2014 FEI World Equestrian Games
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| Host city | Normandy, France |
|---|---|
| Nations participating | 75 |
| Athletes participating | 971 |
| Events | 8 disciplines |
| Opening ceremony | 23 August |
| Closing ceremony | 7 September |
| Website | Normandy 2014 |
The 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games were held in the region of Normandy, France.[1][2] It was the seventh edition of the Games, which are held every four years and run by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI).[3] For team events in the dressage, eventing, and show jumping disciplines, these Games were the first qualifying event for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Venues and disciplines[]
Competition venues in the Normandy region hosted the following disciplines:[4]
- Caen
- D'Ornano Stadium – Jumping, Dressage, and Eventing (stadium jumping phase only)
- Hippodrome de la Prairie (Prairie Racecourse) – Para-equestrian Dressage, and the first venue for Combined driving
- Zénith Indoor Arena – Vaulting and Reining
- Valley of the River Orne – second venue for Driving
- Mont Saint-Michel Bay – Endurance
- Le Pin National Stud – Eventing (cross-country and dressage phases)
- Deauville – Polo demonstration
- Saint-Lô – Horseball demonstration
Schedule[]
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Dressage[]
| Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
|---|---|---|
| 25 August | 09:00 | Grand Prix Day 1 |
| 26 August | 09:00 | Grand Prix Day 2 |
| 27 August | 09:30 | Grand Prix Special |
| 29 August | 13:30 | Grand Prix Freestyle |
Driving[]
| Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
|---|---|---|
| 4 September | 09:30 | Dressage Day 1 |
| 5 September | 09:30 | Dressage Day 2 |
| 6 September | 09:30 | Marathon |
| 7 September | 08:00 | Obstacle-Cone Phase |
Endurance[]
| Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
|---|---|---|
| 28 August | 07:00 | Team and Individual Competition |
Eventing[]
| Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
|---|---|---|
| 28 August | 09:30 – 17:00 | Dressage Day 1 |
| 29 August | 09:30 – 17:00 | Dressage Day 2 |
| 30 August | 10:30 – 16:20 | Cross Country |
| 31 August | 14:30 – 17:00 | Jumping |
Jumping[]
| Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2 September | 10:00 | Speed Competition |
| 3 September | 10:00 | Team Competition Day 1 |
| 4 September | 16:00 | Team Competition Day 2 |
| 6 September | 13:25 | Individual Competition Qualification |
| 7 September | 15:00 | Final Four |
Reining[]
| Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
|---|---|---|
| 25 August | 08:45 – 18:00 | Team Competition & 1st Ind. Qual. Round 1 |
| 26 August | 08:45 – 18:00 | Team Competition & 1st Ind. Qual. Round 2 |
| 28 August | 14:00 – 16:00 | 2nd Ind. Qual. Competition |
| 30 August | 20:00 – 22:00 | Individual Final Competition |
Vaulting[]
| Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2 September | 09:30 – 19:10 | Compulsory Competition |
| 3 September | 09:30 – 19:10 | Freestyle Competition |
| 4 September | 14:00 – 21:30 | Technical Competition |
| 5 September | 10:00 – 22:00 | Finals |
Para-Dressage[]
| Event Date | Starting Time | Event Details |
|---|---|---|
| 25 August | 09:00 – 17:00 | Team Test Grade II & Ib |
| 26 August | 08:30 – 19:40 | Team Test Grade IV, III & Ia |
| 27 August | 09:00 – 17:00 | Ind. Champ. Test Grade II & Ib |
| 28 August | 08:30 – 19:40 | Ind. Champ. Test Grade IV, III & Ia |
| 29 August | 09:00 – 17:00 | Ind. Freestyle Test Grade II & Ia, Ib, III, IV |
Officials[]
Appointment of (Olympic disciplines) officials is as follows:[5]
- Dressage
Isabelle Judet (Ground Jury President)
Dietrich Plewa (Ground Jury Member)
Francis Verbeek- van Rooij (Ground Jury Member)
Stephen Clarke (Ground Jury Member)
Liselotte Fore (Ground Jury Member)
Elizabeth McMullen (Ground Jury Member)
Susan Hoevenaars (Ground Jury Member)
Maribel Alonso de Quinzanos (FEI Technical Delegate)
- Jumping
- Kim Morrison (Ground Jury President)
- David M. Distler (Ground Jury Member)
- Rene Billardon (Ground Jury Member)
Joao Moura (Ground Jury Member)
Bruno Laubscher (Ground Jury Member)
Santiago Varela Ullastres (FEI Technical Delegate)
- Eventing
- Gillian Rolton (Ground Jury President)
- Alain James (Ground Jury Member)
- Ernst Topp (Ground Jury Member)
- Alec Lochore (FEI Technical Delegate)
- Para-Dressage
- Anne Prain (Ground Jury President)
- Marco Orsini (Ground Jury Member)
Freddy Leyman (Ground Jury Member)
Eva Maria Bachinger (Ground Jury Member)- Hanneke Gerritsen (Ground Jury Member)
Alison Pauline King (Ground Jury Member)
Kjell Myhre (Ground Jury Member)- Sarah Leitch (Ground Jury Member)
- Marc Urban (FEI Technical Delegate)
Medal summary[]
Medalists[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual special dressage |
Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro
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Helen Langehanenberg on Damon Hill
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Kristina Sprehe on Desperados
| |||
| Individual freestyle dressage |
Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro
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Helen Langehanenberg on Damon Hill
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Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival
| |||
| Team dressage |
 (GER)Isabell Werth on Bella Rose Helen Langehanenberg on Damon Hill Kristina Sprehe on Desperados Fabienne Lütkemeier on D'Agostino |
 (GBR)Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro Carl Hester on Nip Tuck Michael Eilberg on Half Moon Delphi Gareth Hughes on Stenkjers Nadonna |
 (NED)Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival Hans Peter Minderhoud on Johnson Diederik van Silfhout on Arlando Edward Gal on Voice | |||
| Individual driving |
Boyd Exell
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Chester Weber
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Theo Timmerman
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| Team driving |
(NED) IJsbrand Chardon Koos de Ronde Theo Timmerman |
(GER) Michael Brauchle Christoph Sandmann Georg von Stein |
 (HUN)Jószef Dobrovitz Jószef Dobrovitz jr. Zoltán Lázár | |||
| Individual endurance |
Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum on Yamamah
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Marijke Visser on Laiza de Jalima
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Abdulrahman Al Sulaiteen on Koheilan Kincso
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| Team endurance |
 (ESP)Jaume Punti on Novisaad d'Aqui Jordi Arboix on Mystair des Aubus Javier Cervera on Strawblade |
 (FRA)Jean-Philippe Frances on Secret de Mon Coeur Franck Laousse on Niky de la Fontaine Nicolas Ballarin on Lemir de Gargassan Denis Le Guillou on Otimmins Armour |
 (SUI)Barbara Lissarrague on Preume de Paute Sonja Fritshi on Okkarina d'Alsace Andrea Amacher on Rustik d'Alsace | |||
| Individual eventing |
Sandra Auffarth on Opgun Louvo
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Michael Jung on Fischerrocana FST
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William Fox-Pitt on Chilli Morning
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| Team eventing |
(GER) Sandra Auffarth on Opgun Louvo Michael Jung on Fischerrocana Fst |
(GBR) William Fox-Pitt on Chilli Morning Zara Phillips on High Kingdom |
(NED) Elaine Pen on Vira Tim Lips on Keyflow N.O.P. | |||
| Individual jumping |
Jeroen Dubbeldam on Zenith FN
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Patrice Delaveau on Orient Express HDC
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Beezie Madden on Cortes "C"
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| Team jumping |
(NED) Jeroen Dubbeldam on Zenith FN Maikel van der Vleuten on VDL Groep Verdi TN NOP Jur Vrieling on VDL Bubalu Gerco Schröder on Glock's London NOP |
(FRA) Simon Delestre on Qlassic Bois Margot Penelope Leprevost on Flora de Mariposa Kevin Staut on Reveur de Hurtebise HDC Patrice Delaveau on Orient Express HDC |
 (USA)McLain Ward on Rothchild Kent Farrington on Voyeur Lucy Davis on Barron Beezie Madden on Cortes "C" | |||
| Individual reining |
Shawn Flarida on Spooks Gotta Whiz
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Andrea Fappani on Custom Cash Advance
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Mandy McCutcheon on Yellow Jersey
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| Team reining |
(USA) Shawn Flarida on Spooks Gotta Whiz Mandy McCutcheon on Yellow Jersey Andrea Fappani on Custom Cash Advance Jordan Larson on Mobster |
 (BEL)Ann Poels on Nic Ricochet Cira Baeck on Colonels Shining Gun Bernard Fonck on Sail On Top Whizard Piet Mestdagh on Spat Mano War |
 (AUT)Martin Mühlstätter on Wimpys Little Buddy Rudi Kronsteiner on Dr Lee Hook Tina Künstner-Mantl on Cashn Rooster Markus Morawitz on Dun It Whiz Jerry | |||
| Men's vaulting |
Jacques Ferrari on Poivre Vert lunged by François Athimon
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Nicholas Andreani on Just a Kiss HN lunged by Marina Joosten Dupon
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Erik Oese on Calvador 5 lunged by Andreas Bassler
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| Women's vaulting |
Joanne Eccles on WH Bentley lunged by John Eccles
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Anna Cavallaro on Harley lunged by Nelson Vidoni
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Simone Jaiser on Luk lunged by Rita Blieske
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| Squad vaulting |
(GER) Paulina Riedel Mona Pavetic Janika Derks Milena Hieman Julia Dammer Johannes Kay on Delia 99 lunged by Jessica Schmitz |
(SUI) Nadia Buttiker Martina Buttiker Ramona Naf Tajiana Prassl Nathalie Bienz Sally Stuckl on Will Be Good lunged by Monika Winkler-Bischofberger |
(FRA) Robin Krause Anthony Presle Nathalie Bitz Dlement Taillez Remy Hombecq Christine Haennel on Watriano R lunged by Fabrice Holzberger | |||
| Pas-de-deux vaulting |
Jasmin Lindner and Lukas Wacha on Bram lunged by Klaus Haidacher
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Pia Engelberty and Torben Jacobs on Danny Boy 25 lunged by Patrick Looser
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Hannah Eccles and Joanne Eccles on WH Bentley lunged by John Eccles
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| Individual para-dressage championship test grade Ia |
Sophie Christiansen on Janeiro
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Sarah Morganti on Royal Delight
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Laurentia Tan on Ruben James 2
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| Individual para-dressage championship test grade Ib |
Lee Pearson on Zion
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Pepo Puch on Fine Feeling
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Nicole den Dulk on Wallace
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| Individual para-dressage championship test grade II |
Rixt van der Horst on Uniek
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Natasha Baker on Cabral
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Lauren Barwick on Off to Paris
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| Individual para-dressage championship test grade III |
Hannelore Brenner on Women of the World
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Sanne Voets on Vedet
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Susanne Jensby Sunesen on Thy's Que Faire
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| Individual para-dressage championship test grade IV |
Michèle George on FBW Rainman
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Sophie Wells on Valerius
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Frank Hosmar on Alphaville NOP
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| Individual para-dressage freestyle test grade Ia |
Sarah Morganti on Royal Delight
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Sophie Christiansen on Janeiro
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Elke Philipp on Regaliz
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| Individual para-dressage freestyle test grade Ib |
Lee Pearson on Zion
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Pepo Puch on Fine Feeling
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Nicole den Dulk on Wallace
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| Individual para-dressage freestyle test grade II |
Rixt van der Horst on Uniek
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Lauren Barwick on Off to Paris
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Demi Vermeulen on Vaness
| |||
| Individual para-dressage freestyle test grade III |
Sanne Voets on Vedet
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Hannelore Brenner on Women of the World
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Annika Lykke Risum on Aros A Ferris
| |||
| Individual para-dressage freestyle test grade IV |
Michèle George on FBW Rainman
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Sophie Wells on Valerius
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Frank Hosmar on Alphaville NOP
| |||
| Team para-dressage |
(GBR) Sophie Christiansen on Janeiro Lee Pearson on Zion Natasha Baker on Cabral Sophie Wells on Valerius |
(NED) Frank Hosmar on Alphaville NOP Sanne Voets on Vedet PB NOP Rixt van der Horst on Uniek Demi Vermeulen on Vaness |
(GER) Elke Philipp on Regaliz Hannelore Brenner on Women of the World Carolin Schnarre on Del Rusch Britta Napel on Let's Dance 89 | |||
Medals table[]
* Host nation (France)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | France (FRA)* | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Spain (SPA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qatar (QTR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 nations) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 | |
Participating nations[]
74 nations participated at the games.[6]
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References[]
- ^ Graves, Will (24 September 2010). "World Equestrian Games gamble on Kentucky". USA Today. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ Hall, Gregory A. (30 September 2010). "Kentuckians strut stuff in World Equestrian Games freestyle reining exhibition". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ FEI's 2014 WEG Page Archived 2013-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Normandy 2014 Competition Venues". Archived from the original on 2013-04-22. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
- ^ https://data.fei.org/Calendar/ShowDetail.aspx?p=ADDB9179A952B867E78086376173B74
- ^ "Nominated entries confirm record number of nations for Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014". fei.org. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
External links[]
Categories:
- FEI World Equestrian Games
- 2014 in equestrian
- 2014 in French sport
- Equestrian sports competitions in France
- International sports competitions hosted by France
- Sport in Normandy
- Qualification tournaments for the 2015 Pan American Games
- August 2014 sports events in Europe
- September 2014 sports events in Europe
- Horse driving competition
- Para Dressage