Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola
Pierre d' Oriola Jonquères ( born 1 February 1920 in Corneilla -del- Vercol; † July 19, 2011 ) was a French show jumper.
Career
Already d' Oriolas father Joseph was before the Second World War as an active jumpers. D' Oriola was also angespront by the sporting success of his cousin Christian d' Oriola to own athletic performance.
He is one of the most successful show jumpers in history. He won the individual competition at the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 and in Tokyo in 1964. This Jonquères d' Oriola is the only show jumper, who won the Olympic individual gold medal twice. 1964 and 1968 he won the silver medal also still with the French team.
In 1966 he became world champion in show jumping in Buenos Aires. After this success, he was inducted into the French Legion of Honour.
Achievements
- Olympic games Helsinki 1952: Gold medal single on Ali Baba
- 1964 Tokyo: Silver medal team, gold medal single on Lutteur
- 1968 Mexico: Silver medal team at Nagir
Swell
1912: Jean Cariou | 1920: Tommaso di Lequio Assaba | 1924: Alphonse Gemuseus | 1928: František Ventura | 1932: Takeichi Nishi | 1936: Kurt Hasse | 1948: Humberto Mariles Cortés | 1952: Pierre d' Oriola Jonquères | 1956: Hans Günter Winkler | 1960: Raimondo d' Inzeo | 1964: Pierre d' Oriola Jonquères | 1968: William Steinkraus | 1972 Graziano Mancinelli | 1976: Alwin Schockemoehle | 1980: Jan Kowalczyk | 1984: Joe Fargis | 1988: Pierre Durand | 1992 Ludger Beerbaum | 1996: Ulrich Kirchhoff | 2000: Jeroen Dubbeldam | 2004: Rodrigo Pessoa | 2008: Eric Lamaze | 2012: Steve Guerdat
1953: Francisco Goyoaga | 1954: Hans Günter Winkler | 1955: Hans Günter Winkler | 1956: Raimondo D' Inzeo | 1960: Raimondo D' Inzeo | 1966: Pierre d' Oriola Jonquères | 1970: David Broome | 1974: Hartwig Steenken | 1978 Gerd Wiltfang | 1982: Norbert Koof | 1986: Gail Greenough | 1990: Éric Turnip | 1994: Franke Sloothaak | 1998: Rodrigo Pessoa | 2002: Dermott Lennon | 2006: Jos Lansink | 2010: Philippe Le Jeune
- Olympic champion ( jumping )
- Olympian (France)
- World Champion ( jumping )
- Reiter ( France)
- Support of the French National Order of Merit (officer )
- Member of the Legion of Honour ( Officer )
- Born in 1920
- Died in 2011
- Man