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Equestrian At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual Dressage
The individual dressage at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between 13 and 19 August, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute The Hong Kong Sports Institute () is a sports institute located in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is mandated to provide training to athletes, and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training. The institute sponsors .... The first round of the individual dressage competition is the same FEI Grand Prix Test used for the team dressage event. The Grand Prix Test consists of a battery of required movements that each rider and horse pair performs. Five judges evaluate the pair, giving marks between 0 and 10 for each element. The judges' scores were averaged to give a final score for the pair. The top 25 individual competitors in that round advance to the individual-only competitions, though each nation was limited to three pairs advancing. This second round consisted of a Grand Prix Special Test, which used the same movement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Sports Institute
The Hong Kong Sports Institute () is a sports institute located in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is mandated to provide training to athletes, and also offers academic qualification in the field of sports training. The institute sponsors elite athletes and trains them as full-time employees, based on their talent and potential. The campus is located on reclaimed land on the bank of the Shing Mun River, next to the Sha Tin Racecourse. History The institute, then called the Jubilee Sports Centre (JSC), was envisioned to provide "top class coaching and training for promising and outstanding" athletes, with an emphasis on training young people and in providing a great variety of activities and programmes. The Jubilee Sports Centre Ordinance was enacted in 1977. Sir Alberto Rodrigues, chairman of the JSC Board, stated in 1977, "we do not see any sports excluded" and explained that the aim was to improve sports standards in the territory and that the centre would seek out sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernadette Pujals
Bernadette Pujals (born 8 July 1968) is a Mexican Olympic dressage rider. Representing Mexico, she competed at two Summer Olympics (in 2008 and 2016). Her best Olympic result came at the 2008 Beijing Games, where she achieved 9th position in the individual dressage competition. Pujals also competed at two editions of World Equestrian Games (in 1998 and 2006). Her current best World Equestrian Games results came in 2006, when she placed 10th in both special and freestyle dressage competitions. Pujals has won several medals at Pan American Games and at Central American and Caribbean Games The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for countries in Cent .... In 2020 she decided to ride under the Spanish flag. References External links * Living people 1968 births Mexican female equestrians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michal Rapcewicz
Michal (; he, מיכל , gr, Μιχάλ) was, according to the first Book of Samuel, a princess of the United Kingdom of Israel; the younger daughter of King Saul, she was the first wife of David (), who later became king, first of Judah, then of all Israel. In the Bible identifies Saul's elder daughter as Merab and younger daughter as Michal. Michal's story is recorded in the first Book of Samuel, where it is said in and that Michal loved David. The narrative does not indicate whether this is reciprocated. After David's success in battle against the Philistine giant Goliath, Merab was given in marriage to Adriel. Later, after Merab had married Adriel the Meholathite, Saul invited David to marry Michal. David replied, "I am a poor and lightly esteemed man", meaning that he was unable to provide a bride price. Saul then advised him that no bride price was required except for the foreskins of 100 Philistines. David took part in a further battle, killed 200 Philistines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Van Olst
Anne van Olst (born 25 March 1962 in Aalborg, Nordjylland), also known as Anne Koch Jensen, is a Danish dressage rider. She was part of the Bronze winning Danish team at the Olympic games in Beijing 2008 and finished 23rd in the individual dressage at the 2012 Summer Olympics, riding Clearwater. In 1991 Anne married to the Dutch breeder and horse dealer Gert-Jan van Olst and moved to The Netherlands. Together they run a sport and breeding stable in Den Hout, Netherlands. Anne is also active as trainer and coaches several international riders, including her pupil Charlotte Fry Charlotte Fry (born 11 February 1996) is an Olympic, European Championships and World Championships medal-winning British dressage rider. Personal story A daughter of Laura Fry, who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Ch .... References External links * * Living people 1962 births Danish female equestrians Danish dressage riders Olympic equestrians for Denmark Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Boblet
Marc Boblet (born 1 September 1971) is a French Olympic dressage rider. Representing France, he competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where he finished 20th in the individual competition and 6th in the team competition. Boblet also competed at 2014 World Equestrian Games and at two 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 ... (in 2009 and 2013). Boblet qualified for the 2014 edition of Dressage World Cup Final, where he achieved 9th place. References Living people 1971 births Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics French male equestrians French dressage riders Olympic equestrians for France {{France-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristy Oatley
Kristy Oatley-Nist (born 18 July 1978) is an Australian equestrian. She represented Australia at the 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the equestrian discipline of dressage. Personal Oatley was born on 18 July 1978 in Sydney, Australia. She attended St James Primary School in New South Wales before going to high school at Scone Grammar School in New South Wales and St Catherines High School in Victoria. She moved to Germany in 2000. , she lives in Gronwohld, Germany. She is a granddaughter of wine producer and yachtsman Robert Oatley and a cousin of fellow Australian Olympian Lyndal Oatley. , Oatley is tall and weighs . Equestrian Oatley is an equestrian dressage competitor. She has been coached by Sjef Janssen since 2010. Her primary training base is in Hamburg, Germany with a secondary base in Erp, Netherlands. She is a member of Trittau Reitverein in Germany. She represented Germany at the European Young Rider competition in 1995 and 1997, where she claimed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayley Beresford
Hayley Beresford (born 26 June 1978 in Kellerberin, Western Australia) is an Australian Equestrianism, equestrian. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing 2008 Olympics in the Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage, individual and the Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team dressage, team dressage events. Riding Relampago do Retiro, she finished in 19th place in the individual event, while the Australian team of Kristy Oatley, Heath Ryan and Beresford finished 7th in the team event. References Living people 1978 births Australian female equestrians Australian dressage riders Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians of Australia {{Australia-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Bechtolsheimer
Laura Tomlinson Order of the British Empire, MBE (''née'' Bechtolsheimer; born 31 January 1985, in Mainz, Germany) is a Germans in the United Kingdom, German-British dressage rider competing at Olympic Games, Olympic level. As of 30 June 2012 the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) ranked her 3rd in the world riding Mistral Højris and 36th on Andretti H. In that year, Tomlinson, riding Mistral Højris under her maiden name of Laura Bechtolsheimer, won two medals in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London; gold for Great Britain in the team dressage with Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin, the first ever Olympic team gold in the discipline for her country, and bronze in the individual dressage behind gold medalist and compatriot Dujardin. Early life A granddaughter of the German billionaire property magnate Karl-Heinz Kipp who founded the Massa chain of department stores, Bechtolsheimer was born in Mainz, West Germany in 1985 to Germans, German parents Wilfri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadine Capellmann
Nadine Capellmann (born 9 July 1965 in Würselen) is a German equestrian who has won been a part of two gold medalist teams in Team dressage. The first was at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the second at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na .... References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Capellmann, Nadine 1965 births Living people German female equestrians German dressage riders Olympic equestrians of Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in equestrian Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics People from Würselen Sportspeople from Cologne (region) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Manuel Muñoz (equestrian)
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people * Juan (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born March 2002), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Nathalie Of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (Nathalie Xenia Margrethe Benedikte; born 2 May 1975) is a Danish equestrian, an Olympian and a daughter of Princess Benedikte of Denmark and Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. She is the niece of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and King Constantine II of Greece. A member of the Danish dressage team, she won bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and also participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics. She has been the coach of the Danish national dressage team since 2017. Early life Princess Nathalie was born on 2 May 1975 in Copenhagen, Denmark, as the youngest of the three children of Princess Benedikte of Denmark and Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (Richard Casimir Karl August Robert Konstantin; 29 October 1934 – 13 March 2017) was the head of the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and husband of Princess Benedikte of Denmark. Biography .... She grew up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Holzer
Ashley Holzer (''née'' Nicoll; born 10 October 1963) is a Canadian-born equestrian specializing in dressage, who has been representing the United States since 2017. She was born in Toronto, the daughter of Moreen and Ian Nicoll, and is married to Charles Holzer. Representing Canada, she won a bronze medal in team dressage at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with teammates Cynthia Neale-Ishoy, Eva Pracht and Gina Smith. She also competed at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Personal life Ashley is married to Charles Holzer, who competed for the United States Virgin Islands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in show-jumping. She has two children; Harrison Holzer and Emma Holzer, who are both film actors. Holzer became a citizen of the United States in February 2016. Notable Horses * Reipo ** 1988 Summer Olympics - Team Bronze, Individual 16th Place * Imperioso - 1990 Chestnut Dutch Warmblood A Dutch Warmblood is a warmblood type of horse registered with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
