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Equestrian At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Team Dressage
The team dressage in equestrian at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held at Greenwich Park from 2 to 7 August. The competition was performed on raised arena platforms for the first time, which were suspended by support struts. Competition format The team and individual dressage competitions used the same results. Dressage had three phases, with only the first two used in the team competition. The first phase was the Grand Prix. The top seven teams advanced to the second phase, the Grand Prix Special. The results of that phase (ignoring the previous Grand Prix scores) produced the final results. Each phase involves a different test for horse and rider to perform, which is made up of a series of movements that horses perform in a rectangular arena The teams scores were determined by judges Leif Torblas of Denmark, Maribel Alonso of Mexico, Jean Michel Roudier of France, Gary Rockwell of the United States, Wim Ernes of the Netherlands, Evi Eisenhardt of Germany, and Steph ... [...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] |
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] |
Beata Stremler
Beata Stremler (born 13 September 1984) is a Polish dressage rider. She represented Poland at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the team A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to inf ... and individual dressage. eurodressage (7 June 2012). Retrieved on 2015-12-26. References External links * Livi ...[...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] |
Juan Manuel Munoz Diaz
''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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Barbancon Mestres
Morgan may refer to: People and fictional characters * Morgan (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Morgan le Fay, a powerful witch in Arthurian legend * Morgan (surname), a surname of Welsh origin * Morgan (singer), Italian musician Marco Castoldi (born 1972) * Moken, also spelled "Morgan", a seafaring ethnic group in the Andaman Sea Places United States * Morgan, Georgia * Morgan, Iowa * Morgan, Minnesota * Morgan, Missouri * Morgan, Montana * Morgan, New Jersey * Morgan, Oregon * Morgan, Pennsylvania * Morgan, Texas * Morgan, Utah * Morgan, Vermont * Morgan, West Virginia * Morgan, Wisconsin, a town * Morgan, Oconto County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Morgan, Shawano County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Morgan Mountain, Tehama County, California * Mount Morgan (Inyo County, California) * Mount Morgan (Mono County, California) * Mount Morgan (Montana) * Morgan Farm Area, Texas Elsewhere * Mount Morgan (Antarctica), Mari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jose Daniel Martin Dockx
Jose Daniel Martin Dockx (born 7 January 1974) is a Spanish Olympic dressage rider. Representing Spain, he competed at two Summer Olympics (in 2012 and 2016). He finished 7th in the team competitions at both of the Olympics. Meanwhile, his current best individual Olympic achievement is 29th place from 2012. He also participated at the 2014 World Equestrian Games and at two European Dressage Championships (in 2013 and 2015). His current best championship result is 4th place in team dressage at the 2015 European Dressage Championships The 2015 European Dressage Championships was held between August 12 and August 16, 2015 in Aachen, Germany. It formed part of the 2015 FEI European Championships; other disciplines included were jumping, reining and vaulting. It also served as a ... while his current best individual result is 18th place from 2014 Worlds. References External links * * Living people 1974 births Sportspeople from Málaga Spanish male equestrians Spanish dr ... [...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] |
Tina Konyot
Tina Magdalena Konyot (born September 12, 1961, in Hollywood, Florida) is an American dressage rider. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she finished 25th in the individual dressage and 6th in the team dressage competition. She has qualified for the 2014 Dressage World Cup Final in Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ... after finishing 3rd overall in the 2013/14 North American League rankings. References Living people 1961 births American female equestrians Olympic equestrians for the United States Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Hollywood, Florida 21st-century American women {{US-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Ebeling
Jan Ebeling (born September 9, 1958) is a German-American equestrian. After Immigrating to the United States in 1984, Ebeling was a well known and prestigious rider in the states until his citizenship in 2002. The next year, Ebeling was named to the United States Pan American Team with mount Feleciano, with his direct reserve horse Liberté (owned by longtime sponsor Ann Romney). The team won Gold, and Ebeling finished 5th individually. He began riding his most famous horse, Rafalca, in 2007. With her, Ebeling competed in 3 World Cup Finals, in Las Vegas (2009), Leipzig (2011), and 'S-Hertogenbosch (2012). The highlight of his career thus far was his appearance on the United States Olympic Team in 2012, in London. In the twilight of her career, Rafalca and Ebeling won Bronze at the Aachen World Equestrian Festival. Ebeling continues to ride at a competitive level, with newer mounts Indeed, Bellena, Zitat, and Status Royal OLD. Early life Ebeling was born in Berlin, Germany. [...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] |
Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén
Tinne Eva Caroline Vilhelmson-Silfvén (born 12 July 1967 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish horse rider. Representing Sweden, she competed at seven Summer Olympics (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016). She placed 4th in team dressage in 1992, and in team dressage in Beijing in 2008. Meanwhile, her current best individual Olympic placement is 8th place from 2016 Olympics. Tinne also competed at six World Equestrian Games (in 1994, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018) and at eleven European Dressage Championships (in 1993, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017). She has won three bronze medals in team competitions at European championships, in 2003, 2007 and 2017. She also competed at seven editions for Dressage World Cup finals (in 2004, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2019). In 2013 and 2014 she narrowly missed the podium finish and placed 4th. At the 2016 finals held in Göteborg, Sweden, Tinne finished in a runner-up position, narrowly behind Hans Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
