Michael Jung leads Germans to double gold
Spectators at the European Eventing Championships inwards Malmö, Sweden, outburst into noisy celebrations equally Michael Jung retained his private entitle in addition to Pb his High German team-mates to a 2nd consecutive gilt medal.
“I experience wonderful,” said Jung simply. “And the best affair is that I convey a genuinely corking Equus caballus for the future.”
The Germans arrived at Malmö equally clear favourites in addition to they to a greater extent than than justified it, showing fantastic horsemanship over the 4 days of contest to win squad gilt past times xx penalties from the host nation, Sweden.
France took squad bronze, amongst Nicolas Touzaint their highest placed passenger inwards 11th place on the stallion Lesbos.
Ingrid Klimke (GER), i of the virtually delightful personalities inwards eventing, was a pop winner of the private silvery medal amongst FRH Escada JS and William Fox-Pitt salvaged British pride when lowering i track to drib from silvery to bronze position, finishing on a score of 40.6 on the handsome stallion Chilli Morning, past times Phanotomic.
Jung had already set a novel tape when he became the kickoff passenger to concur Olympic, World in addition to European Championship titles simultaneously. And on Lord's Day he set approximately other measure past times becoming the kickoff passenger to win 4 private gilt medals inwards succession.
His mount, the magnificent dark gelding Halunke, owned past times Siegried Brietmayer, Anette Schmid in addition to Hung’s parents, Joachim in addition to Brigitte, is the kickoff nine-year-old to win the entitle since Nicolas Touzaint’s Galan de Sauvagere inwards 2003.
The pair’s faultless functioning inwards the kickoff ii phases ensured Jung had a generous margin to win, but at that spot was a nervous 2nd when Halunke hitting the kickoff track inwards the jumping arena earlier going on to move out the residuum of the fences up.
“He was a trivial fighting likewise forwards at the kickoff struggle in addition to I was a trivial fighting nervous afterward that, but I knew I had to closed him upwardly a fighting to a greater extent than in addition to and hence it plant better,” Jung said. “But all the squad did an incredible job.”
Ingrid Klimke laughed that it was a pleasant surprise for her to deed upwardly the leader board on the lastly day, a reference to her old squad Equus caballus FRH Butts Abraxxas’s difficulties amongst the lastly jumping phase. This fourth dimension she finished on her dressage score of 39.4 on novel ride FRH Escada JS, a nine-year-old mare bred on jumping bloodlines past times Embassy.
“I’m real proud in addition to happy amongst my fantastic horse,” Klimke said. “Our aim equally a squad was to larn inwards front end correct from the start in addition to to remain there. We actually wanted to win this European Championships. It’s non that nosotros await it, it’s non that we’re set dorsum in addition to mean value it’s a introduce nosotros larn every year, nosotros operate hard for it. We convey real skillful trainers, in addition to nosotros all operate together equally a team, in addition to that’s why nosotros are unbeatable!”
William Fox-Pitt joked that he was resigned to having to hold back a trivial longer for his kickoff private title. “There has been a fighting of banter inwards the British military camp because both my friends, Pippa [Funnell] in addition to Tina [Cook] convey won the entitle before. I guess I’ll exactly convey to maintain trying. I’m actually delighted to larn a medal at all in addition to thrilled amongst my horse.”
Fox-Pitt said he came to Sweden amongst the expectation of winning an private medal. “If Chilli was on skillful form, I knew he could, in addition to if he wasn’t, in addition to hence he wasn’t. He sure met my expectations. I am delighted amongst him, he has come upwardly hither in addition to won me a medal. We came hither amongst hopes to win a squad medal, in addition to naturally nosotros are disappointed. We’ve been real fortunate to live purpose of rigid teams for hence long when things convey gone right.
“It’s the kickoff fourth dimension we’ve non won a (team) medal for xx years, in addition to we’re non used to it, but it’s been a fantastic calendar week in addition to it’s shown the sport inwards a corking light.”
Britain’s Equestrian Performance Director Will Connell said: “It’s real distressing when a run comes to an end; it’s been 23 years since we’ve non medalled, but nosotros know we’ve got to come upwardly dorsum stronger side past times side year. Across all the disciplines I believe nosotros convey the correct people inwards the correct places in addition to nosotros volition snuff it on to operate hard amongst everyone involved.”
Olympic pairing Tina Cook in addition to Miners Frolic jumped a solid circular but lowered a unmarried pole to complete 13 overall.
One of the best results of the Championships was the squad silvery for Sweden, their kickoff squad medal since bronze inwards 1997. Their chances of private medals sadly evaporated when Ludwig Svennerstal hitting ii fences on Shamwari, but the overall squad functioning shows that the acre is actually on its agency upwardly afterward quaternary house at the London Olympic Games lastly year.
The Italian squad set inwards impressive lastly solar daytime performances to complete inwards quaternary house whilst U.K. finished inwards a closed 6th afterward Kingdom of Belgium inwards the lastly squad standings.
“We’re real excited,” said Niklas Lindback, who finished quaternary on his dressage score amongst Mister Pooh. “Fourth house isn’t the virtually fun place, admittedly, but I couldn’t convey done whatever more. I promise Sweden tin immediately produce on this, because nosotros convey worked hence hard to ready for the Championships.”
Malmö’s Sport Director Per Magnussen said: “We fought real hard for Sweden to win the correct to concur a European Championship in addition to it’s been corking for a modest province [in Eventing] to larn the adventure to demonstrate what nosotros tin do. It’s going to live corking for the sport inwards Sweden.”
Additional reporting: BEF
Individual Results
1 Michael Jung/Halunke FBW (GER) 28.6 + 0 + 4 = 32.6
2 Ingrid Klimke/FRH Escada JS (GER) 39.4 + 0 + 0 = 39.4
3 William Fox-Pitt/Chilli Morning (GBR) 36.6 + 0 + 4 = 40.6
4 Niklas Lindback/Mister Pooh (SWE), 42.0 + 0 + 0 = 42.0
5 Peter Thomsen/Horseware’s Cayenne (GER)* 40.6 + 2 + 0 = 42.6
6 Dirk Schrade/Hop in addition to Skip (GER) 44.2 + 0 + 0 = 44.2
seven Tim Lips/Keyflow (NED) 41.0 + 3.2 + 0 = 44.2
8 Vittoria Panizzon/Borough Pennyz (ITA) 44.4 + 0 + 0 = 44.4
nine Frida Andersen/Herta (SWE) 46.0 + 0 + 0 = 46.0
10 Ludwig Svennerstal/Shamwari 4 (SWE) 37.6 + 0.4 + 8 = 46.0
Team Results
1 Germany, 116.2
2 Sweden, 134.0
3 France, 151.6
4 Italy, 167.0
5 Belgium, 179.2
6 Great Britain, 180.6
seven Ireland, 234.4
8 Switzerland, 267.6
nine Netherlands, 1,120
10 Belarus, 2,106.6
About the medalists
Individual gold: Michael Jung (GER), 31, has set novel standards inwards eventing amongst his natural talent in addition to attending to detail. He is the kickoff passenger inwards history to concur Olympic, World in addition to European titles simultaneously in addition to the kickoff to win 4 entitle titles consecutively. He kickoff came to prominence inwards 2009, when he won the Luhmühlen CCI4*, the FEI World Cup Eventing lastly inwards Strzegom, Poland, in addition to an private European bronze medal inwards Fontainebleau, France, all on La Biosthetique Sam. The couple went on to win the footing entitle inwards Kentucky (USA) inwards 2010, double European gilt inwards Luhmühlen inwards 2011 in addition to double Olympic gilt inwards London inwards 2012. This yr they were 2nd at Badminton CCI4* at their kickoff attempt. Jung lives at Horb, Germany, where his describe of piece of work solid unit of measurement owns a riding establishment.
Individual silver: Ingrid Klimke (GER), 45, is Germany’s virtually successful woman individual lawsuit rider. She has immediately won v eventing squad gilt medals: ii at Olympic marking (2008 in addition to 2012 on FRH Butts Abraxxas), i World (2006 on Sleep Late) in addition to ii European (2011 in addition to 2013), equally good equally European squad bronze in addition to private silvery on Sleep Late inwards 2005. She was the runner-up at Badminton CCI4* inwards 2004 on Sleep Late in addition to at Luhmuhlen CCI4* inwards 2010 on FRH Butts Abraxxas. Klimke, who was alone the 2nd adult woman to live awarded the entitle of Riding Master, lives inwards Munster, Germany. Her like shooting fish in a barrel father, Dr Reiner Klimke, was i of the nation’s virtually successful dressage riders. She is married to Andreas in addition to has ii daughters, Greta in addition to Philippa.
Individual bronze: William Fox-Pitt (GBR), 44, has won a tape 51 CCIs in addition to has been footing set out i inwards the FEI Eventing rankings, but has all the same to win an private title. He has ridden for the senior British squad xvi times inwards the lastly xx years, winning 3 Olympic squad medals (two silvers in addition to a bronze), 3 World squad medals (gold, silvery in addition to bronze), addition vi European squad golds in addition to i bronze. This is his quaternary private medal, next World silvery inwards 2010 in addition to European private silvers inwards 1997 in addition to 2005. Fox-Pitt has won eleven CCI4*s, including Burghley a tape vi times, in addition to is the alone passenger to convey won v out of the world’s vi CCI4*s. He lives close Sturminster Newton, Dorset, amongst his married adult woman Alice, a boob tube presenter for racing, in addition to their 3 immature children Oliver, Thomas in addition to Chloe.
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