World Eventing Championships
The World Eventing Championships, or the eventing competition in the World Equestrian Games (WEG), began in 1966. It includes both a team and individual competition for the best horses and riders in the sport of eventing. The World Championship is held every four years, and is held at the CCI**** level, the highest level of eventing competition.
Past winners[]
Individual results[]
| Individual medalists | |||||
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| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1966 |  Burghley |
 Carlos Moratorio on Chalan |
Richard Meade on Barberry |
 on Sam Weller
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| 1970 | Punchestown |
Mary Gordon-Watson on Cornishman |
Richard Meade on The Poacher |
 James Wofford on Kilkenny
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| 1974 | Burghley |
Bruce Davidson on Irish Cap |
Michael Plumb on Good Mixture |
Hugh Thomas on Playamar
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| 1978 | Lexington |
Bruce Davidson on Might Tango |
John Watson on Cambridge Blue |
 Helmut Rethemeier on Ladalco
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| 1982 | |
Lucinda Green on Regal Realm |
Helmut Rethemeier on Santiago |
on The Gray Goose
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| 1986 |  Gawler |
Virginia Leng on Priceless |
 on Mossman |
on Myross
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| 1990 |  Stockholm |
Blyth Tait on Messiah |
Ian Stark on Murphy Himself |
Bruce Davidson on Pirate Lion
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| 1994 |  The Hague |
Vaughn Jefferis on Bounce |
on Molokai |
Karen Dixon on Get Smart
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| 1998 |  Rome |
Blyth Tait on Ready Teddy |
Mark Todd on Broadcast News |
Paula Törnqvist on Monaghan
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| 2002 |  Jerez |
 Jean Teulère on Espoir de la Mare |
Jeanette Brakewell on Over To You |
 Piia Pantsu on Ypäjä Karuso
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| 2006 | Aachen |
Zara Philips on Toytown |
Clayton Fredericks on Ben Along Time |
Amy Tryon on Poggio
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| 2010 | Lexington |
Michael Jung on La Biosthetique - Sam |
William Fox-Pitt on Cool Mountain |
Andrew Nicholson on Nereo
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| 2014 | Normandy |
Sandra Auffarth on Opgun Louvo |
Michael Jung on Fischerrocana |
William Fox-Pitt on Chilli Morning
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| 2018 | Tryon |
Rosalind Canter on Allstar B |
Padraig McCarthy on Mr Chunky |
Ingrid Klimke on SAP Hale-Bob OLD
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Team results[]
| Team medalists | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1966 | Burghley |
Ireland on Sam Weller on Durlas Eile Penelope Moreton on Loughlin Thomas Brennan on Kilkenny |
Argentina Carlos Moratorio on Chalan Roberto Pistarini on Desidia on Gatopardo on Hijo Manso |
not awarded | |
| 1970 | Punchestown |
Great Britain Mary Gordon-Watson on Cornishman V Richard Meade on The Poacher Mark Phillips on Chicago on Benson |
France on Quaker Dominique Bentejac on Trou Normand on Qui Dit Mieux on Duragan |
not awarded | |
| 1974 | Burghley |
United States Bruce Davidson on Irish Cap Michael Plumb on Good Mixture on Viktor on Plain Sailing |
Great Britain Richard Meade on Wayfarer Bridget Parker on Cornish Gold on Smokey Mark Phillips on Columbus |
West Germany on Virginia Herbert Blöcker on Albrant Horst Karsten on Sioux on Vaibel | |
| 1978 | Lexington |
 Canadaon Law and Order on Sumatra Elizabeth Ashton on Sunrise Cathy Wedge on Abracadabra |
West Germany Helmut Rethemeier on Ladalco Otto Ammermann on Volturno Harry Klugmann on Veberod Herbert Blöcker on Albrant |
United States Bruce Davidson on Might Tango James Wofford on Carawich Edmund Coffin on Bally Cor Michael Plumb on Laurenson | |
| 1982 | |
Great Britain Lucinda Green on Regal Realm Richard Meade on Kilcashel Virginia Holgate on Priceless on Mystic Mistrel |
West Germany Helmut Rethemeier on Ladad on Power Game Herbert Blöcker on Santiago Dietmar Hogrefe on Foliant |
United States on The Grey Goose on Cobblestone Torrance Fleischmann on Southern Comfort III Michael Plumb on Blue Stone | |
| 1986 | Gawler |
Great Britain Virginia Leng on Priceless on Myross Ian Stark on Oxford Blue on Delphy Dazzle |
France Marie-Christine Duroy on Harley Armand Bigot on Jacquou du Bois Thierry Touzaint on Gardenia III Vincent Berthet on Jupille |
Australia Barry Roycroft on Last Tango Scott Keach on Trade Commissioner Wayne Roycroft on Valdez Andrew Hoy on Just James | |
| 1990 | Stockholm |
New Zealand Andrew Nicholson on Spinning Rhombus on Umptee Blyth Tait on Messiah Mark Todd on Bahlua |
Great Britain Karen Straker on Get Smart Rodney Powell on The Irishman II Virginia Leng on Griffin Ian Stark on Murphy Himself |
Germany on Kyang Matthias Baumann on Alabaster Marina Loheit on Sundance Kid Herbert Blöcker on Feine Dame | |
| 1994 | The Hague |
Great Britain Karen Dixon on Get Smart Mary Thomson on King William Charlotte Bathe on The Cool Customer Kristina Gifford on General Jock |
France Jean-Lou Bigot on Twist la Beige Jean Teulere on Rodosto Marie-Christine Duroy on Summer Song |
Germany Bettina Overesch on Watermill Stream Cord Mysegaes on Ricardo Ralf Ehrenbrink on Kildare | |
| 1998 | Rome |
New Zealand Blyth Tait on Ready Teddy Mark Todd on Broadcast News Vaughn Jefferis on Bounce Sally Clark on Squirrel Hill |
France Marie-Christine Duroy on Summer Song Rodolphe Scherer on Bambi de Briѐre Jean-Lou Bigot on Twist la Beige Philippe Mull on Viens du Frêne |
Great Britain on Coral Cover Gary Parsonage on Magic Rogue on The Frenchmann II Karen Dixon on Too Smart | |
| 2002 | Jerez |
United States John Williams on Carrick Kimberly Vinoski on Winsome Adante David O'Connor on Giltedge Amy Tryon on Poggio II |
France Cédric Lyard on Fine Merveille Jean Teulère on Espoir de la Mare Jean-Luc Force on Crocus Jacob Didier Courrèges on Free Style |
Great Britain Jeanette Brakewell on Over To You Pippa Funnell on Supreme Rock William Fox-Pitt on Tamarillo Leslie Law on Shear H2O | |
| 2006 | Aachen |
Germany Frank Ostholt on Air Jordan Hinrich Romeike on Marius Bettina Hoy on Ringwood Cockatoo Ingrid Klimke on Sleep Late |
Great Britain Zara Phillips on Toytown Daisy Dick on Spring Along William Fox-Pitt on Tamarillo Mary King on Call Again Cavalier |
Australia Clayton Fredericks on Ben Along Time Megan Jones on Kirby Park Irish Jester Andrew Hoy on Master Monarch Sonja Johnson on Ringwood Jaguar | |
| 2010 | Lexington |
Great Britain William Fox-Pitt on Cool Mountain Mary King on Imperial Cavalier Nicola Wilson on Opposition Buzz Kristina Cook on Miners Frolic |
Canada Stephanie Rhodes-Bosch on Port Authority Selena O'Hanlon on Colombo Hawley Bennett-Awad on Gin & Juice Kyle Carter on Madison Park |
New Zealand Andrew Nicholson on Nereo Mark Todd on Grass Valley Caroline Powell on Mac Macdonald Clarke Johnstone on Orient Express | |
| 2014 | Normandy |
Germany Sandra Auffarth on Opgun Louvo Michael Jung on Rocana Ingrid Klimke on Escada Dirk Schrade on Hop and Skip |
Great Britain William Fox-Pitt on Chilli Morning Zara Phillips on High Kingdom Kristina Cook on De Novo News Harry Meade on Wild Lone |
Netherlands Elaine Pen on Vira Tim Lips on Keyflow Merel Blom on Rumour Has It Andrew Heffernan on Boleybawn Ace | |
| 2018 | Tryon |
Great Britain Rosalind Canter on Allstar B Piggy French on Quarrycrest Echo Tom McEwen on Toledo de Kerser Gemma Tattersall on Arctic Soul |
Ireland Padraig McCarthy on Mr Chunky Sarah Ennis on Stellor Rebound Sam Watson on Ardagh Highlight Cathal Daniels on Rioghan Rua |
France Thibaut Vallette on Qing du Briot Maxime Livio on Opium de Verrieres Sidney Dufresne on Tresor Mail Donatien Schauly on Pivoine des Touches | |
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Medal count[]
The current historical medal count since 1966 is as follows:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 11 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
| 2 | New Zealand (NZL) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 nations) | 28 | 28 | 26 | 82 | |
- Note 1: Medal count is sorted by total gold medals, then total silver medals, then total bronze medals, then alphabetically.
- Note 2: Germany includes both Germany and West Germany.
External links[]
- FEI Eventing World Championship by Ronaldo and Sharon White's Website.
Categories:
- Eventing
- World championships in equestrianism