World Eventing Championships

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 CCI**** level, the highest level of eventing competition.

Past winners

Individual results

Individual medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1966	Burghley	Carlos Moratorio on Chalan	Richard Meade on Barberry	Virginia Freeman-Jackson on Sam Weller
1970	Punchestown	Mary Gordon-Watson on Cornishman	Richard Meade on The Poacher	James Wofford on Kilkenny
1974	Burghley	Bruce Davidson on Irish Cap	Michael Plumb on Good Mixture	Hugh Thomas on Playamar
1978	Lexington	Bruce Davidson on Might Tango	John Watson on Cambridge Blue	Helmut Rethemeier on Ladalco
1982	Luhmühlen	Lucinda Green on Regal Realm	Helmut Rethemeier on Santiago	Kim Walnes on The Gray Goose
1986	Gawler	Virginia Leng on Priceless	Trudy Boyce on Mossman	Lorna Clarke on Myross
1990	Stockholm	Blyth Tait on Messiah	Ian Stark on Murphy Himself	Bruce Davidson on Pirate Lion
1994	The Hague	Vaughn Jefferis on Bounce	Dorothy Trapp on Molokai	Karen Dixon on Get Smart
1998	Rome	Blyth Tait on Ready Teddy	Mark Todd on Broadcast News	Paula Törnqvist on Monaghan
2002	Jerez	Jean Teulère on Espoir de la Mare	Jeanette Brakewell on Over To You	Piia Pantsu on Ypäjä Karuso
2006	Aachen	Zara Philips on Toytown	Clayton Fredericks on Ben Along Time	Amy Tryon on Poggio
2010	Lexington	Michael Jung on La Biosthetique - Sam	William Fox-Pitt on Cool Mountain	Andrew Nicholson on Nereo
2014	Normandy	Sandra Auffarth on Opgun Louvo	Michael Jung on Fischerrocana	William Fox-Pitt on Chilli Morning
2018	Tryon	Rosalind Canter on Allstar B	Padraig McCarthy on Mr Chunky	Ingrid Klimke on SAP Hale-Bob OLD
2022	Pratoni del Vivaro	Yasmin Ingham on Banzai du Loir	Julia Krajewski on Amande de B'Neville	Tim Price on Falco

Team results

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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain	12	9	6	27
2	Germany	5	5	5	15
3	New Zealand	5	2	4	11
4	United States	4	3	6	13
5	France	1	5	1	7
6	Ireland	1	3	1	5
7	Argentina	1	1	0	2
	Canada	1	1	0	2
9	Australia	0	1	2	3
10	Finland	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands	0	0	1	1
	Sweden	0	0	1	1
Totals (12 entries)		30	30	28	88

• 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.

External links

• FEI Eventing World Championship by Ronaldo and Sharon White's Website.