World Eventing Championships

{{Short description|Equestrian competition}} 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 [[Concours Complet International|CCI****]] level, the highest level of eventing competition.

==Past winners==

=== Individual results === {| class="wikitable" ! colspan=6 align="center"|'''Individual medalists''' |- ! Year ! Location !style="background-color:gold;"| Gold !style="background-color:silver;"| Silver !style="background-color:#cc9966;"| Bronze |- | 1966 || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Burghley Horse Trials|Burghley]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Carlos Moratorio]] on Chalan || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Richard Meade (equestrian)|Richard Meade]] on Barberry || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Virginia Freeman-Jackson]] on Sam Weller |- | 1970 || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Punchestown]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mary Gordon-Watson]] on Cornishman || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Richard Meade (equestrian)|Richard Meade]] on The Poacher || {{flagicon|USA}} [[James Wofford]] on Kilkenny |- | 1974 || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Burghley Horse Trials|Burghley]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Davidson (equestrian)|Bruce Davidson]] on Irish Cap || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Plumb]] on Good Mixture || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Hugh Thomas (equestrian)|Hugh Thomas]] on Playamar |- | 1978 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Davidson (equestrian)|Bruce Davidson]] on Might Tango || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[John Watson (equestrian)|John Watson]] on Cambridge Blue || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Helmut Rethemeier]] on Ladalco |- | 1982 || {{flagicon|FRG}} {{Interlanguage link multi|Luhmühlen|de}} || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lucinda Green]] on Regal Realm || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Helmut Rethemeier]] on Santiago || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kim Walnes]] on [[The Gray Goose]] |- | 1986 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gawler]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Virginia Leng]] on [[Priceless (horse)|Priceless]] || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Trudy Boyce]] on Mossman || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lorna Clarke (equestrian)|Lorna Clarke]] on Myross |- | [[1990 World Equestrian Games|1990]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stockholm]] || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Blyth Tait]] on Messiah || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ian Stark]] on [[Murphy Himself]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Davidson (equestrian)|Bruce Davidson]] on Pirate Lion |- | [[1994 World Equestrian Games|1994]] || {{flagicon|NED}} [[The Hague]] || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Vaughn Jefferis]] on Bounce || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dorothy Trapp]] on Molokai || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Karen Dixon]] on Get Smart |- | [[1998 World Equestrian Games|1998]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rome]] || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Blyth Tait]] on [[Ready Teddy (horse)|Ready Teddy]] || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Mark Todd (equestrian)|Mark Todd]] on Broadcast News || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Paula Törnqvist]] on Monaghan |- | [[2002 World Equestrian Games|2002]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jerez]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Teulère]] on Espoir de la Mare || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jeanette Brakewell]] on Over To You || {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Piia Pantsu]] on Ypäjä Karuso |- | [[2006 World Equestrian Games|2006]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Aachen]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Zara Phillips]] on [[Toytown (horse)|Toytown]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Clayton Fredericks]] on Ben Along Time || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Amy Tryon]] on Poggio |- | [[2010 World Equestrian Games|2010]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Jung (equestrian)|Michael Jung]] on La Biosthetique - Sam || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[William Fox-Pitt]] on Cool Mountain || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Andrew Nicholson (equestrian)|Andrew Nicholson]] on Nereo |- | [[2014 World Equestrian Games|2014]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Normandy]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Sandra Auffarth]] on Opgun Louvo || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Jung (equestrian)|Michael Jung]] on Fischerrocana || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[William Fox-Pitt]] on Chilli Morning |- | [[2018 FEI World Equestrian Games|2018]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tryon, North Carolina|Tryon]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Rosalind Canter]] on Allstar B || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Padraig McCarthy]] on Mr Chunky || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Ingrid Klimke]] on SAP Hale-Bob OLD |- | [[2022 FEI World Equestrian Championships|2022]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} {{Interlanguage link multi|Pratoni del Vivaro|it}} || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Yasmin Ingham]] on Banzai du Loir || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Julia Krajewski]] on Amande de B'Neville || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Tim Price]] on Falco |}

=== Team results === {| class="wikitable" ! colspan=6 align="center"|'''Team medalists''' |- ! Year ! Location !style="background-color:gold;"| Gold !style="background-color:silver;"| Silver !style="background-color:#cc9966;"| Bronze |- | 1966 || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Burghley Horse Trials|Burghley]] || {{IRL}} [[Virginia Freeman-Jackson]] on Sam Weller [[Eddie Boylan]] on Durlas Eile [[Penelope Moreton]] on Loughlin [[Thomas Brennan (equestrian)|Thomas Brennan]] on Kilkenny || {{ARG}} [[Carlos Moratorio]] on Chalan [[Roberto Pistarini]] on Desidia [[Ludovico Fusco]] on Gatopardo [[Enrique Sztyrle]] on Hijo Manso || ''not awarded'' |- | 1970 || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Punchestown]] || {{GBR2}} [[Mary Gordon-Watson]] on Cornishman V [[Richard Meade (equestrian)|Richard Meade]] on The Poacher [[Mark Phillips]] on Chicago [[Stuart Stevens (equestrian)|Stuart Stevens]] on Benson || {{FRA}} [[Michel Cochenet]] on Quaker [[Dominique Bentejac]] on Trou Normand [[Dominique Flament]] on Qui Dit Mieux [[Henri Michel (equestrian)|Henri Michel]] on Duragan || ''not awarded'' |- | 1974 || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Burghley Horse Trials|Burghley]] || {{USA}} [[Bruce Davidson (equestrian)|Bruce Davidson]] on Irish Cap [[Michael Plumb]] on Good Mixture [[Edward Emerson (equestrian)|Edward Emerson]] on Viktor [[Don Sachey]] on Plain Sailing || {{GBR2}} [[Richard Meade (equestrian)|Richard Meade]] on Wayfarer [[Bridget Parker (equestrian)|Bridget Parker]] on Cornish Gold [[Christopher Collins (equestrian)|Christopher Collins]] on Smokey [[Mark Phillips]] on Columbus || {{FRG}} [[Martin Plewa]] on Virginia [[Herbert Blöcker]] on Albrant [[Horst Karsten]] on Sioux [[Kurt Mergler]] on Vaibel |- | 1978 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]] || {{CAN}} [[Mark Ishoy]] on Law and Order [[Juliet Bishop]] on Sumatra [[Elizabeth Ashton]] on Sunrise [[Cathy Wedge]] on Abracadabra || {{FRG}} [[Helmut Rethemeier]] on Ladalco [[Otto Ammermann]] on Volturno [[Harry Klugmann]] on Veberod [[Herbert Blöcker]] on Albrant || {{USA}} [[Bruce Davidson (equestrian)|Bruce Davidson]] on Might Tango [[James Wofford]] on Carawich [[Edmund Coffin]] on Bally Cor [[Michael Plumb]] on Laurenson |- | 1982 || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Luhmühlen]] || {{GBR2}} [[Lucinda Green]] on Regal Realm [[Richard Meade (equestrian)|Richard Meade]] on Kilcashel [[Virginia Holgate]] on [[Priceless (horse)|Priceless]] [[Rachel Bayliss]] on Mystic Mistrel || {{FRG}} [[Helmut Rethemeier]] on Ladad [[Rüdiger Schwarz]] on Power Game [[Herbert Blöcker]] on Santiago [[Dietmar Hogrefe]] on Foliant || {{USA}} [[Kim Walnes]] on The Grey Goose [[Nancy Bliss (equestrian)|Nancy Bliss]] on Cobblestone [[Torrance Fleischmann]] on Southern Comfort III [[Michael Plumb]] on Blue Stone |- | 1986 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gawler]] || {{GBR2}} [[Virginia Leng]] on [[Priceless (horse)|Priceless]] [[Lorna Clarke (equestrian)|Lorna Clarke]] on Myross [[Ian Stark]] on Oxford Blue [[Clarissa Strachan]] on Delphy Dazzle || {{FRA}} [[Marie-Christine Duroy]] on Harley [[Armand Bigot]] on Jacquou du Bois [[Thierry Touzaint]] on Gardenia III [[Vincent Berthet]] on Jupille || {{AUS}} [[Barry Roycroft]] on Last Tango [[Scott Keach]] on Trade Commissioner [[Wayne Roycroft]] on Valdez [[Andrew Hoy]] on Just James |- | [[1990 World Equestrian Games|1990]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stockholm]] || {{NZL}} [[Andrew Nicholson (equestrian)|Andrew Nicholson]] on Spinning Rhombus [[Andrew Scott (equestrian)|Andrew Scott]] on Umptee [[Blyth Tait]] on Messiah [[Mark Todd (equestrian)|Mark Todd]] on Bahlua || {{GBR2}} [[Karen Straker]] on Get Smart [[Rodney Powell (equestrian)|Rodney Powell]] on The Irishman II [[Virginia Leng]] on Griffin [[Ian Stark]] on [[Murphy Himself]] || {{GER}} [[Edith Beine]] on Kyang [[Matthias Baumann]] on Alabaster [[Marina Loheit]] on Sundance Kid [[Herbert Blöcker]] on Feine Dame |- | [[1994 World Equestrian Games|1994]] || {{flagicon|NED}} [[The Hague]] || {{GBR2}} [[Karen Dixon]] on Get Smart [[Mary King (equestrian)|Mary Thomson]] on King William [[Charlotte Bathe]] on The Cool Customer [[Kristina Cook|Kristina Gifford]] on General Jock || {{FRA}} [[Jean-Lou Bigot]] on Twist la Beige [[Jean Teulere]] on Rodosto [[Marie-Christine Duroy]] on Summer Song || {{GER}} [[Bettina Hoy|Bettina Overesch]] on Watermill Stream [[Cord Mysegaes]] on Ricardo [[Ralf Ehrenbrink]] on Kildare |- | [[1998 World Equestrian Games|1998]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rome]] || {{NZL}} [[Blyth Tait]] on [[Ready Teddy (horse)|Ready Teddy]] [[Mark Todd (equestrian)|Mark Todd]] on Broadcast News [[Vaughn Jefferis]] on Bounce [[Sally Clark (equestrian)|Sally Clark]] on Squirrel Hill || {{FRA}} [[Marie-Christine Duroy]] on Summer Song [[Rodolphe Scherer]] on Bambi de Brière [[Jean-Lou Bigot]] on Twist la Beige [[Philippe Mull]] on Viens du Frêne || {{GBR2}} [[Polly Phillipps]] on Coral Cover [[Gary Parsonage]] on Magic Rogue [[Nigel Taylor]] on The Frenchmann II [[Karen Dixon]] on Too Smart |- | [[2002 World Equestrian Games|2002]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jerez]] || {{USA}} [[John Williams (equestrian)|John Williams]] on Carrick [[Kimberly Severson|Kimberly Vinoski]] on [[Winsome Adante]] [[David O'Connor (equestrian)|David O'Connor]] on Giltedge [[Amy Tryon]] on Poggio II || {{FRA}} [[Cédric Lyard]] on Fine Merveille [[Jean Teulère]] on Espoir de la Mare [[Jean-Luc Force]] on Crocus Jacob [[Didier Courrèges]] on Free Style || {{GBR2}} [[Jeanette Brakewell]] on Over To You [[Pippa Funnell]] on [[Supreme Rock]] [[William Fox-Pitt]] on [[Tamarillo (horse)|Tamarillo]] [[Leslie Law]] on Shear H2O |- | [[2006 World Equestrian Games|2006]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Aachen]] || {{GER}} [[Frank Ostholt]] on Air Jordan [[Hinrich Romeike]] on Marius [[Bettina Hoy]] on Ringwood Cockatoo [[Ingrid Klimke]] on Sleep Late || {{GBR2}} [[Zara Phillips]] on [[Toytown (horse)|Toytown]] [[Daisy Dick]] on Spring Along [[William Fox-Pitt]] on [[Tamarillo (horse)|Tamarillo]] [[Mary King (equestrian)|Mary King]] on Call Again Cavalier || {{AUS}} [[Clayton Fredericks]] on Ben Along Time [[Megan Jones (equestrian)|Megan Jones]] on Kirby Park Irish Jester [[Andrew Hoy]] on Master Monarch [[Sonja Johnson]] on Ringwood Jaguar |- | [[2010 World Equestrian Games|2010]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]] || {{GBR2}} [[William Fox-Pitt]] on Cool Mountain [[Mary King (equestrian)|Mary King]] on Imperial Cavalier [[Nicola Wilson]] on Opposition Buzz [[Kristina Cook]] on Miners Frolic || {{CAN}} [[Stephanie Rhodes-Bosch]] on Port Authority [[Selena O'Hanlon]] on Colombo [[Hawley Bennett-Awad]] on Gin & Juice [[Kyle Carter (equestrian)|Kyle Carter]] on Madison Park || {{NZL}} [[Andrew Nicholson (equestrian)|Andrew Nicholson]] on Nereo [[Mark Todd (equestrian)|Mark Todd]] on Grass Valley [[Caroline Powell (equestrian)|Caroline Powell]] on Mac Macdonald [[Clarke Johnstone]] on Orient Express |- | [[2014 World Equestrian Games|2014]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Normandy]] || {{GER}} [[Sandra Auffarth]] on Opgun Louvo [[Michael Jung (equestrian)|Michael Jung]] on Rocana [[Ingrid Klimke]] on Escada [[Dirk Schrade]] on Hop and Skip || {{GBR2}} [[William Fox-Pitt]] on Chilli Morning [[Zara Phillips]] on High Kingdom [[Kristina Cook]] on De Novo News [[Harry Meade]] on Wild Lone || {{NED}} [[Elaine Pen]] on Vira [[Tim Lips]] on Keyflow [[Merel Blom]] on Rumour Has It [[Andrew Heffernan]] on Boleybawn Ace |- | [[2018 FEI World Equestrian Games|2018]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tryon, North Carolina|Tryon]] || {{GBR2}} [[Rosalind Canter]] on Allstar B [[Piggy French]] on Quarrycrest Echo [[Tom McEwen (equestrian)|Tom McEwen]] on Toledo de Kerser [[Gemma Tattersall]] on Arctic Soul || {{IRL}} [[Padraig McCarthy]] on Mr Chunky [[Sarah Ennis]] on Stellor Rebound [[Sam Watson (equestrian)|Sam Watson]] on Ardagh Highlight [[Cathal Daniels]] on Rioghan Rua || {{FRA}} [[Thibaut Vallette]] on Qing du Briot [[Maxime Livio]] on Opium de Verrieres [[Sidney Dufresne]] on Tresor Mail [[Donatien Schauly]] on Pivoine des Touches |- | [[2022 FEI World Equestrian Championships|2022]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} {{Interlanguage link multi|Pratoni del Vivaro|it}} || {{GER}} [[Julia Krajewski]] on Amande de B'Neville [[Michael Jung (equestrian)|Michael Jung]] on Chipmunk FRH [[Christoph Wahler]] on Carjatan S [[Sandra Auffarth]] on Viamant du Matz || {{USA}} [[William Coleman (equestrian)|William Coleman]] on Off The Record [[Tamie Smith]] on Mai Baum [[Lauren Nicholson (equestrian)|Lauren Nicholson]] on Vermiculus [[Boyd Martin]] on Tsetserleg TSF || {{NZL}} [[Tim Price]] on Falco [[Jonelle Price]] on McClaren [[Monica Spencer]] on Artist [[Clarke Johnstone]] on Menlo Park |}

==Medal count== The current historical medal count since 1966 is as follows:

{{Medals table | caption = | host = | flag_template = flagcountry | event = | team = | gold_GBR = 12 | silver_GBR = 9 | bronze_GBR = 6 | gold_NZL = 5 | silver_NZL = 2 | bronze_NZL = 4 | gold_GER = 5 | silver_GER = 5 | bronze_GER = 5 | gold_USA = 4 | silver_USA = 3 | bronze_USA = 6 | gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 5 | bronze_FRA = 1 | gold_IRL = 1 | silver_IRL = 3 | bronze_IRL = 1 | gold_ARG = 1 | silver_ARG = 1 | bronze_ARG = 0 | gold_CAN = 1 | silver_CAN = 1 | bronze_CAN = 0 | gold_AUS = 0 | silver_AUS = 1 | bronze_AUS = 2 | gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 1 | gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 0 | bronze_SWE = 1 | gold_NED = 0 | silver_NED = 0 | bronze_NED = 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.

== Incidents ==

* 2010: Four horses and six riders fell during the cross-country portion of the event. Inonothing, ridden by Paul Tapner (AUS) fractured his left hind patella in a fall. Iman de Golfe, ridden by Juan Carlos Garcia (Italy) was hospitalized after he fell and suffered a deep laceration.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-10-02 |title=ALLTECH FEI WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES™ - DAY 8 - EVENTING CROSS COUNTRY |url=https://inside.fei.org/media-updates/alltech-fei-world-equestrian-games%E2%84%A2-day-8-eventing-cross-country |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=FEI |language=en}}</ref> * 2014: [[Maxime Livio]] (FRA) was disqualified from the eventing competition when her mount Qalao des Mers was found to be positive for a banned substance, Hydroxyethylpromazine sulfoxide. Their positive result resulted in the disqualification of the entire French eventing team from participation, subsequently preventing their participation at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-04-23 |title=FEI Tribunal disqualifies Maxime Livio (FRA) and French Eventing team |url=https://inside.fei.org/media-updates/fei-tribunal-disqualifies-maxime-livio-fra-and-french-eventing-team |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=FEI |language=en}}</ref> * 2018: Box Qutie ridden by Anna Freskgård (SWE) was euthanized after becoming injured while participating in cross-country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-19 |title=Statement on Box Qutie (SWE) |url=https://inside.fei.org/media-updates/statement-box-qutie-swe |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=FEI |language=en}}</ref>

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090701052628/http://go-ronaldo.com/WorldEquestrianGames.aspx FEI Eventing World Championship] by Ronaldo and Sharon White's Website.

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