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Caroline Powell (equestrian)
Caroline Powell (born 14 March 1973) is a New Zealand equestrian. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... she won the bronze medal in Team eventing. She was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand and lives in Suffolk, East Anglia. Powell has represented New Zealand in two Olympic Games and two World Games, where she won a bronze team medal in 2010. Also in 2010, she won the Burghley Horse Trials. CCI5* Results International Championship Results Notable Horses * Lenamore - 1993 Gray Irish Sport Horse Gelding (Sea Crest x Valiyar) ** 2006 World Equestrian Games - Team Sixth Place, Individual 26th Place ** 2008 Beijing Olympics - Team Fifth Place, Individual 16th Place ** 2010 Burghley CCI**** Winner ** 2012 London Olympics - Team Bronze Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equestrian At The Summer Olympics
Equestrian sports were first included in the Olympic Games in the Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics of 1900 in Paris. They were again included in 1912, and have been included in every subsequent edition of the Games. The Olympic equestrian disciplines are dressage, eventing, and show-jumping. In each discipline, both individual and team medals are awarded. Women and men compete on equal terms. Together with the equestrian component of Modern Pentathlon, it is the only Olympic event that involves animals. The horses are considered to be athletes as much as the riders. The international governing body for equestrian sports is the Fédération Équestre Internationale. The first Olympics held under its authority were in 1924. Summary History Paris Games Equestrian events were first held at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games, although it did not include any of the disciplines seen today. There were 4 different equestrian events Jumping (horse), jumping, high ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
