The Telegraph 's Guide to the Olympic Games
The last time Great Britain hosted the Olympic Games was in 1948
The cross country course at the 1948 Olympic Games
The equestrian programme of 1948 lasted six days. The first five days were held in the command central stadium of the military complex at Aldershot, approximately 60km from London. Endurance day was on the army grounds of Aldershot, at a site called Tweseldown where Queen Victoria had her racecourse; it still holds competitions for British Eventing. The Jumping was held in the Olympic stadium, the Empire Stadium at Wembley.
Show jumping Wembley Arena 1948 London Olympics
Great Britain won Bronze in the team show jumping with
Henry M. V. Nicoll on Kilgeddin
Harry M. Llewellyn on Foxhunter
Arthur Carr on Monty
Source: FEI Olympic History
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