questrian Olympic – Dressage Records

Most gold medals (rider)

Reiner Klimke (W. Germany) has won six gold medals; one individual in 1984, and five team in 1964, 1968, 1976, 1984, and 1988. Henri St. Cyr (Sweden) is the only rider to have won two individual titles in 1952 and 1956. Two riders have won the individual title on two occasions: Henri St. Cyr (Sweden), 1952 and 1956.

Most gold medals (horse)

Rembrandt was ridden by Nicole Uphoff in all four of her medal winning rounds-- two individual titles and two team titles, both in 1988 and 1992.

Most medals (rider)

Reiner Klimke won either medals: six gold (see above), and two bronze in the individual event in 1968 and 1976.

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Equestrian Olympic – Show Jumping Records

Most gold medals Winner (rider)

Hans-Gunther Winkler (West Germany) has won five titles, 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1972 in the team competition, and the individual championship in 1956. The only rider to win two individual titles is Pierre d'Oriola (France), in 1952 and 1964.

Most gold medals Winner (horse)

The most successful horse is Halla, ridden by Hans-Gunther Winkler during his individual and team wins in 1956, and during the team win in 1960.

Most medals Winner (rider)

Hans-Gunther Winkler has won a record seven medals: five gold (see above), one silver, and one bronz in the team competition in 1976 and 1968.

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Equestrian Jumping – History

Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events. Show jumping is a relatively new equestrian sport. Until the Inclosure Acts which came into force in England in the 18th century there had been little need for horses to jump fences routinely, but with this act of parliament came new challenges for those who followed fox hounds. Jumping began early in France, when cross country races combined running with jumping and ran literally across the country in forerunners of today's speed derby. Although the races were fun for participants, they didn't make great observer sports, since the crowd would have had to follow the horses on their fifty or hundred kilometer runs. Thus, it was not long before fences began to appear in an arena for the competitions. This became known as Lepping.

1869 was the year ‘horse leaping’ came to prominence at Dublin horse show. Fifteen years later, Lepping competitions were brought to Britain and by 1900 most of the more important shows had Lepping classes. Separate classes were held for women riding sidesaddle. An Italian riding instructor, Captain Federico Caprilli, heavily influenced the world of jumping with his ideas promoting a forward position with shorter stirrups. This style placed the rider in a position that did not interfere with the balance of the horse while negotiating obstacles. This style, now known as the forward seat, is commonly used today.

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Equestrian – Overview

Equestrianism (from Latin equester, equestr-, horseman, horse) more often known as riding, horseback riding (American English) or horse riding (British English) refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses. Horses are trained and ridden for practical working purposes such as in police work or for controlling herd animals on a ranch. They are also used in competitive sports including, but not limited to, dressage, endurance riding, eventing, reining, show jumping, tent pegging, vaulting, polo, horse racing, driving, and rodeo. Gambling on horse races appears to go hand-in hand with racing and has a long history as well. The history of Equestrian sport dates back over 2000 years to when the Greeks introduced Dressage training to prepare their horses for war. It continued to progress as a military exercise throughout the Middle Ages with the Three Day Event designed to reflect the range of challenges military horses would face.

In 682 BC, a four-horse chariot race was run at Greece’s 25th Olympiad, marking the earliest recorded date in Equestrian history. Equestrian as a competitive sport first began in 1868 at the royal Dublin Horse Show. Enthusiasm for the sport then quickly spread to Europe and North America. By the late 1800s horse shows were regular international events that attracted much notice. Equestrian events were first included in the modern Olympic Games in 1900. both horse and human are declared Olympic medallists! It is also the only Olympic sport where men and women compete in the same event.

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