The 2002 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in
Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera () or simply Jerez, also cited in old English-language sources as , is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the province of Cádiz in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Sp ...
,
Spain
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, from 10 to 22 September 2002. They were the 4th edition of the
games
A game is a Structure, structured type of play (activity), play usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an Educational game, educational tool. Many games are also considered to be Work (human activity), work (such as p ...
which are held every four years and run by the
FEI.
Venue
The main venue was the
Estadio Municipal de Chapín
Estadio Municipal de Chapín is a multi-purpose stadium in Jerez, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of
Xerez Deportivo FC. Xerez Deportivo are the current tenants and Xerez CD former tenants. The s ...
. It was remodeled for the event.
Officials
Appointment of (Olympic disciplines) officials is as follows:
;Dressage
* Volker Moritz (Ground Jury President)
* Mariëtte Withages (Ground Jury Member)
* Jan Peeters (Ground Jury Member)
* Ernst Holz (Ground Jury Member)
* Elizabeth McMullen (Ground Jury Member)
;Eventing
* Jean Scott Mitchell (Ground Jury President)
* Cara Whitham (Ground Jury Member)
* Christoph Hess (Ground Jury Member)
* Guy Othéguy (Technical Delegate)
Events
15 events in 7 disciplines were held in Jerez de la Frontera. 2002 was the first year that
reining
Reining is a western riding competition for horses in which the riders guide the horses through a precise pattern of circles, spins, and stops. All work is done at the lope (a version of the horse gait more commonly known worldwide as the cant ...
was held at the World Equestrian Games.
Medal summary
Medalists
Medal count
References
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Equestrian sports competitions in Spain
FEI World Equestrian Games
International sports competitions hosted by Spain
Sport in Jerez de la Frontera
Equ
2002 in equestrian sports
September 2002 sports events in Europe
Horse driving competition