Equestrian_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics_–_Individual_jumping
Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping
Equestrian at the Olympics
The individual show jumping in equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London was held at the Wembley Stadium on 14 August.[1] The competition consisted of a single round of jumping. In the case of a tie in points, a jump-off was arranged. The jump-off had no time limit, however, the time taken to complete the jump-off was used as a tie-breaker.[2] The points from the individual competition were also used in the team competition. There were 44 competitors from 15 nations, with nations able to send up to three riders each.[3] The event was won by Humberto Mariles of Mexico, with his teammate Rubén Uriza taking silver at the top of a three-way jump-off for second place. Mariles' win was Mexico's first victory in the event. Jean-François d'Orgeix of France earned that nation's first individual jumping medal since 1928 with his bronze.