Michael Jung (born 31 July 1982) is a German

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 in ...

who competes in

eventing Eventing (also known as three day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ...

and

show jumping Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics. Sometimes ...

. A three-time Olympic gold medallist, he won individual and team gold at the

2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, followed by individual gold and team silver at the

2016 Rio Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

. He was inducted into the Eventing Rider Association Hall of Fame in 2013, and in 2016 he became only the second rider in history to win the

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Career

He was born to Joachim Jung, a former

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and

competitor and took up horse riding aged 6.Michael Jung
nbcolympics.com He won individual bronze at the 2009 European Championships. At the

2012 Olympic Games The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, he won gold medals in the

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and

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events. In winning the individual event (on his 30th birthday), he made eventing history by becoming the first rider to ever hold the Olympic, World and European championship titles at the same time, having previously won the 2010 World title and 2011 European title. He won all three titles on the horse La Biosthetique Sam. Since then, Jung has won individual and team gold medals at the 2013 Europeans, individual silver and team gold at the 2014 World Equestrian Games and individual and team gold at the 2015 European Championships. His individual victory at the 2015 Europeans made him only the second rider in history, after

Virginia Leng Virginia Helen Antoinette Elliott MBE (née Holgate, formerly Leng; born 1 February 1955), sometimes known as Ginny Leng, is a British equestrian competitor who competed in eventing. She is the 1986 World Champion and ...

, to win three consecutive European individual titles on three different horses. His wins were on La Biosthetique Sam (2011), Halunke FBW (2013) and FischerTakinou (2015). He won individual and team silver at the 2017 European Championships on Fischerrocanna. Michael Jung's individual silver at the 2014 World Equestrian Games & his individual silver at the 2017 Europeans were won on Fischerocona FST. Jung's win at Badminton in 2016 sealed the Rolex Grand Slam, becoming only the second person in history to win it. His top horse La Biothesque Sam has also finished second at the Badminton horse trials in 2013 and 2017, and third at both Rolex Kentucky (2015) and Luhmuhlen (2015).Leah Oliveto (26 April 2015
Michael Jung Wins Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover/Phillip Dutton Secures Fourth Rolex/USEF CCI4* Eventing National Championship Title
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CCI 5* results

International Championship results

Notable horses

* Marco 522 - 1995 Bay Holsteiner Gelding (Mytens XX x Montanus) ** 2003 European Young Rider Championships - team silver medal, individual gold medal * La Biosthetique Sam FBW - 2000 Bay Baden-Wurttemberger Gelding (Stan The Man XX x Heraldik XX) ** 2007 FEI Eventing Young Horse World Championships - second place ** 2008 FEI Eventing World Cup Final - fourth place ** 2009 FEI Eventing World Cup Final - gold medal ** 2009 Luhmühlen CCI**** winner ** 2009 European Championships - individual bronze medal ** 2010 World Equestrian Games - team fifth place, individual gold medal ** 2011 European Championships - team gold medal, individual gold medal ** 2012 London Olympic Games - team gold medal, individual gold medal ** 2015 Burghley CCI**** winner ** 2016 Badminton CCI**** winner ** 2016 Rio Olympic Games - team silver medal, individual gold medal * Desperado S - 2001 Bay Wurttemberger Gelding (Divino de L x Grand Ferdinand II) ** 2007 FEI Eventing Young Horse World Championships - 13th place * River of Joy 4 - 2001 Dark Bay Wurttemberger Gelding (Rubicell x Pageno xx) ** 2008 FEI Eventing Young Horse World Championships - seventh place * Leopin FST - 1999 Bay German Riding Horse Gelding (Legal Legend XX x Pius) ** 2012 Luhmühlen CCI**** winner * FischerRocana FST - 2005 Dark Bay German Sport Horse Mare (Ituango XX x Carismo) ** 2014 World Equestrian Games - team gold medal, individual silver medal ** 2015 Kentucky CCI**** winner ** 2016 Kentucky CCI**** winner ** 2017 Kentucky CCI**** winner ** 2017 European Championships - individual silver medal * FischerTakinou - 2007 Red Roan Anglo Arabian Gelding (Jaguar Mail x Sardana Pierre) ** 2015 European Championships - team gold medal, individual gold medal * FischerChipmunk FRH - 2008 Bay Hanoverian Gelding (Contendro I x Heraldik XX) **2019 European Championships - team gold medal, individual silver medal **2022 Kentucky CCI5* winner

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jung, Michael German event riders 1982 births Living people Olympic equestrians of Germany German male equestrians Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Germany Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics People from Main-Taunus-Kreis Sportspeople from Darmstadt (region)