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Equestrian At The 2004 Summer Paralympics
Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Paralympics at the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre was competed in the dressage discipline only. There were four grades of rider disability: * Grade I - Mainly wheelchair users with poor trunk balance and or impairment of function in all four limbs, or no trunk balance and good upper limb function, or moderate trunk balance with severe impairment of all four limbs. * Grade II - Mainly wheelchair users, or those with severe locomotor impairment involving the trunk and with good to mild upper limb function, or severe unilateral impairment. * Grade III - Usually able to walk without support. Moderate unilateral impairment, or moderate impairment in four limbs, severe arm impairment. May need a wheelchair for longer distances or due to lack of stamina. Total loss of sight in both eyes, or intellectually impaired. Profile 36 riders were required to wear blacked out glasses or a blindfold. * Grade IV - Impairment in one or two limbs, or some visual impa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre
The Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre hosted the equestrian events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The venue is located at Markópoulo on the outskirts of the Athens suburbs. It was completed in December 2003 and officially opened on August 12, 2004, shortly before the beginning of the competition. The capacity of the venue is 10,000 for the Jumping Event, 8,100 seats for the Dressage and 15,000 seats for the Cross-Country Event. In June 2007, Markopoulo Equestrian Centre held the three super special stages of the 54th Acropolis Rally. The site is also home to horse racing competitions and hosted the FEI European Jumping Championship The FEI European Show Jumping Championships is the European Championship for the equestrian discipline of show jumping. First held in 1957 in Rotterdam, and on an annual basis, it is held every two years, on the years between Olympic Games and Wo ... for Children in June 2008. References Venues of the 2004 Summer Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bettina Eistel
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Equestrian At The Summer Paralympics
Paralympic equestrian competition is a Para-equestrian event that consists of dressage. It has been part of the Summer Paralympic Games since 1996. Summary Medal summary Updated to the 2020 Summer Paralympics, all medals are counted in all equestrian events in the Paralympic Games. Nations See also * Equestrian at the Summer Olympics References Paralympic Games Equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: * Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes i ... Para Dressage {{equestrian-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Summer Paralympics Events
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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 Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ..., 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 #* Even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sjerstin Vermeulen
Sjerstin de Vries-Vermeulen ( Vermeulen, born 1972/73) is a Dutch former swimmer and equestrian, who competed at four Paralympic Games. She won five swimming medals at the 1988 Summer Paralympics, and won equestrian medals at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Paralympics in the mixed team dressage event. Personal life Vermuelen is from Varik, Netherlands, and now lives in Ermelo, Netherlands. She was born with only one hand. Career Vermeulen won two silver medals and three bronze medals in L6 classification swimming events at the 1988 Summer Paralympics. She came second in the 100m breaststroke L6, 100m backstroke L6 and 400m freestyle L6 events, and third in the 100m freestyle L6 and 200m individual medley L6 races. In dressage, Vermeulen competed in the Grade IV classification. She competed in the dressage events at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. She came seventh and eighth in the individual events, and won a silver medal in the team event, alongside Gert Bolmer, Joop Stokke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britta Naepel
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Anne Dunham (equestrian)
Anne Patricia Dunham OBE (born 24 September 1948) is a British Para-equestrian who has competed in the Paralympic Games. Early life and disability Whilst at school Dunham worked at a local stable in her spare time and, by the age of 16, she was running a yard of 80 horses at weekends. She has said that she "always wanted to compete" but whilst she was able to ride the horses in the stables their owners competed with them. Dunham was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 27 and has used a wheelchair since the age of 30. At the age of forty, when her husband sold his business, she bought a horse and began to compete. Paralympic career Dunham first competed at the Paralympics competing on Doodlebug in dressage events at the 1996 Atlanta Games where she won a bronze medal in the individual mixed Kur trot grade II, and gold in the open team event. In the individual mixed dressage grade II she finished just outside the medals in fourth position. At the 2000 Summer Paral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Vermeir
Bert Vermeir (born 3 March 1977) is a Belgium Paralympic equestrian. He won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Paralympics. Biography Vermeir was born in Merchtem and received a pony for his 4th birthday. However he was left paralysed in 1992 after an accident involving his pony, which led to several broken vertebrae. Vermeir's first international para-equestrian appearance was the World Cup Denmark in 1999. In 2000, he made his Paralympic debut in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mounta .... In 2004, Vermeir won Paralympic bronze in the Mixed Dressage - Freestyle Grade III riding Den Eik Heino. External links Website References 1977 births Living people Paralympic bronze medalists for Belgium Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Equestrians at the 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannelore Brenner
Hannelore Brenner (born 21 June 1963) is a German Paralympian dressage equestrian athlete. Life Brenner was born in Lüneburg Lüneburg (officially the ''Hanseatic City of Lüneburg'', German: ''Hansestadt Lüneburg'', , Low German ''Lümborg'', Latin ''Luneburgum'' or ''Lunaburgum'', Old High German ''Luneburc'', Old Saxon ''Hliuni'', Polabian ''Glain''), also called ... in 1963. She was a keen horse rider until a severe fall left her paraplegic. Brenner took up horse riding again for leisure but then turned to competition. At the Athens Paralympics she took the Silver medal for Individual Freestyle. In 2008 in Beijing she took a Gold medal in both the Individual and the Individual Freestyle as well as gaining a team silver medal. In 2010 at the World Championships she again took Gold in both the Individual and the Individual Freestyle. At the paralympics in London in 2012 she again won two gold medals and a team silver riding her horse Women of the World. References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynn Seidemann
Lynn Seidemann (born November 19, 1963) is a former American wheelchair tennis Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for wheelchair users. The size of the court, net height and rackets are the same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis: athletes use specially designed wheelchairs, ... player and dressage rider. She became a paraplegic after a skiing accident in 1983. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Seidemann, Lynn 1963 births Living people People from Coppell, Texas Paralympic equestrians for the United States American female equestrians American dressage riders Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for the United States Wheelchair tennis players at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Brain
Karen Brain (born 26 April 1970) is a Canadian Paralympic equestrian. She won two medals in the 2004 Summer Paralympics. Early life Karen Brain was born in Victoria in 1970 to Darlene and Bill Brain. She began horseback riding with her sister at Oak Meadows Farm when she was 8 years old. By age 9, she was learning to jump. At 11 years old, Brain got her first horse, Patty, a 15.3 hh chestnut Thoroughbred. A year and a half later, Brain sold Patty and purchased Pumpkin, an American Quarter Horse. Brain continued to advance on Pumpkin, earning ribbons in various classes. In 1983, Brain met Alpine Renegade (Alpo), a 6 year old 15 hh gelding. The two had early successes, leading Brain to buy him in 1983. In 1984, Brain was deeply immersed in horseback riding, working and riding at Spring Ride Farm. She began eventing on Alpo, winning her first pre-training event in 1985 in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. In 1987, Brain participated in the Western Canada Summer Games in Regina, Saskat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
