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Individual, Men

Date30 July – 2 August 1952
StatusOlympic
LocationRuskeasuon liikuntapuisto, Helsinki / Laakso, Helsinki / Tali, Helsinki / Hämeenkylä, Helsinki
Participants59 from 21 countries
FormatDressage, cross-country, and jumping.

There were 59 entrants from 21 countries, but only 34 riders would finish the event. The cross-country test consisted of 7 km on roads and paths, followed by a 4 km steeplechase, then 15 km again on roads and paths, followed by 8 km cross-country, finishing with 2 km on the flat. The jumping was contested over 12 obstacles up to 1.20 metres in height.

Finland’s Mauno Roiha led after the dressage phase, ahead of Germany’s Willi Büsing. However, Roiha was disqualified in the cross-country phase, which was led by Sweden’s Hans von Blixen-Finecke, Jr., who also moved into the lead entering the jumping phase, trailed by his teammate Olof Stahre and France’s Guy Lefrant, as Büsing dropped back to fifth place. Büsing was one of nine riders to go clear in the jumping phase, which moved him up to the bronze medal. Both von Blixen-Finecke, Jr. and Lefrant had 10 faults in jumping, but it was good enough for them to win the gold and silver medals, respectively.

Von Blixen-Finecke, Jr.’s father had won a bronze medal in 1912 individual dressage. His aunt was Karen von Blixen-Finecke, better known by her nom de plume of Isak Dinesen, under which she was a well-known author, especially for her work, Out of Africa, which became a popular movie in 1985. Guy Lefrant would win two other Olympics medals, a bronze in 1960 team eventing, and a silver in 1964 team jumping.

PosNumberCompetitorHorseNOCPointsDressageCross-CountryJumping
1Hans, Baron von Blixen-Finecke, Jr.JubalSWE-28.33-123.33 (14)105.00 (1)-10.00 (=10)Gold
2Guy LefrantVerdunFRA-54.50-119.50 (11)75.00 (=5)-10.00 (=10)Silver
3Willi BüsingHubertusGER-55.50-103.50 (2)48.00 (12)0.00 (=1)Bronze
4Pedro MercadoMandingaARG-62.80-130.80 (22)78.00 (=3)-10.00 (=10)
5Klaus WagnerDachsGER-65.66-109.66 (5)54.00 (9)-10.00 (=10)
6Piero D'InzeoPagoroITA-66.80-118.80 (9)52.00 (10)0.00 (=1)
7Bertie HillStellaGBR-67.33-126.33 (=18)69.00 (8)-10.00 (=10)
8Olof StahreKometSWE-69.41-108.66 (3)81.00 (2)-41.75 (34)
9Champ HoughCassivellannusUSA-70.66-111.66 (7)51.00 (11)-10.00 (=10)
10Valerian KuybyshevPerekopURS-84.00-139.00 (27)75.00 (=5)-20.00 (=24)
11Otto RotheTrux von KamaxGER-114.33-186.33 (58)72.00 (7)0.00 (=1)
12Beltrán, Duque de AlbuquerqueHuronESP-118.00-186.00 (57)78.00 (=3)-10.00 (=10)
13Reg HindleySpeculationGBR-121.80-145.80 (31)34.00 (=14)-10.00 (=10)
14Mario LeuenbergMichoCHI-124.16-148.66 (33)37.00 (13)-12.50 (23)
15Folke FrölénFairSWE-124.20-118.20 (8)4.00 (17)-10.00 (=10)
16Jürg ZieglerVannaSUI-147.00-161.00 (42)34.00 (=14)-20.00 (=24)
17Hans Schwarzenbach-VeillonVae VictisSUI-155.66-121.66 (=12)-24.00 (19)-10.00 (=10)
18Walter StaleyCraigwood ParkUSA-168.50-173.50 (50)25.00 (16)-20.00 (=24)
19Fernando CavaleiroCaudelPOR-183.00-159.00 (40)-14.00 (18)-10.00 (=10)
20André de la SimoneBaccusFRA-193.50-124.50 (15)-69.00 (26)0.00 (=1)
21Mario BecerrilTamaulipasMEX-196.33-156.33 (39)-40.00 (=21)0.00 (=1)
22Henry Stewart TreviranusRustumCAN-199.00-172.00 (47)-27.00 (20)0.00 (=1)
23António de AlmeidaFlorentinaPOR-216.20-173.20 (49)-43.00 (23)0.00 (=1)
24Joaquim SilvaFaialPOR-218.80-173.80 (51)-45.00 (24)0.00 (=1)
25Hans Christian AndersenTomDEN-222.20-142.20 (29)-40.00 (=21)-40.00 (=32)
26Otto Mønsted ActhonSirdarDEN-267.66-121.66 (=12)-126.00 (28)-20.00 (=24)
27Harry Freeman-JacksonCuchulainIRL-268.66-183.66 (56)-55.00 (25)-30.00 (31)
28Ian Hume-DudgeonHopeIRL-269.20-162.20 (43)-87.00 (27)-20.00 (=24)
29Larry McGuinnessTaraCAN-325.33-171.33 (45)-154.00 (29)0.00 (=1)
30Aage Rubæk-NielsenSaharaDEN-339.00-119.00 (10)-200.00 (32)-20.00 (=24)
31John E. B. WoffordBenny GrimesUSA-348.00-146.00 (32)-192.00 (31)-10.00 (=10)
32Ilmari HaimiKeijaFIN-407.50-160.50 (41)-207.00 (33)-40.00 (=32)
33Mark DarleyEmily LittleIRL-415.66-152.66 (36)-253.00 (34)-10.00 (=10)
34Fernando LópezAmado MioESP-478.33-190.33 (59)-268.00 (35)-20.00 (=24)
DNFMihai TimuCornetROU-171.66 (46)-189.00 (30)– (DQ)
DNFRolando MosqueiraTrelarosCHI-163.80 (44)-305.00 (36)– (DQ)
DNFMauno RoihaLaaosFIN-84.00 (1)– (DQ)
DNFLucio ManzinGolden MountITA-108.80 (4)– (DQ)
DNFSalvatore OppesChampagneITA-110.33 (6)– (DQ)
DNFCarlos VillanuevaSan LuisARG-124.66 (16)– (DNF)
DNFVeikko VartiainenSabinaFIN-126.00 (17)– (DQ)
DNFWerner KilcherVoiletteSUI-126.33 (=18)– (DQ)
DNFMax van LoonNerantsoulaNED-127.33 (20)– (DQ)
DNFErnest van LoonAmpèreNED-128.80 (21)– (DQ)
DNFHernán VigilNaftolCHI-132.80 (23)– (DNF)
DNFCharles-Philbert, Baron de Couët de LorryMoskito IIIFRA-133.50 (24)– (DQ)
DNFYury AndreyevLogovojURS-135.00 (25)– (DQ)
DNFLaurence RookStarlight XVGBR-137.33 (26)– (DQ)
DNFBoris LilovZagibURS-139.50 (28)– (DQ)
DNFNicolae MihalceaGhibelinROU-145.20 (30)– (DQ)
DNFJorge CánavesYatayARG-150.66 (34)– (DQ)
DNFJoaquín NoguerasBlasonESP-151.33 (35)– (DNF)
DNFWiel HendrickxPatrickNED-153.33 (37)– (DQ)
DNFRashko FratevStalingradeBUL-156.20 (38)– (DQ)
DNFKrastyo GochevStratsineBUL-172.80 (48)– (DQ)
DNFPéricles CavalcantiDestinoBRA-175.50 (52)– (DQ)
DNFStoyan RogachevLérineBUL-178.50 (53)– (DQ)
DNFTom GayfordConstellationCAN-180.50 (54)– (DQ)
DNFPetre AndreianuCiurlanROU-182.00 (55)– (DQ)