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Arthur von Pongracz
Arthur von Szent-Miklos and de Pongrácz Óvár (* June 25th 1864 in Bielsko-Biala , † January 13 1942 in Vienna ) was an Austrian dressage rider . Arthur von Pongracz joined in 1881 the Austrian Imperial Army at. From 1904 he served as an ordnance officer from 1906 to 1908 and as adjutant of the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I. At the First World War he took in various cavalry regiments in part
1902 occupied by Pongracz at the first international dressage competition in the history of Turin for second place. He started in show jumping and held from 1913 to 1936 with 2.08 meters, the Austrian high jump record.
Three times Arthur started by Pongracz at the Olympic Games in dressage: 1924 in Paris on Aberta , 1928 in Amsterdam on Turridu and 1936 in Berlin on Georgina . In each of his appearances, he was always the oldest athlete in the Games. in 1936 in Berlin, where he now Major General retired, with the Austrian dressage team in fourth place and thus achieved its best result, he was 72 years old, and according to the Swedish sports shooter Oscar Swahn of the second-oldest Olympian of all time.
1902 occupied by Pongracz at the first international dressage competition in the history of Turin for second place. He started in show jumping and held from 1913 to 1936 with 2.08 meters, the Austrian high jump record.
Three times Arthur started by Pongracz at the Olympic Games in dressage: 1924 in Paris on Aberta , 1928 in Amsterdam on Turridu and 1936 in Berlin on Georgina . In each of his appearances, he was always the oldest athlete in the Games. in 1936 in Berlin, where he now Major General retired, with the Austrian dressage team in fourth place and thus achieved its best result, he was 72 years old, and according to the Swedish sports shooter Oscar Swahn of the second-oldest Olympian of all time.
