Britain’s ‘dream team’ get Olympic dressage nod
Britain has named a potent dressage squad alongside no surprises inwards its bid for golden on abode turf at the London Olympics, which start belatedly side past times side month.
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today confirmed the iv dressage athletes as well as their horses who volition compete for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Four riders get got been nominated to the British Olympic Association for choice to Team GB past times the British Equestrian Federation, to compete at Greenwich Park this summertime on August 2, 3, seven as well as 9.
The combinations are:
- Laura Bechtolsheimer (27) from Ampney St Peter, Gloucestershire riding Mistral Hojris, owned past times Dr Wilfried & Mrs Ursula Bechtolsheimer as well as rider
- Charlotte Dujardin (25) from Newent, Gloucestershire riding Valegro, owned past times Mr Carl Hester & Mrs Roly Luard
- Carl Hester (44) from Newent, Gloucestershire riding Uthopia, owned past times Mr Carl Hester as well as Mrs Sasha Stewart
Selected to competitor the private competitor is:
- Richard Davison (57) from Combridge, Staffordshire riding Artemis, owned past times the Countess of Derby
London volition live Carl Hester as well as Richard Davison’s quaternary Olympic Games, as well as Laura Bechtolsheimer’s 2nd afterwards making her Olympic debut Beijing 2008. While London 2012 volition live Charlotte Dujardin’s Olympic debut, she has already made a substantial score on the international dressage footing during her brusk career to date, alongside her exciting Equus caballus Valegro.
Although Great U.K. has never won an Olympic dressage medal, a recent improvement inwards shape could buck the tendency this summer. The British squad won argent at the World Championships inwards 2010, alongside Bechtolsheimer as well as her Olympic mountain Mistral Hojris completing a hat-trick of argent medals inwards the team, private as well as freestyle competitions. Bechtolsheimer, Dujardin as well as Hester were all business office of the quartet that won a historic golden medal at the 2011 European Championships, where Hester scooped 2 private argent medals as well as Bechtolsheimer took abode a bronze.
All iv riders boast records to their names – Dujardin of late broke the footing as well as British tape inwards the Grand Prix Special exam at Hagen inwards May, scoring 88.022%, where Bechtolsheimer also bettered her ain British Grand Prix Freestyle record, scoring an impressive 87.60%. Hester right away holds the British tape inwards the Grand Prix exam of 83.30%.
European medallist Richard Davison is also no stranger to success as well as has returned to international competitor inwards fighting shape inwards the lastly yoke of years alongside Artemis, alongside whom he has scored several international wins as well as placings. The combination finished 5th inwards the 2012 Reem Acra FEI World Cup.
Davison said riding inwards the Olympics is the greatest accolade a passenger tin give notice always have, “and to produce it inwards forepart of the abode crowd inwards London volition live a once-in-a-lifetime privilege. But I’m actually happy for Artemis’ owners, sponsors, abode squad as well as supporters who get got believed inwards this Equus caballus since the start as well as deserve this moment.
“It’ll live simply similar the one-time days as well as live slap-up to dorsum inwards the squad again. I produce experience pitiable for Laura as well as Charlotte though, every bit betwixt Carl as well as I we’ll heighten the average historic catamenia of the squad considerably! If Charlotte’s nickname for Carl is granddad, I’m jump to live christened slap-up granddad!”
Bechtolsheimer said afterwards the annunciation that “it was non a slap-up surprise every bit I experience nosotros get got been on skillful form. It was prissy to get got it confirmed as well as official. We tin give notice right away start planning every bit a squad which is exciting.
“The 3 of us inwards the squad lawsuit get got confidence inwards each other as well as nosotros operate good together every bit a team. Although dressage is an private sport, it is slap-up to know nosotros tin give notice live a positive back upwardly to ane about other at the Games,” she said.
“It volition live thence unlike to Beijing 2008. It is skillful to get got been through the experience before, but I experience a completely unlike athlete this time, as well as Alf as well as I are much to a greater extent than confident as well as established as well as get got had continued success since then. This time, nosotros volition actually live able to knuckle downward as well as larn on alongside the job.”
Dujardin said she was ecstatic to brand the team. “It’s a slap-up accolade to correspond my dry soil as well as such a huge achievement. It volition live my initiative off Olympics as well as I’m over excited – I simply can’t wait!
“It’s amazing to get got Carl inwards the team. We’re the abode team, thence to live together is great, as well as we’re stronger together. It volition live thence amazing to get got the abode back upwardly – I simply promise I don’t allow anyone down. I’ll simply become as well as endeavour to produce my best as well as if I produce perform to my best, the results volition come.”
Hester also said it was a dream come upwardly true, as well as the iv riders were “a existent ‘dream team’. I recollect the fact that nosotros went to the Championships lastly yr alongside such a potent squad meant that nosotros got to operate together to deliver that result, as well as nosotros volition endeavour as well as become for a repeat success at London 2012.”
Team GB Equestrian Team Leader Will Connell said it was as exciting a squad every bit U.K. had always taken to an Olympic Games. “I’m certain the riders volition live knuckling downward over the side past times side few weeks to ensure they deliver our best performances every bit at that topographic point volition live other nations alongside their eyes on the dressage medals.”
Team GB Chef de Mission Andy Hunt said the dressage riders were an experienced as well as really potent team, as well as get got a superb chance to win Great Britain’s initiative off always Olympic dressage medal.
“All of the riders get got experience of winning medals at international competitor level, as well as the progress the dressage squad get got made of late has been impressive, alongside the highlight beingness an historic golden medal at the 2011 European Championships.
“The abode wages as well as fantastic back upwardly the riders volition have from the British world volition give them all a lift, as well as hopefully spur them on to memorable performances at the iconic Greenwich Park venue this summer.”
The initiative off circular of the dressage competition, the Grand Prix, starts on Th 2 August, continuing on Fri 3 August. The Grand Prix Special takes house on Tuesday seventh alongside the Freestyle, the lastly Olympic equestrian competition, taking house on Th ix August. All volition accept house at Greenwich Park.
The dressage competitor encompasses the Grand Prix, the Grand Prix Special as well as the Grand Prix Freestyle – alone 3 athletes from whatever acre may compete inwards the Freestyle competition.
The add-on of the dressage athletes brings the total release of athletes officially selected to compete for Team GB at London 2012 to 281 across 26 sport disciplines: archery, athletics – marathon, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoe slalom, canoe sprint, cycling, diving, equestrian – eventing, equestrian – dressage, fencing, handball, hockey, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, synchronised swimming, tabular array tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, weighlifting as well as wrestling.
• With the announcements, 281 athletes get got officially been selected to Team GB for the London 2012 Olympic Games: 4 dressage riders, 12 basketball game players, 1 lawn tennis player, xiv handball players, 1 freestyle wrestler, v eventing riders, ix sprint canoeists, 22 cyclists, 10 fencers, 10 boxers, 12 divers, v weightlifters, 4 modern pentathletes, half dozen triathletes, 4 taekwondo athletes, 47 rowers, 4 badminton players, xi shooting athletes, half dozen tabular array lawn tennis players, sixteen women’s hockey players, half dozen archers, half dozen marathon runners, v slalom canoeists, sixteen sailors, 37 swimmers as well as ix synchronised swimmers.
Team GB volition compete inwards all 26 sports on the Olympic Programme inwards London 2012, as well as is expected to consist of close 550 athletes.
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