2011 European Eventing Championship
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The 2011 European Eventing Championship was held from August 25 to August 28, 2011 in Luhmühlen, borough of the Samtgemeinde Salzhausen
in Lower Saxony
, Germany
.
In was the 30th edition of the European Eventing Championship
s, first time held 1953 at Badminton House.
-General Assembly in Buenos Aires
, Argentinia, Germany was chosen as the country to host the 2011 European Eventing Championship. Luhmühlen, location of the Luhmühlen Horse Trials
, was chosen as the location for the event.
Luhmühlen had held the European Eventing Championships already in the years 1975, 1979, 1987 and 1999.
The event was held at the eventing course in the “Westergellerser Heide” near Luhmühlen. Before the 2011 Luhmühlen Horse Trials, two months before the European Championship, the show ground of the course was completely rebuilt.
Main sponsor of the Championship was HSBC
. Patroness of the event was German federal minister Ursula von der Leyen
.
Since 2005 the European Championships are held as long format three-day event in the new format without steeplecase: dressage, cross country and show jumping.
Eleven teams and also individual riders had start at the 2011 European Eventing Championship, in total 70 riders with their horses had start. All teams could start with four riders, also each nation could start two extra individual riders. Germany as host nation could start with one team and eight extra individual riders.
The second part was the cross country phase on Saturday. The jumping phase, last part of the event, was held on Sunday. The competition was held each day from morning to afternoon.
An important contribution to this result came from Ingrid Klimke
with FRH Butts Abraxxas. With a dressage result of 80.00 % (annualised 30.00 penalty points) Klimke get her best ever eventing dressage result. With this result she was the leader of the individual ranking after dressage.
Individual ranking:
Team ranking:
was a challenging, but solvable task for the riders: two riders retired at the cross country day, eleven riders was eliminated at the cross country. The Belgian team consisted only of two riders after the cross country and was so no more complete team.
After cross country Germany was still in the lead - despite of the fall of the team rider Andreas Dibowski.
Individual ranking:
Team ranking:
Much changes in the individual ranking result from the show jumping phase. Again the German team was successful, team riders Sandra Auffarth and Michael Jung was clear in the show jumping course. As last rider in the competition Ingrid Klimke start in show jumping phase. Her horse Abraxxas, who had often faults in show jumping in the past - had six time knocked a rail down in this show jumping course. Klimke, now eleventh in the final ranking, comment time with the words "Sechs um - so schlecht ist er noch nie gesprungen" (six down - so bad he had never jumped before).
German rider Michael Jung benefited from this. He hold his result form the dressage phase the whole compettion, so he won the individual gold medal. Jung is now the third (after Virginia Leng
and Zara Phillips
) who is the current world and European eventing champion at the same time. The German team was because of the large gap of penalty points also after the show jumping phase in the lead. So Germany win the 2011 European Eventing team gold medal.
Rank two and three in the final individual ranking are also German eventing riders: young Sandra Auffarth won at their first senior championship individual silver. Bronze was won by Frank Ostholt - he benefited by a refusal of the horse of his wife Sara Algotsson-Ostholt in show jumping.
The riders of the British team had all one obstacle fault in the show jumping phase, so they lost the second place in team ranking. The French team rider had all one faults here, so they won team silver.
Salzhausen
Salzhausen is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 40 km southeast of Hamburg, and 15 km west of Lüneburg....
in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, 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...
.
In was the 30th edition of the European Eventing Championship
European Eventing Championship
The European Eventing Championship, like most other European Championships, is held every two years. Today it is a three star eventing competition....
s, first time held 1953 at Badminton House.
Before the event
At the 2008 FEIInternational Federation for Equestrian Sports
The Fédération Équestre Internationale or in English, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, is the international governing body of equestrian sports. It recognizes ten international disciplines...
-General Assembly in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentinia, Germany was chosen as the country to host the 2011 European Eventing Championship. Luhmühlen, location of the Luhmühlen Horse Trials
Luhmühlen Horse Trials
The Luhmühlen Horse Trials are an annual equestrian eventing competition held in Luhmühlen, Salzhausen, Germany. Riders compete at the highest level: the CCI****...
, was chosen as the location for the event.
Luhmühlen had held the European Eventing Championships already in the years 1975, 1979, 1987 and 1999.
Event and location
The European Eventing Championship was opended at the afternoon of Wednesday (August 24, 2011) with the opening ceremony “Ritte des Jahrhunderts” (rides of the century). Also on Wednesday the first horse inspection was held. The sport at the Championship had started on Thursday. On Sunday (August 28, 2011) the event had end with the medal ceremony.The event was held at the eventing course in the “Westergellerser Heide” near Luhmühlen. Before the 2011 Luhmühlen Horse Trials, two months before the European Championship, the show ground of the course was completely rebuilt.
Main sponsor of the Championship was HSBC
HSBC
HSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. it is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group and second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine...
. Patroness of the event was German federal minister Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen is a German politician of the conservative Christian Democratic Union.Since 30 November 2009, she has served as the Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in the Second Cabinet Merkel. In the First Cabinet Merkel , she served as Federal Minister of Family...
.
General
Unmodified since the first European Eventing Championship (with the exception of the European Championship 1997) two medal rankings are held at the Championships: the individual and the team medal ranking.Since 2005 the European Championships are held as long format three-day event in the new format without steeplecase: dressage, cross country and show jumping.
Eleven teams and also individual riders had start at the 2011 European Eventing Championship, in total 70 riders with their horses had start. All teams could start with four riders, also each nation could start two extra individual riders. Germany as host nation could start with one team and eight extra individual riders.
Timetable
The first part of the competition was the dressage phase, held on Wednesday and on Friday (August 25 and 26, 2011). Before the riders participate at the Championship, a test rider ("guinea pig") rides to test the systems. This task is performed by German eventing rider Anna Siemer with her horse Charlott.The second part was the cross country phase on Saturday. The jumping phase, last part of the event, was held on Sunday. The competition was held each day from morning to afternoon.
Results
Provisional result after dressage
In the dressage phase Germany was the most successful team. The German team get a team result of 98.70 penalty points - the best dressage result in eventing history.An important contribution to this result came from Ingrid Klimke
Ingrid Klimke
Ingrid Klimke is a German eventing rider. She appeared at three Olympics from 2000-2008. With her horse Abraxxas she won a gold medal in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
with FRH Butts Abraxxas. With a dressage result of 80.00 % (annualised 30.00 penalty points) Klimke get her best ever eventing dressage result. With this result she was the leader of the individual ranking after dressage.
Individual ranking:
| rank | rider | horse | penalty points (percent) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ingrid KlimkeIngrid Klimke Ingrid Klimke is a German eventing rider. She appeared at three Olympics from 2000-2008. With her horse Abraxxas she won a gold medal in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... |
FRH Butts Abraxxas | 30.00 (80.00 %) |
| 2 | Michael Jung |
Sam FBW | 33.30 (77.82 %) |
| 3 | Frank Ostholt Frank Ostholt Frank Ostholt is a German eventing rider. With his horse Mr. Medicott, he won a gold medal in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
Little Paint | 34.00 (77.31 %) |
| 4 | Sandra Auffarth |
Opgun Louvo | 35.40 (76.41 %) |
 Laura Collett |
Rayef | 35.40 (76.41 %) |
Team ranking:
| rank | team | rider and horse | penalty points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrid Klimke Ingrid Klimke Ingrid Klimke is a German eventing rider. She appeared at three Olympics from 2000-2008. With her horse Abraxxas she won a gold medal in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... FRH Butts Abraxxas Michael Jung Sam FBW Sandra Auffarth Opgun Louvo Andreas Dibowski Andreas Dibowski Andreas Dibowski is a German eventing rider. With his horse Butts Leon he won a gold medal in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... FRH Fantasia |
98.70 30.00 33.30 35.40 (43.80) |
|
| 2 | Mary King Mary King Mary King may refer to:*Mary King , professor at the University of Peace, author and non-violence activist * Mary King , British equestrian and Olympic silver medallist... Imperial Cavalier Piggy French Piggy French Georgina "Piggy" French is a British equestrian sportswoman, noted for competing in eventing. She has represented the Great Britain team at the European Eventing Championship, gaining an individual silver medal, and the World Equestrian Games.-Early life:... Jakata William Fox-Pitt William Fox-Pitt William Speed Lane Fox-Pitt , known as William Fox-Pitt, is an English equestrian. He has had notable successes at the Burghley, Badminton, Blenheim and Bramham Horse Trials... Cool Mountain Nicola Wilson Opposition Buzz |
121.90 38.80 40.40 42.70 (52.70) |
|
| 3 | Stefano Brecciaroli Apollo van de Wendi Kurt Hoeve Susanna Bordone Carrera Marco Biasia Tatchou Fabio Magni Southern King V |
128.30 35.80 42.70 49.80 (56.40) |
|
Provisional result after cross country
The cross country day was rainy. The course, built by Mark PhillipsMark Phillips
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was a challenging, but solvable task for the riders: two riders retired at the cross country day, eleven riders was eliminated at the cross country. The Belgian team consisted only of two riders after the cross country and was so no more complete team.
After cross country Germany was still in the lead - despite of the fall of the team rider Andreas Dibowski.
Individual ranking:
| rank | rider | horse | penalty points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dressage | cross country | provisional result | |||
| 1 | Ingrid Klimke Ingrid Klimke Ingrid Klimke is a German eventing rider. She appeared at three Olympics from 2000-2008. With her horse Abraxxas she won a gold medal in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... |
FRH Butts Abraxxas | 30.00 | 0.00 | 30.00 |
| 2 | Michael Jung |
Sam FBW | 33.30 | 0.00 | 33.30 |
| 3 |  Sara Algotsson-Ostholt |
Wega | 36.00 | 0.00 | 36.00 |
| 4 | Sandra Auffarth |
Opgun Louvo | 35.40 | 1.60 | 37.00 |
| 5 | Frank Ostholt Frank Ostholt Frank Ostholt is a German eventing rider. With his horse Mr. Medicott, he won a gold medal in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
Little Paint | 34.00 | 6.00 | 40.00 |
Team ranking:
| rank | rider | rider and horse | penalty points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dressage | cross country | total | |||
| 1 | Ingrid Klimke Ingrid Klimke Ingrid Klimke is a German eventing rider. She appeared at three Olympics from 2000-2008. With her horse Abraxxas she won a gold medal in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... FRH Butts Abraxxas Michael Jung Sam FBW Sandra Auffarth Opgun Louvo Andreas Dibowski Andreas Dibowski Andreas Dibowski is a German eventing rider. With his horse Butts Leon he won a gold medal in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... FRH Fantasia |
30.00 33.30 35.40 43.80 |
0.00 0.00 1.60 eliminated |
100.30 30.00 33.30 37.00 (eliminated) |
|
| 2 | Mary King Mary King Mary King may refer to:*Mary King , professor at the University of Peace, author and non-violence activist * Mary King , British equestrian and Olympic silver medallist... Imperial Cavalier Piggy French Piggy French Georgina "Piggy" French is a British equestrian sportswoman, noted for competing in eventing. She has represented the Great Britain team at the European Eventing Championship, gaining an individual silver medal, and the World Equestrian Games.-Early life:... Jakata William Fox-Pitt William Fox-Pitt William Speed Lane Fox-Pitt , known as William Fox-Pitt, is an English equestrian. He has had notable successes at the Burghley, Badminton, Blenheim and Bramham Horse Trials... Cool Mountain Nicola Wilson Opposition Buzz |
38.80 40.40 42.70 52.70 |
eliminated 6.80 0.00 0.00 |
142,60 (eliminated) 47.20 42.70 52.70 |
|
| 3 | Donatien Schauly Ocarina du Chanois Nicolas Touzaint Nicolas Touzaint Nicolas Touzaint, born 10 May 1980, is a French professional horserider specialising in three day eventing. He was born into a family already known for its performance in equestrianism: his father, Jean-Yves Touzaint, was champion of France eventing in 1975 and 1976... Neptune de Sartene Stanislas de Zuchowicz Quirinal de la Bastide Pascal Leroy Minos de Petra |
45.60 37.90 55.60 53.10 |
0.00 9.20 2.80 eliminated |
151.10 45.60 47.10 58.40 (eliminated) |
|
Final result
After the cross country phase, on Sunday morning, the second horse inspection was held. Here the horses of a Spanish and of a polish team rider was "not fit to compete", so they was eliminated. Because of this the polish team now consist only of two riders - no complete team.Much changes in the individual ranking result from the show jumping phase. Again the German team was successful, team riders Sandra Auffarth and Michael Jung was clear in the show jumping course. As last rider in the competition Ingrid Klimke start in show jumping phase. Her horse Abraxxas, who had often faults in show jumping in the past - had six time knocked a rail down in this show jumping course. Klimke, now eleventh in the final ranking, comment time with the words "Sechs um - so schlecht ist er noch nie gesprungen" (six down - so bad he had never jumped before).
German rider Michael Jung benefited from this. He hold his result form the dressage phase the whole compettion, so he won the individual gold medal. Jung is now the third (after Virginia Leng
Virginia Leng
Virginia Helen Antoinette Holgate, also known as Ginny Leng, was a British equestrian competitor who achieved many notable successes in the 1980s, including winning the Individual European Eventing title on 3 consecutive occasions, 1985, 1987 and 1989, a feat which has never been equalled before...
and Zara Phillips
Zara Phillips
Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, MBE is the second child and only daughter of Princess Anne and her first husband Captain Mark Phillips and is 13th in the line of succession to the throne...
) who is the current world and European eventing champion at the same time. The German team was because of the large gap of penalty points also after the show jumping phase in the lead. So Germany win the 2011 European Eventing team gold medal.
Rank two and three in the final individual ranking are also German eventing riders: young Sandra Auffarth won at their first senior championship individual silver. Bronze was won by Frank Ostholt - he benefited by a refusal of the horse of his wife Sara Algotsson-Ostholt in show jumping.
The riders of the British team had all one obstacle fault in the show jumping phase, so they lost the second place in team ranking. The French team rider had all one faults here, so they won team silver.
Final individual result
| rank | rider | horse | penalty points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dressage | cross country | show jumping | total | |||
| 1 | Michael Jung |
Sam FBW | 33.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 33.30 |
| 2 | Sandra Auffarth |
Opgun Louvo | 35.40 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 37.00 |
| 3 | Frank Ostholt Frank Ostholt Frank Ostholt is a German eventing rider. With his horse Mr. Medicott, he won a gold medal in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
Little Paint | 34.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 40.00 |
| 4 | Dirk Schrade |
King Artus | 36.70 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 42.70 |
| 5 |  Stefano Brecciaroli |
Apollo van de Wendi Kurt Hoeve | 35.80 | 9.20 | 0.00 | 45.00 |
| 6 |  Donatien Schauly |
Ocarina du Chanois | 45.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 45.60 |
| 7 | William Fox-Pitt William Fox-Pitt William Speed Lane Fox-Pitt , known as William Fox-Pitt, is an English equestrian. He has had notable successes at the Burghley, Badminton, Blenheim and Bramham Horse Trials... |
Cool Mountain | 42.70 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 46.70 |
| 8 | Nicolas Touzaint Nicolas Touzaint Nicolas Touzaint, born 10 May 1980, is a French professional horserider specialising in three day eventing. He was born into a family already known for its performance in equestrianism: his father, Jean-Yves Touzaint, was champion of France eventing in 1975 and 1976... |
Neptune de Sartene | 37,90 | 9.20 | 0.00 | 47.10 |
Final team result
| rank | team | rider and horse | penalty points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dressage | cross country | show jumping | total | |||
| 1 | Ingrid Klimke Ingrid Klimke Ingrid Klimke is a German eventing rider. She appeared at three Olympics from 2000-2008. With her horse Abraxxas she won a gold medal in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... FRH Butts Abraxxas Michael Jung Sam FBW Sandra Auffarth Opgun Louvo Andreas Dibowski Andreas Dibowski Andreas Dibowski is a German eventing rider. With his horse Butts Leon he won a gold medal in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... FRH Fantasia |
30.00 33.30 35.40 43.80 |
0.00 0.00 1.60 eliminated |
24.00 0.00 0.00 |
124.30 54.00 33.30 37.00 (eliminated) |
|
| 2 | Donatien Schauly Ocarina du Chanois Nicolas Touzaint Nicolas Touzaint Nicolas Touzaint, born 10 May 1980, is a French professional horserider specialising in three day eventing. He was born into a family already known for its performance in equestrianism: his father, Jean-Yves Touzaint, was champion of France eventing in 1975 and 1976... Neptune de Sartene Stanislas de Zuchowicz Quirinal de la Bastide Pascal Leroy Minos de Petra |
45.60 37.90 55.60 53.10 |
0.00 9.20 2.80 eliminated |
0.00 0.00 0.00 |
151.10 45.60 47.10 58.40 (eliminated) |
|
| 3 | Mary King Mary King Mary King may refer to:*Mary King , professor at the University of Peace, author and non-violence activist * Mary King , British equestrian and Olympic silver medallist... Imperial Cavalier Piggy French Piggy French Georgina "Piggy" French is a British equestrian sportswoman, noted for competing in eventing. She has represented the Great Britain team at the European Eventing Championship, gaining an individual silver medal, and the World Equestrian Games.-Early life:... Jakata William Fox-Pitt William Fox-Pitt William Speed Lane Fox-Pitt , known as William Fox-Pitt, is an English equestrian. He has had notable successes at the Burghley, Badminton, Blenheim and Bramham Horse Trials... Cool Mountain Nicola Wilson Opposition Buzz |
38.80 40.40 42.70 52.70 |
eliminated 6.80 0.00 0.00 |
4.00 4.00 4.00 |
154.60 (eliminated) 51.20 46.70 56.70 |
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| 4 | Sara Algotsson-Ostholt Wega Malin Petersen Piccadilly Z Dag Albert Mitras Eminen Niklas Jonsson First Lady |
36.00 52.30 61.70 40,40 |
0.00 10.80 12.40 100,00 |
18.00 8.00 0.00 did not start |
199.20 54.00 71.10 74.10 (retired) |
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| 5 | Joseph Murphy Electric Cruise Mark Kyle Coolio Sam Watson Bushman Jayne Doherty The Only One |
57.70 60.40 50.20 51.00 |
3.20 0.00 25.20 44.80 |
0.00 4.00 6.00 0.00 |
151.10 45.60 47.10 58.40 (eliminated) |
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