Gulliver 247.75 8 279.75 6 353.00 2 880.50 16
5 André Jousseaume  France Sorelta 276.75 6 316.50 3 278.00 8 871.25 17
6 Isaac Kitts  United States American Lady 291.50 4 271.50 7 283.25 6 846.25 17
7 Alvin Moore  United States Water Pat 281.50 5 267.50 8 280.00 7 829.00 20
8 Gustaf Boltenstern, Jr.  Sweden Ingo 247.75 8 261.75 9 324.00 4 833.50 21
9 Gabriel Gracida  Mexico El Paso 195.75 10 208.00 10 197.75 10 601.50 30
10 Bertil Sandström[a]  Sweden Kreta 298.00 3 291.25 5 374.75 1 964.00 9
  • a Sandström was placed last by the Jury for violation of a rule of the FEI.
 

Final Standings

 
RankAthleteAgeTeamNOCHorseMedalOPTS 
1 Xavier Lesage 46 France FRA Taine Gold 6 1,031.25  
2 Charles Marion 45 France FRA Linon Silver 14 916.25  
3 Hiram Tuttle 49 United States USA Olympic Bronze 14 901.50  
4 Thomas Byström 38 Sweden SWE Gulliver   16 880.50  
5 André Jousseaumé 38 France FRA Sorelta   17 871.25  
6 Isaac Kitts 36 United States USA American Lady   17 846.25  
7 Alvin Moore 40 United States USA Water Pat   20 829.00  
8 Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr. 28 Sweden SWE Ingo   21 833.50  
9 Gabriel Gracida 32 Mexico MEX El Paso   30 601.50  
10 Bertil Sandström 44 Sweden SWE Kreta   9 964.00  

 

 

Men's Dressage, Team

 Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
Date Started: August 10, 1932
Date Finished: August 10, 1932
Format: Three rider teams, all three scores to count. Team/individual competitions held concurrently.

Competitors 9from 3 nations

 

Summary

The team dressage competition consisted of “passive scoring,” in which each team’s score was obtained simply by adding together the scores of their riders from the individual event. There were only three teams entered in the dressage competition – France, Sweden, and the United States – so they were all guaranteed medals. As French riders – [Xavier Lesage] and [Charles Marion] – had finished 1-2 in the individual event, France easily won the gold medal. Sweden won silver, led by Bertil Sandström, who originally placed second in the individual event. But Sandström was disqualified after protests from the French and Americans, who claimed he had made clicking noises to give instructions to his horse. Sandström claimed the noises were from a creaking saddle, but the protests was upheld and he was placed last individually. However, in what can charitably be called an unusual ruling, his score was allowed to count with no deduction for the team event, allowing Sweden to receive the silver medal.

The team dressage in equestrian at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles was held at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades on August 10.

Competition format

The team and individual dressage competitions used the same results. Final standings were determined by adding the total points from each rider in the individual competition.
 

Results

RankNameHorseScore
IndividualTeam
1st, gold medalist(s)  France (FRA)
André Jousseaume
Xavier Lesage
Charles Marion

Sorelta
Taine
Linon

871.25
1031.25
916.25
2818.75
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Sweden (SWE)
Gustaf Boltenstern, Jr.
Thomas Byström
Bertil Sandström

Ingo
Gulliver
Kreta

833.50
880.50
964.00
2678.00
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Isaac Kitts
Alvin Moore
Hiram Tuttle

American Lady
Water Pat
Olympic

846.25
829.00
901.50
2576.75
 

Men's Jumping, Individual

 Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Date Started: August 14, 1932
Date Finished: August 14, 1932
Format: One round.

Competitors 11from 4 nations

 

Summary

The jumping event was held in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the course was noted to be brutally difficult. It was designed by [John Barry], who rode for the USA at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics, and [Sloan Doak], an Olympian in 1920-28, and had 18 obstacles and 20 jumping efforts over a length of 1,060 metres. Only 11 riders from four nations started the competition, but the course was so hard that only five riders finished. The rules stated that three refusals by a horse eliminated horse and rider, which led to the small finishing field.

[Clarence von Rosen, Jr.] had already won a bronze medal in Los Angeles in the 3-day event, and was the early leader in the competition. But American Harry Chamberlin on [Show Girl](/horses/2281) finished with only 12 faults to move into the lead. The last rider was the Japanese [Takeichi, Baron Nishi] on [Uranus](/horses/2564) who came through with only 8 faults to win the gold medal, with Chamberlin taking silver and von Rosen bronze.

Takeichi, the 2nd Baron Nishi, was well-known in America, and very popular among the Hollywood crowd, but paradoxically would also be a top Japanese Imperial Army officer during World War II. In 1944, Baron Nishi was named regimental commander of the 26th Tank Regiment, Mudanjiang, which was assigned to defend Iwo Jima. He died during the defense of Iwo Jima, but circumstances of his death are not precisely known and many stories have circulated as to the cause. Some stories say he committed suicide, some say he was killed by machine-gun fire, and some say he was killed by American flamethrowers. His horse, Uranus, died one week later.

The individual jumping in equestrian at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles was held on 14 August. The event was called the "Prix des Nations" at the time.

The same scores were used for both the individual and team competitions. While individual medals were awarded, none of the teams managed to have three riders finish the course so team medals were not awarded. The 18-obstacle, 20-effort course was 1,060 meters in length, and included two fences at 1.60 meters, a very difficult wall, and a water that was 5 meters in width. 100,000 spectators were present at the show jumping competition.

 

Results

RankRiderHorseNationPenaltiesTotal
penalties
JumpTime
1st, gold medalist(s) Takeichi Nishi Uranus  Japan 7 1 8
2nd, silver medalist(s) Harry Chamberlin Show Girl  United States 12 0 12
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Clarence von Rosen, Jr. Empire  Sweden 16 0 16
4 William Bradford Joe Aleshire  United States 24 0 24
5 Ernst Hallberg Kornett  Sweden 37 13.5 50.5
Andres Bocanegra El As  Mexico DNF DNF DNF
Arne Francke Urfe  Sweden DNF DNF DNF
Imamura Yasushi Sonny Boy  Japan DNF DNF DNF
Carlos H. Mejia Kanguro  Mexico DNF DNF DNF
Procopio Ortiz Reyes Pinello  Mexico DNF DNF DNF
John Wofford Babe Wartham  United States DNF DNF DNF
 

Final Standings

 
RankAthleteAgeTeamNOCHorseMedalF 
1 Takeichi, Baron Nishi 30 Japan JPN Uranus Gold 8.0  
2 Harry Chamberlin 45 United States USA Show Girl Silver 12.0  
3 Clarence von Rosen, Jr. 28 Sweden SWE Empire Bronze 16.0  
4 William Bradford 36 United States USA Joe Aleshire   24.0  
5 Ernst Hallberg 38 Sweden SWE Kornett   50.5  
AC John W. Wofford 34 United States USA Babe Wartham     DNF
AC Yasushi Imamura 42 Japan JPN Sonny Boy     DNF
AC Arne Francke 28 Sweden SWE Urfé     DNF
AC Procopio Ortíz   Mexico MEX Pinello     DNF
AC Andrés Bocanegra 31 Mexico MEX El As     DNF
AC Carlos Mejia   Mexico MEX Kanguro     DNF
 

Men's Jumping, Team

 Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Date Started: August 14, 1932
Date Finished: August 14, 1932
Format: Three rider teams, all three scores to count. Team/individual competitions held concurrently.

Competitors 9from 3 nations

 

Summary

There were only four nations entered in the jumping event, with only Mexico, Sweden, and the United States having three riders and thus able to enter a full team in the team competition. The course was set out in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and was noted to be very difficult. It was designed by [John Barry], who rode for the USA at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics, and [Sloan Doak], an Olympian in 1920-28, and had 18 obstacles and 20 jumping efforts over a length of 1,060 metres. Further, three refusals by a horse disqualified horse and rider and this rule, and the course difficulty, meant that only five riders finished the event. No team had three riders finish the course, so all the teams were disqualified and no medals were awarded.

The team jumping in equestrian at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles was held on 14 August. The event was called the "Prix des Nations" at the time

 

Results

RankNationRidersHorsesPenaltiesTotal
penalties
JumpTime
 Sweden Clarence von Rosen, Jr. Empire 16 0 DNF
Ernst Hallberg Kornett 37 13.5
Arne Francke Urfe DNF DNF
 United States Harry Chamberlin Show Girl 12 0 DNF
William Bradford Joe Aleshire 24 0
John Wofford Babe Wartham DNF DNF
 Mexico Andres Bocanegra El As DNF DNF DNF
Carlos H. Mejia Kanguro DNF DNF
Procopio Ortiz Reyes Pinello DNF DNF
 

Men's Three-Day Event, Individual

 Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California; Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
Date Started: August 10, 1932
Date Finished: August 13, 1932
Format: Dressage, cross-country, and jumping.

Competitors 14from 6 nations

 

Summary

There were 14 entrants led by the defending gold medalist, [Charles Pahud de Mortanges] of the Netherlands. The competition started on the polo field and golf course at the Riviera Country Club, with the cross-country ride being held near Inglewood, California, and the jumping held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The scoring was heavily weighted towards the endurance phase, with 400 points possible in the dressage, 1,300 in the steeplechase and cross-country, and 300 in the jumping, for a possible total of 2,000 points.

American [Harry Chamberlin] took the lead in the dressage followed by his teammate [Eddie Argo], with Pahud de Mortanges placed third. The cross-country and steeplechase phase was won by American [Earl Thomson], and moved into the overall lead, with Pahud de Mortanges second in jumping and also overall. Chamberlin was far back in this phase, and Argo even further behind. Argo came back to win the jumping phase quite comfortably, with only a minor time penalty, but Pahud de Mortanges placed second in jumping to defend his gold medal. Thomson struggled in the jumping but held on for the silver medal, with the bronze going to Pahud de Mortanges' teammate [Clarence von Rosen, Jr.]. Thomson would return in 1936 and again win the silver medal in the individual 3-day event.

Pahud de Mortanges had an interesting life. In 1938 he sustained a serious wrist injury, almost causing his hand to be amputated, which ended his riding career. In 1942 he was taken as a prisoner-of-war but escaped in 1943 by jumping out of a train and travelling to Gibraltar. He took part in the Normandy landings as a major, and was later made Chief of H. M. Military House from 1954-62. He was also President of the Dutch NOC in 1946-51 and 1959-64.

The individual eventing in equestrian at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles was held at the Riviera Country Club (dressage), a specially built course in Westchester (cross-country), and the Olympic Stadium (jumping) from 10 to 13 August. NOCs were limited to three horse and rider pairs.

Charles Pahud de Mortanges and Marcroix, the defending gold medalists, became the first equestrian pair to repeat as champions. They did so despite not winning any of the three stages.

 

Competition format

The team and individual eventing competitions used the same scores. Eventing consisted of a dressage test, a cross-country test, and a jumping test. The total maximum score was 2000 points, with 400 available in dressage, 1300 in cross-country, and 300 in jumping. In the dressage portion, three juries gave scores out of 400; the average of the three was the score for the segment. In the cross-country section, penalties were issued for faults and for going over the time limit (with small bonuses available for finishing early); the total penalties minus bonuses were subtracted from 1300 to give the score for the round. Penalties were also given for faults and slow performances in jumping, with the total penalties subtracted from 300 for that round. The three segment scores were summed to give a final score.

Schedule

DateRound
Wednesday, 10 August 1932
Thursday, 11 August 1932
Dressage
Friday, 12 August 1932 Cross-country
Saturday, 13 August 1932 Jumping
 

Final results after jumping

Argo had a clean round, with no faults and only 0.75 time penalties, to make up significant ground on the field; nobody else had fewer than 40 penalties in the round. However, the three leaders after the cross country segment did well enough to each medal. Thomson, who had the lead, fared worst, incurring 60 penalties. This allowed de Mortanges, with only 40 penalties in the round, to overtake him and successfully repeat the Olympic championship. Von Rosen, with 40 jumping penalties as well, would also have passed Thomson if not for von Rosen's 2.75 time penalties--just enough to keep the Swede in the third position and give the American the silver medal.

RankRiderHorseNationDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
1st, gold medalist(s) Charles Pahud de Mortanges Marcroix  Netherlands 311.833 1242.000 260.000 1813.833
2nd, silver medalist(s) Earl Foster Thomson Jenny Camp  United States 300.000 1271.000 240.000 1811.000
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Clarence von Rosen Jr. Sunnyside Maid  Sweden 310.667 1241.500 257.250 1809.417
4 Harry Chamberlin Pleasant Smiles  United States 340.333 1107.500 240.000 1687.833
5 Ernst Hallberg Marokan  Sweden 290.333 1129.000 260.000 1679.333
6 Karel Schummelketel Duiveltje  Netherlands 267.500 1105.000 242.000 1614.500
7 Morishige Yamamoto Kingo  Japan 257.333 1092.500 259.750 1609.583
8 Edwin Argo Honolulu Tomboy  United States 333.000 907.500 299.250 1539.250
9 Aernout van Lennep Henk  Netherlands 277.500 797.500 185.750 1260.750
 

Standings after cross country

With 1300 points available, the cross country competition was by far the largest contributor to the eventing scores. The dressage leaders did not fare well in the cross country portion, with Chamberlin finishing fifth in the segment with 192.5 penalties and Argo finishing eighth with 392.5 penalties. Thomson, sixth after dressage, vaulted to the lead with a nearly clean round--incurring 35 time penalties in the open country but earning 6 bonus time points in the steeplechase. De Mortanges and von Rosen, second and third in the round with 58.0 and 58.5 penalties, moved into second and third place overall. The gap between von Rosen and Chamberlin--now in fourth place--was over 100 points, a very difficult distance to close with only the jumping portion remaining; barring disaster for one of the three, the medalists had largely been decided at this point and were competing with each other for final placement. Barriguete did not start the cross country portion; four others did not finish it.

RankRiderHorseNationDressageCross CountryTotal
1 Earl Foster Thomson Jenny Camp  United States 300.000 1271.000 1571.000
2 Charles Pahud de Mortanges Marcroix  Netherlands 311.833 1242.000 1553.833
3 Clarence von Rosen Jr. Sunnyside Maid  Sweden 310.667 1241.500 1552.167
4 Harry Chamberlin Pleasant Smiles  United States 340.333 1107.500 1447.833
5 Ernst Hallberg Marokan  Sweden 290.333 1129.000 1419.333
6 Karel Schummelketel Duiveltje  Netherlands 267.500 1105.000 1372.500
7 Morishige Yamamoto Kingo  Japan 257.333 1092.500 1349.833
8 Edwin Argo Honolulu Tomboy  United States 333.000 907.500 1240.500
9 Aernout van Lennep Henk  Netherlands 277.500 797.500 1075.000
5 Arne Francke Fridolin  Sweden 303.333 Eliminated  
11 Tara Naro Sonshin  Japan 242.000 Eliminated  
12 Shunzo Kido Kyu Gun  Japan 212.833 Eliminated  
13 José Perez Allende El Torero  Mexico 171.167 Eliminated  
14 Armando Barriguete Monza  Mexico 119.167 Did not start  
 

Standings after dressage

Chamberlin won the first portion of the eventing competition, taking a lead slightly over 7 points against his countryman Argo.

RankRiderHorseNationDressage
1 Harry Chamberlin Pleasant Smiles  United States 340.333
2 Edwin Argo Honolulu Tomboy  United States 333.000
3 Charles Pahud de Mortanges Marcroix  Netherlands 311.833
4 Clarence von Rosen Jr. Sunnyside Maid  Sweden 310.667
5 Arne Francke Fridolin  Sweden 303.333
6 Earl Foster Thomson Jenny Camp  United States 300.000
7 Ernst Hallberg Marokan  Sweden 290.333
8 Aernout van Lennep Henk  Netherlands 277.500
9 Karel Schummelketel Duiveltje  Netherlands 267.500
10 Morishige Yamamoto Kingo  Japan 257.333
11 Tara Naro Sonshin  Japan 242.000
12 Shunzo Kido Kyu Gun  Japan 212.833
13 José Perez Allende El Torero  Mexico 171.167
14 Armando Barriguete Monza  Mexico 119.167

Final Standings

 
RankAthleteAgeTeamNOCHorseMedalPTS 
1 Charles Pahud de Mortanges 36 Netherlands NED Marcroix Gold 1,813.833  
2 Earl Thomson 31 United States USA Jenny Camp Silver 1,811.000  
3 Clarence von Rosen, Jr. 28 Sweden SWE Sunnyside Maid Bronze 1,809.416  
4 Harry Chamberlin 45 United States USA Pleasant Smiles   1,687.833  
5 Ernst Hallberg 38 Sweden SWE Marokan   1,679.333  
6 Karel Schummelketel 34 Netherlands NED Duiveltje   1,614.500  
7 Morishige Yamamoto 49 Japan JPN Kingo   1,609.583  
8 Eddie Argo 36 United States USA Honolulu Tomboy   1,539.250  
9 Aernout, Jonkheer van Lennep 34 Netherlands NED Henk   1,260.750  
AC Shunzo Kido 43 Japan JPN Kyu Gun     DNF
AC Arne Francke 28 Sweden SWE Fridolin     DNF
AC José Pérez   Mexico MEX El Torero     DNF
AC Taro Nara 36 Japan JPN Sonshin     DNF
AC Armando Barriguete   Mexico MEX Monza     DNF

Men's Three-Day Event, Team

Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California; Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
Date Started: August 10, 1932
Date Finished: August 13, 1932
Format: Three rider teams, all three scores to count. Team/individual competitions held concurrently.

Competitors 12from 4 nations

Summary

Five nations had entered the 3-day event, with Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States having the full complement of three riders, while Mexico had two entrants. The competition was held by “passive scoring,” with the team scores made up of the scores of the riders in the individual 3-day event. Only the Netherlands and the United States had three riders finish the individual event, with the United States comfortably winning the gold medal over the Netherlands. The US team won all three phases of the competition, with Japan and Sweden eliminated in the steeplechase and cross-country phase on the second day.

The team eventing in equestrian at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles was held at the Riviera Country Club (dressage), a specially built course in Westchester (cross-country), and the Olympic Stadium (jumping) from 10 to 13 August. NOCs were limited to three horse and rider pairs.

Of the four teams that entered the competition, two had all three members finish. No bronze medal was awarded.

Competition format

The team and individual eventing competitions used the same scores. Eventing consisted of a dressage test, a cross-country test, and a jumping test. The total individual maximum score was 2000 points, with 400 available in dressage, 1300 in cross-country, and 300 in jumping. In the dressage portion, three juries gave scores out of 400; the average of the three was the score for the segment. In the cross-country section, penalties were issued for faults and for going over the time limit (with small bonuses available for finishing early); the total penalties minus bonuses were subtracted from 1300 to give the score for the round. Penalties were also given for faults and slow performances in jumping, with the total penalties subtracted from 300 for that round. The three segment scores were summed to give a final score.

The scores of the three team members were added to give a team score. All three members of the team had to finish the competition to receive a team score.

Schedule

DateRound
Wednesday, 10 August 1932
Thursday, 11 August 1932
Dressage
Friday, 12 August 1932 Cross-country
Saturday, 13 August 1932 Jumping

Final standings

Final results below, determined by combining the three overall scores for each team.

Team rankNationIndividual resultsTotal team
score
RiderHorseDressage
score
Cross country
score
Jumping
score
Total score
1st, gold medalist(s)  United States Earl Foster Thomson Jenny Camp 300.000 1271.000 240.000 1811.000 5038.083
Harry Chamberlin Pleasant Smiles 340.333 1107.500 240.000 1687.833
Edwin Argo Honolulu Tomboy 333.000 907.500 299.250 1539.250[5]
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands Charles Pahud de Mortanges Marcroix 311.833 1242.000 260.000 1813.833 4689.083
Karel Schummelketel Duiveltje 267.500 1105.000 242.000 1614.500
Aernout van Lennep Henk 277.500 797.500 185.750 1260.750

Standings after cross-country

Team rankNationIndividual resultsTotal team
score
RiderHorseDressage
score
Cross country
score
Total score
1  United States Earl Foster Thomson Jenny Camp 300.000 1271.000 1571.000 3661.666
Harry Chamberlin Pleasant Smiles 340.333 1107.500 1447.833
Edwin Argo Honolulu Tomboy 333.000 907.500 1240.500
2  Netherlands Charles Pahud de Mortanges Marcroix 311.833 1242.000 1553.833 4001.383
Karel Schummelketel Duiveltje 267.500 1105.000 1372.500
Aernout van Lennep Henk 277.500 797.500 1075.00
 Sweden Clarence von Rosen Jr. Sunnyside Maid 310.667 1241.500 1552.167 Eliminated
Ernst Hallberg Marokan 290.333 1129.000 1419.333
Arne Francke Fridolin 303.333 Eliminated
 Japan Morishige Yamamoto Kingo 257.333 1092.500 1349.833 Eliminated
Tara Naro Sonshin 242.000 Eliminated
Shunzo Kido Kyu Gun 212.833 Eliminated

Standings after dressage

Team rankNationIndividual resultsTeam penalties
RiderHorseScore
1  United States Harry Chamberlin Pleasant Smiles 340.333 973.333
Edwin Argo Honolulu Tomboy 333.000
Earl Foster Thomson Jenny Camp 300.000
2  Sweden Clarence von Rosen Jr. Sunnyside Maid 310.667 904.333
Arne Francke Fridolin 303.333
Ernst Hallberg Marokan 290.333
3  Netherlands Charles Pahud de Mortanges Marcroix 311.833 856.833
Aernout van Lennep Henk 277.500
Karel Schummelketel Duiveltje 267.500
4  Japan Morishige Yamamoto Kingo 257.333 712.166
Tara Naro Sonshin 242.000
Shunzo Kido Kyu Gun 212.833
 
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