Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Team eventing explained

Event:Team eventing
Games:1948 Summer
Venue:Aldershot (Dressage, Jumping)
Tweseldown Racecourse (Cross-country)
Date:10–13 August
Competitors:42
Nations:14
Gold:Charles Anderson
Frank Henry
Earl Foster Thomson
Goldnoc:USA
Silver:Robert Selfelt
Olof Stahre
Sigurd Svensson
Silvernoc:SWE
Bronze:Raúl Campero
Humberto Mariles
Joaquín Solano
Bronzenoc:MEX
Prev:1936
Next:1952

The team eventing in equestrian at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held in the town of Aldershot and at the Tweseldown Racecourse from 10 to 13 August.[1] The American team of Charles Anderson, Frank Henry and Earl Foster Thomson won the gold medal. Sweden won the silver medal and Mexico took bronze.

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. Team eventing final scores were the sum of the three individual scores for riders from the same NOC.

Results

Standings after dressage

NationIndividual resultsTeam penaltiesTeam rank
RiderHorsePenalties
Tony BühlerAmour Amouralign=center-80.00align=center rowspan="3"-282.00align=center rowspan="3"1
Alfred BlaserMahmudalign=center-93.00
Pierre MusyFranzösinalign=center-109.00
André JosseaumeGigoloalign=center-78.00align=center rowspan="3"-295.00align=center rowspan="3"2
Bernard ChevallierAiglonnealign=center-104.00
René EmanuelliTourtourellealign=center-113.00
Earl Foster ThomsonReno Rhythmalign=center-105.00align=center rowspan="3"-333.00align=center rowspan="3"3
Charles AndersonReno Palisadealign=center-111.00
Frank HenrySwing Lowalign=center-117.00
Niels MikkelsenSt. Hansalign=center-108.00align=center rowspan="3"-335.00align=center rowspan="3"4
Erik CarlsenEsjaalign=center-113.00
Kai Aage KrarupRolloalign=center-114.00
José Manuel SagastaMandingaalign=center-110.00align=center rowspan="3"-355.00align=center rowspan="3"5
Francisco CarrereRosarinoalign=center-121.00
Julio César SagastaCherenda Cuealign=center-124.00
Sigurd SvenssonDustalign=center-103.00align=center rowspan="3"-355.00align=center rowspan="3"5
Robert SelfeltClaquealign=center-109.00
Olof StahreKometalign=center-143.00
Fabio MangilliGuerriero de Capestranoalign=center-85.00align=center rowspan="3"-358.00align=center rowspan="3"7
Raimondo D'InzeoRegatealign=center-129.00
Eugenio MontessoroTic Tacalign=center-144.00
Lyndon BoltonSylvestealign=center-109.00align=center rowspan="3"-392.00align=center rowspan="3"8
Douglas StewartDark Sealalign=center-116.00
Peter BorwickLibertyalign=center-167.00
Raúl CamperoTarahumaraalign=center-128.00align=center rowspan="3"-411.00align=center rowspan="3"9
Humberto MarilesParralalign=center-134.00
Joaquín SolanoMalinchealign=center-149.00
Mauno RoihaRoaalign=center-125.00align=center rowspan="3"-428.00align=center rowspan="3"10
Adolf EhrnroothLiliaalign=center-141.00
Arvo HaanpääUpeaalign=center-162.00
Fernando CavaleiroSatarialign=center-135.00align=center rowspan="3"-441.00align=center rowspan="3"11
António SerôdioAbstratoalign=center-137.00
Fernando PaesZuarialign=center-169.00
Joaquín NoguerasEpsomalign=center-128.00align=center rowspan="3"-444.00align=center rowspan="3"12
Fernando GazapoVivianalign=center-153.00
Santiago MartínezFogosoalign=center-163.00
Aëcio CoelhoGuapoalign=center-114.00align=center rowspan="3"-483.00align=center rowspan="3"13
Renyldo FerreiraIndioalign=center-184.00
Anísio da RochaCariocaalign=center-185.00
Eyüp YiğittürkOzbekalign=center-122.00align=center rowspan="3"-491.00align=center rowspan="3"14
Ziya AzakRuzgaralign=center-172.00
Salih KoçCesuralign=center-197.00

Standings after cross-country

NationIndividual resultsTotal team penaltiesTeam rank
RiderHorseCross-country
Penalties		Cross-country
Points gained		Total Penalties
Niels MikkelsenSt. Hans0.0078.00align=center-30.00align=center rowspan="3"-125.00align=center rowspan="3"1
Erik CarlsenEsja0.0069.00align=center-44.00
Kai Aage KrarupRollo0.0063.00align=center-51.00
Earl Foster ThomsonReno Rhythmalign=center-60.0072.00align=center-93.00align=center rowspan="3"-129.00align=center rowspan="3"2
Charles AndersonReno Palisade0.0096.00align=center-15.00
Frank HenrySwing Low0.0096.00align=center-21.00
Sigurd SvenssonDust0.0033.00align=center-70.00align=center rowspan="3"-145.00align=center rowspan="3"3
Robert SelfeltClaque0.0084.00align=center-25.00
Olof StahreKomet0.0093.00align=center-50.00
José Manuel SagastaMandinga0.0072.00align=center-38.00align=center rowspan="3"-181.00align=center rowspan="3"4
Francisco CarrereRosarino0.0066.00align=center-55.00
Julio César SagastaCherenda Cue0.0036.00align=center-88.00
Raúl CamperoTarahumara0.0039.00align=center-89.00align=center rowspan="3"-261.00align=center rowspan="3"5
Humberto MarilesParral0.0075.00align=center-59.00
Joaquín SolanoMalinche0.0036.00align=center-113.00
Fernando CavaleiroSatari0.0090.00align=center-45.00align=center rowspan="3"-261.00align=center rowspan="3"5
António SerôdioAbstrato0.0087.00align=center-50.00
Fernando PaesZuarialign=center-30.0033.00align=center-166.00
Fabio MangilliGuerriero de Capestranoalign=center-20.0072.00align=center-33.00align=center rowspan="3"-321.00align=center rowspan="3"7
Raimondo D'InzeoRegatealign=center-70.006.00align=center-193.00
Eugenio MontessoroTic Tacalign=center-20.0069.00align=center-95.00
Joaquín NoguerasEpsom0.0078.00align=center-41.00align=center rowspan="3"-331.00align=center rowspan="3"8
Fernando GazapoVivianalign=center-20.0075.00align=center-98.00
Santiago MartínezFogosoalign=center-50.0021.00align=center-192.00
Mauno RoihaRoaalign=center-80.0027.00align=center-178.00align=center rowspan="3"-369.00align=center rowspan="3"9
Adolf EhrnroothLiliaalign=center-20.0051.00align=center-110.00
Arvo HaanpääUpea0.0081.00align=center-81.00
Tony BühlerAmour Amouralign=center-60.0045.00align=center-95.00align=center rowspan="3"-374.00align=center rowspan="3"10
Alfred BlaserMahmud0.0054.00align=center-39.00
Pierre MusyFranzösinalign=center-140.009.00align=center-240.00
Aëcio CoelhoGuapo0.0072.00align=center-42.00align=center rowspan="3"-481.00align=center rowspan="3"11
Renyldo FerreiraIndioalign=center-80.0054.00align=center-210.00
Anísio da RochaCariocaalign=center-80.0036.00align=center-229.00
André JosseaumeGigoloalign=center-260.0027.00align=center-311.00align=center rowspan="3"-609.00align=center rowspan="3"12
Bernard ChevallierAiglonne0.00108.004.00
René EmanuelliTourtourellealign=center-240.0051.00align=center-302.00
Eyüp YiğittürkOzbekalign=center colspan=3 bgcolor="wheat"Disqualifiedalign=center rowspan="3" bgcolor="wheat" colspan=2Eliminated
Ziya AzakRuzgaralign=center colspan=3 bgcolor="wheat"Withdrew
Salih KoçCesur0.0045.00align=center-152.00
Lyndon BoltonSylvestealign=center-120.0048.00align=center-181.00align=center rowspan="3" bgcolor="wheat" colspan=2Eliminated
Douglas StewartDark Sealalign=center colspan="3" bgcolor="wheat"Withdrew
Peter BorwickLiberty0.0087.00align=center-80.00

Final standings after jumping

NationIndividual resultsTotal team penaltiesTeam rank
RiderHorseJumping
Penalties		Total Penalties
Earl Foster ThomsonReno Rhythmalign=center-21.00align=center-114.00align=center rowspan="3"-161.50align=center rowspan="3"
Charles AndersonReno Palisadealign=center-11.50align=center-26.50
Frank HenrySwing Low0.00align=center-21.00
Sigurd SvenssonDust0.00align=center-70.00align=center rowspan="3"-165.00align=center rowspan="3"
Robert SelfeltClaque0.00align=center-25.00
Olof StahreKometalign=center-20.00align=center-70.00
Raúl CamperoTarahumaraalign=center-31.50align=center-120.50align=center rowspan="3"-305.25align=center rowspan="3"
Humberto MarilesParralalign=center-2.75align=center-61.75
Joaquín SolanoMalinchealign=center-10.00align=center-123.00
Tony BühlerAmour Amour0.00align=center-95.00align=center rowspan="3"-404.50align=center rowspan="3"4
Alfred BlaserMahmudalign=center-20.25align=center-59.25
Pierre MusyFranzösinalign=center-10.25align=center-250.25
Joaquín NoguerasEpsom0.00align=center-41.00align=center rowspan="3"-422.50align=center rowspan="3"5
Fernando GazapoVivianalign=center-81.25align=center-179.25
Santiago MartínezFogosoalign=center-10.25align=center-202.25
Niels MikkelsenSt. Hansalign=center bgcolor="wheat" colspan=2Eliminatedalign=center rowspan="3" bgcolor="wheat" colspan=2Eliminated
Erik CarlsenEsja0.00align=center-44.00
Kai Aage KrarupRolloalign=center-14.00align=center-65.00
José Manuel SagastaMandingaalign=center bgcolor="wheat" colspan=2Eliminatedalign=center rowspan="3" bgcolor="wheat" colspan=2Eliminated
Francisco CarrereRosarinoalign=center-4.00align=center-59.00
Julio César SagastaCherenda Cuealign=center-4.50align=center-92.50
Fernando CavaleiroSatarialign=center-10.00align=center-55.00align=center rowspan="3" bgcolor="wheat" colspan=2Eliminated
António SerôdioAbstratoalign=center bgcolor="wheat" colspan=2Eliminated
Fernando PaesZuarialign=center-1.50align=center-167.50
Lyndon BoltonSylvestealign=center-1.00align=center-182.00align=center rowspan="3" bgcolor="wheat" colspan=2Eliminated
Douglas StewartDark Sealalign=center colspan="2" bgcolor="wheat"Withdrew
Peter BorwickLibertyalign=center-0.25align=center-80.25
Fabio MangilliGuerriero de Capestranoalign=center-22.00align=center-55.00align=center rowspan="3" bgcolor="wheat" colspan=2Eliminated
Raimondo D'InzeoRegatealign=center-30.00align=center-223.00
Eugenio MontessoroTic Tacalign=center colspan="2" bgcolor="wheat"Withdrew
André JosseaumeGigoloalign=center colspan="2" bgcolor="wheat"Withdrewalign=center rowspan="3" bgcolor="wheat" colspan=2Eliminated
Bernard ChevallierAiglonne0.004.00
René EmanuelliTourtourellealign=center-1.25align=center-303.25
Aëcio CoelhoGuapoalign=center-10.00align=center-52.00align=center rowspan="3" bgcolor="wheat" colspan=2Eliminated
Renyldo FerreiraIndioalign=center-40.00align=center-250.00
Anísio da RochaCariocaalign=center colspan="2" bgcolor="wheat"Eliminated
Mauno RoihaRoaalign=center-24.00align=center-202.00align=center rowspan="3" bgcolor="wheat" colspan=2Eliminated
Adolf EhrnroothLilia0.00align=center-110.00
Arvo HaanpääUpeaalign=center colspan="2" bgcolor="wheat"Eliminated
Eyüp YiğittürkOzbekalign=center colspan=2 bgcolor="wheat"Disqualifiedalign=center rowspan="3" bgcolor="wheat" colspan=2Eliminated
Ziya AzakRuzgaralign=center colspan=2 bgcolor="wheat"Withdrew
Salih KoçCesuralign=center colspan=2 bgcolor="wheat"Eliminated

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Equestrianism at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Three-Day Event, Team . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418012737/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/EQU/mens-three-day-event-team.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 18 April 2020.

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