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2019 FEI European Championships
The 2019 FEI European Championships was held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 19 to 25 August 2019. Competitions was held in three disciplines; jumping, dressage and para-dressage Para-equestrian is an equestrian sport governed by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI), and includes two competitive events. One is para-equestrian dressage, which is conducted under the same basic rules as conventional dre .... Officials The officials during the 2019 European Championships for Jumping, Dressage and Para-Dressage were nominated as follows; ;Ground jury panel for the Show-Jumping; * Sven Holmberg (Ground Jury President) * Joachim Geilfus (Ground Jury Member) * Laura van de Graaf (Ground Jury Member) * Maria Fernanda Cuervo Muniz (Ground Jury Member) * Willem Jan Luiten (Ground Jury Member) * Netty Thijsse van Zanten (Ground Jury Member) * Louis Konickx (Course Designer) * Alan Wade (Technical Delegate) ;Ground jury panel for the Dressage; * Mariëtte Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the Nieuwe Maas, New Meuse inland shipping channel, dug to connect to the Meuse at first and now to the Rhine. Rotterdam's history goes back to 1270, when a dam was constructed in the Rotte (river), Rotte. In 1340, Rotterdam was granted city rights by William II, Count of Hainaut, William IV, Count of Holland. The Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, with a population of approximately 2.7 million, is the List of urban areas in the European Union, 10th-largest in the European Union and the most populous in the country. A major logistic and economic centre, Rotterdam is Port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest seaport. In 2022, Rotterdam had a population of 655,468 and is home to over 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Gal
Edward Gal (born 4 March 1970 in Rheden) is a Dutch dressage rider. He and the stallion Totilas (nicknamed "Toto"), were triple gold medalists at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games, becoming the first horse-rider partnership ever to sweep the three available dressage gold medals at a single FEI World Games. Going into the 2010 Games, they had amassed multiple world-record scores in international competition, leading one American journalist to call them "rock stars in the horse world". After the World Equestrian Games, Totilas was sold to German trainer Paul Schockemöhle. Gal continues to be successful training and competing dressage horses at the international level. Despite the success, he has been criticised to be harsh trainer who creates stressed and fearful horses. Career Gal began his equestrian career as a jumper at age 14, beginning with ponies and graduating to larger horses at age 20. However, when he discovered his horse did not like ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Ehning
Marcus Ehning (born 19 April 1974 in Südlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 2000. He is married to Nadia Ehning (née Zülow). He won the Longines Global Champions Tour of Vienna Grand Prix on Plot Blue in September 2014. Horses Marcus Ehning joined the equestrian world when he was 7 years old. His firsts horses, which let him learn and take confidence in low and medium level shows, were Lord, Metal, Starlight, Queen and Bright Ruby. Then he started obtaining great results in higher level competitions mostly thanks to Orchidee, Opium and Talan. He reached the top level with For Pleasure and from that point he constantly grew with his horses, achieving victories in competitions worldwide. His top horses are Plot Blue, Cornado, Comme Il Faut, Singular LS La Silla, Gaudi and Sabrina. Beyond high level competitions, he also takes care of his young horses, training them day by day. Olympic record Ehning participated at the 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Ahlmann
Christian Ahlmann (born 17 December 1974 in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German equestrianism, equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He is married to Judy Ann Melchior (head of Zangersheide). He ranks first in the FEI Longines World Ranking List. Ahlmann won the FEI Show Jumping World Cup with Taloubet Z in 2011. In 2014, he was the :de:Liste der Sieger im Springreiten beim CHIO Aachen, CHIO Aachen winner. He has won several medals with the German team at European Championships, World Championships and Olympic Games since 2003. Christian Ahlmann has been seen as an exceptional talent from an early age, being one of the youngest riders ever to receive the ":de:Leistungsabzeichen (Pferdesport)#.E2.80.9EGoldenes Reitabzeichen.E2.80.9C, goldenes Reitabzeichen", at age 14, and is today considered a calm, fine rider with a soft hand. Doping During the 2008 Summer Olympics, Ahlmann's horse tested positive for the banned substance capsaicin along with the horse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Blum
Simone Blum (born 22 March 1989 in Freising) is a German show jumper. In 2018, she won the individual gold medal at the 2018 World Equestrian Games on her horse DSP Alice. Showjumping Simone Blum started as an eventing rider, but quickly decided to specialise in show jumping. At 15, she finished fourth at the European Pony Championships. In 2015, she won silver, 2016 gold at the German Women's Championships. In 2017 she entered the open classification and immediately became German champion with the mare ''DSP Alice''. Then she was called to the A-squad. In July 2018 Blum and ''Alice were'' part of the victorious German team in the Nations Cup of Aachen. After which, she was called up for the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, where she won individual gold and team bronze. She was a surprise winner despite being the only rider to have a clear round in all 5 stages of the competition. She was the first German rider to ever win an individual gold medal at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Wathelet
Gregory may refer to: People and fictional characters * Gregory (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Gregory (surname), a surname *Gregory (The Walking Dead), fictional character from the walking dead * Gregory (Five Nights at Freddy's), main protagonist of '' Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach'' ** Places Australia *Gregory, a town in the Northern Territory *Gregory, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Burke **Electoral district of Gregory, Queensland, Australia * Gregory, Western Australia. United States *Gregory, South Dakota * Gregory, Tennessee * Gregory, Texas Outer space * Gregory (lunar crater) * Gregory (Venusian crater) Other uses * "Gregory" (''The Americans''), the third episode of the first season of the television series ''The Americans'' See also * Greg (other) * Greggory * Gregoire (other) * Gregor (other) * Gregores (other) * Gregorian (other) * Gregor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérôme Guery
Jérôme Guery (born 24 July 1980) is a Belgian Olympic show jumping rider. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he finished 28th in the individual competition with the horse ''Grand Cru van de Rozenberg''. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, having finished 13th in the Individual jumping, he was a member of the Belgian team in the team jumping competition which his team, composed of Devos and Wathelet, finished in third place, giving Belgium its first equestrian medal since the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal .... International Championship Results References External links * * * * 1980 births Living people Belgian male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Belgium Olympic medalists in eq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Devos
Pieter Devos (born 8 February 1986) is a Belgian show jumping rider from Diest. He is a regular on the Belgian team and has won team gold medals at the 2019 European Championships in Rotterdam (NEL) and 2018 FEI Nations Cup Final in Barcelona (ESP), both on Claire Z. He runs his family's fruit farm and he and his brother share Devos Stables BVBA. He married Caroline Poels in 2015 and the couple have a daughter, Lisa, born in 2017, and a son, Vic, born in 2019. As of May 2020, Devos is ranked 4th in the FEI World Rankings, his highest ranking to date. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he was a member of the Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Belgian team in the Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Team jumping, team jumping competition which his team, composed of Grégory Wathelet, Wathelet and Jérôme Guery, Guery, finished in third place, giving Belgium its first equestrian medal since the 1976 Summer Olympics. Early life Devos began riding at the age of five, tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jos Verlooy
Jos is a city in the North-Central region of Nigeria. The city has a population of about 900,000 residents based on the 2006 census. Popularly called "J-Town", it is the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State. The city is situated on the Jos plateau which lies within the Guinea Savannah of North-Central Nigeria. It connects most of the North-Eastern capitals to the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, by road. Driving in and out of Jos, traffic encounters very steep and windy bends and mountainous sceneries typical of the plateau, from which the state derives its name. During the period of British colonial rule, Jos became an important centre for tin mining after large deposits of cassiterite, the main ore for the metal, were discovered. It is also the trading hub of Plateau State as commercial activities are steadily increasing. History The earliest known settlers of the land that would come to be known as Nigeria were the Nok people ( BC), skilled artisans fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Maher
Benjamin Richard Maher Order of the British Empire, MBE (born 30 January 1983, in Enfield Town, Enfield) is a British show jumper. He represented Britain at the Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2009 European Championships in Windsor, Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics, the Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics, 2024 Paris Olympics. He won the Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Team jumping, team jumping gold at the London Olympics with Team GB, their first team jumping gold medal for 60 years, an individual gold for Great Britain at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Team jumping, team jumping gold again at the 2024 Paris Summer Games. That win tied him with three-day eventer Richard Meade (equestrian), Richard Meade and dressage rider Charlotte Dujardin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Fuchs
Martin Fuchs (born 13 July 1992) is a Swiss Olympic show jumping rider. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he finished sixth in the team and ninth in the individual competition. In 2019 he won the individual gold at the 2019 European Championship in Rotterdam. As of 31 May 2022, he is ranked as the World Number 1 showjumper by the FEI. Martin's uncle Markus Fuchs is a five-time Olympian and won a team silver in show jumping at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... His father, Thomas, competed at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and his mother, Renata, was also an elite show jumper. Early life Fuchs' grandfather brought horses into the family, opening a riding school and dealing horses at his farm, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrik Kittel
Patrik Kittel (born 10 June 1976) is a Swedish dressage rider. He was born in Stockholm. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he placed fourth in team dressage. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the team dressage events and qualified for the Grand Prix Special and Grand Prix Freestyle, finishing 14th. In 2024, Kittel was chosen to represent Sweden at the 2024 Olympic Games, where he placed 14th in the individual competition. Controversy In 2009, a video of Kittel riding Watermill Scandic using rollkur, or hyperflexion of the horse's neck during warm up at a competition in Denmark caused international outcry. The horse's tongue appeared to turn blue as a result of the manouver, leading to the "blue-tongue scandal". Tens of thousands of letters in protest were sent to dressage's world governing body, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI), who banned the practice of rollkur after public pressure. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
