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Albert Voorn
Albert Bernard Voorn (born 23 May 1956, in Hilversum at the NOS*NSF Olympic Archives) is a Dutch and Olympic medalist. His son is who also competed as an international show jumper. Olympic record Voorn competed at the held in |
Equestrianism
Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, Driving (horse), driving, and Equestrian vaulting, vaulting. This broad description includes the use of horses for practical working animal, working purposes, transportation, recreational activities, artistic or cultural exercises, and animals in sport, competitive sport. Overview of equestrian activities Horses are horse training, trained and ridden for practical working purposes, such as in Mounted police, police work or for controlling herd animals on a ranch. They are also used in Horse#Sport, competitive sports including dressage, endurance riding, eventing, reining, show jumping, tent pegging, equestrian vaulting, vaulting, polo, horse racing, driving (horse), driving, and rodeo (see additional equestrian sports listed later in this article for more examples). Some popular forms of competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It marked the second time the Summer Olympics were held in Australia, and in the Southern Hemisphere, the first being in Melbourne, in 1956. Sydney was selected as the host city for the 2000 Games in 1993. Teams from 199 countries participated in the 2000 Games, which were the first to feature at least 300 events in its official sports programme. The Games' cost was estimated to be A$6.6 billion. These were the final Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch before the arrival of his successor Jacques Rogge. The 2000 Games were the last of the two consecutive Summer Olympics to be held in a predominantly English-speaking country fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equestrian At The 2000 Summer Olympics
The equestrian events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney included dressage, eventing, and show jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions. Event summary Medals Officials Appointment of officials was as follows: ;Dressage * Mary Seefried (Ground Jury President) * Eric Lette (Ground Jury Member) * Jan Peeters (Ground Jury Member) * Axel Steiner (Ground Jury Member) * Volker Moritz (Ground Jury Member) ;Jumping * Jan-Willem Körner (Ground Jury President) * Graham Davey (Ground Jury Member) * Peter Herchel (Ground Jury Member) * Leonidas Georgopoulos (Ground Jury Member) * Jennifer Millar (Technical Delegate) ;Eventing * Frederik Obel (Ground Jury President) * Jean Scott Mitchell (Ground Jury Member) * Brian Schrapel (Ground Jury Member) * Brian Ross (Ground Jury Member) * Jennifer Millar (Technical Delegate) References External links Official Olympic Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Equestrian At The 2000 Summer Olympics 2000 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
