Olympedia – Individual, Men

Individual, Men

Date	11 September 1920 — 15:00
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen
Participants	17 from 3 countries
Format	I - Jump on the horse from a standing position, then after that, jump from the horse back to the ground. Then jump back on the horse over the left side and after that, over the right side. II - Running: A - Jump on the horse from the back. B - Land on the horse in a standing position. C - Jump over the horse without support from left to right. D - Jump over the horse without support from right to left. E - Jump over two horses without support, from left to right. F - Jump over two horses without support, from right to left. III - With Jumping Board:~ A - Jump from right to left over the horse with a salto. B - Jump with a salto over two, three, four and more horses. IV - Riding with a Walking Horse.

Date

11 September 1920 — 15:00

Status

Olympic

Location

Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen

Participants

17 from 3 countries

Format

I - Jump on the horse from a standing position, then after that, jump from the horse back to the ground. Then jump back on the horse over the left side and after that, over the right side. II - Running: A - Jump on the horse from the back. B - Land on the horse in a standing position. C - Jump over the horse without support from left to right. D - Jump over the horse without support from right to left. E - Jump over two horses without support, from left to right. F - Jump over two horses without support, from right to left. III - With Jumping Board:~ A - Jump from right to left over the horse with a salto. B - Jump with a salto over two, three, four and more horses. IV - Riding with a Walking Horse.

An event loosely called figure riding or vaulting (l’epreuve de voltige = the acrobatic event) was held for the only time in Olympic history. It was contested by Army officers from Sweden, Belgium, and France and consisted of a strange combination of figure riding, along with acrobatic jumping on and off the horses. An individual and team event was held. It was also termed “vaulting” in the English translation of the General Programme for 1920, although acrobatic riding is probably the best English translation. Switzerland also entered and wanted to compete but were stopped at the last minute by the Swiss government, who were concerned about rumors of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Belgium.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Points
1	Daniël Bouckaert	BEL	30.500	Gold
2	Field	FRA	29.500	Silver
3	Louis Finet	BEL	29.000	Bronze
4	Maurice Van Ranst	BEL	28.000
5	Van Schauwenbroeck	BEL	27.250
6	Albert Van Cauwenburg	BEL	26.666
7	Salins	FRA	26.333
8	Victor Claes	BEL	26.163
9	Cauchy	FRA	25.250
10	Cabanac	FRA	24.333
11	Alfred Badu	FRA	23.000
12	Formal	FRA	22.833
13	Carl Green	SWE	20.500
14	Anders Mårtensson	SWE	20.250
15	Oskar Nilsson	SWE	18.666
16	Oscar Nilsson	SWE	14.916
DNF	Herman Kristoffersson	SWE	–

Pos

Competitor

NOC

Points

Daniël Bouckaert

BEL