Charles Ferdinand Pahud de Mortanges, (born May 13, 1896, The Hague, Neth.—died April 7, 1971, The Hague), Dutch equestrian who was one of the crucial profitable riders in Olympic historical past, successful 4 gold medals and a silver within the Nineteen Twenties and ’30s.
Pahud de Mortanges competed within the three-day equestrian occasions, which mixed dressage, endurance, and present leaping. At the 1924 Olympics in Paris, Pahud de Mortanges completed in fourth place using the horse Johnny Walker within the particular person three-day occasion. In the workforce competitors, Pahud de Mortanges and Johnny Walker have been a part of the Netherlands workforce that gained the gold medal. At the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, Pahud de Mortanges rode Marcroix to earn two gold medals. Much to the delight of his countrymen, Pahud de Mortanges led the Netherlands to a second consecutive workforce gold along with his particular person gold. At the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, Pahud de Mortanges gained the gold medal within the particular person occasion, once more using Marcroix. He added a silver medal when the United States edged out the Netherlands for the workforce gold.
Pahud de Mortanges concluded his aggressive Olympic profession on the 1936 Games in Berlin however didn't win a medal. After retiring, he grew to become a member of the Olympic Committee of the Netherlands.