Alois Podhajsky

Alois Podhajsky
Director of the Spanish Riding School
In office
1939–1965
Personal details
BornFebruary 24, 1898
Mostar, Austria-Hungary
DiedMay 23, 1973 (aged 75 years)
Vienna, Austria
Olympic medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Austria
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Berlin Dressage individual[1]

Alois Podhajsky (24 February 1898 – 23 May 1973) was an Austrian soldier and Equestrian, riding instructor and Olympic medal-winner in dressage. He was the director of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria[2] and competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3]

  1. ^ DatabaseOlympics. "Alois Podhajsky". DatabaseOlympics. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2007.
  2. ^ Podhajsky, Alois (2004). The Complete Training of Horse and Rider. The Sportsman's Press. p. 292 pages. ISBN 0-948253-51-7.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alois Podhajsky Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.