{{short description|Swiss equestrian}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Alphonse Gemuseus | image = Le lieutenant suisse Alphonse Gemuseus, sur 'Galantin' en juin 1927.jpg | image_size = | caption = Alphonse Gemuseus in 1927 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date text|8 May 1898}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|1981|1|28|1898|5|8|df=yes}} | death_place = | headercolor = lightsteelblue | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport| Men's Equestrian}} {{MedalCountry| {{SUI}} }} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalGold| 1924 Paris | Individual jumping}} {{MedalSilver| 1924 Paris | Team jumping}} }}
'''Alphonse Gemuseus''' (8 May 1898 – 28 January 1981) was a Swiss horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ge/alphonse-gemuseus-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417185134/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ge/alphonse-gemuseus-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Alphonse Gemuseus Olympic Results |accessdate=15 April 2020}}</ref>
In 1924 he and his horse Lucette won the gold medal in the individual jumping competition. They also won the silver medal as part of the Swiss team in the team jumping competition. Four years later he and Lucette finished eighth as part of the Swiss team in the team jumping competition as well as in the individual jumping event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/12014 |title=Alphonse Gemuseus |work=Olympedia |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070825024530/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GEMUSALP01 DatabaseOlympics.com profile]
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