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Individual, Men

Date14 August 1948 — 13:30
StatusOlympic
LocationEmpire Stadium, Wembley, London
Participants44 from 15 countries
FormatOne round.

Equestrian show jumping ended the 1948 Olympic Games, with the competition held at the Empire Stadium in Wembley, shortly before the Closing Ceremony. In 1948 there was only one set of exercises, which determined placements in both the individual and team competition. There were 16 obstacles, with 19 jumps, over a course 870 metres long with fences up to 1.60 metres high. The course was quite slippery because of heavy rain during the week, and was considered to be extremely difficult. No rider had a clear round in the main competition. The last rider was Mexican Humberto Mariles, aboard Arete. He had also competed in three-day in London, winning a team bronze, and with Mexican jumpers already placing well, his ride was critical for the team competition. Mariles went clear for the first 14 obstacles and finished with 6.25 faults, which won him the gold medal individually and brought Mexico the team gold as well.

There was a three-way tie for second with 8.00 faults among Mariles’ teammate, Rubén Uriza, France’s Jean, Marquis d’Orgeix, and American Franklin Wing, which required a jump-off. Uriza won the silver medal in the jump-off with the only clean round of the event, while Wing and Marquis d’Orgeix both had 4.00 faults. The bronze medal went to Marquis d’Orgeix as he had the faster time in the jump-off, 38.9 to 40.1 seconds.

PosCompetitorHorseNOCFaultsJump-Off FaultsJump-Off Time
1Humberto MarilesAreteMEX6.25Gold
2Rubén UrizaHarveyMEX8.000.0049.1Silver
3Jean, Marquis d'OrgeixSucre de PommeFRA8.004.0038.9Bronze
4Franklin WingDemocratUSA8.004.0040.1
=5Jaime GarcíaBizarroESP12.00
=5Eric SörensenBlatungaSWE12.00
=7Max FressonDecametreFRA16.00
=7Harry LlewellynFoxhunterGBR16.00
=7Harry NicollKilgeddinGBR16.00
=10José, Conde NavarroQuorumESP20.00
=10Alberto Valdés RamosChihuahuaMEX20.00
=10Francisco PontesItaguaiBRA20.00
13Greger LewenhauptOrkanSWE20.75
14Dan CorryTramore BayIRL21.25
15Rafael CamposSanta FeARG24.00
16Marcelino GavilánForajidoESP24.50
17Fred AhernAherlowIRL25.50
18Henrique CalladoXerezPOR26.00
19Arthur CarrMontyGBR35.00
20Joachim GruppelaarRandom HarvestNED36.00
21John RussellAir MailUSA38.25
22João BarrentoAlcoaPOR42.50
23Tauno RissanenViserFIN56.00
DNFNéstor AlvaradoMineralARG
DNFPascual PistariniCanguroARG
DNFEloy de MenezesSabuBRA
DNFRuben RibeiroBon SoirBRA
DNFOtto Mønsted ActhonPleaseDEN
DNFJeppe Johannes Ladegaard-MikkelsenAtomDEN
DNFTorben TrydeAttilaDEN
DNFVeikko VartiainenPontusFIN
DNFPierre de Maupeou d'AbleigesNankinFRA
DNFJan de BruineRomanichelNED
DNFJaap RijksMasterNED
DNFAlessandro, Conte Bettoni CazzagoUranio IIITA
DNFGerardo ConfortiFuroreITA
DNFPiero D'InzeoBriaconeITA
DNFHélder MartinsOptusPOR
DNFKarl-Åke HultbergIsmedSWE
DNFSelim ÇakirGitchluvTUR
DNFKudret KasarSiyokTUR
DNFEyüp ÖncüYildizTUR
DNFHank FriersonRascalUSA
DQJack LewisLough NeaghIRL