Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage

Individual dressage at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Venue	Aldershot
Date	9–10 August
Competitors	19 from 9 nations
Medalists
Hans Moser  Switzerland André Jousseaume  France Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr.  Sweden

The individual dressage in equestrian at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held in Aldershot from 9 to 10 August. Swiss rider Hans Moser won the gold medal. The silver was won by André Jousseaume of France and the bronze by Swedish rider Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr. The sixth place finisher, Gehnäll Persson, was disqualified when it was discovered that he was only a noncommissioned officer and thus ineligible to compete.^[1][2]

Competition format

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.

Results

Rank	Rider	Nation	Horse	Score
	Hans Moser	Switzerland	Hummer	492.5
	André Jousseaume	France	Harpagon	480.0
	Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr.	Sweden	Trumf	477.5
4	Robert Borg	United States	Klingsor	473.5
5	Henri Saint Cyr	Sweden	Djinn	444.5
6	Jean Saint-Fort Paillard	France	Sous les Ceps	439.5
7	Alois Podhajsky	Austria	Teja	437.5
8	Earl Foster Thomson	United States	Pancraft	421.0
9	Fernando Paes	Portugal	Matamas	411.0
10	Francisco Valadas	Portugal	Feitico	405.0
11	Justo Iturralde	Argentina	Pajarito	397.0
12	Luís Mena e Silva	Portugal	Fascinante	366.0
13	Frank Henry	United States	Reno Overdo	361.5
14	Carlos Kirkpatrick	Spain	Yanta	353.0
15	Maurice Buret	France	Saint Ouen	349.5
16	Humberto Terzano	Argentina	Bienvenido	327.0
17	Oscar Goulú	Argentina	Grillo	281.5
18	Gabriel Gracida	Mexico	Kamcia	248.5
-	Gehnäll Persson	Sweden	Knaust	DSQ

References

1. Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 236. ISBN 0140066322.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Dressage, Individual". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

External links

• Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.