2006 FEI World Equestrian Games

2006 FEI World Equestrian Games
Host city	Aachen, Germany
Nations participating	59
Athletes participating	767
Events	16 in 7 disciplines
Opening ceremony	August 20, 2006
Closing ceremony	September 3, 2006
Website	www.aachen2006.de
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The 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in Aachen, Germany from August 20 to September 3, 2006. They were the 5th edition of the games which are held every four years and run by the FEI. It was held in the Soers, a district of Aachen. The main stadium of this event was the Hauptstadion.

Host selection[]

On September 18, 2002 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, the FEI awarded the 2006 Games to Aachen. The only other host city applicant was Lexington, Kentucky, United States^[1] (which was later awarded the following edition of the Games in 2010).

Events[]

16 events in 7 disciplines were held in Aachen.

Dressage	Endurance	Jumping
Individual Freestyle	Individual	Individual
Individual Special	Individual	Individual
	Team	Team

Participating nations[]

Deutsche Post issued a stamp in recognition of the 2006 Games.

Main Stadium, Mercedes-Benz-Prize, Aachen, Germany

59 National Equestrian Federations sent athletes to the Aachen games.

Medal summary[]

Medalists[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual special dressage details	Isabell Werth on Satchmo Germany	Anky van Grunsven on Salinero Netherlands	Andreas Helgstrand on Blue Hors Matine Denmark
Individual freestyle dressage details	Anky van Grunsven on Salinero Netherlands	Andreas Helgstrand on Blue Hors Matine Denmark	Isabell Werth on Satchmo Germany
Team dressage	Germany (GER) Hubertus Schmidt on Wansuela Suerte Heike Kemmer on Bonaparte Nadine Capellmann on Elvis VA Isabell Werth on Satchmo	Netherlands (NED) Laurens van Lieren on Hexagon's Ollright Imke Schellekens-Bartels on Sunrise Anky van Grunsven on Salinero Edward Gal on Lingh	United States (USA) on Tip Top Guenter Seidel on Aragon Steffen Peters on Floriano Debbie McDonald on Brentina

Individual driving	Belgium	Ijsbrand Chardon Netherlands	Christoph Sandmann Germany
Team driving	Germany (GER) Christoph Sandmann	Belgium (BEL)	Netherlands (NED) Ijsbrand Chardon

Individual endurance details	Miguel Vila Ubach on Hungares Spain	Virginie Atger on Kangoo d'Aurabelle France	on Sangho'Limousian France
Team endurance details	France (FRA) Virginie Atger on Kangoo d'Aurabelle on Akim Du Boulve on Hifrane Du Barthas	Switzerland (SUI) on Zialka on Tessa IV on Temir	Portugal (POR) on Sultao on Gozlane Du Somail on Piperino

Individual eventing	Zara Phillips on Toytown Great Britain	Clayton Fredericks on Ben Along Time Australia	Amy Tryon on Poggio II United States
Team eventing	Germany (GER) Frank Ostholt on Air Jordan Hinrich Romeike on Marius Bettina Hoy on Ringwood Cockatoo Ingrid Klimke on Sleep Late	Great Britain (GBR) Zara Phillips on Toytown Daisy Dick on Spring Along William Fox-Pitt on Tamarillo Mary King on Call Again Cavalier	Australia (AUS) Clayton Fredericks on Ben Along Time Megan Jones on Kirby Park Irish Jester Andrew Hoy on Master Monarch Sonja Johnson on Ringwood Jaguar

Individual jumping details	Jos Lansink on Cavalor Cumano Belgium	Beezie Madden on Authentic United States	Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum on Shutterfly Germany
Team jumping details	Netherlands (NED) Gerco Schröder on Eurocommerce Albert Zoer on Okidoki Jeroen Dubbeldam on BMC Up and Down Piet Raijmakers on Van Schijndel's	United States (USA) Beezie Madden on Authentic McLain Ward on Sapphire Laura Kraut on Miss Independent Margie Goldstein-Engle on Quervo Gold	Germany (GER) Ludger Beerbaum on L'Espoir Marcus Ehning on Noltes Kuchengirl Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum on Shutterfly Christian Ahlmann on Cöster

Individual reining	on Hang Ten Surprise Canada	on Mister Nicadual United States	on Smart Paul Olena United States
Team reining	United States (USA) on Starbucks Sidekick on Mister Nicadual on Easy Otie Whiz on Smart Paul Olena	Canada (CAN) on Lil Santana on Show Gun on Whiz'n'Tag Chex on Hang Ten Surprise	Italy (ITA) on Skeets Dun on Docs Tivio Hancock on Dualin For Me on Pappy Secolo

Men's vaulting	on Picasso Germany	on Arador Germany	on Catalin III-73 Slovakia
Women's vaulting	on Leonardo United States	on Pitucelli Austria	on Escudo Fox Austria
Squad vaulting	Germany (GER)	United States (USA)	Austria (AUT)

Medal count[]

* Host nation (Germany)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Germany (GER)*	6	1	4	11
2	United States (USA)	2	4	3	9
3	Netherlands (NED)	2	3	1	6
4	Belgium (BEL)	2	1	0	3
5	France (FRA)	1	1	1	3
6	Canada (CAN)	1	1	0	2
6	Great Britain (GBR)	1	1	0	2
8	Spain (ESP)	1	0	0	1
9	Austria (AUT)	0	1	2	3
10	Australia (AUS)	0	1	1	2
10	Denmark (DEN)	0	1	1	2
12	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
13	Italy (ITA)	0	0	1	1
	Portugal (POR)	0	0	1	1
	Slovakia (SVK)	0	0	1	1
Totals (15 nations)		16	16	16	48

Broadcasting rights[]

The television broadcasting rights to the 2006 Games were held by the following networks:^[2]

CBC Country Canada
Eurosport
ARD, WDR, ZDF
RAI
NOS
SF, TSI, TSR
SVT
Dubai TV
BBC

References[]

^ "Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein awarded with the FEI World Equestrian Games 2006". Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein. 2002-09-18. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
^ "Broadcast Information". The Virtual Equestrian. Retrieved 2007-08-01.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein awarded with the FEI World Equestrian Games 2006". Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein. 2002-09-18. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-01.

[2] "Broadcast Information". The Virtual Equestrian. Retrieved 2007-08-01.

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