page_title: Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics
hierarchical_section_title: Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics
caption_attribution_description: Stamp description / Briefmarkenbeschreibung Deutsch: Sondermarken zu den Olympischen Sommerspielen 1936 vom 1.8. bis 16.8.1936 in Berlin English: Commemorative stamp for olympic summer games in Berlin aug, 1st till aug, 16th 1936 Graphics by M.Eschle Ausgabepreis: 40+35 Pfennig First Day of Issue / Erstausgabetag: 9. Mai 1936 Michel-Katalog-Nr: 616 (Deutsches Reich)
context_page_description: The equestrian events at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics included dressage, eventing, and show jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions. The host country, Germany, had a stellar year, winning both individual and team gold in every equestrian event, as well as individual silver in dressage. The competitions were held from 12 to 16 August 1936. Moderately priced tickets meant huge crowds at all equestrian events, with 15,000–20,000 spectators at any time during the dressage competition, 60,000 on the endurance day of eventing, and 120,000 for the Nations Cup in jumping.
  There were 127 riders total from 21 nations. Seven countries fielded 3-person teams for all three disciplines. Of those 127 riders, only two were civilians: a Dutch eventer and a jumper rider from Norway. The majority of horses were German or French-bred, with 25 coming that were either British or Irish-bred, 8/133 US-bred, and the Japanese riders using 2 Japanese, 2 Australian, 1 British and 1 French-bred horse.
context_section_description: The equestrian events at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics included dressage, eventing, and show jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions. The host country, Germany, had a stellar year, winning both individual and team gold in every equestrian event, as well as individual silver in dressage. The competitions were held from 12 to 16 August 1936. Moderately priced tickets meant huge crowds at all equestrian events, with 15,000–20,000 spectators at any time during the dressage competition, 60,000 on the endurance day of eventing, and 120,000 for the Nations Cup in jumping.
  There were 127 riders total (133 entries) from 21 nations (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States). Seven countries (Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the USA) fielded 3-person teams for all three disciplines. Of those 127 riders, only two were civilians: a Dutch eventer and a jumper rider from Norway. The majority of horses were German (24/133) or French-bred (23/133), with 25 coming that were either British or Irish-bred (it is thought 17 from Ireland and 8 Britain), 8/133 US-bred (all on the US team, in addition to one French-bred horse), and the Japanese riders using 2 Japanese, 2 Australian, 1 British and 1 French-bred horse.
caption: Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics on a German stamp
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