Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Mail coach
| Equestrian mail coach at the Games of the II Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Baron Étienne van Zuylen van Nyevelt at the equestrian mail coach competition | ||||||||||
| Venue | 7th arrondissement of Paris | |||||||||
| Date | 2 June | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 6 nations | |||||||||
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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 "mail coach" or "four-in-hand" was an equestrian event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. There were 31 entrants listed for the event; all 29 of them are known by name (two entered twice each). Beyond the top four competitors, it is unknown how many of the 31 entrants actually competed.[1] The event was won by Georges Nagelmackers (one of the competitors who entered twice) of Belgium. Silver went to Léon Thome and bronze to Jean de Neuflize, both of France.
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". These additional events include the mail coach event.[2][3] (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 mail coach 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 mail coach event.[4]
Competition format[]
The contestants drove mail coaches drawn by four horses each.
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Saturday, 2 June 1900 | 14:00 | Final |
Results[]
Very little is known about the results of the event.
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Mixed Four-In-Hand Competition". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Four-In-Hand Competition, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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.
- Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics