Rudolf Popler

>Rudolf Popler ( 29 May 1899 , High Toll -Chocenská Suburbs - October 16 1932 , Pardubice ) was one of the most versatile steeple chase wars in interwar years in Czechoslovakia. He was not only a great jocley - in the range of thirteen years, started in 506 races, of which he won in 140, in 108 was the second in 78 of the third - but he was also captain of the Czech Army cavalry.

Popler competed in two Olympic Games . At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924 it occupied in show jumping 23rd place.
Rudolf Popler

At the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928 competition in show jumping wins Czech Frantisek Ventura , Popler Denka but in the saddle and finish the competition because it was classified or Czech team.

The second time you Cpt. Popler victory in the Great Pardubice scored in 1930 in the saddle Gyi Lova! track record in 12 minutes. This year for the first time made the first radio transmission from the racetrack.

In 1931 he went to England to attend the Grand National Liverpool , in the second lap pulled out the race.

16th October 1932 attended Grand Pardubice and again after the fight ended in a thrilling neck second. Despite the fatigue, and despite warnings from his friends at least wanted to win the Memorial Kinski . Unfortunately, it was his last race. On the second jump, to 80 cm high dvojbradlí, which is the hardest, his horse Ella stumbled and fell full weight of his rider. When transported to the hospital Popler died. Fateful dvojbradlí today bears the name Popleruv jump . The last day Popler Rudolph is a personal recollection of his fellow lieutenant. Jaromir Skopalík cavalry (including the squadron led the funeral at the funeral in Vysoke Myto): "This unfortunate year, which went last time I stood on the rostrum with his sister and watched the" big "as the voltage falls. Wrong - a horse length came red as the other. It was an unfortunate loss. I was looking forward to that next year it will be turned to triumph. After "Big" that followed his last ride. Led a sure winner in lengths from many others. Slight obstacle becomes the last obstacle . forelegs horse shows, reverses the back and underneath the ore lies. The horse runs away, but the ore remains on the ground. In a few moments with an ambulance standing over his body, that they are taking to the hospital. crowds of thousands at the racetrack sadly murmur - Popler, The ore is dead ... "

In 1949 a memorial Kinsky renamed Memorial Rudolf Popler and is always started at the end of racing on the Great.