Xavier Lesage

Olympic medal record
Men's equestrian
Competitor for  France
Gold 1932 Los Angeles Individual dressage
Gold 1932 Los Angeles Team dressage
Bronze 1924 Paris Individual dressage

François Xavier Edmond Marie Lesage (October 25, 1885 – August 3, 1968) was a French horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Moret-sur-Loing and died in Gisors.

In 1924 he and his horse Plumard won the bronze medal in the individual dressage competition.

Eight years later he and his horse Taine won the gold medal in the individual dressage as well as in the team dressage.

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1912: Carl Bonde (SWE) • 1920: Janne Lundblad (SWE) • 1924: Ernst Linder (SWE) • 1928: Carl Freiherr von Langen (GER) • 1932: Xavier Lesage (FRA) • 1936: Heinz Pollay (GER) • 1948: Hans Moser (SUI) • 1952 – 1956: Henri Saint Cyr (SWE) • 1960: Sergei Filatov (URS) • 1964: Henri Chammartin (SUI) • 1968: Ivan Kizimov (URS) • 1972: Liselott Linsenhoff (FRG) • 1976: Christine Stückelberger (SUI) • 1980: Elisabeth Theurer (AUT) • 1984: Reiner Klimke (FRG) • 1988: Nicole Uphoff (FRG) • 1992: Nicole Uphoff (GER) • 1996: Isabell Werth (GER) • 2000 – 2004 – 2008: Anky van Grunsven (NED)

1928: Germany (von Langen, Linkenbach, Lotzbeck) • 1932: France (Lesage, Marion, Jousseaume) • 1936: Germany (Pollay, Gerhard, Oppeln-Bronikowski) • 1948: France (Jousseaume, Paillard, Buret) • 1952 – 1956: Sweden (Saint Cyr, Boltenstern, Persson) • 1964: Germany (Boldt, Klimke, Neckermann) • 1968: West Germany (Neckermann, Klimke, Linsenhoff) • 1972: Soviet Union (Petushkova, Kizimov, Kalita) • 1976: West Germany (Boldt, Klimke, Grillo) • 1980: Soviet Union (Kovshov, Ugryumov, Misevich) • 1984: West Germany (Klimke, Sauer, Krug) • 1988: West Germany (Klimke, Linsenhoff, Theodorescu, Uphoff) • 1992: Germany (Balkenhol, Uphoff, Theodorescu, Werth) • 1996: Germany (Balkenhol, Schaudt, Theodorescu, Werth) • 2000: Germany (Werth, Capellmann, Salzgeber, de Ridder) • 2004: Germany (Kemmer, Schmidt, Schaudt, Salzgeber) • 2008: Germany (Kemmer, Capellmann, Werth)