Equestrian mail coach
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Baron Étienne van Zuylen van Nyevelt at the equestrian mail coach competition
Venue7th arrondissement of Paris
Date2 June
Competitors28 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Georges Nagelmackers
 Belgium
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Léon Thome
 France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jean de Neuflize
 France

The four-in-hand "mail coach" driving was an equestrian event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. There were 31 entrants listed for the event; all 28 of them are known by name (three entered twice each).[1] The event was won by Georges Nagelmackers (one of the competitors who entered twice) of Belgium. Silver went to Léon Thome and bronze to Jean de Neuflize, both of France.[2][3]

Sources prior to 1996 often did not list this event as Olympic. The IOC website currently has affirmed a total of 95 medal events, after accepting, as it appears, the recommendation of Olympic historian Bill Mallon regarding events that should be considered "Olympic". These additional events include the mail coach event.[4][5] (Mallon and de Wael had included this event in their Olympic lists.)

Background

No equestrian events were held at the first modern Olympics in 1896. Five events, including this one, were featured in 1900. Only the show jumping competition would ever be held again after that; this was the only appearance of the mail coach event.[6]

Competition format

The contestants drove mail coaches drawn by four horses each, with the winners determined by a jury. Many of the coaches were driven by their owners. The event took place at the small Place de Breteuil, which was unable to accommodate all 31 coaches simultaneously.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Round
Saturday, 2 June 190014:00Final

Results

Very little is known about the results of the event.

RankDriverNation
1st place, gold medalist(s)Georges Nagelmackers Belgium
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Léon Thome France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Jean de Neuflize France
4Philippe Vernes France
5–31Étienne van Zuylen van Nyevelt[lower-alpha 1] Belgium
Étienne van Zuylen van Nyevelt[lower-alpha 1] Belgium
Georges Nagelmackers Belgium
Vladimir Nikolayevich Orlov Russian Empire
Charles Eugène Amable de Veauce France
Luis Antonio de Guadalmina Spain
Élie de Polyakov Russian Empire
Octave Gallice France
Jacques la Caze France
Jacques la Caze France
James Hennessy France
Gaston Saint-Paul de Sinçay Belgium
Adrien de Noailles France
Jacques de Waru France
Bertrand Chanu France
Geoffroy d'Andigné France
Jacques d'Arlincourt France
Georges Chaudoir Belgium
Louis du Douet de Graville France
Max Guilleaume Germany
Paul Lambert Belgium
Ferdinand de Lariboisière France
Hermann Mandl Austria
Orban Belgium
Georges Pauwels Belgium
Paul de Saint-Léger France
Georges de Zogheb Austria

Notes

  1. 1 2 One of Étienne van Zuylen van Nyevelt's coaches was driven by Count de La Mazelière.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Mixed Four-In-Hand Competition". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Exposition universelle internationale de 1900" (in French). Ministére du commerce, de 'industrie, des postes et des télégraphes. 1900. pp. 291–292. Retrieved 4 February 2022 via LA84 Digital Library.
  3. 1 2 "Big display of coaches". The New York Herald. Paris. 3 June 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 16 February 2022 via Gallica.
  4. "Paris 1900". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  5. Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4064-1.
  6. "Four-In-Hand Competition, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

Sources

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