World Eventing Championships
The World Eventing Championships, or the eventing competition in the World Equestrian Games (WEG), began in 1966. It includes both a team and individual competition for the best horses and riders in the sport of eventing. The World Championship is held every four years, and is held at the CCI**** level, the highest level of eventing competition.
Past winners
Individual results
| Individual medalists | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1966 |  Burghley |  Carlos Moratorio on Chalan |  Richard Meade on Barberry |  Virginia Freeman-Jackson on Sam Weller | |
| 1970 |  Punchestown |  Mary Gordon-Watson on Cornishman |  Richard Meade on The Poacher |  James Wofford on Kilkenny | |
| 1974 |  Burghley |  Bruce Davidson on Irish Cap |  Michael Plumb on Good Mixture |  Hugh Thomas on Playamar | |
| 1978 |  Lexington |  Bruce Davidson on Might Tango |  John Watson on Cambridge Blue |  Helmut Rethemeier on Ladalco | |
| 1982 |  Luhmühlen |  Lucinda Green on Regal Realm |  Helmut Rethemeier on Santiago |  Kim Walnes on The Gray Goose | |
| 1986 | .svg.png) Gawler |  Virginia Leng on Priceless |  Trudy Boyce on Mossman |  Lorna Clarke on Myross | |
| 1990 |  Stockholm |  Blyth Tait on Messiah |  Ian Stark on Murphy Himself |  Bruce Davidson on Pirate Lion | |
| 1994 |  The Hague |  Vaughn Jefferis on Bounce |  Dorothy Trapp on Molokai |  Karen Dixon on Get Smart | |
| 1998 |  Rome |  Blyth Tait on Ready Teddy |  Mark Todd on Broadcast News |  Paula Törnqvist on Monaghan | |
| 2002 |  Jerez |  Jean Teulère on Espoir de la Mare |  Jeanette Brakewell on Over To You |  Piia Pantsu on Ypäjä Karuso | |
| 2006 |  Aachen |  Zara Philips on Toytown | .svg.png) Clayton Fredericks on Ben Along Time |  Amy Tryon on Poggio | |
| 2010 |  Lexington |  Michael Jung on La Biosthetique - Sam |  William Fox-Pitt on Cool Mountain |  Andrew Nicholson on Nereo | |
| 2014 |  Normandy |  Sandra Auffarth on Opgun Louvo |  Michael Jung on Fischerrocana |  William Fox-Pitt on Chilli Morning | |
| 2018 |  Tryon |  Rosalind Canter on Allstar B |  Padraig McCarthy on Mr Chunky |  Ingrid Klimke on SAP Hale-Bob OLD | |
| 2022 |  Pratoni del Vivaro |  Yasmin Ingham on Banzai du Loir |  Julia Krajewski on Amande de B'Neville |  Tim Price on Falco | |
Team results
| Team medalists | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1966 |  Burghley |  Ireland Virginia Freeman-Jackson on Sam Weller Eddie Boylan on Durlas Eile Penelope Moreton on Loughlin Thomas Brennan on Kilkenny |  Argentina Carlos Moratorio on Chalan Roberto Pistarini on Desidia Ludovico Fusco on Gatopardo Enrique Sztyrle on Hijo Manso | not awarded | |
| 1970 |  Punchestown |  Great Britain Mary Gordon-Watson on Cornishman V Richard Meade on The Poacher Mark Phillips on Chicago Stuart Stevens on Benson |  France Michel Cochenet on Quaker Dominique Bentejac on Trou Normand Dominique Flament on Qui Dit Mieux Henri Michel on Duragan | not awarded | |
| 1974 |  Burghley | .png) United States Bruce Davidson on Irish Cap Michael Plumb on Good Mixture Edward Emerson on Viktor Don Sachey on Plain Sailing |  Great Britain Richard Meade on Wayfarer Bridget Parker on Cornish Gold Christopher Collins on Smokey Mark Phillips on Columbus |  West Germany Martin Plewa on Virginia Herbert Blöcker on Albrant Horst Karsten on Sioux Kurt Mergler on Vaibel | |
| 1978 |  Lexington | .svg.png) Canada Mark Ishoy on Law and Order Juliet Bishop on Sumatra Elizabeth Ashton on Sunrise Cathy Wedge on Abracadabra |  West Germany Helmut Rethemeier on Ladalco Otto Ammermann on Volturno Harry Klugmann on Veberod Herbert Blöcker on Albrant | .png) United States Bruce Davidson on Might Tango James Wofford on Carawich Edmund Coffin on Bally Cor Michael Plumb on Laurenson | |
| 1982 |  Luhmühlen |  Great Britain Lucinda Green on Regal Realm Richard Meade on Kilcashel Virginia Holgate on Priceless Rachel Bayliss on Mystic Mistrel |  West Germany Helmut Rethemeier on Ladad Rüdiger Schwarz on Power Game Herbert Blöcker on Santiago Dietmar Hogrefe on Foliant | .png) United States Kim Walnes on The Grey Goose Nancy Bliss on Cobblestone Torrance Fleischmann on Southern Comfort III Michael Plumb on Blue Stone | |
| 1986 | .svg.png) Gawler |  Great Britain Virginia Leng on Priceless Lorna Clarke on Myross Ian Stark on Oxford Blue Clarissa Strachan on Delphy Dazzle |  France Marie-Christine Duroy on Harley Armand Bigot on Jacquou du Bois Thierry Touzaint on Gardenia III Vincent Berthet on Jupille | .svg.png) Australia Barry Roycroft on Last Tango Scott Keach on Trade Commissioner Wayne Roycroft on Valdez Andrew Hoy on Just James | |
| 1990 |  Stockholm |  New Zealand Andrew Nicholson on Spinning Rhombus Andrew Scott on Umptee Blyth Tait on Messiah Mark Todd on Bahlua |  Great Britain Karen Straker on Get Smart Rodney Powell on The Irishman II Virginia Leng on Griffin Ian Stark on Murphy Himself |  Germany Edith Beine on Kyang Matthias Baumann on Alabaster Marina Loheit on Sundance Kid Herbert Blöcker on Feine Dame | |
| 1994 |  The Hague |  Great Britain Karen Dixon on Get Smart Mary Thomson on King William Charlotte Bathe on The Cool Customer Kristina Gifford on General Jock |  France Jean-Lou Bigot on Twist la Beige Jean Teulere on Rodosto Marie-Christine Duroy on Summer Song |  Germany Bettina Overesch on Watermill Stream Cord Mysegaes on Ricardo Ralf Ehrenbrink on Kildare | |
| 1998 |  Rome |  New Zealand Blyth Tait on Ready Teddy Mark Todd on Broadcast News Vaughn Jefferis on Bounce Sally Clark on Squirrel Hill |  France Marie-Christine Duroy on Summer Song Rodolphe Scherer on Bambi de Brière Jean-Lou Bigot on Twist la Beige Philippe Mull on Viens du Frêne |  Great Britain Polly Phillipps on Coral Cover Gary Parsonage on Magic Rogue Nigel Taylor on The Frenchmann II Karen Dixon on Too Smart | |
| 2002 |  Jerez | .png) United States John Williams on Carrick Kimberly Vinoski on Winsome Adante David O'Connor on Giltedge Amy Tryon on Poggio II |  France Cédric Lyard on Fine Merveille Jean Teulère on Espoir de la Mare Jean-Luc Force on Crocus Jacob Didier Courrèges on Free Style |  Great Britain Jeanette Brakewell on Over To You Pippa Funnell on Supreme Rock William Fox-Pitt on Tamarillo Leslie Law on Shear H2O | |
| 2006 |  Aachen |  Germany Frank Ostholt on Air Jordan Hinrich Romeike on Marius Bettina Hoy on Ringwood Cockatoo Ingrid Klimke on Sleep Late |  Great Britain Zara Phillips on Toytown Daisy Dick on Spring Along William Fox-Pitt on Tamarillo Mary King on Call Again Cavalier | .svg.png) Australia Clayton Fredericks on Ben Along Time Megan Jones on Kirby Park Irish Jester Andrew Hoy on Master Monarch Sonja Johnson on Ringwood Jaguar | |
| 2010 |  Lexington |  Great Britain William Fox-Pitt on Cool Mountain Mary King on Imperial Cavalier Nicola Wilson on Opposition Buzz Kristina Cook on Miners Frolic | .svg.png) Canada Stephanie Rhodes-Bosch on Port Authority Selena O'Hanlon on Colombo Hawley Bennett-Awad on Gin & Juice Kyle Carter on Madison Park |  New Zealand Andrew Nicholson on Nereo Mark Todd on Grass Valley Caroline Powell on Mac Macdonald Clarke Johnstone on Orient Express | |
| 2014 |  Normandy |  Germany Sandra Auffarth on Opgun Louvo Michael Jung on Rocana Ingrid Klimke on Escada Dirk Schrade on Hop and Skip |  Great Britain William Fox-Pitt on Chilli Morning Zara Phillips on High Kingdom Kristina Cook on De Novo News Harry Meade on Wild Lone |  Netherlands Elaine Pen on Vira Tim Lips on Keyflow Merel Blom on Rumour Has It Andrew Heffernan on Boleybawn Ace | |
| 2018 |  Tryon |  Great Britain Rosalind Canter on Allstar B Piggy French on Quarrycrest Echo Tom McEwen on Toledo de Kerser Gemma Tattersall on Arctic Soul |  Ireland Padraig McCarthy on Mr Chunky Sarah Ennis on Stellor Rebound Sam Watson on Ardagh Highlight Cathal Daniels on Rioghan Rua |  France Thibaut Vallette on Qing du Briot Maxime Livio on Opium de Verrieres Sidney Dufresne on Tresor Mail Donatien Schauly on Pivoine des Touches | |
| 2022 |  Pratoni del Vivaro |  Germany Julia Krajewski on Amande de B'Neville Michael Jung on Chipmunk FRH Christoph Wahler on Carjatan S Sandra Auffarth on Viamant du Matz | .png) United States William Coleman on Off The Record Tamie Smith on Mai Baum Lauren Nicholson on Vermiculus Boyd Martin on Tsetserleg TSF |  New Zealand Tim Price on Falco Jonelle Price on McClaren Monica Spencer on Artist Clarke Johnstone on Menlo Park | |
Medal count
The current historical medal count since 1966 is as follows:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain | 12 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 
| 2 |  Germany | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 
| 3 |  New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 
| 4 | .png) United States | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 
| 5 |  France | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 
| 6 |  Ireland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 
| 7 |  Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| .svg.png) Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | .svg.png) Australia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
| 10 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
|  Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
|  Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 30 | 30 | 28 | 88 | |
- Note 1: Medal count is sorted by total gold medals, then total silver medals, then total bronze medals, then alphabetically.
- Note 2: Germany includes both Germany and West Germany.
Incidents
- 2010: Four horses and six riders fell during the cross-country portion of the event. Inonothing, ridden by Paul Tapner (AUS) fractured his left hind patella in a fall. Iman de Golfe, ridden by Juan Carlos Garcia (Italy) was hospitalized after he fell and suffered a deep laceration.[1]
- 2014: Maxime Livio (FRA) was disqualified from the eventing competition when her mount Qalao des Mers was found to be positive for a banned substance, Hydroxyethylpromazine sulfoxide. Their positive result resulted in the disqualification of the entire French eventing team from participation, subsequently preventing their participation at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.[2]
- 2018: Box Qutie ridden by Anna Freskgård (SWE) was euthanized after becoming injured while participating in cross-country. [3]
External links
- FEI Eventing World Championship by Ronaldo and Sharon White's Website.
- ^ "ALLTECH FEI WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES™ - DAY 8 - EVENTING CROSS COUNTRY". FEI. 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "FEI Tribunal disqualifies Maxime Livio (FRA) and French Eventing team". FEI. 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Statement on Box Qutie (SWE)". FEI. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2024-05-13.