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Nishi Takeichi: Friendship and Honor
Nishi Takeichi (Baron Nishi as he was also known) won a gold medal for the individual equestrian jumping competition at the 1932 Games in Los Angeles. The Prix des Nations, as the competition is called, originated in 1900 at the Olympic Games in Paris and involves a series of obstacles that horse and rider must overcome with as few “faults” as possible. Having been born to a Japanese royal family, Nishi was raised around horses and was a natural rider. Nishi proved as agile in clearing social obstacles as he was in guiding his horse over jumping barriers. He arrived ...(100 of 350 words)