Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage

The individual dressage in equestrian at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held in Aldershot from 9 to 10 August. Swiss rider Hans Moser won the gold medal. The silver was won by André Jousseaume of France and the bronze by Swedish rider Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr. The sixth place finisher, Gehnäll Persson, was disqualified when it was discovered that he was only a noncommissioned officer and thus ineligible to compete.

Individual dressage at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Venue	Aldershot
Date	9–10 August
Competitors	19 from 9 nations
Medalists
Hans Moser  Schweiz André Jousseaume  Frankreich Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr.  Schweden

Competition format

The team and individual dressage competitions used the same results. A test was to be carried out from memory by each rider within 13 minutes, losing half a point for every second over the time limit.

Results

Rank	Rider	Nation	Horse	Score
	Hans Moser	Schweiz	Hummer	492.5
	André Jousseaume	Frankreich	Harpagon	480.0
	Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr.	Schweden	Trumf	477.5
4	Robert Borg	Vereinigte Staaten	Klingsor	473.5
5	Henri Saint Cyr	Schweden	Djinn	444.5
6	Jean Saint-Fort Paillard	Frankreich	Sous les Ceps	439.5
7	Alois Podhajsky	Österreich	Teja	437.5
8	Earl Foster Thomson	Vereinigte Staaten	Pancraft	421.0
9	Fernando Paes	Portugal	Matamas	411.0
10	Francisco Valadas	Portugal	Feitico	405.0
11	Justo Iturralde	Argentinien	Pajarito	397.0
12	Luís Mena e Silva	Portugal	Fascinante	366.0
13	Frank Henry	Vereinigte Staaten	Reno Overdo	361.5
14	Carlos Kirkpatrick	Spanien	Yanta	353.0
15	Maurice Buret	Frankreich	Saint Ouen	349.5
16	Humberto Terzano	Argentinien	Bienvenido	327.0
17	Oscar Goulú	Argentinien	Grillo	281.5
18	Gabriel Gracida	Mexiko	Kamcia	248.5
-	Gehnäll Persson	Schweden	Knaust	DSQ

External links

• Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.