Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics – High jump

The high jump was one of five equestrian competitions held in late May and early June 1900 at the International Horse Show in Paris. The event was part of the Exposition Universelle, and later classified as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics. It is the only Olympic Games to date to feature an equestrian high jump competition. Nineteen competitors entered the high jump competition (similar to the modern puissance), although not all details have been discovered.^[1]

Venue7th arrondissement of Paris

Date2 June

Competitors19 from 5 nations

Winning height1.85 metres

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Equestrian high jump at the Games of the II Olympiad
Dominique Gardères during equestrian high jump competition
Venue	7th arrondissement of Paris
Date	2 June
Competitors	19 from 5 nations
Winning height	1.85 metres
Medalists
Dominique Gardères  France Gian Giorgio Trissino  Italy Georges Van Der Poele  Belgium

Close

Rain earlier on the day of the competition made the ground heavy and slippery, and the competition was close. Gian Giorgio Trissino and Dominique Gardères^[a] were joint winners after both cleared 1.85 metres (6 ft 1 in). Competitors were allowed to enter more than once, and Trissino also came fourth on another horse; he also came second in the long jump competition. Georges Van Der Poele, who had finished second in the show jumping competition a few days earlier, was third.^[b]