Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
Olympics included Dressage
Dressage
Dressage is a competitive equestrian sport, defined by the International Equestrian Federation as "the highest expression of horse training." Competitions are held at all levels from amateur to the World Equestrian Games...
, Eventing
Eventing
Eventing is an equestrian event comprising dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This event has its roots in a comprehensive cavalry test requiring mastery of several types of riding...
, and Show Jumping
Show jumping
Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes commonly are seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics...
. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions.
Medals
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| 1 |  Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| 2 |  Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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| 3 |  Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
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| 4 |  New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
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| 5 |  Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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| 7 |  France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
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Medallists
| Dressage individual: | Nicole Uphoff Nicole Uphoff Nicole Uphoff-Selke is a German equestrian, and four times Olympic champion. She has won two gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and two gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona with her horse Rembrandt... and Rembrandt Rembrandt (horse) Rembrandt was a Westphalian dark bay gelding and one of the most successful dressage horses in international tournaments.... |
Isabell Werth Isabell Werth Isebell Werth is a German equestrian and world champion in dressage.-Championships:... and Gigolo Gigolo FRH Gigolo FRH was a liver chestnut Hanoverian gelding. Ridden by Isabell Werth in dressage competitions, the pair won four gold and two silver medals at Olympic games, four world championships, eight European championships, and four German championships.- External links :*... |
Klaus Balkenhol Klaus Balkenhol Klaus Balkenhol is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in team dressage at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona with the team from Germany. Klaus is the author of several dressage books. He is an avid member of Xenophen, and like Philippe Karl petitions against the use... and Goldstern |
| Dressage team: | Klaus Balkenhol Klaus Balkenhol Klaus Balkenhol is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in team dressage at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona with the team from Germany. Klaus is the author of several dressage books. He is an avid member of Xenophen, and like Philippe Karl petitions against the use... and Goldstern Nicole Uphoff Nicole Uphoff Nicole Uphoff-Selke is a German equestrian, and four times Olympic champion. She has won two gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and two gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona with her horse Rembrandt... and Rembrandt Monica Theodorescu Monica Theodorescu Monica Theodorescu , is a German equestrian and dressage rider.- Biography :Born in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Monica Theodorescu is the daughter of the German, former Romanian, dressage rider George Theodorescu and the German show jumping rider Inge Theodorescu .- External links :* * *... and Grunox Isabell Werth Isabell Werth Isebell Werth is a German equestrian and world champion in dressage.-Championships:... and Gigolo Gigolo FRH Gigolo FRH was a liver chestnut Hanoverian gelding. Ridden by Isabell Werth in dressage competitions, the pair won four gold and two silver medals at Olympic games, four world championships, eight European championships, and four German championships.- External links :*... |
Tineke Bartels Tineke Bartels Martina Maria Anna Antonia Bartels-de Vries is an equestrian from The Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage Event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She did so alongside Annemarie Sanders, Ellen Bontje, and Anky van Grunsven... and Courage Anky van Grunsven Anky van Grunsven Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World... and Bonfire Ellen Bontje Ellen Bontje Petronella Theodora Maria Bontje is an equestrian from The Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage Event at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. She did so alongside Anky van Grunsven, Coby van Baalen, and Arjen Teeuwissen... and Larius Annemarie Sanders Annemarie Sanders Annemarie Sanders-Keijzer is an equestrian from The Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage Event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She did so alongside Tineke Bartels, Ellen Bontje, and Anky van Grunsven. In the individual competition Sanders finished in 40th... and Sanders-Keyzer |
Robert Dover Robert Dover (equestrian) Robert Jeffrey Dover is an American equestrian who has had international success in the sport of dressage. Riding from the age of 13, he began specializing in dressage at age 19 and competed in his first Olympics in 1984. He competed in every summer Games between 1984 and 2004, winning four team... and Lectron Carol Lavell and Gifted Charlotte Bredahl and Monsieur Michael Poulin and Graf George |
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| Eventing team: | David Green David Green (equestrian) David Michael Green is an Australian equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.-References:*... and Duncan II Gillian Rolton Gillian Rolton Gillian Rolton is a former Olympics equestrian champion from Australia. She competed in two Olympic Games — 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics, Both times riding her horse, Peppermint Grove, named after Peppermint Grove in Western Australia.She was one of the eight flag-bearers... and Peppermint Grove Andrew Hoy Andrew Hoy Andrew Hoy is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Australia. The Athens 2004 Summer Olympics were his sixth games.... and Kiwi Matthew Ryan Matthew Ryan (equestrian) Matthew "Matt" Morgan Ryan is an Olympic-level equestrian rider. He is a triple olympic gold medalist who competed for Australia. Matt has three older brothers, including the internationally-successful eventer and dressage rider, Heath Ryan. In 1984... and Kibah Tic Toc |
Blyth Tait Blyth Tait Blyth Tait is a New Zealand equestrian. Tait has competed at four Olympics and has won four medals, one of only four New Zealanders to do so.... and Messiah Andrew Nicholson Andrew Nicholson For the New Zealand ice speed skater with the same name see Andrew Nicholson Andrew Nicholson is a New Zealand horseman who was selected for six Olympic Games.... and Spinning Rhombus Mark Todd Mark Todd (equestrian) Mark James Todd, CBE is a New Zealand horseman noted for his accomplishments in the discipline of eventing, voted Rider of the 20th Century by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, Mark James Todd, CBE (born 1 March 1956) is a New Zealand horseman noted for his accomplishments in the... and Welton Greylag Victoria Latta and Chief |
Herbert Bloecker and Feine Dame Ralf Ehrenbrink Ralf Ehrenbrink Ralf Ehrenbrink is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-References:... and Kildare II Matthias Baumann Matthias Baumann Matthias Andreas Baumann is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-References:... and Alabaster Cord Mysegages and Ricardo |
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| Show Jumping team: | Piet Raymakers Piet Raymakers Petrus Josephus Raijmakers is a former equestrian from The Netherlands.Raijmakers won the gold medal in the show jumping team event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He did so alongside Jos Lansink, Jan Tops and Bert Romp... and Ratina Z Bert Romp Bert Romp Berend Romp is an equestrian from the Netherlands and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the Dutch team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.-References:... and Waldo E Jan Tops Jan Tops Johannes Augustinus Petrus Tops is an equestrian from The Netherlands, who won the gold medal in the team jumping event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain riding Top Gun. He did so alongside Piet Raijmakers, Jos Lansink and Bert Romp... and Top Gun Jos Lansink Jos Lansink Jozeph Johannes Gerardus Marinus Lansink is an equestrian from The Netherlands, but currently representing Belgium, who competes in the sport of show jumping.... and Egano |
Boris Boor and Love Me Tender Joerg Muenzner and Graf Grande Hugo Simon Hugo Simon Hugo Simon, born 3 August 1942 in Křivá Voda near Šumperk, present-day Czech Republic, is an Olympic medal-winning Austrian show jumper who competed at six Olympics between 1972 and 1996 .... and Apricot D Thomas Fruehmann and Genius |
Hervé Godignon and Quidam de Revel Hubert Bourdy and Razzina du Poncel Michel Robert Michel Robert (equestrian) Michel Robert is a show jumping rider from France. He was the final winner of the Global Champions Tour for 2009. He is a two-time Olympic equestrian.- External links :* - References :... and Nonix Eric Navet and Quito de Baussy |