Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Team dressage

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]

Team dressage
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueAldershot
Date9 August
Competitors15 (5 teams) from 5 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) André Jousseaume
Jean Saint-Fort Paillard
Maurice Buret
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Robert Borg
Earl Foster Thomson
Frank Henry
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fernando Paes
Francisco Valadas
Luís Mena e Silva
 Portugal
← 1936
1952 →

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 The incident led to the FEI modernizing its entry conditions, which were perceived as outdated.[2]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

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The 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

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Rank Name Horse Individual Score Team Score
    France (FRA)
André Jousseaume
Jean Saint-Fort Paillard
Maurice Buret

Harpagon
Sous les Ceps
Saint Ouen

480.0
439.5
349.5

1269
    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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.