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Equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Index Equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Equestrian competitions in all three disciplines 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]

Table of Contents

  1. 62 relations: Andreas Dibowski, Andreas Helgstrand, Anky van Grunsven, Anne van Olst, Authentic (show jumping horse), Beezie Madden, Beijing, Christina Liebherr, Clayton Fredericks, Daisy Dick, Dressage, Equestrian events at the 1956 Summer Olympics, Equestrian events at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Equestrian events 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 Schellekens-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, ... Expand index (12 more) »

  2. 2008 Summer Olympics events
  3. 2008 in Hong Kong sport
  4. 2008 in equestrian sports
  5. Equestrian events at the Summer Olympics
  6. Equestrian sports competitions in Hong Kong
  7. International sports competitions hosted by Hong Kong

Andreas Dibowski

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

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Andreas Helgstrand

Andreas Helgstrand (born 2 October 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 25 March 1962 in Aalborg, Nordjylland), also known as Anne Koch Jensen, is a Danish dressage rider.

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Authentic (show jumping horse)

Authentic, nicknamed "Bud" (foaled June 22, 1995), is a Dutch Warmblood gelding that used to compete in show jumping.

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Beezie Madden

Elizabeth Madden (née Patton; born 20 November 1963) is an American Olympic champion equestrian competing in show jumping.

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Beijing

Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China.

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Christina Liebherr

Christina Liebherr (born 16 March 1979) is a German-born 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

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

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Dressage

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

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Equestrian events 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. Equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Olympics and equestrian events at the 1956 Summer Olympics are equestrian events at the Summer Olympics.

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Equestrian events at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Equestrian events at the 2004 Summer Olympics featured three equestrian disciplines: dressage, eventing and jumping. Equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Olympics and equestrian events at the 2004 Summer Olympics are equestrian events at the Summer Olympics.

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Equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of eleven dressage events. Equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics are 2008 in Hong Kong sport, 2008 in equestrian sports, equestrian sports competitions in Hong Kong and international sports competitions hosted by Hong Kong.

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Equestrian events 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. Equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Olympics and equestrian events at the 2012 Summer Olympics are equestrian events at the Summer Olympics.

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Equestrianism

Equestrianism (from Latin equester, equestr-, equus, 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting.

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Eric Lamaze

Eric Lamaze (born April 17, 1968) is a Canadian retired showjumper and Olympic champion.

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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 combine and compete against other competitors 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, West 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

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

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Heike Kemmer

Heike Kemmer (born 24 April 1962 in East Berlin, East Germany) 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 is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.

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Hong Kong Sports Institute

The Hong Kong Sports Institute is a sports institute located in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong Time

Hong Kong Time (abbreviation: HKT) is the time in Hong Kong, 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 Schellekens-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 and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

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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, West Germany) is a German eventing rider.

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International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC; Comité international olympique, CIO) is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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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 six times (1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2016, 2020) winning twelve medals, seven 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) 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) is an American show jumping competitor and five-time Olympic medalist.

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Megan Jones (equestrian)

Megan Jones (born 6 November 1976) is an Australian equestrian.

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Nadine Capellmann

Nadine Capellmann (born 9 July 1965 in Würselen) 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 7 February 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, West 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 a Danish equestrian, an Olympian, and the daughter of Princess Benedikte of Denmark and Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.

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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; 6 May 1994 – December 2022) was 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) is an Australian equestrian.

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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 is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes 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) is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.

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Typhoon

A typhoon is a tropical cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere and which produces sustained hurricane-force winds of at least.

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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 (born 2 January 1969) is an English equestrian who competes in eventing.

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1956 Summer Olympics

The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which were held in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 1956.

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2006 FEI World Equestrian Games

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

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2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and officially branded as Beijing 2008, were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China.

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See also

2008 Summer Olympics events

2008 in Hong Kong sport

2008 in equestrian sports

Equestrian events at the Summer Olympics

Equestrian sports competitions in Hong Kong

International sports competitions hosted by Hong Kong

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrian_events_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics

Also known as Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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