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The 2008 FEI World Cup Jumping Final was the 30th final of the FEI World Cup Jumping

Show Jumping World Cup

The FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final, is an annual international competition among the world’s best show jumping horses and riders. The series, created in 1978, today comprises 14 leagues on all continents. The best riders from 132 preliminary competitions qualify for the final. The FEI World Cup...

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...

series. It was held at the Scandinavium

Scandinavium

Scandinavium is the primary indoor sports and event arena in Gothenburg, Sweden. Construction on Scandinavium began in 1969 after decades of setbacks, the arena was built in time for the 350th year anniversary celebration of the City of Gothenburg and was inaugurated on May 18, 1971.Scandinavium...

in Gothenburg

Gothenburg

Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

from April 24 to April 27, 2008 for the twelfth time during the 2008 Göteborg Horse Show

Göteborg Horse Show

Göteborg Horse Show is an international horse show held annually in the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg, Sweden. The event has been arranged since 1977 and is often held in the spring.- External links :**...

. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum

Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum

Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum is an American-born German equestrian who competes at the international level in show jumping....

of Germany

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...

won the event riding Shutterfly.

Round 1

Thirty-nine riders competed in the Table C €

Euro

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110,000 opening round of the 2008 FEI World Cup Jumping Final. Michael Whitaker

Michael Whitaker

Michael Whitaker is a British Olympic equestrian rider, who competes in the sport of show jumping.- Biography :Younger brother of John Whitaker, Michael Whitaker began competing on ponies at the age of 7 years...

opened the round, and quickly set the pace by completing a clear round in 75.05 second

Second

The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock....

s. However, his time was quickly surpassed two riders later when Malin Baryard-Johnsson took nearly four seconds off of Whitaker's time while representing the host nation of Sweden

Sweden

. Shortly after Peter Wylde

Peter Wylde

Peter Wylde is an American show jumping competitor and olympic champion.At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Wylde won the gold medal as part of the United States team in Team jumping, together with McLain Ward, Beezie Madden and Chris Kappler.-References:*-External links:*...

narrowly took the lead from Baryard-Johnsson, Heinrich Hermann Engemann cleared the course in under seventy seconds to set a new standard. Although Steve Guerdat

Steve Guerdat

Steve Guerdat is an Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-External links:*...

was also able to clear the seventy second mark, Engemann's time held up as he took the €25,300 first place prize. Two-time champion Marcus Ehning

Marcus Ehning

Marcus Ehning is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 2000. He is currently ranked #2 in the world.-Olympic Record:...

was eliminated after his horse refused

Refusal

In horse riding, a refusal is the failure of a horse to jump a fence to which he/she is presented. This includes any stop in forward motion. A run-out is when the horse quickly slides past or "ducks out" of a fence instead of jumping it, without stopping forward motion.-Problems with...

twice at the eleventh jump.

Rider	Horse	Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	Penalties	Points
1	Heinrich Hermann Engemann	Aboyeur W	68.73	0	40
2	Steve Guerdat Steve Guerdat Steve Guerdat is an Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-External links:*...	Tresov V	69.88	0	38
3	Jessica Kürten Jessica Kürten Jessica Kürten is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.Born Jessica Chesney, Kürten won several national pony championships as a youth....	Castle Forbes Libertina	70.31	0	37
4	Rich Fellers	Flexible	70.40	0	36
5	Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum is an American-born German equestrian who competes at the international level in show jumping....	Shutterfly	70.49	0	35
6	Beat Mändli	Ideo du Thot	70.99	0	34
7	Peter Wylde Peter Wylde Peter Wylde is an American show jumping competitor and olympic champion.At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Wylde won the gold medal as part of the United States team in Team jumping, together with McLain Ward, Beezie Madden and Chris Kappler.-References:-External links:...	Esplanade 7	71.31	0	33
8	Malin Baryard-Johnsson	Butterfly Flip	71.33	0	32
9	Ludger Beerbaum Ludger Beerbaum Ludger Beerbaum is an internationally successful German rider who competes in show jumping, and has been ranked the No. 1 Show Jumper in the world by the FEI on multiple occasions....	All Inclusive	71.51	0	31
10	Mandy Porter	Summer	72.46	0	30
11	Eugénie Angot	Ilostra Dark	72.96	0	29
12	Harrie Smolders	Exquis Oliver Q	73.75	0	28
13	Gerco Schröder Gerco Schröder Gerco Bernardus Schröder is a Dutch show jumping equestrian.Gerco Schröder represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he took part in the individual jumping competition and the show jumping team event alongside Wim Schröder, Leopold van Asten and Gert-Jan Bruggink...	Eurocommerce Milano	74.78	4	27
14	Michael Whitaker Michael Whitaker Michael Whitaker is a British Olympic equestrian rider, who competes in the sport of show jumping.- Biography :Younger brother of John Whitaker, Michael Whitaker began competing on ponies at the age of 7 years...	Suncal Portofino	75.05	0	26
15	Todd Minikus	Olinda	75.15	4	25
16	Brianne Goutal	Onira	75.48	4	24
17	Kent Farrington	Up Chiqui	77.65	8	23
18	Rutherford Latham	Guarana Champeix	77.84	0	22
19	Rolf-Göran Bengtsson Rolf-Göran Bengtsson Rolf-Göran Bengtsson is a Swedish show jumper. He won a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the individual jumping, and also a silver medal in the team jumping event at the 2004 Summer Olympics....	Ninja La Silla	78.02	4	21
20	Helena Lundbäck	Madick	78.08	4	20
21	Royne Zetterman	Isaac	79.08	4	19
22	Lauren Hough	Quick Study	79.13	8	18
23	Patrick McEntee	Ever Mury Marais Z	79.54	4	17
24	Albert Zoer Albert Zoer Albert Zoer is a Dutch champion of show jumping. He owns his own business, called Zoer B.V., for breeding and training stallions, a venture with which his father, Arent Zoer, helps him.,- Background :...	Oki Doki	79.78	8	16
25	Mikael Forsten	Isaac du Jonquet	79.84	4	15
26	Richard Spooner Richard Spooner (equestrian) Richard Spooner is an internationally successful equestrian. He competes in the sport of show jumping on the West Coast of the United States and in Europe...	Ace	80.40	4	14
27	Judy-Ann Melchior	Levisto Z	80.72	4	13
28	Jill Henselwood Jill Henselwood Jill Henselwood is a Canadian show jumper.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Henselwood won the silver medal as part of the Canadian team in team jumping, together with Mac Cone, Eric Lamaze, and Ian Millar.She currently lives in Oxford Mills, Ontario.Her horse, an Oldenberg gelding named...	Black Ice	81.49	4	12
29	Guy Thomas	Carino	84.03	8	11
30	Lukasz Jonczyk	Ritus	85.07	8	10
31	Mikhail Safronov	Common Sense	85.58	4	9
32	Margie Engle	Hidden Creek's Quervo Gold	86.00	12	8
33	Danielle Torano	Vancouver D'Auvrey	86.86	8	7
34	Takamichi Mashiyama	Top Gear I	87.26	8	6
35	Hanno Ellermann	Poncorde	88.78	8	5
36	Darrin Dlin	Catwalk	91.69	12	4
37	Abdullah Mohd Al Marri	Arielle	93.57	16	3
38	Shaun Neill	Clarence	101.05	16	2
39	Marcus Ehning Marcus Ehning Marcus Ehning is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 2000. He is currently ranked #2 in the world.-Olympic Record:...	Sandro Boy	Eliminated

Round 2

Thirty-eight riders returned for the Table A €

Euro

110,000 second round of the 2008 FEI World Cup Jumping Final, with Marcus Ehning

Marcus Ehning

Marcus Ehning is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 2000. He is currently ranked #2 in the world.-Olympic Record:...

being the lone exception following his opening round elimination.

Rider	Horse	Penalties	Points
1	Jessica Kürten Jessica Kürten Jessica Kürten is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.Born Jessica Chesney, Kürten won several national pony championships as a youth....	Castle Forbes Libertina	0	Jump-off
	Peter Wylde Peter Wylde Peter Wylde is an American show jumping competitor and olympic champion.At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Wylde won the gold medal as part of the United States team in Team jumping, together with McLain Ward, Beezie Madden and Chris Kappler.-References:-External links:...	Esplanade 7	0
	Ludger Beerbaum Ludger Beerbaum Ludger Beerbaum is an internationally successful German rider who competes in show jumping, and has been ranked the No. 1 Show Jumper in the world by the FEI on multiple occasions....	All Inclusive	0
	Rich Fellers	Flexible	0
	Michael Whitaker Michael Whitaker Michael Whitaker is a British Olympic equestrian rider, who competes in the sport of show jumping.- Biography :Younger brother of John Whitaker, Michael Whitaker began competing on ponies at the age of 7 years...	Suncal Portofino	0
6	Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum is an American-born German equestrian who competes at the international level in show jumping....	Shutterfly	1	34
6	Beat Mändli	Ideo du Thot	1	34
8	Royne Zetterman	Isaac	4	32
8	Lauren Hough	Quick Study	4	32
10	Danielle Torano	Vancouver D'Auvrey	5	30
11	Rolf-Göran Bengtsson Rolf-Göran Bengtsson Rolf-Göran Bengtsson is a Swedish show jumper. He won a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the individual jumping, and also a silver medal in the team jumping event at the 2004 Summer Olympics....	Ninja La Silla	8	26
	Kent Farrington	Up Chiqui	8	26
	Albert Zoer Albert Zoer Albert Zoer is a Dutch champion of show jumping. He owns his own business, called Zoer B.V., for breeding and training stallions, a venture with which his father, Arent Zoer, helps him.,- Background :...	Oki Doki	8	26
	Helena Lundbäck	Madick	8	26
	Heinrich Hermann Engemann	Aboyeur W	8	26
	Richard Spooner Richard Spooner (equestrian) Richard Spooner is an internationally successful equestrian. He competes in the sport of show jumping on the West Coast of the United States and in Europe...	Ace	8	26
	Eugénie Angot	Ilostra Dark	8	26
18	Judy-Ann Melchior	Levisto Z	9	19
	Harrie Smolders	Exquis Oliver Q	9	19
	Rutherford Latham	Guarana Champeix	9	19
	Jill Henselwood Jill Henselwood Jill Henselwood is a Canadian show jumper.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Henselwood won the silver medal as part of the Canadian team in team jumping, together with Mac Cone, Eric Lamaze, and Ian Millar.She currently lives in Oxford Mills, Ontario.Her horse, an Oldenberg gelding named...	Black Ice	9	19
	Patrick McEntee	Ever Mury Marais Z	9	19
	Steve Guerdat Steve Guerdat Steve Guerdat is an Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-External links:*...	Tresov V	9	19
	Gerco Schröder Gerco Schröder Gerco Bernardus Schröder is a Dutch show jumping equestrian.Gerco Schröder represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he took part in the individual jumping competition and the show jumping team event alongside Wim Schröder, Leopold van Asten and Gert-Jan Bruggink...	Eurocommerce Milano	9	19
25	Brianne Goutal	Onira	12	15
26	Mikael Forsten	Isaac du Jonquet	13	13
	Takamichi Mashiyama	Top Gear I	13	13
	Margie Engle	Hidden Creek's Quervo Gold	13	13
29	Mandy Porter	Summer	17	11
30	Todd Minikus	Olinda	20	10
31	Lukasz Jonczyk	Ritus	21	9
32	Hanno Ellermann	Poncorde	23	8
33	Darrin Dlin	Catwalk	24	7
34	Abdullah Mohd Al Marri	Arielle	Eliminated
34	Guy Thomas	Carino	Eliminated
36	Mikhail Safronov	Common Sense	Retired
	Malin Baryard-Johnsson	Butterfly Flip	Retired
	Shaun Neill	Clarence	Retired

Jump-off

Rider	Horse	Time (s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	Penalties	Points
1	Jessica Kürten Jessica Kürten Jessica Kürten is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.Born Jessica Chesney, Kürten won several national pony championships as a youth....	Castle Forbes Libertina	36.91	0	40
2	Peter Wylde Peter Wylde Peter Wylde is an American show jumping competitor and olympic champion.At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Wylde won the gold medal as part of the United States team in Team jumping, together with McLain Ward, Beezie Madden and Chris Kappler.-References:-External links:...	Esplanade 7	37.21	0	38
3	Ludger Beerbaum Ludger Beerbaum Ludger Beerbaum is an internationally successful German rider who competes in show jumping, and has been ranked the No. 1 Show Jumper in the world by the FEI on multiple occasions....	All Inclusive	40.25	0	37
4	Rich Fellers	Flexible	36.28	4	36
5	Michael Whitaker Michael Whitaker Michael Whitaker is a British Olympic equestrian rider, who competes in the sport of show jumping.- Biography :Younger brother of John Whitaker, Michael Whitaker began competing on ponies at the age of 7 years...	Suncal Portofino	42.46	8	35

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