Charles Pahud de Mortanges
 Charles Pahud de Mortanges in 1932 |
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Representing the  Netherlands
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1924 Paris | Team 3 day event |
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1928 Amsterdam | Individual 3 day event |
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1928 Amsterdam | Team 3 day event |
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1932 Los Angeles | Individual 3 day event |
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1932 Los Angeles | Team 3 day event |
Charles Ferdinand Pahud de Mortanges (13 May 1896 in 's-Gravenhage – 7 April 1971 in 's-Gravenhage) was a Dutch horse rider who competed at the 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics and was the flag bearer for the Netherlands in 1932. He is only one of two equestrians (Mark Todd) to win two consecutive Olympic titles in the individual three-day event. Besides his riding achievements, de Mortanges was president or vice president of the National Olympic Committee (1946–1961) and a member of the International Olympic Committee (1946–1964). He was also a top commanding officer of the Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade in 1944–1945 and later a senior army official overseeing the official ceremonies involving the Dutch Royal Family.
De Mortanges was the son of Sophia Kol from the family of Bank Vlaer & Kol financiers and Charles Ferdinand Pahud de Mortanges, a military officer overseeing the Dutch colonies. He and his elder sister were raised by their mother, after their father died in 1903. From early ages, de Mortanges was fascinated with horse riding and military, and in 1915 was accepted to the Royal Military Academy. After graduating with honors on 12 August 1918 he was assigned to The Hague regimen, where in 1919 he became a horse riding instructor. In 1922 he was noticed by K.F. Quarles van Ufford who headed the sports section of the Dutch military. Van Ufford became his mentor and enlisted him to the riding school of the Dutch cavalry in Amersfoort, where de Mortanges later worked as instructor between July 1925 and October 1927. In 1924 he was selected for the national Olympic team.
In 1924 de Mortanges won the gold medal in the team three-day event and placed fourth in the individual three-day event.
Four years later he won the gold medals in the team three-day event as well as in the individual three-day event.
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