2008 Olympic Equestrian Medal Winners
The 2008 Olympic equestrian events in Hong Kong have officially concluded. Germany dominated the eventing and dressage, while show jumping was all about the North American riders.
Here are the medal winners in each event:
Eventing Team
Gold: Germany
Silver: Australia
Bronze: Great Britain
Day 1 Recap: dressage phase
Day 2 Recap: dressage phase
Day 3 Recap: cross country
Day 4 Recap: show jumping team final
Eventing Individual
Gold: Hinrich Romeike (Germany)
Silver: Gina Miles (USA)
Bronze: Kristina Cook (Great Britain)
Day 4 Recap: show jumping individual final
Dressage Team
Gold: Germany
Silver: Netherlands
Bronze: Denmark
Days 5-6 Recap: Dressage team recap
Dressage Individual
Gold: Anky Van Grunsven (Netherlands)
Silver: Isabell Werth (Germany)
Bronze: Heike Kemmer (Germany)
Day 8 Recap: Individual Grand Prix Special
Day 11 Recap: Individual Freestyle and medals
Show Jumping Team
Gold: USA
Silver: Canada
Bronze: Switzerland (was originally won by Norway, but they were disqualified when one of their rider’s horses tested positive for a banned substance).
Day 7 Recap: show jumping qualifier
Day 9 Recap: show jumping team Round 1
Day 10 Recap: show jumping team finals
Show Jumping Individual
Gold: Eric Lamaze (Canada)
Silver: Rolf-Goran Bengtsson (Sweden)
Bronze: Beezie Madden (USA)
Day 12 Recap: show jumping individual finals
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