Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Team dressage

The team dressage in equestrian at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held in the town of Aldershot on 9 August. The French team consisting of André Jousseaume, Jean Saint-Fort Paillard and Maurice Buret won the gold medal. The United States won silver and Portugal took bronze.[1]

Team dressage at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Venue	Aldershot
Date	9 August
Competitors	15 (5 teams) from 5 nations
Medalists
André Jousseaume Jean Saint-Fort Paillard Maurice Buret  France Robert Borg Earl Foster Thomson Frank Henry  United States Fernando Paes Francisco Valadas Luís Mena e Silva  Portugal

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.[2]

Results

Rank	Name	Horse	Individual Score	Team Score
	France (FRA) André Jousseaume Jean Saint-Fort Paillard Maurice Buret	Harpagon Sous les Ceps Saint Ouen	480.0 439.5 349.5	1269
	United States (USA) Robert Borg Earl Foster Thomson Frank Henry	Klingsor Pancraft Reno Overdo	473.5 421.0 361.5	1256
	Portugal (POR) Fernando Paes Francisco Valadas Luís Mena e Silva	Matamas Feitico Fascinante	411.0 405.0 366.0	1182
4	Argentina (ARG) Justo Iturralde Humberto Terzano Oscar Goulú	Pajarito Bienvenido Grillo	397.0 327.0 281.5	1005.5
-	Sweden (SWE) Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr. Henri Saint Cyr Gehnäll Persson	Trumf Djinn Knaust	477.5 444.5 DNF	DNF

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Dressage, Team". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
2. Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, p. 340. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.