The International Show Jumping Contest of Gijón, commonly known as CSI Gijón or CSIO Gijón when it becomes official, is a

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event held in

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, at the

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. It is considered as a CSI 5* by the FEI. One of the main characteristics of the event is the fact that

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is allowed and very popular among spectators.

History

The event was established in 1941 to promote

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and to offer an important sporting event in the city during the summertime. The first competition took place during 20–24 August 1942, and was a complete success as crowds of around 10,000 people gathered for the event, a rather unusual amount for what was not considered a

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at the time. In 1987, the event has been the

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official show jumping

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for the first time. In 1995, it recovered this condition until 2019 with the only exception of 2008. In December 2019, the organizers resigned to the officiality of the event as they did not accept the conditions requested by the FEI about replacing the grass with sand and banning bets. On 14 December 2020, the Principality of Asturias declared the Show Jumping Contest as a Festivity of Regional Touristic Interest.

Nations Cup

When the event is chosen as Spain's official show jumping event, becoming a CSIO, it includes a Nations Cup competition. In 1999 was the Samsung Nations Cup Final event.

Nations Cup winners

Performance by country

Participation details

Grand Prix

The second most important competition of the event is the ''Prince of Asturias Grand Prix'', while the most important one is the ''Gijón Grand Prix''.

Gijón Grand Prix winners

Attendances

This is a list of attendances at CSI Gijón.

References

External links

Official websiteCSIO Gijón. Non-official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:CSI Gijon Show jumping events Equestrian sports competitions in Spain Sport in Gijón