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Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Index Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Equestrian competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from 9 August to 21 August at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Sheung Yue River in Hong Kong. [1]

62 relations: Andreas Dibowski, Andreas Helgstrand, Anky van Grunsven, Anne van Olst, Authentic (horse), Beezie Madden, Beijing, Christina Liebherr, Clayton Fredericks, Daisy Dick, Dressage, Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics, Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Equestrianism, Eric Lamaze, Eventing, Frank Ostholt, Gina Miles, Hans Peter Minderhoud, Heike Kemmer, Hickstead (horse), Hinrich Romeike, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sports Institute, Hong Kong Time, Ian Millar, Imke Bartels, In Style (horse), Ingrid Klimke, International Olympic Committee, Isabell Werth, Jill Henselwood, Kristina Cook, Laura Kraut, Lucinda Fredericks, Mac Cone, Mary King (equestrian), McLain Ward, Megan Jones (equestrian), Nadine Capellmann, Niklaus Schurtenberger, Peter Thomsen, Pius Schwizer, Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Rolf-Göran Bengtsson, Salinero, Sha Tin Racecourse, Shane Rose, ..., Sharon Hunt, Sheung Yue River, Show jumping, Sonja Johnson, Steve Guerdat, Typhoon, UTC+08:00, Will Simpson (equestrian), William Fox-Pitt, 1956 Summer Olympics, 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games, 2008 Summer Olympics. Expand index (12 more) »

Andreas Dibowski

Andreas Dibowski (born 29 March 1966 in Hamburg) is a German eventing rider.

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Andreas Helgstrand

Andreas Helgstrand (born October 2, 1977) is a Danish dressage rider.

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Anky van Grunsven

Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda "Anky" van Grunsven (born 2 January 1968) is a Dutch dressage champion who is the only rider to record three successive Olympic wins in the same event.

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Anne van Olst

Anne van Olst (born March 25, 1962 in Aalborg, Nordjylland), also known as Anne Koch Jensen, is a Danish dressage rider.

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Authentic (horse)

Authentic, nicknamed "Bud", foaled 1995, is a Dutch Warmblood gelding that competes in show jumping.

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Beezie Madden

Elizabeth "Beezie" Madden (born Elizabeth Patton; November 20, 1963) is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic winner from Nelson, New York.

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Beijing

Beijing, formerly romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's second most populous city proper, and most populous capital city.

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Christina Liebherr

Christina Liebherr (born 16 March 1979) is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.

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Clayton Fredericks

Clayton Fredericks (born 17 November 1967 in Moora, Western Australia) is an Australian equestrian who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as part of the three-day eventing team.

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Daisy Dick

Catherine Mary "Daisy" Dick (born 29 March 1972 in Oxford) is a British three-day eventing rider.

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Dressage

Dressage (or; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a highly skilled form of riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an "art" sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery.

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Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics

The equestrian events at the 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Stockholm due to the Australian quarantine regulations and included dressage, eventing, and show jumping.

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Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics

The events of the equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics featured three equestrian disciplines: dressage, eventing and jumping.

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Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of eleven dressage events.

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Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The equestrian events at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held between 28 July and 9 August at Greenwich Park.

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Equestrianism

Equestrianism (from Latin equester, equestr-, equus, horseman, horse), more often known as riding, horse riding (British English) or horseback riding (American English), refers to the skill of riding, driving, steeplechasing or vaulting with horses.

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Eric Lamaze

Eric Lamaze (born April 17, 1968) is a member of the Canadian Equestrian Team for show jumping.

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Eventing

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

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Frank Ostholt

Frank Ostholt (born 23 September 1975 in Warendorf, Germany) is a German eventing rider.

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Gina Miles

Gina Miles (born November 27, 1973) is an American eventing rider.

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Hans Peter Minderhoud

Hans Peter Minderhoud (born October 7, 1973 in Westkapelle, Zeeland) is a Dutch dressage rider.

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Heike Kemmer

Heike Kemmer (born 24 April 1962 in Berlin) is a German equestrian who competes in the sport of dressage.

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Hickstead (horse)

Hickstead (March 2, 1996 – November 6, 2011) was a stallion ridden by Canadian Eric Lamaze.

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Hinrich Romeike

Hinrich Romeike (born 26 May 1963 in Hamburg) is a German eventing rider.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is an autonomous territory of China on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary in East Asia.

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Hong Kong Sports Institute

The Hong Kong Sports Institute is a sports institute in the Fo Tan, Sha Tin district of Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong Time

Hong Kong Time (abbreviation: HKT) is the time in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, observed at UTC+08:00 all year round.

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Ian Millar

Ian Millar, CM (born January 6, 1947) is a Canadian Equestrian Team athlete for show jumping.

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Imke Bartels

Imke Anne Marian Schellekens-Bartels (born 15 March 1977 in Eindhoven) is an equestrian from the Netherlands, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

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In Style (horse)

In Style was a Holsteiner gelding ridden by Canadian Equestrian Team member Ian Millar in the sport of show jumping.

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Ingrid Klimke

Ingrid Klimke (born 1 April 1968 in Münster, Germany) is a German eventing rider.

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International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: Comité International Olympique, CIO) is a Swiss private non-governmental organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, which is the authority responsible for the modern Olympic Games.

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Isabell Werth

Isabell Werth (born 21 July 1969 in Issum) is a German equestrian and world champion in dressage who competed in the Olympics five times (1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2016) winning ten medals, six of them gold.

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Jill Henselwood

Jill Henselwood (born November 1, 1962) is a Canadian Equestrian Team member who competes in show jumping.

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Kristina Cook

Kristina "Tina" Cook (née Gifford, born 31 August 1970), is a British three-day eventing rider.

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Laura Kraut

Laura Kraut (born November 14, 1965 in Camden, South Carolina) is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic champion.

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Lucinda Fredericks

Lucinda Fredericks (née Murray; born 28 September 1965) is an equestrian athlete who competes in eventing.

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Mac Cone

Mac Cone (born August 23, 1952 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States) is a Canadian citizen who competes in show jumping.

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Mary King (equestrian)

Mary Elizabeth King (née Thomson, born 8 June 1961) is a British equestrian who competes in eventing.

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McLain Ward

McLain Ward (born October 17, 1975 in Brewster, New York) is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic medal winner.

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Megan Jones (equestrian)

Megan Jones (born 6 November 1976) is one of Australia's top event riders, a Silver Medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

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Nadine Capellmann

Nadine Capellmann (born in Würselen on July 9, 1965) is a German equestrian who has won been a part of two gold medalist teams in Team dressage.

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Niklaus Schurtenberger

Niklaus Schurtenberger (born February 7, 1968) is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.

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Peter Thomsen

Peter Thomsen (Born 4 April 1961 in Flensburg, Germany) is a German eventing rider.

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Pius Schwizer

Pius Schwizer (born 13 August 1962) is a Swiss Olympic-level equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.

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Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (Nathalie Xenia Margrethe Benedikte; born 2 May 1975) is the youngest daughter of Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Princess Benedikte of Denmark and niece of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece.

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Rolf-Göran Bengtsson

Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (born 2 June 1962 in Lund, Sweden) is a Swedish show jumper.

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Salinero

IPS Salinero (formerly Keltec Salinero and Gestion Salinero) is a horse ridden by the Dutch equestrian Anky van Grunsven in the sport of dressage.

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Sha Tin Racecourse

Sha Tin Racecourse is one of the two racecourses for horse racing in Hong Kong.

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Shane Rose

Shane Rose (born 24 April 1973 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian equestrian who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as part of the three-day eventing team.

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Sharon Hunt

Sharon Ann Hunt (born 11 October 1977 in Bury St Edmunds) is a British three-day eventing rider.

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Sheung Yue River

The Sheung Yue River (Hong Kong Hakka: Sung1ng2 Ho2; also known as the River Beas) is a river in the northern New Territories, Hong Kong.

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Show jumping

Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping", "open jumping", or simply "jumping", is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation.

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Sonja Johnson

Sonja Johnson (born 14 December 1967 in Albany, Western Australia) is an Australian equestrian who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as part of the three-day eventing team.

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Steve Guerdat

Steve Guerdat (born 10 June 1982 in Bassecourt, Canton of Jura) is a Swiss Olympic-level equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.

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Typhoon

A typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere.

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UTC+08:00

UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00.

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Will Simpson (equestrian)

William "Will" Simpson (born June 9, 1959 in Springfield, Illinois) is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic champion.

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William Fox-Pitt

William Speed Lane Fox-Pitt MBE (born 2 January 1969) is an English equestrian who competes in eventing.

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1956 Summer Olympics

The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in November–December 1956, apart from the equestrian events, which were held five months earlier in Stockholm, Sweden.

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2006 FEI World Equestrian Games

The 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in Aachen, Germany from August 20 to September 3, 2006.

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2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and commonly known as Beijing 2008, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 8 to 24 August 2008 in Beijing, China.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrian_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics

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