Xavier Lesage
Xavier Lesage on Taine, in April 1933. | ||
Medal record | ||
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1932 Los Angeles | Individual dressage | |
1932 Los Angeles | Team dressage | |
1924 Paris | Individual dressage |
François Xavier Edmond Marie Lesage (25 October 1885 – 3 August 1968) was a French horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Moret-sur-Loing and died in Gisors.[1]
Biography
Xavier Lesage was Colonel in the French Military, also decorated with the Légion d'honneur.
In 1924 he and his horse Plumard won the bronze medal in the individual dressage competition in the Olympics.[2] Eight years later he and his horse Taine won the gold medal in the individual dressage as well as in the team dressage.
He was also the commander of the black squadron "Cadre Noir" of Saumur, which earned him the title "Grand Dieu".
References
External links
- Xavier Lesage at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Xavier Lesage at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1912: Carl Bonde (SWE)
- 1920: Janne Lundblad (SWE)
- 1924: Ernst Linder (SWE)
- 1928: C.-F. Freiherr von Langen (GER)
- 1932: Xavier Lesage (FRA)
- 1936: Heinz Pollay (GER)
- 1948: Hans Moser (SUI)
- 1952: Henri Saint Cyr (SWE)
- 1956: Henri Saint Cyr (SWE)
- 1960: Sergei Filatov (URS)
- 1964: Henri Chammartin (SUI)
- 1968: Ivan Kizimov (URS)
- 1972: Liselott Linsenhoff (FRG)
- 1976: Christine Stückelberger (SUI)
- 1980: Elisabeth Theurer (AUT)
- 1984: Reiner Klimke (FRG)
- 1988: Nicole Uphoff (FRG)
- 1992: Nicole Uphoff (GER)
- 1996: Isabell Werth (GER)
- 2000: Anky van Grunsven (NED)
- 2004: Anky van Grunsven (NED)
- 2008: Anky van Grunsven (NED)
- 2012: Charlotte Dujardin (GBR)
- 2016: Charlotte Dujardin (GBR)
- 2020: Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (GER)
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