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Equestrian At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Team Dressage
The team dressage at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 13 and 14 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 .... Each horse and rider pair performed an FEI Grand Prix Test. 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 best three scores from each team's four members were summed to give a team score. The results from this event also served as a qualifier for the individual dressage event. Medalists Results * Courtney King and Mythilus were sanctioned on September 22, 2008, which led to the disqualification of the ... [...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] |
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] |
Jacqueline Brooks
Jacqueline "Jacquie" Brooks (born September 15, 1967, in Edmonton, Alberta) is an Olympic dressage rider. Representing Canada, she competed at two Summer Olympics (in 2008 and 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...). Jacqueline's best Olympic results came in 2008, when she placed 8th in team dressage and 29th in individual dressage. She also competed at two editions of Dressage World Cup Finals (in 2007 and 2013). References Living people 1967 births Sportspeople from Edmonton Canadian female equestrians Canadian dressage riders Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Canada Equestrians at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in equestrian Pan American Games silv ... [...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] |
Heath Ryan
Heath Ryan (born 2 July 1958) is an Australian equestrian who represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as part of the dressage team. Born in Sydney, Ryan was Australia's three-day event champion three times, and won every International Grand Prix competition in Australia in 2007. Record *1990 Melbourne 3 day event: 1st *2002 World Equestrian Games The FEI World Equestrian Games are the major international championships for equestrianism, and are administered by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI). The games have been held every four years, halfway between sets of consecutive ...: Team-12th *2005 Del Mar CDI3* Grand Prix: 5th *2008 Beijing Olympics: Team-8th *2008 Werribee CDI-W Grand Prix Kur: 1st *2008 Sydney CCI3*: 1st *2009 Sydney CDI-W Grand Prix: 2nd *2009 Sydney CCI3*: 3rd *2009 Del Mar CDI3* Grand Prix Kur: 2nd References About Heath Ryan 1958 births Living people Australian male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Australia ... [...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] |
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] |
Julia Chevanne
Julia Chevanne-Gimel (born 7 November 1975) is a French equestrian. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 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 .... She became the French national champion in 2003 and 2007. References 1975 births Living people French female equestrians French dressage riders Olympic equestrians for France Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Paris {{France-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...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] |
Hubert Perring
Hubert Perring (born 19 January 1957) is a French equestrian. He competed in two events 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 * 1957 births Living people French male equestrians French dressage riders Olympic equestrians for France Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Auxerre 21st-century French people {{France-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Gregory
Jane Gregory (née Jane Bredin 30 June 1959 – 1 April 2011), was an international equestrian. She first rode for her country in 1994, competing in the World Equestrian Games of that year, and competed for Great Britain in Dressage at the Atlanta and Beijing Olympic Games. Early life Born in Bromley, Kent, Gregory came from a non-equestrian family. At the age of seven she started to learn to ride, going weekly to a riding centre near her home in Cornwall. Her first horse was a Connemara pony called Timolin, and was bought for her by her godmother for £175. She joined the North Cornwall Pony Club, winning the junior section of club's championships in 1976. International career Her international career started in 1994. In that year she competed in the World Equestrian Games. She rode at the Atlanta Olympics 1996 with her horse Cupido. For several years after this she did not compete internationally due to horse injuries, but by 2001 she was first in the small tour ranking ... [...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] |
