2006 FEI World Equestrian Games

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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 games which are held every four years and run by the FEI. It was held in the Soers, a district of Aachen. The main stadium of this event was the Hauptstadion.

2006 FEI World Equestrian Games
Host cityAachen, Germany
Nations59
Athletes767
Events16 in 7 disciplines
Opening20 August 2006 (2006-08-20)
Closing3 September 2006 (2006-09-03)
Websitewww.aachen2006.de
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Host selection

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On 18 September 2002 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, the FEI awarded the 2006 Games to Aachen. The only other host city applicant was Lexington, Kentucky, United States[1] (which was later awarded the following edition of the Games in 2010).

Events

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16 events in 7 disciplines were held in Aachen.

Dressage Driving Endurance Eventing Jumping Reining Vaulting
Individual Freestyle Individual Individual Individual Individual Individual Individual Female
Individual Special Individual Male
Team Team Team Team Team Team Team

Participating nations

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Deutsche Post issued a stamp in recognition of the 2006 Games.
 
Main Stadium, Mercedes-Benz-Prize, Aachen, Germany

59 National Equestrian Federations sent athletes to the Aachen games.

Medal summary

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Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual special dressage
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Isabell Werth on Satchmo
  Germany
Anky van Grunsven on Salinero
  Netherlands
Andreas Helgstrand on Blue Hors Matine
  Denmark
Individual freestyle dressage
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Anky van Grunsven on Salinero
  Netherlands
Andreas Helgstrand on Blue Hors Matine
  Denmark
Isabell Werth on Satchmo
  Germany
Team dressage
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  Germany (GER)
Hubertus Schmidt on Wansuela Suerte
Heike Kemmer on Bonaparte
Nadine Capellmann on Elvis VA
Isabell Werth on Satchmo
  Netherlands (NED)
Laurens van Lieren on Hexagon's Ollright
Imke Schellekens-Bartels on Sunrise
Anky van Grunsven on Salinero
Edward Gal on Lingh
  United States (USA)
Leslie Morse on Tip Top
Guenter Seidel on Aragon
Steffen Peters on Floriano
Debbie McDonald on Brentina
Individual driving
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Felix-Marie Brasseur
  Belgium
Ijsbrand Chardon
  Netherlands
Christoph Sandmann
  Germany
Team driving
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  Germany (GER)
Christoph Sandmann
Michael Freund
Rainer Duen
  Belgium (BEL)
Felix-Marie Brasseur
Gert Schrijvers
Geert de Brauwer
  Netherlands (NED)
Ijsbrand Chardon
Theo Timmerman
Koos de Ronde
Individual endurance
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Miguel Vila Ubach on Hungares
  Spain
Virginie Atger on Kangoo d'Aurabelle
  France
Elodie Le Labourier on Sangho'Limousian
  France
Team endurance
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  France (FRA)
Virginie Atger on Kangoo d'Aurabelle
Philippe Benoit on Akim Du Boulve
Pascale Dietsch on Hifrane Du Barthas
   Switzerland (SUI)
Urs Wenger on Zialka
Anna Lena Wagner on Tessa IV
Nora Wagner on Temir
  Portugal (POR)
Joao Raposo on Sultao
Ana Margarida Costa on Gozlane Du Somail
Ana Barbas on Piperino
Individual eventing
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Zara Phillips on Toytown
  Great Britain
Clayton Fredericks on Ben Along Time
  Australia
Amy Tryon on Poggio II
  United States
Team eventing
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  Germany (GER)
Frank Ostholt on Air Jordan
Hinrich Romeike on Marius
Bettina Hoy on Ringwood Cockatoo
Ingrid Klimke on Sleep Late
  Great Britain (GBR)
Zara Phillips on Toytown
Daisy Dick on Spring Along
William Fox-Pitt on Tamarillo
Mary King on Call Again Cavalier
  Australia (AUS)
Clayton Fredericks on Ben Along Time
Megan Jones on Kirby Park Irish Jester
Andrew Hoy on Master Monarch
Sonja Johnson on Ringwood Jaguar
Individual jumping
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Jos Lansink on Cavalor Cumano
  Belgium
Beezie Madden on Authentic
  United States
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum on Shutterfly
  Germany
Team jumping
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  Netherlands (NED)
Gerco Schröder on Eurocommerce
Albert Zoer on Okidoki
Jeroen Dubbeldam on BMC Up and Down
Piet Raijmakers on Van Schijndel's
  United States (USA)
Beezie Madden on Authentic
McLain Ward on Sapphire
Laura Kraut on Miss Independent
Margie Goldstein-Engle on Quervo Gold
  Germany (GER)
Ludger Beerbaum on L'Espoir
Marcus Ehning on Noltes Kuchengirl
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum on Shutterfly
Christian Ahlmann on Cöster
Individual reining
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Duane Latimer on Hang Ten Surprise
  Canada
Tim McQuay on Mister Nicadual
  United States
Aaron Ralston on Smart Paul Olena
  United States
Team reining
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  United States (USA)
Dell Hendricks on Starbucks Sidekick
Tim McQuay on Mister Nicadual
Matt Mills on Easy Otie Whiz
Aaron Ralston on Smart Paul Olena
  Canada (CAN)
Luke Gagnon on Lil Santana
François Gauthier on Show Gun
Lance Griffin on Whiz'n'Tag Chex
Duane Latimer on Hang Ten Surprise
  Italy (ITA)
Dario Carmignani on Skeets Dun
Adriano Meacci on Docs Tivio Hancock
Christian Perez on Dualin For Me
Marco Ricotta on Pappy Secolo
Men's vaulting
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Kai Vorberg on Picasso
  Germany
Gero Meyer on Arador
  Germany
Ladislav Majdlen on Catalin III-73
  Slovakia
Women's vaulting
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Megan Benjamin on Leonardo
  United States
Katharina Faltin on Pitucelli
  Austria
Sissa Jarz on Escudo Fox
  Austria
Squad vaulting
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  Germany (GER)   United States (USA)   Austria (AUT)

Medal count

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  *   Host nation (Germany)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Germany (GER)*61411
2  United States (USA)2439
3  Netherlands (NED)2316
4  Belgium (BEL)2103
5  France (FRA)1113
6  Canada (CAN)1102
  Great Britain (GBR)1102
8  Spain (ESP)1001
9  Austria (AUT)0123
10  Australia (AUS)0112
  Denmark (DEN)0112
12  Switzerland (SUI)0101
13  Italy (ITA)0011
  Portugal (POR)0011
  Slovakia (SVK)0011
Totals (15 entries)16161648

Officials

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The Ground Jury during the 2006 World Equestrian Games was nominated as follows;[2]

Dressage
  •   Dieter Schüle (Ground Jury President)
  •   Linda Zang (Ground Jury Member)
  •   Ghislain Fouarge (Ground Jury Member)
  •   Stephen Clarke (Ground Jury Member)
  •   Bernard Maurel (Ground Jury Member)
  •   Wojtek Markowski (Ground Jury Member)
  •   Mary Seefried (Ground Jury Member)
  •   Mariette Withages (Technical Delegate)
Jumping
  •   Hanno Dohn (Ground Jury President)
  •   Sven Holmberg (Ground Jury Member)
  •   Pablo Mayorga (Ground Jury Member)
  •   Ronan Sugrue (Ground Jury Member)
  •   Frank Rothenberger (Course Designer)
  •   Frédéric Cottier (Technical Delegate)
Eventing
  •   Angela Tucker (Ground Jury President)
  •   Brian Ross (Ground Jury Member)
  •   Martin Plewa (Ground Jury Member)
  •   Rüdiger Schwarz (Course Designer)
  •   Tom Ryckewaert (Technical Delegate)

Broadcasting rights

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The television broadcasting rights to the 2006 Games were held by the following networks:[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein awarded with the FEI World Equestrian Games 2006". Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein. 2002-09-18. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
  2. ^ "Sports Schedule" (PDF). fei.org. 21 March 2006.
  3. ^ "Broadcast Information". The Virtual Equestrian. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
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