Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Team eventing

The team eventing in equestrian at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki was held from 30 July to 2 August.[1] Only 33 of the 57 starters were able to finish the competition, with 19 being disqualified in the cross-country, 3 more retiring during that phase, and 2 being disqualified in the jumping. This left only 6 of the 19 teams with all three riders finishing.[2]

Team eventing
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Team Sweden
VenueLaakso
Ruskeasuo Equestrian Hall
Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Date30 July – 2 August
Competitors57 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr.
Olof Stahre
Folke Frölén
 Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wilhelm Büsing
Klaus Wagner
Otto Rothe
 Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Charles Hough Jr.
Walter Staley
John Wofford
 United States
← 1948
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Competition format

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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 nation; a team that did not have all three riders finish did not place.

  • Dressage: The eventing competition featured a 12-minute dressage test. The maximum score was 400. Points could be lost for performance as well as time (0.5 points per second over the time limit). Competitors losing more than 200 points were disqualified.
  • Cross-country: The cross-country test had five phases.
    • Phase A: 7 km roads. Time allowed was 29 minutes, 10 seconds (240 m/min). Time penalties were 5 points per each 5 seconds or fraction thereof over the time limit.
    • Phase B: 4 km steeplechase. Time allowed was 6 minutes, 40 seconds (600 m/min). Time penalties were 10 points per each 5 seconds or fraction thereof over the time limit. Time bonuses were 3 points per each 5 seconds or fraction thereof under the time limit (maximum 36 points gained). Obstacle faults were 20, 40, 60, or 80 points, or disqualification.
    • Phase C: 15 km roads. Time allowed was 62 minutes, 30 seconds (240 m/min). Time penalties were 5 points per each 5 seconds or fraction thereof over the time limit.
    • Phase D: 8 km cross-country. Time allowed was 17 minutes, 46 seconds (450 m/min). Time penalties were 10 points per each 5 seconds or fraction thereof over the time limit. Time bonuses were 3 points per each 5 seconds or fraction thereof under the time limit (maximum 72 points gained). Obstacle faults were 20, 40, 60, or 80 points, or disqualification. There were 34 obstacles.
    • Phase E: 2 km flat. Time allowed was 6 minutes (333 m/min). Time penalties were 5 points per each 5 seconds or fraction thereof over the time limit.
  • Jumping: The jumping test had 12 obstacles and was set to a speed of 400 m/min. Time penalties were 0.25 points per second or fraction of a second over the time limit. Fault penalties were 10, 20, or points, or disqualification.

Results

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Standings after dressage

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Team rank Nation Individual results Team penalties
Rider Horse Penalties
1   Italy Lucio Manzin Golden Mount -108.80 -337.93
Salvatore Oppes Champagne -110.33
Piero D'Inzeo Pagoro -118.80
2   Sweden Olof Stahre Komet -108.66 -350.19
Folke Frölén Fair -118.20
Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr. Jubal -123.33
3   Finland Mauno Roiha Laaos -84.00 -370.50
Veikko Vartiainen Sabina -126.00
Ilmari Haimi Keija -160.50
4   France Guy Lefrant Verdun -119.50 -377.50
André de la Simone Baccus -124.50
Charles-Philbert de Couët de Lorry Moskito III -133.50
5   Denmark Aage Rubæk-Nielsen Sahara -119.00 -382.86
Otto Mønsted Acthon Sirdar -121.66
Hans Christian Andersen Tom -142.20
6   Germany Wilhelm Büsing Hubertus -103.50 -399.49
Klaus Wagner Dachs -109.66
Otto Rothe Trux von Kamax -186.33
7   Argentina Carlos Villanueva San Luis -124.66 -406.12
Pedro Mercado Mandinga -130.80
Jorge Canaves Yatay -150.66
8   Switzerland Hans Schwarzenbach Vae Victis -121.66 -408.99
Werner Kilcher Voilette -126.33
Jörg Ziegler Vanna -161.00
9   Great Britain Bertie Hill Stella -126.33 -409.46
Laurence Rook Starlight XV -137.33
Reg Hindley Speculation -145.80
9   Netherlands Max van Loon Nerantsoula -127.33 -409.46
Ernest van Loon Ampėre -128.80
Wiel Hendrickx Patrick -153.33
11   Soviet Union Yury Andreyev Logovoj -135.00 -413.50
Valerian Kuybyshev Perekop -139.00
Boris Lilov Zagib -139.50
12   United States Charles Hough Jr. Cassivellannus -111.66 -431.16
John Wofford Benny Grimes -146.00
Walter Staley Craigwood Park -173.50
13   Chile Hernán Vigil Naftol -132.80 -445.26
Mario Leuenberg Micho -148.66
Rolando Mosqueira Trelaros -163.80
14   Ireland Mark Darley Emily Little -152.66 -498.52
Ian Hume-Dudgeon Hope -162.20
Harry Freeman-Jackson Cuchulain -183.66
15   Romania Nicolae Mihalcea Ghibelin -145.20 -498.86
Mihai Timu Cornet -171.66
Petre Andreanu Ciurlan -182.00
16   Portugal Fernando Cavaleiro Caudel -159.00 -506.00
António de Almeida Florentina -173.20
Joaquim Silva Faial -173.80
17   Bulgaria Rashko Fratev Stalingrade -156.20 -507.50
Krastyo Gochev Stratsine -172.80
Stoyan Rogachev Lérine -178.50
18   Canada Larry McGuinness Tara -171.33 -523.83
Henry Stewart Treviranus Rustum -172.00
Thomas Gayford Constellation -180.50
19   Spain Joaquín Nogueras Blason -151.33 -527.66
Beltrán de Albuquerque Huron -186.00
Fernando López Amado Mio -190.33

Standings after cross-country

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Team rank Nation Individual results Team penalties
Rider Horse Dressage Cross-country Total
1   Sweden Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr. Jubal -123.33 105 -18.33 -160.19
Olof Stahre Komet -108.66 81 -27.66
Folke Frölén Fair -118.20 4 -114.20
2   Germany Wilhelm Büsing Hubertus -103.50 48 -55.50 -225.49
Klaus Wagner Dachs -109.66 54 -55.66
Otto Rothe Trux von Kamax -186.33 72 -114.33
3   United States Charles Hough Jr. Cassivellannus -111.66 51 -60.66 -547.16
Walter Staley Craigwood Park -173.50 25 -148.50
John Wofford Benny Grimes -146.00 -192 -338.00
4   Portugal Fernando Cavaleiro Caudel -159.00 -14 -173.00 -608.00
António de Almeida Florentina -173.20 -43 -216.20
Joaquim Silva Faial -173.80 -45 -218.80
5   Denmark Hans Christian Andersen Tom -142.20 -40 -182.20 -748.86
Otto Mønsted Acthon Sirdar -121.66 -126 -247.66
Aage Rubæk-Nielsen Sahara -119.00 -200 -319.00
6   Ireland Harry Freeman-Jackson Cuchulain -183.66 -55 -238.66 -893.52
Ian Hume-Dudgeon Hope -162.20 -87 -249.20
Mark Darley Emily Little -152.66 -253 -405.66
  Great Britain Bertie Hill Stella -126.33 69 -57.33 Eliminated
Reg Hindley Speculation -145.80 34 -111.80
Laurence Rook Starlight XV -137.33 Disqualified
  France Guy Lefrant Verdun -119.50 75 -44.50 Eliminated
André de la Simone Baccus -124.50 -69 -193.50
Charles-Philbert de Couët de Lorry Moskito III -133.50 Disqualified
  Switzerland Jörg Ziegler Vanna -161.00 34 -127.00 Eliminated
Hans Schwarzenbach Vae Victis -121.66 -24 -145.66
Werner Kilcher Voilette -126.33 Disqualified
  Canada Henry Stewart Treviranus Rustum -172.00 -27 -199.00 Eliminated
Larry McGuinness Tara -171.33 -154 -325.33
Thomas Gayford Constellation -180.50 Disqualified
  Spain Beltrán de Albuquerque Huron -186.00 78 -108.00 Eliminated
Fernando López Amado Mio -190.33 -268 -458.33
Joaquín Nogueras Blason -151.33 Did not finish
  Chile Mario Leuenberg Micho -148.66 37 -111.66 Eliminated
Rolando Mosqueira Trelaros -163.80 -305 -468.80
Hernán Vigil Naftol -132.80 Did not finish
  Argentina Pedro Mercado Mandinga -130.80 78 -52.80 Eliminated
Carlos Villanueva San Luis -124.66 Did not finish
Jorge Canaves Yatay -150.66 Disqualified
  Soviet Union Valerian Kuybyshev Perekop -139.00 75 -64.00 Eliminated
Yury Andreyev Logovoj -135.00 Disqualified
Boris Lilov Zagib -139.50 Disqualified
  Italy Piero D'Inzeo Pagoro -118.80 52 -66.80 Eliminated
Lucio Manzin Golden Mount -108.80 Disqualified
Salvatore Oppes Champagne -110.33 Disqualified
  Romania Mihai Timu Cornet -171.66 -189 -360.66 Eliminated
Nicolae Mihalcea Ghibelin -145.20 Disqualified
Petre Andreanu Ciurlan -182.00 Disqualified
  Finland Ilmari Haimi Keija -160.50 -207 -367.50 Eliminated
Mauno Roiha Laaos -84.00 Disqualified
Veikko Vartiainen Sabina -126.00 Disqualified
  Netherlands Max van Loon Nerantsoula -127.33 Disqualified Eliminated
Ernest van Loon Ampėre -128.80 Disqualified
Wiel Hendrickx Patrick -153.33 Disqualified
  Bulgaria Rashko Fratev Stalingrade -156.20 Disqualified Eliminated
Krastyo Gochev Stratsine -172.80 Disqualified
Stoyan Rogachev Lérine -178.50 Disqualified

Final standings after jumping

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Team Germany
Team rank Nation Individual results Team penalties
Rider Horse Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
    Sweden Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr. Jubal -123.33 105 -10 -28.33 -221.94
Olof Stahre Komet -108.66 81 -41.75 -69.41
Folke Frölén Fair -118.20 4 -10 -124.20
    Germany Wilhelm Büsing Hubertus -103.50 48 0 -55.50 -235.49
Klaus Wagner Dachs -109.66 54 -10 -65.66
Otto Rothe Trux von Kamax -186.33 72 0 -114.33
    United States Charles Hough Jr. Cassivellannus -111.66 51 -10 -70.66 -587.16
Walter Staley Craigwood Park -173.50 25 -20 -168.50
John Wofford Benny Grimes -146.00 -192 -10 -348.00
4   Portugal Fernando Cavaleiro Caudel -159.00 -14 -10 -183.00 -618.00
António de Almeida Florentina -173.20 -43 0 -216.20
Joaquim Silva Faial -173.80 -45 0 -218.80
5   Denmark Hans Christian Andersen Tom -142.20 -40 -40 -222.20 -828.86
Otto Mønsted Acthon Sirdar -121.66 -126 -20 -267.66
Aage Rubæk-Nielsen Sahara -119.00 -200 -20 -339.00
6   Ireland Harry Freeman-Jackson Cuchulain -183.66 -55 -30 -268.66 -953.52
Ian Hume-Dudgeon Hope -162.20 -87 -20 -269.20
Mark Darley Emily Little -152.66 -253 -10 -415.66
  Great Britain Bertie Hill Stella -126.33 69 -10 -67.33 Eliminated
Reg Hindley Speculation -145.80 34 -10 -121.80
Laurence Rook Starlight XV -137.33 Disqualified
  France Guy Lefrant Verdun -119.50 75 -10 -54.50 Eliminated
André de la Simone Baccus -124.50 -69 0 -193.50
Charles-Philbert de Couët de Lorry Moskito III -133.50 Disqualified
  Switzerland Jörg Ziegler Vanna -161.00 34 -20 -147.00 Eliminated
Hans Schwarzenbach Vae Victis -121.66 -24 -10 -155.66
Werner Kilcher Voilette -126.33 Disqualified
  Canada Henry Stewart Treviranus Rustum -172.00 -27 0 -199.00 Eliminated
Larry McGuinness Tara -171.33 -154 0 -325.33
Thomas Gayford Constellation -180.50 Disqualified
  Spain Beltrán de Albuquerque Huron -186.00 78 -10 -118.00 Eliminated
Fernando López Amado Mio -190.33 -268 -20 -468.33
Joaquín Nogueras Blason -151.33 Did not finish
  Argentina Pedro Mercado Mandinga -130.80 78 -10 -62.80 Eliminated
Carlos Villanueva San Luis -124.66 Did not finish
Jorge Canaves Yatay -150.66 Disqualified
  Italy Piero D'Inzeo Pagoro -118.80 52 0 -66.80 Eliminated
Lucio Manzin Golden Mount -108.80 Disqualified
Salvatore Oppes Champagne -110.33 Disqualified
  Soviet Union Valerian Kuybyshev Perekop -139.00 75 -20 -84.00 Eliminated
Yury Andreyev Logovoj -135.00 Disqualified
Boris Lilov Zagib -139.50 Disqualified
  Chile Mario Leuenberg Micho -148.66 37 -12.50 -124.16 Eliminated
Rolando Mosqueira Trelaros -163.80 -305 Disqualified
Hernán Vigil Naftol -132.80 Did not finish
  Finland Ilmari Haimi Keija -160.50 -207 -40 -407.50 Eliminated
Mauno Roiha Laaos -84.00 Disqualified
Veikko Vartiainen Sabina -126.00 Disqualified
  Romania Mihai Timu Cornet -171.66 -189 Disqualified Eliminated
Nicolae Mihalcea Ghibelin -145.20 Disqualified
Petre Andreanu Ciurlan -182.00 Disqualified
  Netherlands Max van Loon Nerantsoula -127.33 Disqualified Eliminated
Ernest van Loon Ampėre -128.80 Disqualified
Wiel Hendrickx Patrick -153.33 Disqualified
  Bulgaria Rashko Fratev Stalingrade -156.20 Disqualified Eliminated
Krastyo Gochev Stratsine -172.80 Disqualified
Stoyan Rogachev Lérine -178.50 Disqualified

References

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  1. ^ Official Report, p. 522.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Three-Day Event, Team". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

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