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Equestrian At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Individual Dressage
The individual dressage event, part of the equestrian program at the 2000 Summer Olympics, was held from 26 to 30 September 2000 at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre 45 miles outside of Sydney, Australia. Like all other equestrian events, the dressage Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined b ... competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. Forty-eight horse and rider pairs were entered. Medalists Results Grand Prix Test Held Tuesday, 26 September. The first round was the Grand Prix Test. Each of the 48 pairs went through a series of movements in the sandy arena, with judges in five different positions observing the movements and giving percentage scores based on the execution of the movements. The total sc ... [...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] |
Coby Van Baalen
Jacoba ("Coby") Maria Jozina van Baalen-Dorresteijn (born 6 April 1957 in Werkhoven, Utrecht) is an equestrian from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She did so alongside Anky van Grunsven, Ellen Bontje, and Arjen Teeuwissen Arjen Gerald Teeuwissen (born March 29, 1971) is an equestrian from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He did so alongside Anky van Grunsven, Ellen Bontje, and C .... In the Individual Competition Van Baalen finished in fifth position. Her daughter Marlies van Baalen is also an Olympic equestrian. Van Baalen competed in the Olympics with a KWPN stallion called Ferro, also known as Olympic Ferro. External links Dutch Olympic Committee* * * 1957 births Living people Dutch dressage riders Dutch female equestrians Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians of the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Traurig
Christine Traurig (born 13 March 1957) is an American equestrian. She was born in Nienburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. She won a bronze medal in team dressage at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, together with Robert Dover, Susan Blinks and Guenter Seidel Guenter Seidel (born 23 September 1960) is an American equestrian. He was born in Bavaria, Germany, but represents the United States after moving to the country in 1985. He won a bronze medal in team dressage at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atla .... References External links * 1957 births Living people People from Nienburg, Lower Saxony American female equestrians American dressage riders Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in equestrian Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Olympics German emigrants to the United States Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 21st-century American women {{US-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvano (horse)
Silvano may refer to: * Silvano (name) * Silvano (surname) * ''Silvano'' (opera), an 1895 opera by Pietro Mascagni * Da Silvano, a former Italian restaurant in Manhattan, New York City * Silvano, a 1983 fatal insomnia patient in Bologna, Italy * Silvano, founder of House of Gravina See also * Silvano d'Orba, a comune in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy * Silvano Pietra, a comune in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy * Silvani {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Bontje
Petronella Theodora Maria "Ellen" Bontje (born 11 June 1958 in Hilversum, North Holland) is an equestrian from The Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage Event at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. She did so alongside Anky van Grunsven, Coby van Baalen, and Arjen Teeuwissen. In the individual competition Bontje finished in sixth position. Eight years earlier, at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, Bontje was also a member of the Dutch team that won the silver medal in the Team Dressage Competition. She competed in three Summer Games for her native country, starting at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of .... She has won eight silver medals and one bronze medal in team dressage at various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennedy (horse)
Kennedy is an American Standardbred horse who was owned by the United States Army. Foaled in about 2001, the gelding was posted to the Military District of Washington where he was assigned to the caisson platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, serving as a caparisoned horse. Kennedy was ultimately relieved of his duties due to attitude issues and, in 2016, dismissed from military service as a result of persistent disciplinary problems. He was adopted by a former caisson platoon soldier and relocated to his ranch in Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 .... References {{US Warhorses navbox Ceremonial horses Individual warhorses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lone Castrup Jørgensen
Lone Castrup Jørgensen (born 23 April 1962) is a Danish-born equestrian, who has been representing Australia since 2019. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... References External links * 1962 births Living people Danish female equestrians Danish dressage riders Australian dressage riders Olympic equestrians for Denmark Australian female equestrians Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Copenhagen Danish emigrants to Australia {{Denmark-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goliath (horse)
Goliath ( ) ''Goləyāṯ''; ar, جُليات ''Ǧulyāt'' (Christian term) or (Quranic term). is a character in the Book of Samuel, described as a Philistine giant defeated by the young David in single combat. The story signified King Saul's unfitness to rule, as Saul himself should have fought for Israel. Scholars today believe that the original listed killer of Goliath was Elhanan, son of Jair, and that the authors of the Deuteronomic history changed the original text to credit the victory to the more famous character David. The phrase " David and Goliath" has taken on a more popular meaning denoting an underdog situation, a contest wherein a smaller, weaker opponent faces a much bigger, stronger adversary. "used to describe a situation in which a small or weak person or organization tries to defeat another much larger or stronger opponent: ''The game looks like it will be a David and Goliath contest.''" Biblical account The Goliath narrative in 1 Samuel 17 Saul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjen Teeuwissen
Arjen Gerald Teeuwissen (born March 29, 1971) is an equestrian from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He did so alongside Anky van Grunsven, Ellen Bontje, and Coby van Baalen. Teeuwissen was one of eight LGBT Olympians, who were also equestrians at the 2000 Olympic Games.The History of LGBT Participation in the Olympics At the medal ceremony of the team dressage, the three men of the twelve who were awarded medals were all men, Robert Dover and |
Alexandra Simons De Ridder
Alexandra Simons de Ridder (born 29 October 1963) is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in team dressage at the 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 ... in Sydney with the team from Germany."2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Equestrian" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved 21 September 2008) References 1963 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
