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Equestrian At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Individual Dressage
The individual dressage event, part of the equestrian program at the 2004 Summer Olympics, was held from 19 to 25 August 2004 at the Olympic Equestrian Centre on the outskirts of Markópoulo, in the Attica region of Greece. Like all other equestrian events, the dressage competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. 53 horse and rider pairs were entered. Medalists Results Inspection The inspection was held on 19 August. 49 of the horses were passed on initial inspection. Three were re-inspected before being accepted, and one was disqualified. Re-inspections: * Wels, ridden by Friedrich Gaulhofer of Austria * Gabana, ridden by Louisa Hill of New Zealand * Condor, ridden by Elena Sidneva of Russia Disqualification: * Heros, ridden by Alaia Demiropoulou of Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equestrian At The 2004 Summer Olympics
The events of the equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics featured three equestrian disciplines: dressage, eventing and jumping. All three disciplines are further divided into individual and team contests for a total of six events. The Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre, on the outskirts of Markopoulo in the Attica region of Greece, hosted the dressage and jumping events while the eventing took place in the nearby Eventing Park. Medal table Medalists Schedule Equestrian events took place over 14 days, from 14 August to 27 August. Eventing was held on the first five days, while the other two disciplines overlapped for most of the rest of the schedule. # 14 August #* Eventing - first horse inspection # 15 August #* Eventing - dressage # 16 August #* Eventing - dressage # 17 August #* Eventing - cross country # 18 August #* Eventing - second horse inspection #* Eventing - first round of jumping (used for team jumping portion and individual qualification) #* Eventing - indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briar (horse)
Briar, Briars, Brier, or Briers may refer to: * Briar, or brier, common name for a number of unrelated thorny plants that form thicket People * Brier (surname) * Briers, a surname * Briars (surname) Places * Briar, Missouri, U.S. * Briar, Texas, U.S. * Briars Historic Park, Mount Martha, Victoria, Australia * The Briars (Georgina), Ontario, Canada, a lakeside resort * Brier, Washington, U.S. * Briers, Mississippi, , U.S., a ghost town * Brier Island, Nova Scotia, Canada * Briar Creek (other), or Brier Creek * Briar Hill (other) * Brier Hill (other) Buildings * Briars, Saint Helena, a small pavilion in which Napoleon Bonaparte stayed * The Briars (Natchez, Mississippi), U.S., a historic house * The Briars, Wahroonga, Sydney, Australia, a historic house Fictional characters * Briar Moss, from Tamora Pierce's ''Circle of Magic'' and ''Circle Opens'' quartets * Briar Cudgeon, in ''Artemis Fowl'' * Briar, the evil sister of Rose in Bone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Brink
Jan Brink (born 1960) is a Swedish equestrian. He was born in Hörby. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he placed fourth in team dressage. He also competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Jan Brink is a seven-time Swedish dressage champion who rides the number one horse Björsell's Briar, winner of the Aachen Championships in 2005, and Bronze medallist at the 2005 European Dressage Championships The European Dressage Championships are the European championships for the equestrian discipline of dressage. They are held every two years in odd-numbered years. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded in both individual and team competition .... References External links * 1960 births Living people People from Höör Municipality Swedish dressage riders Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians of Sweden Swedish male equestrians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brentina
Brentina (foaled May 29, 1991) was an Olympic-level dressage horse ridden by Debbie McDonald. She was owned by E. Parry Thomas.Latest Novel From Best Selling Author, Dressage Rider Tami Roag Goes On Sale ''Dressage News'', December 21, 2009 Breeding Brentina was by Brentano II, who was Hanoverian stallion of the year in 2003 and was second at his stallion testing. He has produced several impressive offspring, such as Barclay and Barclay II, Bone Dea II, and he is the dam-sire of . Brentina is a full-sister to the stallion Barclay II. Pedigree< ...
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Deborah McDonald
Debbie McDonald (born August 27, 1954) is an American dressage rider who has competed in the Olympics and many international competitions. She now lives in Hailey, Idaho, with her husband Bob, a hunter/jumper and trainer. Debbie trains and teaches riders on Peggy and E. Parry Thomas's River Grove Farm in Sun Valley, Idaho. McDonald's first mount was an $800 pony. She agreed that she would pay for board if her parents bought it for her. Shortly thereafter Debbie managed to find a gaited horse trainer near her hometown who allowed her to groom horses and clean stalls in exchange for board. At age 14, when Debbie went to turn her pony out, she discovered a strange man in his stall, beating him. She went running for help and ran into a young trainer and her future husband, Bob McDonald, who ran a hunter/jumper farm and hired her as a stable hand. It was at this facility that she began her career. McDonald began her career in show jumping. However, she switched to dressage after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weltall
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Martin Schaudt
Martin Schaudt (born 7 December 1958 in Balingen, Baden-Württemberg) is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in ''team dressage'' at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ... with the team from Germany."1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Equestrian" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 21 September 2008) He also received a gold medal with the German team in 2004. References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaia Demiropoulou
An alaia (pronounced , ) is a thin, round-nosed, square-tailed surfboard ridden in pre-20th century Hawaii. The boards were about long, weighed up to , and generally made from the wood of the Koa Tree. They are distinct from modern surfboards in that they have no ventral fins, and instead rely on the sharpness of the edges to hold the board in the face of the wave. Modern alaias are about long and are the larger version of the Paipo board, used for knee or belly surfing, and the smaller version of the Olo board, generally between long. All of these board types are similar in that each is made of wood and is ridden without a sharks fin/ skeg. History The alaia's roots span back a thousand years. Lala is the Hawaiian word describing the action of riding an alaia surfboard. Lala is a word found in the Hawaiian dictionary meaning ‘the controlled slide in the curl when surfing on a board.' Princess Kaʻiulani's alaia board, measuring 7ft 4in long, is preserved at the Bisho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heros (horse) , a recurring motif of a horseman
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Heros may refer to: * plural of Hero (sandwich) * ''Heros'' (fish), a genus of South American cichlids * ''Heros'', a 4th-century BC play by Menander * '' Heros: The Sanguine Seven'', a 1993 video game * ''Héros'', 2013 album by French recording artist Eddy Mitchell * ''H.E.R.O.S.'', 2017 album by French recording artist Shy'm * Heros of Arles, early fifth century bishop *''Heros the Spartan'', an ''Eagle'' comic strip * Heros Racing, a Japanese motor racing team * , the name of several ships See also * * Hero (other) ** Hero, from the Greek (hērōs) * Heroes (other) * Hero's, a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion * Thracian Heros The Thracian horseman (also "Thracian Rider" or "Thracian Heros") is a recurring motif depicted in reliefs of the Hellenistic and Roman periods in the Balkans—mainly Thrace, Macedonia, Thessaly and Moesia—roughly from the 3rd century BC to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
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Elena Sidneva
Elena Sidneva (; born 31 December 1964) is a Russian dressage rider. She is a two-time Olympian. Her best Olympic result came in 2000 when she placed 24th in the individual dressage competition. She received a wild card for the 2014 Dressage World Cup Final in Lyon after Denmark's Lars Petersen withdrew. At the final held in Lyon's Euroexpo she finished 13th. She also competed at the following World Cup final in 2015 held in Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vega ..., where she finished 17th. References Living people 1964 births Russian dressage riders Olympic equestrians for Russia Russian female equestrians Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics {{Russia-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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