Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics – High jump

Equestrian high jump at the Games of the II Olympiad
Dominique Gardères during equestrian high jump competition
Date	May 29
Competitors	19 from 5 nations
Medalists
Dominique Gardères France   Gian Giorgio Trissino Italy   Georges van der Poële Belgium

Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Jumping
High jump
Long jump
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The 1900 Summer Olympics was the only Olympic Games to date to feature an Equestrian high jump competition.

Nineteen competitors entered the high jump competition, though only six are known by name. Of the remaining thirteen, six were French, three Belgian, three Italian and one Russian.

Rain earlier on the day of the competition made the ground heavy and slippery, and the competition was close. Two competitors were awarded the joint gold medal when they both cleared 1.85 metres (6 ft 1 in). Competitors were allowed to enter more than once: one of the joint gold medalists, Gian Giorgio Trissino, also came fourth on a different horse; he also won the silver medal in the Equestrian long jump competition. The bronze medalist, Georges van der Poële, also won the silver in the Equestrian jumping competition.

Place	Rider	Horse	Height
1	Dominique Gardères (FRA)	Canéla	1.85m
	Gian Giorgio Trissino (ITA)	Oreste	1.85m
3	Georges van der Poële (BEL)	Ludlow	1.70m
4	Gian Giorgio Trissino (ITA)	Mélepo	1.70m
5	Hermann John Mandl (AUT)	Unknown	Unknown
6	Marcel Haëntjens (FRA)	Unknown	Unknown
7-19	13 more competitors

References

• International Olympic Committee medal winners database
• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Equestrian 1900". Available electronically at . Accessed 29 July 2015.
• 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.