Charles Pahud de Mortanges

Charles Pahud de Mortanges

Charles Pahud de Mortanges in 1932
Medal record
Equestrianism
Olympic Games
Representing the  Netherlands
1924 ParisTeam 3 day event
1928 AmsterdamTeam 3 day event
1928 AmsterdamIndividual 3 day event
1932 Los AngelesIndividual 3 day event
1932 Los AngelesTeam 3 day event

Charles Ferdinand Pahud de Mortanges (13 May 1896 in The Hague – 8 April 1971 in Leiden) was a Dutch horse rider who competed at the 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics and was the flag bearer for the Netherlands in 1932. He is only one of three equestrians (with Mark Todd and Michael Jung) to win two consecutive Olympic titles in the individual three-day event. Besides his riding achievements, de Mortanges was president or vice president of the National Olympic Committee (1946–1961) and a member of the International Olympic Committee (1946–1964). He was also a top commanding officer of the Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade in 1944–1945 and later a senior army official overseeing the official ceremonies involving the Dutch royal family.