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Equestrian At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Team Eventing
The team eventing event, part of the equestrian program at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 21 to 24 July 1996. The competition was held in the Georgia International Horse Park, in Conyers, Georgia. The team event was a separate event from the individual eventing. A rider could compete in both competitions (on different horses). Like all other equestrian events, the eventing competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. 16 teams, each consisting of between three and four horse and rider pairs, entered the contest. Medalists Results Dressage Each team consisted of four pairs of horse and rider. The penalty points of the lowest three pairs were added together to reach the team's penalty points. Cross Country Each team consisted of four pairs of horse and rider. The penalty points of the lowest three pairs were added together to reach the team's penalty points. Dressage & Cross Country Each team consisted of four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equestrian At The 1996 Summer Olympics
The Equestrian events were held at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, United States, 30 miles or 50 km east of Atlanta. For the first time in Olympic history, the three-day event individual and team events were held as two separate competitions. A rider could compete in both events. This format would continue on to the 2000 Olympics. Medal summary Medal table Officials Appointment of officials was as follows: ;Dressage * Linda Zang (Ground Jury President) * Uwe Mechlem (Ground Jury Member) * Jan Peeters (Ground Jury Member) * Bernard Maurel (Ground Jury Member) * Eric Lette (Ground Jury Member) ;Jumping * John Ammermann (Ground Jury President) * José Alvarez de Bohorques (Ground Jury Member) * Franz Pranter (Ground Jury Member) * Francis Michielsen (Ground Jury Member) * Linda Allen (Course Designer) * Olaf Petersen (Technical Delegate) ;Eventing * Giovanni Grignolo (Ground Jury President) * Jack Le Goff (Ground Jury Member) * Patrick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Blue Girdwood (horse)
True most commonly refers to truth, the state of being in congruence with fact or reality. True may also refer to: Places * True, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States * True, Wisconsin, a town in the United States * True, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland People * True (singer) (stylized as TRUE), the stage name of Japanese singer Miho Karasawa * True (surname) * True O'Brien (born 1994), an American model and actress Arts, entertainment, and media Music Albums * ''True'' (Avicii album), 2013 * ''True'' (Jon Anderson album), 2024 * ''True'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album), 1996 * ''True'' (Mika Nakashima album), 2002 * ''True'' (Roy Montgomery and Chris Heaphy album), 1999 * ''True'' (Spandau Ballet album) or the title song (see below), 1983 * ''True'' (TrinityRoots album) or the title song, 2001 * ''True'' (TRU album), 1995 * ''True'' (EP), by Solange Knowles, 2012 Songs * "True" (Brandy song), 2008 * "True" (Concrete Blonde song), 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Henneberg
Jill Henneberg (born September 22, 1974) is an American equestrian. She won a silver medal in team eventing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, together with Karen O'Connor Karen Lende O'Connor (born February 17, 1958) is an American equestrian who competes in three-day eventing. Although she did not come from a family of equestrians, her interest in horses started at an early age, and she received her first ho ..., David O'Connor and Bruce Davidson. References External links * 1974 births Living people American female equestrians Olympic silver medalists for the United States in equestrian Equestrians at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportswomen {{US-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darien Powers (horse)
Darien may refer to: Places Central America * Darién Gap, break in the Pan-American Highway between Colombia and Panama * Darién National Park * Darién Province * Gulf of Darién * "... a peak in Darien", phrase in Keats's poem "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" United States *Darien, Connecticut ** Darien (Metro-North station) *Darien, Georgia *Darien, Illinois * Darien, Missouri *Darien, New York *Darien, Wisconsin *Darien (town), Wisconsin People First name *Darien Angadi (1949–1984), British actor *Darien Boswell (1938–2018), New Zealand rower *Darien Brockington (born 1979), American singer *Darien Butler (born 2000), American football player *Darien Fenton (born 1954), New Zealand politician * Darien Ferrer (born 1983), Cuban volleyball player * Darien Graham-Smith (born 1975), British journalist *Darien Porter (born 2001), American football player *Darien Sills-Evans (born 1974), American actor *Darien Takle, New Zealand actor Surname *Georges Darien (1862â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Hoy
Andrew James Hoy (born 8 February 1959) is an Australian equestrian rider. He has won six Olympic medals: three gold, two silvers and one bronze. He has competed in eight Olympic games, from 1984 to 2020 with the exception of 2008, which is an Australian record; and at the 2020 Summer Olympics he was 62 years old, making him Australia's oldest ever male Olympian. After winning two medals in Tokyo, he did not rule out trying for future Olympic teams. Hoy is based in Leicestershire, in the United Kingdom with his team. He has been living in the UK since 1993. Hoy was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2000. Early life Andrew Hoy was born in Culcairn, NSW, and spent his earlier years there. He started riding when only six-years-old. The rest of his life has been spent around horses. In 1978, he moved to England to train and now lives there. Hoy participated in his first International Championships at the age of 19 where he represented Australia at the 1978 Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadcast News (horse)
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Broadcast News may refer to: *News, the communication of selected information on current events *news broadcasting, dissemination through telecommunications * ''Broadcast News'' (film), a 1987 movie *Broadcast journalism, the field of electronically published news and journals * Broadcast News (Canada), a subsidiary of the Canadian Press news agency * Canadian Press Cable Service (formerly CableStream), a TV service referred to as "Broadcast News" See also * * Broadcast (other) * News (other) News is new information, typically relating to current events. News or The News may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film, television and theatre * ''The News'' (film), a 1989 Indian Malayalam film * ''News'' (film), a 2005 Indian Kanna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Latta
Victoria Latta (born 10 June 1951 in Auckland), known as Vicky or Vicki, is a New Zealand horsewoman who won two medals at the Olympic Games. Latta's first major international performance was 11th at the 1990 World Equestrian Games in Stockholm riding ''Chief''. At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona she was in the New Zealand team which gained the Silver medal. In the individual event Latta, riding ''Chief'', knocked down one rail in the showjumping to slip to fourth place behind fellow-New Zealander Blyth Tait. At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta Latta, riding ''Broadcast News'', was in the team which won the Bronze medal despite a serious fall during the cross-country which caused her to fail to finish the event. Biography While at school Latta won a place at the Royal Ballet School. She later qualified as lawyer before taking equestrianism seriously. After retiring from competitive eventing following the 1996 Olympics Latta returned to the law profession and gained a master' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heyday (horse)
Heyday was a Thoroughbred gelding that competed in the sport of eventing, ridden by American Bruce Davidson. He was one of the Top Ten All American High Point Horses of the Century in eventing. He stands . Heyday was very successful at a young age, competing at the advanced level at the age 6. He went on to represent the United States at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 earning the team silver medal, won the 1995 Pan American Games, came second at the Blenheim Horse Trials in 1997, and won team bronze at the World Championships in Rome. However, Heyday was notorious for his inconsistent show jumping rounds. Heyday, bred and owned by Dr. Elinor Jenny, was ridden by her granddaughter Maisy Grassie,https://data.fei.org/Person/Detail.aspx?p=3F1CF95DDC873530B2A7220E3124EEDC who took him to her first Advanced Horse Trials. Competition Results 2003 * 8th Fair Hill International HT Advanced (Maisy Grassie) 2002 * 7th North American Young Riders Championship CCI** (Maisy Grassie) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Davidson (equestrian)
Bruce Oram Davidson (born December 31, 1949, in Rome, New York) is an American equestrian who competes in the sport of eventing. He grew up in a family uninterested in horses, but began to compete in Pony Club events after a family friend introduced him to riding. He began college at Iowa State University, but left in his third year to train full-time with the United States Equestrian Team. In 1974, he married, and his two children were born in 1976 and 1977. His son, Bruce Davidson Jr., has followed in his footsteps to become a top eventing rider. At 18, Davidson tried out for the United States eventing team and was accepted. He won his first medal as a member of the silver-medal-winning US team at the 1972 Summer Olympics. After that, Davidson went to win gold at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics and silver in 1996, participating unsuccessfully in 1988. He has also competed repeatedly at both the World Equestrian Games and the Pan American Games, winning medals at both, as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peppermint Grove (horse)
Peppermint (''Mentha'' × ''piperita'') is a hybrid species of mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint. Indigenous to Europe and the Middle East, the plant is now widely spread and cultivated in many regions of the world.Euro+Med Plantbase Project''Mentha'' × ''piperita''/ref> It is occasionally found in the wild with its parent species.Flora of NW Europe''Mentha'' × ''piperita'' Although the genus ''Mentha'' comprises more than 25 species, the one in most common use is peppermint. While Western peppermint is derived from ''Mentha × piperita'', Chinese peppermint, or ''bohe'', is derived from the fresh leaves of ''M. haplocalyx''. ''M. × piperita'' and ''M. haplocalyx'' are both recognized as plant sources of menthol and menthone, and are among the oldest herbs used for both culinary and medicinal products. Botany Peppermint was first identified in Hertfordshire, England, by a Dr. Eales, a discovery which John Ray published 1696 in the second edition of his book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Rolton
Gillian Rolton (3 May 1956 – 18 November 2017) was an Australian Olympic equestrian champion. She competed in two Olympic Games, the 1992 Barcelona Games and 1996 Atlanta Games, winning a gold medal in team eventing both times on her horse, Peppermint Grove. At the 1996 Atlanta Games, she broke her collarbone and ribs, but remounted and completed the course. She was one of four Australians to win multiple equestrian Olympic gold medals. Early life Gillian Rolton was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 3 May 1956, the daughter of a builder. She had an older brother, John. She was educated at Woodlands Girls Grammar School. She participated in swimming, qualifying for the South Australian sub-junior state team, but the school frowned on individual sports, and she had to give it up. She then took up equestrianism. She got her first horse at the age of ten, and soon began riding competitively, riding a pony at the Royal Adelaide Show in the children's class. She left Woodl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
