Who won the 2012 Olympic eventing?
Medalists
| Games | Gold |
|---|---|
| Individual eventing | Michael Jung on Sam (GER) |
| Team eventing | Germany (GER) Peter Thomsen on Barny Dirk Schrade on King Artus Ingrid Klimke on Butts Abraxxas Sandra Auffarth on Opgun Louvo Michael Jung on Sam |
| Individual jumping | Steve Guerdat on Nino Des Buissonets (SUI) |
Who won the men’s long jump in 2012?
Greg Rutherford
Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men’s long jump
| Men’s long jump at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Competitors | 42 from 35 nations |
| Winning distance | 8.31 |
| Medalists | |
| Greg Rutherford Great Britain Mitchell Watt Australia Will Claye United States |
Who won Equestrian Olympics 2016?
Nick Skelton
The event was won by Nick Skelton of Great Britain, the nation’s first victory in individual jumping and first medal of any color since making the podium four consecutive Games from 1960 to 1972. Silver went to Peder Fredricson of Sweden.
Is horse cross country in the Olympics?
What is Olympic equestrian cross-country? The cross-country is the second of three phases in the Olympic equestrian eventing competition. The first phase is dressage and the third showjumping. Each horse and rider pair go round the cross-country course, in canter or gallop, jumping over solid obstacles.
What is Greg Rutherford personal best?
Greg Rutherford
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Club | Marshall Milton Keynes Athletics Club |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Long jump 8.51 m (Chula Vista 2014) 100 m 10.26 (Gateshead 2010) |
What is the world record for the women’s high jump?
2.09 m
High jump
| Athletics High jump | |
|---|---|
| Canadian high jumper Nicole Forrester demonstrating the Fosbury flop | |
| World records | |
| Men | Javier Sotomayor 2.45 m (8 ft 1⁄4 in) (1993) |
| Women | Stefka Kostadinova 2.09 m ( 6 ft 101⁄4 in) (1987) |
Who was the winner of High Jump in Rio Olympics?
The event was won by Derek Drouin of Canada, the nation’s first victory in the men’s high jump since 1932 (and second overall). Drouin was the ninth man to win multiple medals in the high jump, after his 2012 bronze.
Who got gold in equestrian?
Dressage, individual
| Games | Gold |
|---|---|
| 2008 Beijing | Anky van Grunsven on Salinero (NED) |
| 2012 London | Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro (GBR) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro (GBR) |
| 2020 Tokyo | Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on Dalera (GER) |
Who won the individual eventing?
German rider Julia Krajewski has made history by winning the Olympic eventing individual gold medal and being crowned Olympic eventing champion at the Tokyo 2020 Games. Julia has become the first ever female to win the title, with the 11-year-old mare Amande De B’Nevill.
How high are the XC jumps at the Olympics?
The maximum size for completely solid fences at the Olympics is 1.20m high with a 1.80m top spread. Fences can go up to 1.40m if the top 20cm is brush, so the horses can push through the brush section rather than having to go cleanly over the top.