{{Short description|International equestrian competition}} {{Infobox games | name = 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games | logo = 2006 FEI WEG logo.jpg | size = 200px | host_city = [[Aachen]], [[Germany]] | opening = {{Start date|2006|08|20|df=y}} | closing = {{End date|2006|09|03|df=y}} | nations = 59 | athletes = 767 | events = 16 in 7 disciplines | website = {{URL|www.aachen2006.de}} | previous = [[2002 FEI World Equestrian Games|2002]] | next = [[2010 FEI World Equestrian Games|2010]] }} The '''2006 FEI World Equestrian Games''' were held in [[Aachen]], [[Germany]] from 20 August to 3 September 2006. They were the 5th edition of the [[FEI World Equestrian Games|games]] which are held every four years and run by the [[International Federation for Equestrian Sports|FEI]]. It was held in the Soers, a district of Aachen. The main stadium of this event was the [[Hauptstadion]].
==Host selection== On 18 September 2002 in [[Jerez de la Frontera]], [[Spain]], the [[International Federation for Equestrian Sports|FEI]] awarded the 2006 Games to Aachen. The only other host city applicant was [[Lexington, Kentucky]], [[United States]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein awarded with the FEI World Equestrian Games 2006|publisher=Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein|date=2002-09-18|url=http://www.aachen2006.de/aktuell/020918_e.htm|access-date=2007-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210747/http://www.aachen2006.de/aktuell/020918_e.htm|archive-date=2007-09-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> (which was later awarded [[2010 FEI World Equestrian Games|the following edition of the Games in 2010]]).
==Events== 16 events in 7 disciplines were held in Aachen. {| class="wikitable" |- !width=175|[[Dressage]] !width=175|[[Combined driving|Driving]] !width=175|[[Endurance riding|Endurance]] !width=175|[[Eventing]] !width=175|[[Show jumping|Jumping]] !width=175|[[Reining]] !width=175|[[Equestrian vaulting|Vaulting]] |- | align="center"|[[Individual freestyle dressage at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Individual Freestyle]] || rowspan="2" align="center"| [[Individual driving at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Individual]] || rowspan="2" align="center"|[[Individual endurance at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Individual]] || rowspan="2" align="center"|[[Individual eventing at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Individual]] || rowspan="2" align="center"|[[Individual jumping at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Individual]] || rowspan="2" align="center"|[[Individual reining at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Individual]] || align="center"|[[Individual female vaulting at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Individual Female]] |- | align="center"|[[Individual special dressage at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Individual Special]] || align="center"|[[Individual male vaulting at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Individual Male]] |- | align="center"|[[Team dressage at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Team]] || align="center"|[[Team driving at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Team]] || align="center"|[[Team endurance at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Team]] || align="center"|[[Team eventing at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Team]] || align="center"|[[Team jumping at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Team]] || align="center"|[[Team reining at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Team]] || align="center"|[[Team vaulting at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Team]] |}
==Participating nations== [[Image:Weg aachen2006 mainstadium.JPG|thumb|200px|Main Stadium, Mercedes-Benz-Prize, [[Aachen]], [[Germany]]]] 59 National Equestrian Federations sent athletes to the Aachen games. {{div col|colwidth=18em}} *{{flagicon|ATG}} [[Antigua and Barbuda at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Antigua and Barbuda]] *{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Argentina at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Argentina]] *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Australia]] *{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Austria at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Austria]] *{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Bahrain at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Bahrain]] *{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Belarus at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Belarus]] *{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Belgium]] *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Brazil at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Brazil]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Bulgaria at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Bulgaria]] *{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Canada at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Canada]] *{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Chile at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Chile]] *{{flagicon|COL}} [[Colombia at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Colombia]] *{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Croatia at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Croatia]] *{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Czech Republic at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Czech Republic]] *{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Denmark]] *{{flagicon|DOM}} [[Dominican Republic at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Dominican Republic]] *{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Egypt at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Egypt]] *{{flagicon|ESA}} [[El Salvador at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|El Salvador]] *{{flagicon|EST}} [[Estonia at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Estonia]] *{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Finland at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Finland]] *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[France at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|France]] *{{flagicon|GEO}} [[Georgia at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Georgia]] *{{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Germany]] *{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Great Britain at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Great Britain]] *{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Greece at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Greece]] *{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Hungary at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Hungary]] *{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Ireland at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Ireland]] *{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Israel at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Israel]] *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Italy at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Italy]] *{{flagicon|JAM}} [[Jamaica at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Jamaica]] *{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Japan]] *{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Jordan at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Jordan]] *{{flagicon|LBY|1977}} [[Libya at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Libya]] *{{flagicon|LTU}} [[Lithuania at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Lithuania]] *{{flagicon|LUX}} [[Luxembourg at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Luxembourg]] *{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Malaysia at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Malaysia]] *{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Mexico at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Mexico]] *{{flagicon|NAM}} [[Namibia at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Namibia]] *{{flagicon|NED}} [[Netherlands at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Netherlands]] *{{flagicon|AHO}} [[Netherlands Antilles at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Netherlands Antilles]] *{{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|New Zealand]] *{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Norway at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Norway]] *{{flagicon|OMA}} [[Oman at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Oman]] *{{flagicon|POL}} [[Poland at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Poland]] *{{flagicon|POR}} [[Portugal at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Portugal]] *{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Qatar at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Qatar]] *{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Russia at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Russia]] *{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Saudi Arabia at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Saudi Arabia]] *{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Slovakia at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Slovakia]] *{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Slovenia at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Slovenia]] *{{flagicon|RSA}} [[South Africa at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|South Africa]] *{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Spain at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Spain]] *{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Sweden]] *{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Switzerland at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Switzerland]] *{{flagicon|SYR}} [[Syria at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Syria]] *{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Ukraine at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Ukraine]] *{{flagicon|UAE}} [[United Arab Emirates at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|United Arab Emirates]] *{{flagicon|USA}} [[United States at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|United States]] *{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Venezuela at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games|Venezuela]] {{div col end}}
==Medal summary==
===Medalists=== {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|width=225}} |- |Individual special dressage<br />{{DetailsLink|Individual special dressage at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Isabell Werth]] on Satchmo|GER}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Anky van Grunsven]] on [[Salinero]]|NED}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Andreas Helgstrand]] on Blue Hors Matine|DEN}} |- |Individual freestyle dressage<br />{{DetailsLink|Individual freestyle dressage at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Anky van Grunsven]] on [[Salinero]]|NED}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Andreas Helgstrand]] on Blue Hors Matine|DEN}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Isabell Werth]] on Satchmo|GER}} |- |Team dressage<br />{{DetailsLink|Team dressage at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}} |{{flagteam|GER}}<br />[[Hubertus Schmidt]] on Wansuela Suerte<br />[[Heike Kemmer]] on Bonaparte<br />[[Nadine Capellmann]] on Elvis VA<br />[[Isabell Werth]] on Satchmo |{{flagteam|NED}}<br />[[Laurens van Lieren]] on Hexagon's Ollright<br />[[Imke Schellekens-Bartels]] on Sunrise<br />[[Anky van Grunsven]] on [[Salinero]]<br />[[Edward Gal]] on Lingh |{{flagteam|USA}}<br />[[Leslie Morse]] on Tip Top<br />[[Guenter Seidel]] on Aragon<br />[[Steffen Peters]] on Floriano<br />[[Debbie McDonald]] on [[Brentina]] |-bgcolor=#DDDDDD |colspan=7| |- |Individual driving<br />{{DetailsLink|Individual driving at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Felix-Marie Brasseur]]|BEL}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Ijsbrand Chardon]]|NED}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Christoph Sandmann]]|GER}} |- |Team driving<br />{{DetailsLink|Team driving at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}} |{{flagteam|GER}}<br />[[Christoph Sandmann]]<br />[[Michael Freund (equestrian)|Michael Freund]]<br />[[Rainer Duen]] |{{flagteam|BEL}}<br />[[Felix-Marie Brasseur]]<br />[[Gert Schrijvers]]<br />[[Geert de Brauwer]] |{{flagteam|NED}}<br />[[Ijsbrand Chardon]]<br />[[Theo Timmerman]]<br />[[Koos de Ronde]] |-bgcolor=#DDDDDD |colspan=7| |- |Individual endurance<br />{{DetailsLink|Individual endurance at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Miguel Vila Ubach]] on Hungares|ESP}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Virginie Atger]] on Kangoo d'Aurabelle|FRA}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Elodie Le Labourier]] on Sangho'Limousian|FRA}} |- |Team endurance<br />{{DetailsLink|Team endurance at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}} |{{flagteam|FRA}}<br />[[Virginie Atger]] on Kangoo d'Aurabelle<br />[[Philippe Benoit]] on Akim Du Boulve<br />[[Pascale Dietsch]] on Hifrane Du Barthas |{{flagteam|SUI}}<br />[[Urs Wenger]] on Zialka<br />[[Anna Lena Wagner]] on Tessa IV<br />[[Nora Wagner]] on Temir |{{flagteam|POR}}<br />[[Joao Raposo]] on Sultao<br />[[Ana Margarida Costa]] on Gozlane Du Somail<br />[[Ana Barbas]] on Piperino |-bgcolor=#DDDDDD |colspan=7| |- |Individual eventing<br />{{DetailsLink|Individual eventing at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Zara Phillips]] on Toytown|GBR}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Clayton Fredericks]] on Ben Along Time|AUS}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Amy Tryon]] on Poggio II|USA}} |- |Team eventing<br />{{DetailsLink|Team eventing at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}} |{{flagteam|GER}}<br />[[Frank Ostholt]] on Air Jordan<br />[[Hinrich Romeike]] on Marius<br />[[Bettina Hoy]] on Ringwood Cockatoo<br />[[Ingrid Klimke]] on Sleep Late |{{flagteam|GBR}}<br />[[Zara Phillips]] on Toytown<br />[[Daisy Dick]] on Spring Along<br />[[William Fox-Pitt]] on Tamarillo<br />[[Mary King (equestrian)|Mary King]] on Call Again Cavalier |{{flagteam|AUS}}<br />[[Clayton Fredericks]] on Ben Along Time<br />[[Megan Jones (equestrian)|Megan Jones]] on Kirby Park Irish Jester<br />[[Andrew Hoy]] on Master Monarch<br />[[Sonja Johnson]] on Ringwood Jaguar |-bgcolor=#DDDDDD |colspan=7| |- |Individual jumping<br />{{DetailsLink|Individual jumping at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Jos Lansink]] on Cavalor Cumano|BEL}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Beezie Madden]] on [[Authentic (show jumping horse)|Authentic]]|USA}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum]] on [[Shutterfly (horse)|Shutterfly]]|GER}} |- |Team jumping<br />{{DetailsLink|Team jumping at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}} |{{flagteam|NED}}<br />[[Gerco Schröder]] on Eurocommerce<br />[[Albert Zoer]] on Okidoki<br />[[Jeroen Dubbeldam]] on BMC Up and Down<br />[[Piet Raijmakers]] on Van Schijndel's |{{flagteam|USA}}<br />[[Beezie Madden]] on [[Authentic (show jumping horse)|Authentic]]<br />[[McLain Ward]] on Sapphire<br />[[Laura Kraut]] on Miss Independent<br />[[Margie Goldstein-Engle]] on Quervo Gold |{{flagteam|GER}}<br />[[Ludger Beerbaum]] on L'Espoir<br />[[Marcus Ehning]] on Noltes Kuchengirl<br />[[Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum]] on [[Shutterfly (horse)|Shutterfly]]<br />[[Christian Ahlmann]] on Cöster |-bgcolor=#DDDDDD |colspan=7| |- |Individual reining<br />{{DetailsLink|Individual reining at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Duane Latimer]] on Hang Ten Surprise|CAN}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Tim McQuay]] on Mister Nicadual|USA}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Aaron Ralston (equestrian)|Aaron Ralston]] on Smart Paul Olena|USA}} |- |Team reining<br />{{DetailsLink|Team reining at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}} |{{flagteam|USA}}<br />[[Dell Hendricks]] on Starbucks Sidekick<br />[[Tim McQuay]] on Mister Nicadual<br />[[Matt Mills (equestrian)|Matt Mills]] on Easy Otie Whiz<br />[[Aaron Ralston (equestrian)|Aaron Ralston]] on Smart Paul Olena |{{flagteam|CAN}}<br />[[Luke Gagnon]] on Lil Santana<br />[[François Gauthier]] on Show Gun<br />[[Lance Griffin]] on Whiz'n'Tag Chex<br />[[Duane Latimer]] on Hang Ten Surprise |{{flagteam|ITA}}<br />[[Dario Carmignani]] on Skeets Dun<br />[[Adriano Meacci]] on Docs Tivio Hancock<br />[[Christian Perez (equestrian)|Christian Perez]] on Dualin For Me<br />[[Marco Ricotta]] on Pappy Secolo |-bgcolor=#DDDDDD |colspan=7| |- |Men's vaulting<br />{{DetailsLink|Men's vaulting at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Kai Vorberg]] on Picasso|GER}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Gero Meyer]] on Arador|GER}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Ladislav Majdlen]] on Catalin III-73|SVK}} |- |Women's vaulting<br />{{DetailsLink|Women's vaulting at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Megan Benjamin]] on Leonardo|USA}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Katharina Faltin]] on Pitucelli|AUT}} |{{flagmedalist|[[Sissa Jarz]] on Escudo Fox|AUT}} |- |Squad vaulting<br />{{DetailsLink|Squad vaulting at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}} |{{flagteam|GER}} |{{flagteam|USA}} |{{flagteam|AUT}} |}
===Medal count===
{{Medals table | caption = | host = GER | flag_template = | event = | team = | gold_GER = 6 | silver_GER = 1 | bronze_GER = 4 | host_GER = yes | gold_USA = 2 | silver_USA = 4 | bronze_USA = 3 | gold_NED = 2 | silver_NED = 3 | bronze_NED = 1 | gold_BEL = 2 | silver_BEL = 1 | bronze_BEL = 0 | gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 1 | bronze_FRA = 1 | gold_CAN = 1 | silver_CAN = 1 | bronze_CAN = 0 | gold_GBR = 1 | silver_GBR = 1 | bronze_GBR = 0 | gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 0 | gold_AUT = 0 | silver_AUT = 1 | bronze_AUT = 2 | gold_AUS = 0 | silver_AUS = 1 | bronze_AUS = 1 | gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 1 | bronze_DEN = 1 | gold_SUI = 0 | silver_SUI = 1 | bronze_SUI = 0 | gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 1 | gold_POR = 0 | silver_POR = 0 | bronze_POR = 1 | gold_SVK = 0 | silver_SVK = 0 | bronze_SVK = 1 }}
==Officials== The [[Dressage judge|Ground Jury]] during the 2006 World Equestrian Games was nominated as follows;<ref>{{cite web|title=Sports Schedule|url=http://www.vytrvalost.com/files/Aachen06.pdf|publisher=fei.org|date=21 March 2006}}</ref>
;Dressage * {{flagicon|GER}} Dieter Schüle (Ground Jury President) * {{flagicon|USA}} Linda Zang (Ground Jury Member) * {{flagicon|NED}} Ghislain Fouarge (Ground Jury Member) * {{flagicon|GBR}} Stephen Clarke (Ground Jury Member) * {{flagicon|FRA}} Bernard Maurel (Ground Jury Member) * {{flagicon|POL}} Wojtek Markowski (Ground Jury Member) * {{flagicon|AUS}} Mary Seefried (Ground Jury Member) * {{flagicon|BEL}} Mariette Withages (Technical Delegate)
;Jumping * {{flagicon|GER}} Hanno Dohn (Ground Jury President) * {{flagicon|SWE}} Sven Holmberg (Ground Jury Member) * {{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Mayorga (Ground Jury Member) * {{flagicon|IRL}} Ronan Sugrue (Ground Jury Member) * {{flagicon|GER}} Frank Rothenberger (Course Designer) * {{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Cottier (Technical Delegate)
;Eventing * {{flagicon|GBR}} Angela Tucker (Ground Jury President) * {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Ross (Ground Jury Member) * {{flagicon|GER}} Martin Plewa (Ground Jury Member) * {{flagicon|GER}} Rüdiger Schwarz (Course Designer) * {{flagicon|BEL}} Tom Ryckewaert (Technical Delegate)
==Broadcasting rights== The television broadcasting rights to the 2006 Games were held by the following networks:<ref>{{cite web|title=Broadcast Information|url=http://www.cyberhorse.net.au/cgi-bin/tve/displaynewsitem.pl?20060818feiwegnews12.txt|publisher=The Virtual Equestrian|access-date=2007-08-01}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|CAN}} [[CBC Country Canada]] *{{flagicon|EU}} [[Eurosport]] *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Equidia]] *{{flagicon|GER}} [[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]], [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk|WDR]], [[ZDF]] *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[RAI]] *{{flagicon|NED}} [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]] *{{flagicon|SUI}} [[SRG SSR idée suisse|SF]], [[Radiotelevisione Svizzera di lingua Italiana|TSI]], [[Télévision Suisse Romande|TSR]] *{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sveriges Television|SVT]] *{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Dubai TV]] *{{flagicon|UK}} [[BBC]] *{{flagicon|USA}} [[HorseTV]]
==See also== * [[2006 CHIO Aachen]] * [[Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070523102534/http://www.aachen2006.de/default_e.htm Official website]
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