Alexis Pantchoulidzew

Alexis "Tschuli" Pantchoulidzew (Russian: Алексей Панчулидзев; 18 September 1888, Pyatigorsk, Russia – 10 April 1968, Diepenheim, the Netherlands) was a Russian-born Dutch nobleman and equestrian.

There he became a Stable Master of Princess Armgard of Sierstorpff-Cramm and a mentor to her son, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, with whom he shared a passion for horse riding.

Pantchouldidzew was also appointed by the FEI the international governing body of horse sports in Switzerland, as an official member of the jury d'appel for the showjumping competition at the 1956 Olympic Games in Stockholm.

[2] The Netherlands boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, because of the Soviet Union's invasion of Hungary.

However, the strict Australian quarantine regulations resulted in the Olympic equestrian events being held in Stockholm, Sweden, five months earlier,[3][4] and, with the help of Bernhard, Pantchoulidzew was allowed to participate at his own expense.