did not hold up well. It should also be of note that future Lieutenant colonel and 1932 Olympic gold medal holder Takeichi Nishi participated in this event as well but Nishi fell off his horse, Uranus, mid-course. There is speculation this was intentional and done for the benefit of host country Nazi Germany, with whom Japan would sign the 1940 Tripartite Pact, forming the Axis powers. Lt.Col. Nishi would go on to command a tank regiment in the Battle of Iwo Jima. Uranus remained alive throughout the war, but his fate is unknown. Medal summary Participating nations A total of 127 horse riders from 21 nations competed at the Berlin Games: Medal table Officials Appointment of officials was as follows: Dressage Cl. von Cederström (Ground Jury President) Albert-Eugène-Édouard Decarpentry (Ground Jury Member) Jhr. Karel F. Quarles van Ufford (Ground Jury Member) Maximilian von Poseck (Ground Jury Member) A. von Henikstein (Ground Jury Member) Jumping Guy Vernor Henry (Ground Jury President) Kohei Yusa (Ground Jury Member) Col. Latino (Ground Jury Member) Cuthbert Lucas (Ground Jury Member) Lajos von Malanotti (Ground Jury Member) August Andrese (Course Designer) Eventing Gaston de Trannoy (Ground Jury President) Gustav Rau (Ground Jury Member) Piero Dodi (Ground Jury Member) Michał Antoniewicz (Ground Jury Member) Albert Mylius (Ground Jury Member) References Further reading International Olympic Committee medal database Bryant, Jennifer O. Olympic Equestrian, A Century of International Horse Sport. Lexington, KY: Blood-Horse Publications, 2008 1936 in equestrian 1936 Summer Olympics events 1936