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Host City: Sydney, Australia
Venue(s): Sydney International Equestrian Centre, Horsley Park, New South Wales
Date Started: September 25, 2000
Date Finished: October 1, 2000
Format: Three rounds of qualifying advanced the top 45 riders to two final rounds, maximum of three riders per nation advanced.
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The event was the same as in 1996 with qualifying consisting of three rounds, with the top 25 advancing to the final, with no more than three riders from any nation in the final. The final was again two rounds with the total score for both rounds to count. The favorite was Brazilian [Rodrigo Pessoa], ranked #1 in the world and who, in April 2000, became the first rider ever to win three consecutive events in the World Cup. He led the qualifying, and then had a clean round in the first round of the final, tied with three other riders. Unfortunately, in round two, his horse, [Baloubet du Rouet], balked and refused three times at obstacle seven, eliminating the pair.
This allowed two of the riders who had gone clean in round one, [Jeroen Dubbeldam] (NED) and [Khaled Al-Eid] (KSA) to tie with a total of 4.00 faults, joined by another Dutch rider, [Albert Voorn], who had a clean ride in round two. The three jumped off to decide the medal and Dubbeldam again went clear to win the gold medal. Both Voorn and Al-Eid had four faults, but Voorn won the silver based on time, 44.72 to 44.86. Al-Eid’s bronze medal was the first ever won in equestrianism by Saudi Arabia. For Pessoa, he would get his gold medal, but would wait four years, winning at Athina in 2004.
Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Horse | Medal | F | JOF | JOT | |
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1 | Jeroen Dubbeldam | 27 | Netherlands | NED | De Sjiem | Gold | 4.00 | 0.00 | 50.66 | |
2 | Albert Voorn | 44 | Netherlands | NED | Lando | Silver | 4.00 | 4.00 | 44.72 | |
3 | Khaled Al-Eid | 31 | Saudi Arabia | KSA | Khashm Al-Aan | Bronze | 4.00 | 4.00 | 44.86 | |
4T | Lars Nieberg | 37 | Germany | GER | Esprit FRH | 8.00 | ||||
4T | Ludo Philippaerts | 37 | Belgium | BEL | Otterongo | 8.00 | ||||
4T | André Johannpeter | 37 | Brazil | BRA | Calei | 8.00 | ||||
4T | Marcus Ehning | 26 | Germany | GER | For Pleasure | 8.00 | ||||
4T | Otto Becker | 41 | Germany | GER | Cento | 8.00 | ||||
9 | Beat Mändli | 30 | Switzerland | SUI | Pozitano | 9.00 | ||||
10T | Margie Goldstein-Engle | 42 | United States | USA | Hidden Creeks Perin | 12.00 | ||||
10T | Willi Melliger | 47 | Switzerland | SUI | Calvaro V | 12.00 | ||||
10T | Thomas Velin | 25 | Denmark | DEN | Carnute | 12.00 | ||||
13 | Ian Millar | 53 | Canada | CAN | Dorincord | 12.25 | ||||
14 | Manuel Torres | 43 | Colombia | COL | Marco | 13.25 | ||||
15T | Jonathan Asselin | 41 | Canada | CAN | Spirit | 16.00 | ||||
15T | Lauren Hough | 23 | United States | USA | Clasiko | 16.00 | ||||
15T | Maria Gretzer | 41 | Sweden | SWE | Feliciano | 16.00 | ||||
18T | Martín Dopazo | 31 | Argentina | ARG | Calwaro | 17.50 | ||||
18T | Gianni Govoni | 33 | Italy | ITA | Las Vegas 116 | 17.50 | ||||
20T | Geoff Bloomfield | 44 | Australia | AUS | Money Talks | 20.00 | ||||
20T | Rosen Raychev | 33 | Bulgaria | BUL | Premier Cru | 20.00 | ||||
20T | Malin Baryard-Johnsson | 25 | Sweden | SWE | Butterfly Flip | 20.00 | ||||
20T | Jos Lansink | 39 | Netherlands | NED | Carthago Z | 20.00 | ||||
24 | Geoff Billington | 45 | Great Britain | GBR | It's Otto | 24.00 | ||||
25 | Taizo Sugitani | 24 | Japan | JPN | Mania Jolly | 24.50 | ||||
26 | Anton-Martin Bauer | 37 | Austria | AUT | Equo | 28.00 | ||||
27 | Rodrigo Pessoa | 27 | Brazil | BRA | Baloubet du Rouet | |||||
28T | Thierry Pomel | 42 | France | FRA | Thor des Chaines | |||||
28T | Alexandra Ledermann | 31 | France | FRA | Rochet M | |||||
AC r2/2 | Laura Kraut | 34 | United States | USA | Liberty | |||||
AC r2/2 | Markus Fuchs | 45 | Switzerland | SUI | Tinka's Boy | |||||
AC r2/2 | Michael Whitaker | 40 | Great Britain | GBR | Prince of Wales | |||||
AC r2/2 | Helena Lundbäck | 24 | Sweden | SWE | Mynta | |||||
AC r2/2 | John Whitaker | 45 | Great Britain | GBR | Calvaro Z | |||||
AC r2/2 | Bruce Goodin | 30 | New Zealand | NZL | Lenaro | |||||
AC r2/2 | Luiz Felipe de Azevedo | 47 | Brazil | BRA | Ralph 12 | |||||
AC r2/2 | Takeshi Shirai | 23 | Japan | JPN | Vicomte du Mesnil | |||||
AC r2/2 | Santiago Lambre | 25 | Mexico | MEX | Tlaloc | |||||
AC r2/2 | Samantha McIntosh | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | Royal Discovery | |||||
AC r2/2 | Alfonso Romo | 49 | Mexico | MEX | Montemorelos | |||||
AC r2/2 | André Salah Sakakini | 43 | Egypt | EGY | Careful 23 | |||||
AC r2/2 | Carlos Milthaler | 29 | Chile | CHI | A.S. Shylok | |||||
AC r2/2 | Jamie Coman | 38 | Australia | AUS | LL Zazu | |||||
AC r2/2 | Tadayoshi Hayashi | 32 | Japan | JPN | Swanky | |||||
AC r2/2 | Rutherford Latham | 46 | Spain | ESP | Bretzel | |||||
21T QR | Philippe Rozier | 37 | France | FRA | Barbarian | |||||
37T QR | Lesley McNaught-Mändli | 36 | Switzerland | SUI | Dulf | |||||
37T QR | Lisen Bratt | 24 | Sweden | SWE | Casanova | |||||
41 QR | Jan Tops | 39 | Netherlands | NED | Roofs | |||||
49 QR | Ludger Beerbaum | 37 | Germany | GER | Goldfever 3 | |||||
51 QR | Doda | 27 | Brazil | BRA | Aspen | |||||
52 QR | Ron Easey | 40 | Australia | AUS | Rolling Thunder | |||||
53 QR | Carl Edwards | 36 | Great Britain | GBR | Bit More Candy | |||||
54 QR | Jerry Smit | 30 | Italy | ITA | Lux Z | |||||
55 QR | Peter Breakwell | 42 | New Zealand | NZL | Leonson | |||||
56T QR | Ali Nilforoshan | 25 | Iran | IRI | Campione M | |||||
56T QR | Ricardo Jurado | 28 | Spain | ESP | Gysmo | |||||
57 QR | Günter Orschel | 44 | Bulgaria | BUL | Excellent | |||||
59 QR | Antonio Maurer | 37 | Mexico | MEX | Puertas Mortero | |||||
60 QR | Gavin Chester | 40 | Australia | AUS | Another Flood | |||||
61 QR | Toni Leviste | 27 | Philippines | PHI | Ghandy 10 | |||||
62 QR | John Pearce | 40 | Canada | CAN | Vagabond | |||||
63 QR | Jay Hayes | 43 | Canada | CAN | Diva | |||||
64 QR | Luis Astolfi | 41 | Spain | ESP | Filias | |||||
65 QR | Kamal Bahamdan | 30 | Saudi Arabia | KSA | Chanel M2 | |||||
66 QR | Ryuma Hirota | 24 | Japan | JPN | Man of Gold | |||||
67 QR | Joaquín Larraín | 46 | Chile | CHI | Jagermeister Santa Monica | |||||
68 QR | Patrice Delaveau | 35 | France | FRA | Caucalis | |||||
69 QR | Gigi Hewitt | 28 | United States Virgin Islands | ISV | Geneviève | |||||
70 QR | HRH Princess Haya | 26 | Jordan | JOR | Lucilla II | |||||
71 QR | Nona Garson | 41 | United States | USA | Rhythmical | |||||
AC QR | Fernando Sarasola | 34 | Spain | ESP | Ennio | |||||
AC QR | Fahad Al-Geaid | 32 | Saudi Arabia | KSA | National Guard | |||||
AC QR | Ramzy Al-Duhami | 28 | Saudi Arabia | KSA | Saif Al-Adel |