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Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics – High jump
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The high jump was one of five equestrian competitions held in late May and early June 1900 at the International Horse Show in Paris. The event was part of the Exposition Universelle, and later classified as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics. It is the only Olympic Games to date to feature an equestrian high jump competition. Nineteen competitors entered the high jump competition (similar to the modern puissance), although not all details have been discovered.[1]
Equestrian high jump at the Games of the II Olympiad | ||||||||||
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![]() Dominique Gardères during equestrian high jump competition | ||||||||||
Venue | 7th arrondissement of Paris | |||||||||
Date | 2 June | |||||||||
Competitors | 19 from 5 nations | |||||||||
Winning height | 1.85 metres | |||||||||
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Rain earlier on the day of the competition made the ground heavy and slippery, and the competition was close. Gian Giorgio Trissino and Dominique Gardères[lower-alpha 1] were joint winners after both cleared 1.85 metres (6 ft 1 in). Competitors were allowed to enter more than once, and Trissino also came fourth on another horse; he also came second in the long jump competition. Georges Van Der Poele, who had finished second in the show jumping competition a few days earlier, was third.[lower-alpha 2]