List of World Champions in Driving (horse)

This List of World Champions in Driving includes Singles-, Pairs- and Four-in-Hand. Pony World driving Championships are mentioned as well.

Prince Philip, part of the 1980 British four-in-hand gold medal-winning team[1]

Four-in-Hand World Championships

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The World Driving Championships for four-in-hand driving take place every two years. There will be an individual competition and a team competition for the national teams.

Year Location 1. Team 1. Individual 2. Individual 3. Individual
2022   Italy Rom, Pratoni del Vivaro[2]   Netherlands   Australia Boyd Exell   Netherlands IJsbrand Chardon   Germany Michael Brauchle
2020   Netherlands Kronenberg[3] canceled due to COVID-19
WEG 2018   United States Tyron   United States   Australia Boyd Exell   United States Chester C. Weber   Belgium Edouard Simonet
2016   Netherlands Breda   Netherlands   Australia Boyd Exell   Netherlands IJsbrand Chardon   Netherlands Koos de Ronde
WEG 2014   France Caen[4]   Netherlands   Australia Boyd Exell   United States Chester C. Weber   Netherlands Theo Timmerman
2012   Germany Riesenbeck   Netherlands   Australia Boyd Exell   United States Chester C. Weber   Netherlands IJsbrand Chardon
WEG 2010   United States Kentucky   Netherlands   Australia Boyd Exell   Netherlands IJsbrand Chardon   United States Tucker Johnson
2008   Netherlands Beesd   Netherlands   Netherlands IJsbrand Chardon   United States Chester C. Weber   Australia Boyd Exell
WEG 2006   Germany Aachen   Germany   Belgium Felix Marie Brasseur   Netherlands IJsbrand Chardon   Germany Christoph Sandmann
2004   Hungary Kecskemet   Hungary   Hungary Zoltan Lazar   Netherlands IJsbrand Chardon   Belgium Felix Marie Brasseur
WEG 2002   Spain Jerez   Netherlands   Netherlands IJsbrand Chardon   Germany Christoph Sandmann   Sweden Tomas Eriksson
2000   Germany Wolfsburg   Sweden   Sweden Tomas Eriksson   Netherlands IJsbrand Chardon   Germany Michael Freund
WEG 1998   Italy Rom, Pratoni del Vivaro   Netherlands   Switzerland Werner Ulrich   Germany Michael Freund   Netherlands Ton Monhemius
1996   Belgium Waregem   Belgium   Belgium Felix Marie Brasseur   United Kingdom George Bowman   Hungary József Bozsik
WEG 1994   Netherlands The Hague   Germany   Germany Michael Freund   United Kingdom George Bowman   Netherlands IJsbrand Chardon
1992   Germany Riesenbeck   Germany   Netherlands IJsbrand Chardon   Switzerland Hanspeter Rüschlin   Germany Christoph Sandmann
WEG 1990   Sweden Stockholm   Sweden   Sweden Tomas Eriksson   Hungary József Bozsik   Netherlands IJsbrand Chardon
1988   Netherlands Apeldoorn   Netherlands   Netherlands IJsbrand Chardon   Sweden Christer Pålsson   Hungary József Bozsik
1986   United Kingdom Ascot   Netherlands   Netherlands Tjeerd Velstra   Netherlands IJbrand Chardon   Hungary Laszlo Juhasz
1984   Hungary Szilvasvarad   Hungary   Hungary Laszlo Juhasz   Hungary Gyorgy Bardos   Hungary M. Balint
1982   Netherlands Apeldoorn   Netherlands   Netherlands Tjeerd Velstra   Hungary Gyorgy Bardos   Hungary Laszlo Juhasz
1980   United Kingdom Windsor   United Kingdom   Hungary Gyorgy Bardos   United Kingdom George Bowman   Netherlands Tjeerd Velstra
1978   Hungary Kecskemet   Hungary   Hungary Gyorgy Bardos   Hungary Sandor Fulop   Hungary Ferenc Muity
1976   Netherlands Apeldoorn   Hungary   Hungary Imre Abonyi   Germany Emil-Bernhard Jung   Poland Zygmunt Waliszewski
1974   Switzerland Frauenfeld   United Kingdom   Hungary Sandor Fulop   Switzerland Cristian Iseli   United Kingdom George Bowman
1972   Germany Münster   United Kingdom   Switzerland Auguste Dubey   United Kingdom John Miller   United Kingdom Douglas Nicholson

Pairs World Championships

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The World Driving Championships for pairs take place every two years. There is an individual competition and a team competition for the national teams.[5]

Year Location 1. Team 2. Team 3. Team 1. Individual
2023[6]   France Le Pin-au-Haras   Hungary   Hungary Martin Hölle   Switzerland Marcel Luder   Netherlands Erik Evers
2021[7]   Netherlands Kronenberg   Hungary   Hungary Martin Hölle   France Franck Grimonprez   Germany Anna Sandmann
2019[8]   Germany Drebkau   Hungary   Hungary Martin Hölle   Germany Sandro Koalick   Netherlands Stan van Eijk
2017[9]   Slovenia Lipica   Hungary   Hungary Martin Hölle   Germany Sebastian Warneck   Switzerland Beat Schenk
2015   Hungary Fábiánsebestyén   Hungary   Hungary Vilmos Lázár   Hungary Zoltán Lázár   Italy Jozsef Dibak
2013   Slovakia Topoľčianky   Hungary   Hungary Vilmos Lázár   Germany Sebastian Warneck   Hungary Zoltán Lázár
2011   France Conty   Netherlands   Germany Carola Diener   France Stephane Chouzenoux   Netherlands Tom Engbers
2009   Hungary Kecskemet   Netherlands   Netherlands Harrie Verstappen   Switzerland Beat Schenk   Hungary Zoltán Lazár
2007   Poland Warka   Germany   Hungary Vilmos Lazar   Germany Sebastian Warneck   Hungary Karoly Hodi
2005   Austria Wals-Salzburg   Austria   Austria Rainer Pointl   Hungary Károly Hódi   Hungary Vilmos Lázár
2003   France Haras de Jardy   Hungary   Netherlands Riny Rutjens   France Pierre Jung   Poland Roman Kusz
2001   Germany Riesenbeck   Hungary   Hungary Vilmos Lázár   Portugal Frederico de Beck   Hungary Zoltan Nyul
1999   Hungary Kecskemet   Hungary   Hungary Vilmos Lazar   Hungary Zoltan Lazar   Hungary Zoltan Nyul
1997   Germany Riesenbeck   United Kingdom   Hungary Zoltán Lázár   Netherlands Riny Rutjens   Germany Matthias Jürgen
1995   Poland Poznań   France   Netherlands Mieke van Tergouw   Germany Schepper Horst   France Patrick Greffer
1993   United States Gladstone   Austria   Austria Georg Moser   Hungary Vilmos Lázár   Germany Horst Schepper
1991   Austria Zwettl   United States   Switzerland Werner Ulrich   Germany Eckhard Meyer   Poland Roman Kutz
1989   Hungary Balatonfenyves   Hungary   Canada Udo Hochgeschurz   Switzerland Werner Ulrich   Hungary Feher Mihaly
1987   Germany Riesenbeck   Germany   Hungary Laszlo Kecskemeti   Poland Rajmund Wodkowski   Germany Ekkert Meinecke
1985   United Kingdom Sandringham   Switzerland   Germany Ekkert Meinecke   Switzerland Merk Heiner   Netherlands de Leewn

Singles World Championships

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The singles World Championships take place every second year. There is an individual and a team competition.[10][11]

Year Location 1. Team 1. Individual 2. Individual 3. Individual
2022   France Le Pin-au-Haras[12]   France   Netherlands Saskia Siebers mit Axel   France Marion Vignaud mit First Quality   Canada Kelly Bruder mit Flip
2020   France Pau[13]   Netherlands   Netherlands Saskia Siebers mit Axel   Canada Kelly Houtapples-Bruder mit Flip   Poland Bartlomiej Kwiatek mit Sonet
2018   Netherlands Kronenberg   Netherlands   Poland Bartlomiej Kwiatek mit Sonet   Netherlands Saskia Siebers mit Axel   France Marion Vignaud mit Winston
2016   Austria Piber   Germany   Germany Dieter Lauterbach mit Dirigent 47   Poland Weronika Kwiatek mit Bartnik   Netherlands Saskia Siebers mit Axel
2014   Hungary Izsák   Germany   Netherlands Wilbron Van Den Broek mit Oscar   Germany Claudia Lauterbach mit Velten   Germany Marlen Fallak mit Tessa
2012   Portugal Companhia das Lezirias   Germany   Germany Christoph Dieker mit Elmor   Switzerland Michael Barbey mit Solo   Netherlands Wilbrord van den Broek mit Oscar
2010   Italy Pratoni del Vivaro   Germany   Germany Thorsten Zarembowicz mit Sunrise 106   Poland Bartek Kwiatek mit Lokan   Italy Cristiano Cividini mit Tango
2008   Poland Jarantow   France   Netherlands Jan van den Broek   France Anne-Violaine Brisou   Netherlands Jan Moonen
2006   Italy Pratoni del Vivaro   United Kingdom   United Kingdom Paul Sidwell   Sweden Cecilia Qvarnstrom   Germany Dieter Lauterbach
2004   Sweden Åstorp   Sweden   Sweden Marie Kahrle   Netherlands Jan van den Broek   Finland Ben Simonsen
2002   France Conty   Sweden   France Stéphane Chouzenoux   Sweden Marie Kahrle   United States Fred Merriam
2000   United States Gladstone, NJ * * * *
1998   Austria Fohlenhof-Ebbs   Sweden   Finland Arja Mikkonen   Sweden Cecilia Qvarnstrom   Austria Rudolf Pirhofer

* 2000 the Singles World Championships was cancelled because of a viral disease.

Pony World Championships

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The Pony World Driving Championships take place every two years. There are individual competitions for singles, pairs and four-in-hand. The teams from the various categories are evaluated together for the team ranking. Two single, two pair and two four-in-hand results per nation are included in the ranking.

Year Location 1. Team 1. Singles 1. Pairs 1. Four-in-Hand
2023[14]   Netherlands Oirschot   Netherlands   Netherlands Marijke Hammink   Switzerland Yannik Scherrer   Germany Steffen Brauchle
2021[15]   France Le Pin-au-Haras   Netherlands   Switzerland Cédric Scherrer   Netherlands Rodinde Rutjens   Netherlands Marijke Hammink
2019[16]   Hungary Kisbér-Ászár   Germany   Germany Katja Berlage   Netherlands Rodinde Rutjens   Germany Steffen Brauchle
2017[17]   Germany Minden   Germany   Germany Marlena Brenner   United Kingdom Tara Wilkinson   Germany Michael Bügener
2015[18]   Netherlands Breda   Netherlands   Germany Fabian Ganshirt   United Kingdom Anna Grayston   Netherlands Bram Chardon
2013   France Pau   Netherlands   Hungary Martin Holle   Netherlands Ewoud Boom   Netherlands Bram Chardon
2011   Slovenia Lipica   Germany   Denmark Kristina Klindt   Germany Dieter Baackmann   Netherlands Bram Chardon
2009   Germany Greven-Bockholt   Germany   Netherlands Melanie Becker   Germany Daniel Schneiders   Germany Tobias Bücker
2007   Denmark Dorthealyst   Germany   Denmark Peter Koux   United States Miranda Cadwell   Netherlands Jan de Boer
2005   United Kingdom Catton   Germany   United States Suzy Stafford   Germany Steffen Abicht   Germany Dirk Gerkens
2003   Austria Karlstetten   Germany   Germany Tobias Bücker   Germany Steffen Abicht   Germany Dirk Gerkens

See also

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References

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  1. ^ A tribute to Prince Philip, the former FEI President (1921-2021), FEI
  2. ^ CH-M-A 4 - Pratoni del Vivaro (ITA) (21/09/2022 - 25/09/2022) , FEI
  3. ^ FEI 2020
  4. ^ "Exell defends title, Dutch again best team - Articles - Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 in Normandy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-03.
  5. ^ "Driving". fei.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012.
  6. ^ CH-M-A 2 - Le Pin au Haras (FRA) (27/09/2023 - 01/10/2023), FEI
  7. ^ Event Code CH-M-A 2,08/09/2021 To 12/09/2021, FEI
  8. ^ Event Code CH-M-A 2, 11/09/2019 To 15/09/2019, FEI
  9. ^ Event Code CH-M-A 2, 20/09/2017 To 24/09/2017, FEI
  10. ^ Hoefnet (30 January 2014). "Uitslagen minimarathon Houten live op internet - hoefnet". hoefnet.nl. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Driving" (PDF). fei.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2008.
  12. ^ CH-M-A 1 - Le Pin au Haras (FRA) (15/09/2022 - 18/09/2022) FEI
  13. ^ [1] FEI, Pau 2020
  14. ^ F CH-M-P-A Team - Oirschot (NED) (30/08/2023 - 03/09/2023)
  15. ^ FEI Pony Fahr WM 2021
  16. ^ FEI Pony Fahr WM 2019
  17. ^ FEI Pony Fahr WM 2017
  18. ^ FEI Pony Fahr WM 2015