Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Equestrian competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico featured team and individual competitions in show jumping, eventing, and dressage. Mexico City proved a challenging site since it was 2,300 meters above sea level, resulting in 30% less oxygen in the air. The horses at the 1955 Pan American Games, which was also held in Mexico City, arrived a few weeks before the Games to adjust, but had difficulty in the competition. However, racehorses that competed at the same location and who were shipped in the day before, and left the day after the race, performed fine. It was discovered that although horses would adjust immediately to the high altitude during the first few days after arrival, they showed weakness and decreased performance around Day 10, which continued to Day
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Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Equestrian competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico featured team and individual competitions in show jumping, eventing, and dressage. Mexico City proved a challenging site since it was 2,300 meters above sea level, resulting in 30% less oxygen in the air. The horses at the 1955 Pan American Games, which was also held in Mexico City, arrived a few weeks before the Games to adjust, but had difficulty in the competition. However, racehorses that competed at the same location and who were shipped in the day before, and left the day after the race, performed fine. It was discovered that although horses would adjust immediately to the high altitude during the first few days after arrival, they showed weakness and decreased performance around Day 10, which continued to Day
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Bei den XIX. Olympischen Spiel ...... bewerbe im Reiten ausgetragen.
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Equestrian competitions at the ...... onsidered official. Equestrian
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Jeździectwo na Letnich Igrzysk ...... w tym 22 kobiety, z 18 krajów.
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O hipismo nos Jogos Olímpicos ...... to de equitação (CCE) e salto.
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Paardensport is een van de spo ...... merspelen 1968 in Mexico-Stad.
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Équitation aux Jeux olympiques ...... itre individuel et par équipe.
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Соревнования по конному спорту ...... ом, так и в командном зачёте).
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Bei den XIX. Olympischen Spiel ...... bewerbe im Reiten ausgetragen.
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Equestrian competitions at the ...... Day 10, which continued to Day
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Jeździectwo na Letnich Igrzysk ...... w tym 22 kobiety, z 18 krajów.
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O hipismo nos Jogos Olímpicos ...... to de equitação (CCE) e salto.
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Paardensport is een van de spo ...... merspelen 1968 in Mexico-Stad.
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Équitation aux Jeux olympiques ...... itre individuel et par équipe.
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Соревнования по конному спорту ...... ом, так и в командном зачёте).
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Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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Equitazione ai Giochi della XIX Olimpiade
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Hipismo nos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 1968
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Jeździectwo na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 1968
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Olympische Sommerspiele 1968/Reiten
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Paardensport op de Olympische Zomerspelen 1968
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Équitation aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1968
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Конный спорт на летних Олимпийских играх 1968
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