Eventing World Championships
The Eventing World 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1966 |  Burghley |  Carlos Moratorio on Chalan | Richard Meade on Barberry |  Virginia Freeman-Jackson on Sam Weller | |
| 1970 | Punchestown | Mary Gordon-Watson on Cornishman | Richard Meade on The Poacher |  James Wofford on Kilkenny | |
| 1974 | Burghley | Bruce Davidson on Irish Cap | Michael Plumb on Good Mixture | Hugh Thomas on Playamar | |
| 1978 | Lexington | Bruce Davidson on Might Tango | John Watson on Cambridge Blue |  Helmut Rethemeier on Ladalco | |
| 1982 | Luhmühlen | Lucinda Prior-Palmer on Regal Realm | Helmut Rethemeier on Santiago | Kim Walnes on The Grey Goose | |
| 1986 |  Gawler | Virginia Leng on Priceless |  Trudy Boyce on Mossman | Lorna Clarke on Myross | |
| 1990 |  Stockholm | Blyth Tait on Messiah | Ian Stark on Murphy Himself | Bruce Davidson on Pirate Lion | |
| 1994 |  The Hague | Vaughn Jefferis on Bounce | Dorothy Trapp on Molokai | Karen Dixon on Get Smart | |
| 1998 |  Rome | Blyth Tait on Ready Teddy | Mark Todd on Broadcast News | Paula Törnqvist on Monaghan | |
| 2002 |  Jerez |  Jean Teulère on Espoir de la Mare | Jeanette Brakewell on Over To You |  Piia Pantsu on Ypäjä Karuso | |
| 2006 | Aachen | Zara Philips on Toytown | Clayton Fredericks on Ben Along Time | Amy Tryon on Poggio | |
| 2010 | Lexington | Michael Jung on La Biosthetique - Sam | William Fox-Pitt on Cool Mountain | Andrew Nicholson on Nereo | |
| 2014 | Normandy | Sandra Auffarth on Opgun Louvo | Michael Jung on Fischerrocana | William Fox-Pitt on Chilli Morning | |
| 2018 | Tryon | ||||
| 2022 | TBD | ||||
Team results
Medal count
The current historical medal count since 1966 is as follows:
| Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 9 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Germany | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | United States | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | France | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Ireland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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.
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