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Equestrian At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Individual Dressage
The individual dressage in equestrian at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held at Greenwich Park from 2 to 9 August. Great Britain's Charlotte Dujardin won the gold medal and Laura Bechtolsheimer the bronze. The silver was won by Adelinde Cornelissen of the Netherlands. Competition format The team and individual dressage competitions used the same results. Dressage had three phases, with the last being used only for the individual event. The first phase was the Grand Prix. Individuals advanced to the second phase, the Grand Prix Special, if they were on one of the top seven teams or were one of the top 11 remaining competitors. The top 18 competitors in the Grand Prix Special (ignoring Grand Prix scores) advanced to the final phase, the Grand Prix Freestyle. The results of that phase (again ignoring previous scores) produced final results. Schedule All times are British Summer Time During British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwich Park
Greenwich Park is a former hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south-east London. One of the Royal Parks of London, and the first to be enclosed (in 1433), it covers , and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage Site. It commands views over the River Thames, the Isle of Dogs and the City of London (Simon Jenkins rated the view of the Royal Hospital with Canary Wharf in the distance as one of the top ten in England). The park is open year-round. It is listed Grade I on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. In 2020, it was awarded a National Lottery grant to restore its historic features, build a learning centre, enhance the park's biodiversity, and provide better access for people with disabilities. History The estate of some was originally owned by Saint Peter's Abbey, Ghent, but reverted to the Crown in 1427 and was given by Henry VI to his uncle Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester. He built a house by the river, Bella Court, and a sma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Hester
Carl Hester (born 29 June 1967 in Cambridgeshire, England) is a British dressage rider competing at Olympic level. As of 8 August 2012 the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) rank him 12th in the world riding Uthopia. In 2012, Hester formed part of the Great Britain Dressage team that won gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Early life and career Hester was raised by his mother and stepfather. He lived on the Channel Island of Sark from the age of four, and was educated at Elizabeth College in Guernsey. His biological father is the actor Tony Smee. Aged 19 he applied for a job with horses in the UK at The Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy and on the centre's skewbald mare, Jolly Dolly, he won the 1985 Young Dressage Rider Championship. Moving to Bourton-on-the-Hill he competed at the first Blenheim Horse Trials and won the Spillers Dressage with Jumping Championship. He next rode for Dr Wilfried Bechtolsheimer (father of Laura Bechtolsheimer) and in 1990 went to the Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffen Peters
Steffen Peters (born September 18, 1964) is a German-born equestrian who competes for the United States in dressage. He has participated in five Olympic Games, winning a team bronze medal on two occasions (in 1996 and 2016) and a team silver medal once (2020). Peters has been successful in numerous other international competitions, including winning team bronze at the 2006 World Equestrian Games, two individual bronze medals at the 2010 World Equestrian Games and individual and team gold medals at both 2011 and 2015 Pan Am Games. The horse upon which he won many of his titles, Ravel, was retired in 2012. After 2012, his international successes came on Legolas. At the beginning of 2017, Peters handed over the ride on Legolas to his assistant rider Dawn White-O'Connor. Peters is currently working with a new international competition horse, Rosamunde. Personal life Peters was born in Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He began riding at age seven, and competing in weekend dre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonçalo Carvalho
Gonçalo Carvalho (born 1 April 1982 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a Portuguese Olympic dressage rider. Representing Portugal, he competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where he finished 16th in the individual competition. He also competed at the 2010 World Equestrian Games and at three European Dressage Championships (in 2011, 2013 and 2015). His current best championship result 11th place in team dressage at the 2013 European Dressage Championship The 2013 European Dressage Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the ''Blue Hors European Dressage Championship'' was held between August 21 and August 25, 2013 in Herning, Denmark. It formed part of the 2013 FEI ECCO European Champions ... and at the 2010 World Equestrian Games. References Living people 1982 births Sportspeople from Lisbon Portuguese male equestrians Portuguese dressage riders Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Portugal {{Portugal-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Truppa
Valentina Truppa (born 18 March 1986 in Milan) is an Italian Olympic dressage rider. She represented Italy in two Summer Olympics (2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics). Her best Olympic result came in 2012 when she placed 15th individually. Truppa also competed at the 2014 World Equestrian Games and at three European Dressage Championships (in 2011, 2013 and 2021). She placed 12th in the team competition in 2013, while her current best individual placement is 16th from 2011. Truppa participated at two editions of the Dressage World Cup The FEI World Cup Dressage Final is an annual international dressage series involving the world's best dressage horses and riders. It has been held since 1985. The World Cup is run in the form of a CDI. History The history of the World Cup ... finals, finishing in 3rd position in 2012, and earning the first major dressage podium finish for Italy. References Living people 1986 births Sportspeople from Milan Italian female equestrians It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrik Kittel
Patrik Kittel (born 10 June 1976 in Österåker, Sweden) is a Swedish horse rider. He was born in Stockholm. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he placed fourth in team dressage. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the team dressage events and qualified for the Grand Prix Special and Grand Prix Freestyle, finishing 14th. Controversy The practice of Rollkur or hyperflexion of the horse's neck has been banned by the world governing body, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports The International Federation for Equestrian Sports (, FEI) is the international governing body of equestrian sports. The FEI headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland. An FEI code of conduct protects the welfare of the horses from physical abu ... (FEI), following the release of video of Swedish dressage rider Patrik Kittel using rollkur during warm up at a competition in Denmark, where the horse's tongue appeared to turn blue as a result of the manoeuvre. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Max-Theurer
Victoria "Vici" Max-Theurer (born 24 October 1985 in Linz, Austria) is an Austrian Olympic dressage rider. Representing Austria, she has competed at five Olympic Games (in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020). Her best Olympic result is 8th place achieved in the team dressage competition in 2004, while her highest individual Olympic placement is 13th place from 2012. She has also competed at two World Equestrian Games (2006 and 2014) and at nine European Dressage Championships (2003 - 2017, 2021). She placed 5th in both special and freestyle individual competitions at the 2009 European Championships held at Windsor Castle. In 2021, she withdrew from the Olympic competition just hours before the event because her horse had a dental problem. She is the daughter of Elisabeth Theurer, the 1980 Olympic champion in individual dressage. Personal bests Notable Horses * Falcao - 1987 Grey Gelding (Jaquetao x Zina) ** 2004 Athens Olympics - Team 8th place, Individual 20th place ** 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathalie Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
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. She grew up at Schloss Berleburg in Bad Berleburg in Germany. Nathalie and her sister Alexandra became Danish citizens on 19 May 1998. Neither she nor her siblings are in line of succession to the Danish throne as that would have required taking up permanent reside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinne Vilhelmsson-Silfvén
Tinne may refer to: * Tinne (letter), the Irish name of the eighth letter of the Ogham alphabet * 16676 Tinne, minor planet * Tinne (name) Tinne is a Germanic female given name. Notable people with this name include: * Tinne Gilis, Belgian squash player * Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen, Danish mathematician * Tinne Kruse, Danish badminton player * Tinne Van der Straeten, Flemish politician * ..., Germanic female given name * Tinne (surname), Dutch surname {{dab ... [...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] |
Edward Gal
Edward Gal (born 4 March 1970 in Rheden) is a Dutch dressage rider. He and the stallion Totilas (nicknamed "Toto"), were triple gold medalists at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games, becoming the first horse-rider partnership ever to sweep the three available dressage gold medals at a single FEI World Games. Going into the 2010 Games, they had amassed multiple world-record scores in international competition, leading one American journalist to call them "rock stars in the horse world". After the World Equestrian Games, Totilas was sold to German trainer Paul Schockemöhle. Gal continues to be successful training and competing dressage horses at the international level. Despite the success he has been criticised to be harsh trainer who creates stressed and fearful horses. Career Gal began his equestrian career as a jumper at age 14, beginning with ponies and graduating to larger horses at age 20. However, when he discovered his horse did not like jumping, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristina Sprehe
Kristina may refer to: Places *the Swedish name of Ristiina, a town in Finland People *the Swedish name of Christina of Sweden * Kristina (born 1987), Slovak singer *Kristina Adolphson (born 1937), Swedish actress *Kristina Apgar (born 1985), American actress *Kristina Bach (born 1962), German singer and music producer * Kristina Bakarandze (born 1998), Georgia-born Azerbaijani footballer *Kristina Bannikova (born 1991), Estonian footballer *Kristina Barrois (born 1981), German tennis player *Kristina Benić (born 1988), Croatian basketball player *Kristina Boden, American film and television editor *Kristina Brenk (1911–2009), Slovene author *Kristina Carlson (born 1949), Finnish author *Kristina Clonan (born 1998), Australian cyclist *Kristina Dovydaitytė (born 1985), Lithuanian badminton player *Kristina Dörfer (born 1984), German singer and actress *Kristina Đukić (2000–2021), Serbian YouTuber and livestreamer *Kristina Elez (born 1987), Croatian handball player *Kristi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
