Smith was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and still maintains his stables at Craiglands Farm, High Eldwick, Bingley, near Bradford. When Hemingway, the high jumper, did finally get his chance on the big stage, he came through in a huge way with a silver medal, then dropped one of the great Olympic quotes in history. 1978: Nick Skelton breaks the British high jump record, setting new figures of 7ft 7in at Olympia with the appropriately-named Lastic. Smucker's-lover Willard Scott took over in 1980, and Ryan in turn filled Scott's now vacant spot in Washington, D.C. Equestrian Harry de Leyer purchased an unremarkable farm horse off a slaughter-bound truck for a paltry $80 and began using him to teach riding lessons to his children. Instead, angry fans sought out Jianhua's home, smashed in the windows and looted his belongings. Kynard was at the peak of his powers heading into the 2012 Olympics but couldn't overcome a standout performance by Russian Ivan Ukhov in the finals and came home with the silver medal. Gerd Wessig came out on top in one of the greatest high jump duals in track and field history, edging defending Olympic champion Jacek Wzsola in the finals of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Until the 1950s, which were the vintage. The. (editor) (1995) "Smuggler vs. Goldsmith Maid, 1876", Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers, top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, National Snaffle Bit Association Hall of Fame, https://www.suggestedpost.eu/brooklyn-supreme/, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_historical_horses&oldid=1142361233, This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 00:09. Thank you so much for those, it was great to see the old man again (Nizefela) I looked after him in his retirement,a great horse and so was his rider. When I came out of juniors at 16, Dad wanted to sell Stroller. When not training in North Salem, NY or at the Winter Equestrian Festival December through April, you can find her at charity galas in New York City, supporting causes like the American Ballet Theatre and the New York Botanical Garden. Sjoberg holds a unique piece of history despite never winning a gold medal in the Olympics as the only high jumper to medal in three different Olympic Games. Copyright H&C TV Ltd 2023. He had immense courage and self-confidence. They beat formidable opposition in a gruelling three-day contest. WOW, what an incredible list of names both horses and riders from 35 years ago. Birthplace: Votkinsk, Udmurtia (republic in Russia), Best career jump: 7 feet, 10 1/4 inches (1985). They came back at the 2000 Olympics, winning individual gold and team silver once again. 2015: World number one Scott Brash makesshowjumpinghistory by winning Rolex Grand Slam, landing a 1million bonus. Olympics: Barcelona 1992 (DNM), Atlanta 1996 (Gold). He then became BBC Sports Personality of the Year. The 24-year-old daughter of Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa grew up riding on her family's 300-acre Stone Hill Farm in Colts Neck, New Jersey. He really looked tiny amongst the other showjumpers, but had a horses head. BritishShowjumpingcelebrated its 90th birthday on New Years Eve and what nine decades years it has been with numerous medals and superstars created. Drouin, 6-foot-4, learned to high jump as a kindergartner and was the first Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal in the high jump since Duncan McNaughton in 1932, which followed Drouin's bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics. 1925: British Show Jumping Association formally incorporated as a company. He cleared the wall at 6ft 8in, and only put a brick out at 6ft 10in, to win jointly with Alwin Schockemhle on Athlet, a great puissance specialist. Also read: 8 Interesting Facts About Valegro. For a brief time in the early 1960s, American high jumper John Thomas was one of the most famous athletes in the world. That year, Marion and Stroller captured the Queen Elizabeth Cup at the Royal International, and won it again six years later. "I'm ecstatic about winning the silver (medal)," he said. I was so fortunate to know most of them before I left England in 1980 and move to the United States. It's OK if you're a little suspect of Andrey Silnov's gold medal in the high jump at the 2008 Olympics. The expression "Doing a Harvey Smith" entered the English language for giving a V sign.[1]. She won gold in 2000 with Bonfire and 2004 and 2008 with Salinero. I suppose that is why they started buying from the continent as the horses were purpose bred to jump the tracks. In the late 1960s, a sweeping change in technique brought the high jump to another level. He followed that with a silver medal in the 1980 Olympics. In March, she competed on Herms' USA Show Jumping Team for the Wellington Nations Cup. Charlotte Dujardin was born on July 13, 1985, in Enfield, England and began riding at only two years old. This post may contain affiliate links. These Bold-Faced Names Are Obsessed With Show Jumping. Davis grew up in the mountains above Los Angeles "with horses in my front yard," she says, and began riding as soon as she could walk and taking lessons at age five. We earn from qualifying purchases. It seemed the natural thing to graduate to horses, Marion recalls. He was the first-ever to score above 90% in a dressage competition. Amateur Showcase: Hunter/Jumper Attorney Maddy Thatcher Has 5 Questions With: Breakthrough Grand Prix Winner Pablo One To Watch: Merguerian Turned Bolting Lesson Pony Into Salvino Out Of Contention For FEI World Cup Final. Bonfire retired after the 2000 Olympic Games. In addition, to the Olympics, she also won numerous medals at the European Championships, World Equestrian Games, and World Cup Finals. Smith was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and still maintains his stables at Craiglands Farm, High Eldwick, Bingley, near Bradford. Jack LeGoff signed on as the eventing chef d'equipe in 1970, ushering in an astounding decade highlighted by team silver and gold medals in the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games respectively, and individual gold (Tad Coffin) and silver (Michael Plumb) medals in 1976. Best career jump: 7 feet, 10 1/4 inches (2005), Olympics: Sydney 2000 (DNM), Athens 2004 (Gold), Beijing 2008 (DNM). 1970: David Broome becomes Britain's first showjumping world champion, winning gold at La Baule in France with Beethoven. Barshim could join Patrik Sjoberg as the only high jumper in Olympic history to win three Olympic medals, although Sjoberg never won gold. People win them. Van Grunsven is married to Dutch national equestrian coach Sjef Janssen. At first, his hot temperament made it seem he was unlikely to succeed in dressage, but his talent soon came through. Wszola's father, Roman, was a longtime track and field coach in Poland and deserves a great deal of credit for the win in Montreal. Steve Guerdat of Switzerland, pictured here with mare Bianca. Sjoberg inspired an entire generation of Swedish high jumpers, including 2004 Olympic gold medal winner Stefan Holm and bronze medal winner Kajsa Bergqvist. Together, they took home team bronze. Riding her 11-year-old Quickley 3, she set the fastest time in this class against the clock on day two of the oceanfront competition. . Crumbs, that takes me back! I can remember the D'Inzeos brothers from Italy (forgive spelling) they were such stylish riders and their horses went smoothy round whereas the Brits could be a bit rough and ready. He later became a television commentator for the British Broadcasting Corporation, doing equestrian coverage at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. There were altitude problems, but Stroller was also suffering a decayed and split upper tooth. But he finished 10th at the Sydney Games. Dressage has become a popular sport and a fan favorite to watch at the international level. She has won more Olympic medals than any other equestrian athlete. Following his Olympic gold medal, Brumel cruised through the 1965 season undefeated before tragedy struck when he wrecked his motorcycle and almost had to have his right foot amputated. Where do we even begin with Dragutin Topic? Bill and Melinda Gates' 19-year-old daughter began riding at age six. The pony went to Ted Cripps, a butcher, for his daughter, Sally. When she was 18 in 1965, Marion rode Stroller to triumph in the ladies World Championship at Hickstead. Other greats in the sport include the 14.2hh pony Stroller who won Olympic silver, Hickstead founder Douglas Bunn, chef dequipe Ronnie Masserella and the famous Hickstead Derby. 2012: Great Britain team of Nick Skelton, Ben Maher, Scott Brash and Peter Charles end 60-year wait for Olympic glory by winning team gold at London Games. Competing for East Germany, Wessig had to become the first person to set a high jump world record in the Olympics to beat Poland's Wzsola. Despite this, Stroller bravely jumped clear in the first round of the individual contest, and picked up eight faults in the second round over a huge course. The team went on to compete at the 1996 Olympics winning silver in both team and individual. Valegro went on to win multiple medals at the European Championships, World Equestrian Games, and World Cup Finals. Stroller, at just over 14.2hh, was of pony height, but in conformation and temperament he was a miniature, quality horse. Credit: McSmit (Wikipedia) Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda "Anky" van Grunsven is the only rider to win gold medals at three consecutive Olympic Games. JavaScript is disabled. Weihegold and Werth began competing together in 2014. She was feted on her return to Britain and named Sportswoman of the Year. The 24-year-old daughter of billionaire financier James Coulter grew up in San Francisco, show jumping alongside older sister Saer. 1949: The first Horse of the Year Show is staged at Harringay Arena in North London. British Showjumping reached a major milestone today,December 31 - a day that marks 90 years since the Association was officially incorporated. Topic never medaled, but he makes this list because he competed in six Olympics. In 1975 he released a record with picture sleeve called True Love/End of the World on Handkerchief HANKY 3. 1978: Nick Skelton breaks the British high jump record, setting new figures of 7ft 7in at Olympia with the appropriately-named Lastic. Sarah Bray was a style writer for Town & Country. That doesn't take away from high jump history, and the future remains bright. Who Is Gabriel Hogan? He coached her from 1986 until 2001, during which she rode horses Gigolo FRH and Antony FRH to numerous victories on the international level. What's more amazing about the gold medal win for Klyugin is that was his final time to medal in an international competition. Come on Britain dont make us wait another 60 years for a gold! In 2007, Dujardin began working for Carl Hester after he spotted her talent with horses. Most recently, she has found success with her mares Bella Rose 2 and Weihegold. Best career jump: 8 feet, 1/2 inch (1993), Olympics: Barcelona 1992 (Gold), Atlanta 1996 (DNM), Sydney 2000 (Silver). Jacek Wszola shocked the world by winning the gold medal in the high jump at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal at just 19 years old, propelling himself to international stardom. Totilas spent his retirement standing at stud. Birthplace: Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Best career jump: 7 feet, 9 1/2 inches (1994), Olympics: Barcelona 1992 (DNM), Atlanta 1996 (Bronze). Harvey Smith (1974) Harvey John Smith (born 29 December 1938) is a former British show jumping champion. These are the greatest high jumpers of all time. During the 1990s, he dominated the dressage scene. In March she ranked 27th at the 2016 World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden; she is ranked 7th in the Longines Western European League. 2023 horseyhooves.com, part of the Hopnetic network. That's why it's so exciting when we see shorter athletes become dominant, like 6-foot former Romanian star Sorin Matei, who cleared 7-foot-10 in 1990 and participated in three Olympic Games for Romania in 1980, 1988 and 1992. And the ones that are out there are not easily bought.. Jessica Springsteen The 24-year-old daughter of Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa grew up riding on her family's 300-acre Stone Hill Farm in Colts Neck, New Jersey. Yuri Tarmak (or Juri, depending on what part of the world you're in) was a second-generation track and field star in the Soviet Union, following in the footsteps of his father, Aadu Tarmak, a champion discus thrower. His sons, Robert and Steven, also became equestrian champions. Plus I am simply too busy teaching clients and conducting clinics across Canada and the States.. Then, in 2011, Roly Luard and Hester asked her to help develop Luards Dutch Warmblood, Valegro. She won a total of nine medals: three gold medals, five silvers, and one bronze. The 19-year-old daughter of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs made headlines this month at the Longines Global Champions Tour of Miami Beach. Van Grunsven competed at every Olympics from 1988 and 2012. At first, the intention was for Hester to show Valegro, but the Dutch Warmblood and Dujardin proved to be quite the team. But will he be fully recovered from this injury by then? . Few things in sports are as awe-inspiring as the high jump. was wrong about Sunsalve starting life in the States, but the filming of him out hunting was very American like. Learn More. Brumel underwent 29 surgeries to save his foot, but his high jump career was effectively over, and he spent the rest of his life as an actor, screenwriter and playwright. It wasn't until much later that continental horses became a regular thing at all. Best career jump: 7 feet, 8 3/4 inches (1980). Best career jump: 7 feet, 7 1/2 inches (1998). Best career jump: 7 feet, 9 1/2 inches (2000). A record four wins of the Hickstead Derby between 1976 and 1979 and the memorable three-in-a-row Nations Cup victories on home ground in Dublin are just some of many great moments this great duo enjoyed during their five years together. With Rio Olympics taking place this summer, can British showjumpers retain their gold medal? He has been described as the greatest ski jumper to have never won an individual Winter Olympics medal. Can anyone .. please, please, please .. go far enough back [early 60's I believe]. Valeriy Brumel was only 18 years old when he won a silver medal in the high jump at the 1960 Olympics, then followed that with a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics when he was just 22 and became one of the most famous athletes in the world. However, Eddie is fortunate to have the help of his son Stevie (one of two sons, along with Jamie, from his first marriage to Susanne) who lives in Holland, and his friend Robert Daly in Ireland, in sourcing suitable horses. The Chronicle of the Horse . In addition to her Olympic wins, she has won over 40 medals at the World Equestrian Games, European Championships, and World Cup Finals. Terry has been a member of the South and West . As we mention in our ultimate fans guide to Charlotte Dujardin, she took up dressage after encouragement from her trainer Debbie Thomas. How about going right back to the 1930s/1940s when the sport was getting going? 1970: David Broome becomesBritains firstshowjumpingworld champion, winning gold at La Baule in France with Beethoven. Despite all that happened before, I would love to be chef dequipe to the Irish senior show jumping team again, he said, recalling a dramatic few months in 2004 when he was hired, fired and then re-instated in the lead up to the Athens Olympics. Eddie named it after the town of Kells in Co Meath, where Boomerang was buried in 1983 at the age of 17. Now 21, the Professional Children's School grad splits her time between her hometown of Lexington, KY and outposts of her family's Kessler Show Stables in Guttecoven, The Netherlands and Wellington, FL. This year she spent 12 weeks. Where the heck is Captain Cholly-Sawcut??? As the most decorated dressage rider, Isabell Werth has dominated the dressage scene since the 1990s. Mutaz Essa Barshim is a rare high jumping talent. Gestion Bonfire was an Oldenburg gelding born on March 21, 1983, born in Germany. The pair was set to compete at the 2012 Olympics but Rath fell ill and Totilas received an injury. Growing up in Medford, Oregon, Fosbury struggled to clear 5 feet in the high jump using the accepted technique of the time, which was jumping head first over the ball and trying to straddle it with both legs. The mass TV audience made an idol of a pony with an easy-to-remember name bearing no commercial pre-fix one lesson British show jumping forgot. They went on to compete at the 1988 Olympics and two years later they were the Dutch champions. 1968: Marion Coakes and the incredible 14.2hh pony Stroller win individual silver medal at the Mexico Olympics. Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. Fosbury invented the method used by high jumpers the world over "The Fosbury Flop." ", Died: Jan. 15, 2013, (age 71, Brockton, Massachusetts), Best career jump: 7 feet, 3 3/4 inches (1960), Olympics: Rome 1960 (Bronze), Tokyo 1964 (Silver). Marion recalled: When we sailed over the last fence, having completed the only clear round of the day, the crowd of 25,000 went crazy. In 1992, at the Barcelona Olympics, Beerbaum and his horse Classic Touch took home the individual gold medal. Strollers last puissance class was at the Antwerp show in 1967. In the 1960s and 1970s, showjumping was a hugely popular sport on television and, along with the likes of David Broome, he was a household name. 'Zazel': Human Cannonball. The association was officially incorporated on 31 December 1925, and since then Britain has established itself as one of the top showjumping countries in the world. Canada has been my home for twelve years now it really is a great place to live, but I am away too much these days to enjoy it.. Thomas literally jumped his way onto the front of sports pages all over the world in 1960 when he became the first person to clear 7 feet on the high jump as a 17-year-old freshman at Boston University. You must log in or register to reply here. Abdullah bin Mutaib bin Abdullah Al Saud is a Saudi show jumping rider and a member of House of Saud. The 22-year-old daughter of billionaire James G. Dinan, who founded York Capital Management, plans to ride full-time, telling FEI.org that she may relocate to Europe after she graduates from Harvard in May. And it works like a charm. She continued to ride Verdades, but he needed a lot of work. Olympics: London 2012 (Bronze), Rio de Janeiro 2016 (Gold). Weihegold is a black Oldenburg mare born on July 7, 2005, in Germany. 1923: TheBritishShowJumpingAssociation is founded. Affectionately known as Blueberry, he was imported to England to train with Carl Hester and is owned by Hester, Roly Luard, and Anne Barrott. In 2012, the pair took home team and individual gold at the Olympic Games. Competing in two Summer Olympics, Smith's best finish was fourth in the individual show jumping event at Munich in 1972. 1978: Nick Skelton breaks theBritishhigh jump record, setting new figures of 7ft 7in at Olympia with the appropriately named Lastic. She was born on July 22, 1987, in Burlington, Vermont, and began riding at a young age. Troubled by his bad tooth, in the Olympic team class Stroller put in the only refusal of his life, fell after a second refusal, and was eliminated on time. Laura Graves is the first-ever American dressage rider to be ranked #1 in the world in the FEI World rankings. He was bred by Oliver Anderson in Norfolk in 1950 and prior to David Broome having him he was owned & ridden by Elizabeth Anderson. Considered one of the most famous equestrians ever, Isabell has competed at the 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, and 2016 Olympic Games, bringing home ten medals, six of which are gold. Our readers support us. There is no need to resort to hyperbole when describing Pat Koechlin- Smythe, who died on Tuesday at the age of 67, as the greatest female show jumper. 1998: Di Lampard, Britains currentshowjumpingperformance manager, wins Hicksteads Queen Elizabeth II Cup for a second time with Abbervail Dream. Best career jump: 7 feet, 10 1/4 inches (2000), Olympics: Sydney 2000 (DNM), Athens 2004 (DNM), Beijing 2008 (DNM). Ukhov was found to be part of a massive doping scandal tied to the Russian Olympic team and stripped of the gold medal, which was retroactively awarded to Kynard almost a decade later long past Ukhov's cheating cost Kynard millions in endorsement money that could have come with a gold. His career intertwined with the end of the Cold War, and he was eventually able to represent his native Ukraine in international competitions for several years, then eventually became an elected official in the country. There wasnt a horse exciting enough to keep me in the saddle, so I decided it was time to quit, he admits. Nine years on, and it seems to Eddie that the Irish governing body for equestrian sport, Horse Sport Ireland, has once again shown their lack of judgement in the appointment of a new Irish coach to replace the outgoing Robert Splaine. With so much international experience, it is not surprising Eddie is keenly-sought after as a coach. Best career jump: 7 feet, 10 inches (1985), Olympics: Los Angeles 1984 (Gold), Seoul 1988 (DNM), Barcelona 1992 (DNM). Stones was the favorite to win gold in 1976 but took bronze, the U.S. boycotted the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, and he finished one spot out of the medal stand in fourth place in the 1984 Olympics. Voronin competed in three consecutive Olympic games for Russia and probably had his best shot to medal in 2000, when he was coming off back-to-back gold medals in the 1999 World Championships and 2000 European Indoor Championships. Famous daredevil drivers and stunt show stars from the past 100 years. Adios Butler: famous harness racer Affirmed: U.S. In 2016, Verdades and Graves took home bronze in team dressage at the Olympics. We are, too. By the time he was seven, he was showing at the Grand Prix level. List of famous male equestrians, listed by their level of prominence with photos when available. All hopes will be pinned on Scott and Hello Sanctos to bring home the goods. It began in 2006 when he joined the Russian national team and made his first big splash by winning the European championships that year, then finishing as runner-up at the World Athletics Final and the World Cup. Ukrainian Bohdan Bondarenko isone of the tallest high jumpers in history at 6-foot-5, but he was a victim of circumstance with regard to his Olympic career. He made his debut at just 18 years old in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, won bronze at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, then won Silver at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He then becameBBCSports Personality of the Year. 1989: Great Britain win fifth Aga Khan Trophy in eight years at the Dublin Horse Show under the late Chef d'Equipe Ronnie Massarella's masterful direction. Povarnistyn also is unique jumper because it appears that his first major international competition was at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal. true : false; oldScrollY = window.scrollY; " By early ..Tosca,Foxhunter ,Flangan etc..would`nt that be a treat? For 50 years, Horse Sport has been the voice of equestrian competition in Canada. I suppose it was as you grow up they were people we saw on TV. Bought as a junior show jumping pony for a Hampshire farmers daughter, Marion Coakes, the amazing Strollers rise to international fame summed up every schoolgirl riders dream. The Soviet Union found an uncut gem of a high jumper in Rudolf Povarnitsyn when he came out of nowhere to set the world record in the summer of 1985. First published in Horse & Hound in September 2003, {"piano":{"sandbox":"false","aid":"u28R38WdMo","rid":"R7EKS5F","offerId":"OF3HQTHR122A","offerTemplateId":"OTQ347EHGCHM"}}, {"location":"Keystone Header","subscribeText":"Subscribe now","version":"1","menuWidgetTitle":"","myAccountLnk":"\/my-account","premiumLnk":"\/join","menuLnks":[],"colors":{"text":"#000","button":"#000","link":"#00643f"}}, Laura Bechtolsheimer joins the BHS Equestrian Hall of Fame, Legends of the sport: Showjumper Marion Mould with her pony Stroller *H&H Plus*. Three years later Stroller was the Derby victor: he was the only one out of 44 starters to achieve a clear round, keeping his feet in a stumble and slither down the big Bank. The 23-year-old Stanford grad is on the USEF's Short List for the U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team. Van Grunsven has won numerous honorary awards including 1993-1996, 1998, 2000, and 2004 Rider of the Year in the Netherlands, 1994 Sports Woman of the Year and in 2001 she was named Rider of the Century. The Brady Bunch (1969-1974) The misadventures of a large family united when a widower and a widow marry. 1956: Pat Smythe becomes the first British female showjumper to compete at an Olympics, and helps Great Britain win team bronze alongside Wilf White and Peter Robeson in Stockholm. It was Britain's only gold of the Games in any sport. Americas Bill Steinkraus and Snowbound took the gold medal with four faults, and Marion won the silver medal. In the late 1960s, a sweeping change in technique brought the high jump to another level. She went on to purchase a six-stall barn in Orlando, but was in need of a trainer. During the spring months I divide my time between Florida and Thermal in California, says Eddie, who counts Mandy Porter and Stephanie Saperstein among successful Grand Prix riders who have benefited from his expertise. The Leading Pony Show Jumper of the Year Showjumping - Denis Lynch This is the biggest junior competition at HOYS. In 1992, van Grunsven and Bonfire competed at the Olympic Games, taking home team silver for the Dutch team. Birthplace: Rasvedki, Amur Oblast, Russian Soviet Union, Died: Jan. 26, 2003, (age 60, Moscow, Russia), Olympics: Rome 1960 (Silver), Tokyo 1964 (Gold). Just a year later in 2016, he won his second Olympic gold medal in individual dressage, along with a silver medal in team dressage. 9 Facts About the Peter Morris Actor on Heartland. The University of Indiana product already is the greatest NCAA high jumper of all time with five national championships. "You don't lose gold medals. Eddie Kidd: A stunt-double for multiple James Bond actors and a world record-holder for jumping over lines of buses, Kidd . It became a show jumping sensation that a childs bay pony was soaring over big spreads, parallels, banks and ditches better than most of the worlds great horses. How much better and more fun everything was when showjumpers trawlled the sales and the hunting field instead if the purpose bred stuff nowadays. Then, in 2016, the pair took home team bronze at the Olympic Games. Don't look at the martingale, lol! Best career jump: 7 feet, 9 1/4 inches (2015), Olympics: London 2012 (Gold), Rio de Janeiro 2016 (DNM). Their charge Auroras Encore won the 2013 Grand National. During the 1970s in his spare time he competed in professional wrestling.[2]. Standing just 6-foot-1, Steve Smith has owned the British records for indoor and outdoor high jump since the early 1990s. He first began training in America in 1984 before opening up his barn in the states in 1991. In 2006, Dutch owner Cees Visser for investment company Moorland purchased Totilas and Edward Gal became his rider. Smith made the finals of the 1992 Olympics at just 19 years old but fell flat in the finals and finished in 12th place. At the end of the 1960 Horse of the Year Show, Ted sold the pony as an eight-year-old to Ralph Coakes, a shrewd horseman who farmed near New Milton, Hampshire, and trained his children to show jump superbly. All rights reserved. In 2015, Valegro scored the highest score ever in dressage ever at the World Cup Final at 94.3%. 1952: Harry Llewellyn (Foxhunter), Duggie Stewart (Aherlow) and Wilf White (Nizefela) win Britains only gold at the Helsinki Olympics. Terry was appointed to the Judges panel in 1965 and was responsible for the Area 16 timing equipment from 1970 to 1980. Van Grunsven was born on January 2, 1968, in Erp, Netherlands, and began riding dressage at the age of 12. What a strange career for Sergey Klyugin. Werth was born on July 21, 1969, in Issum, Germany, and began riding when she was just five years old. Dwight Stones had one of the longest careers of any high jumper, spanning 16 years and 19 outdoor and indoor national championships. We are the current Olympic and European champions, while Scott Brash has been world number one for the past two years. I won a silver, and Stefan Holm won a gold. The last three Olympic gold medal winners have been at least 6-foot-4, and world record holder Javier Sotomayor is also 6-4. 3. Stones won his first medal at just 18 years old when he brought home the bronze at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, and the rest of his career shows he came very close to being the only high jumper in Olympic history to win four medals. Irish show jumping great Eddie Macken talks about his career, retirement and move to Canada. The pair won a bronze in the team event at the 2015 European Championships. Mr Cripps soon realised that he owned a good jumping pony. One year later, he finished in fourth place at the World Championships, then didn't compete for three years. The UK also hosts some of the most prestigious shows, including the London International at Olympia, the Royal International at Hickstead and now the Bolesworth Classic and Liverpool International. Just the next year, they took home another gold at the Olympic Games in individual and a silver in team dressage. 14-year-old acrobat Rosa Maria Richter was the world's first female human cannonball in London, 1877. 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