Equestrian at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping
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Individual jumping at the Games of the X Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | ||||||||||||
Date | 14 August 1932 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 11 from 4 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning total | 8 penalties | ||||||||||||
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The individual show jumping in equestrian at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles was held on 14 August.[1] The event was called the "Prix des Nations" at the time.[2] There were 14 competitors from 4 nations.[3]
The same scores were used for both the individual and team competitions. While individual medals were awarded, none of the teams managed to have three riders finish the course so team medals were not awarded.[4][5] The 18-obstacle, 20-effort course was 1,060 meters in length, and included two fences at 1.60 meters, a very difficult wall, and a water that was 5 meters in width. 100,000 spectators were present at the show jumping competition.[6] The event was won by Takeichi Nishi of Japan, the nation's first medal in individual jumping. The United States also earned its first medal in the event, with Harry Chamberlin's silver. Clarence von Rosen, Jr. put Sweden on the podium for the first time since 1920 with his bronze.