Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Hacks and hunter combined
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 Images of the hacks and hunter combined competition | ||||||||||
| Venue | 7th arrondissement of Paris | |||||||||
| Date | 31 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 51 from at least 6 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics | |
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| Jumping | |
| High jump | |
| Long jump | |
| Hacks and hunter combined | |
| Mail coach | |
The "hacks and hunter combined", also known as the "chevaux de selle", was an equestrian event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. It is unknown how many riders competed. The top four placers are known, as are 14 more riders who also competed, including two women (Elvira Guerra and a French woman with the surname Moulin). As an upper limit, 50 men and 1 woman are listed as entrants in the Official Report, but it is almost certain that not all actually competed.
Sources prior to 1996 often did not list this event as Olympic. The IOC website currently has affirmed a total of 95 medal events, after accepting, as it appears, the recommendation of Olympic historian Bill Mallon regarding events that should be considered "Olympic".[1][2] These additional events include the hacks and hunter combined event. (Mallon and de Wael had included this event in their Olympic lists.) As with 24 official medal events from other sports, the IOC does not list the winners of the hacks and hunter combined event in its results database.
Background[]
No equestrian events were held at the first modern Olympics in 1896. Five events, including this one, were featured in 1900. Only the show jumping competition would ever be held again after that; this was the only appearance of the hacks and hunter combined.[3]
Competition format[]
The contest consisted of performing both on the flat at various gaits as well as executing two low jumps. Competitors were scored for the quality of the execution of the routine.[4][3]
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Thursday, 31 May 1900 | Final |
Results[]
| Rank | Rider | Nation | Horse |
|---|---|---|---|
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Louis Napoléon Murat |  France |
The General |
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Victor Archenoul | France |
Retournelle |
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Robert de Montesquiou | France |
Grey Leg |
| 4 | Marcel Haëntjens | France |
Mavourneen |
| 5–51 | Maurice Jéhin | France |
Biscuit |
| René Alfred Robert de Quincey | France |
Cy Beau | |
| Roy | France |
Reine de Sabat | |
| Louis de Champsavin | France |
Terpsichore | |
| Elvira Guerra |  Italy |
Libertin | |
| Harold Dillon |  Great Britain |
Duke d'Aoste | |
| Georges de Lagarenne | France |
Louqsor | |
| Hermann Mandl |  Austria |
Unknown | |
| France |
Unknown | ||
| Mathieu Marie de Lesseps | France |
Unknown | |
| Élie de Polyakov |  Russian Empire |
Unknown | |
| France |
Unknown | ||
| Georges Van Der Poele |  Belgium |
Unknown | |
| France |
Unknown | ||
| Up to 33 more competitors | |||
References[]
- ^ "Paris 1900". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4064-1.
- ^ a b "Hacks And Hunter Combined, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Mixed Hacks And Hunter Combined". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
Sources[]
- International Olympic Committee medal winners database
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Equestrian 1900". Accessed 19 January 2006. Available electronically at [1].
- Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.
- The Schoolmistress: Elvira Guerra-The forgotten female Olympic equestrian.
- Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics