European Eventing Championships

The European Eventing Championships, like most other European Championships, is held every two years. Today it is a three star eventing competition. A three star event is one step down from the grand slam which consists of three four star events.

The first Championships were held at Badminton in 1953, where six teams (Britain, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland) were sent, although only Britain and Switzerland were able to get their horses fit in time to actually compete. However, 10 teams were able to compete at the 1959 competition.

The 1995 and 1997 European Championships were held as part of events open to non-European riders (in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy in 1995 and Burghley, England in 1997) with the top three European individuals and teams receiving medals. The first woman to win the competition was Shelia Wilcox in 1957, although women were not allowed to compete in the Olympics in eventing until 1964.

There is also a Championship held for young riders, juniors and ponies.

Format

The Championships offers both team and individual gold, silver, and bronze medals.

Each nation may bring a team of four riders and two individuals. The team riders also compete for the individual gold, silver, and bronze medals. The host nation may bring up to eight individual riders, with a total squad of 12.

The best three scores among the teams—the team with the lowest number of penalty points—receive the gold, silver, and bronze medals. However, a team must have at least three riders completing the competition, or else they will be eliminated. If a team has four riders complete, there is a drop-score in their results. If three riders complete, all three scores are added into the final total for the team.

Beginning in 2005, the European Eventing Championships was held in the short-format, without the phases A, B, and C (roads and tracks, and steeplechase) on speed and endurance day. It included just the dressage, cross-country, and show jumping phases.

The competition begins with a horse inspection to make sure all competing horses are sound before beginning the dressage. Then the nations nominate their four team riders and the order they wish them to compete, before the order of nations is determined. The order of go is especially important on cross country day, when the first competitors have the best footing, but do not know how the course will ride, while the later competitors will know the tricky obstacles on course, but may have to run their horses on torn up or sloppy footing.

Past winners

Britain's Ginny Elliot & Germany`s Michael Jung are currently the only riders to have won the individual European Champion title three times in succession, Ginny became European Champion in 1985, 1987, and 1989. Michael Jung became European Champion in 2011, 2013 and 2015.^[1]

Individual results

Individual medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1953	Badminton	Laurence Rook on Starlight	Frank Weldon on Kilbarry	Hans Schwarzenbach on Vae Victis
1954	Basel	Bertie Hill on Crispin	Frank Weldon on Kilbarry	Laurence Rook on Starlight
1955	Windsor	Frank Weldon on Kilbarry	John Oram on Radar	Bertie Hill on Countryman
1957	Copenhagen	Sheila Willcox on High and Mighty	August Lütke-Westhüs on Franco	Jonas Lindgren on Eldorado
1959	Harewood	Hans Schwarzenbach on Burn Trout	Frank Weldon on Samuel Johnson	Derek Allhusen on Laurien
1962	Burghley	James Templer on M'Lord Conelly	German Gasyumov on Granj	Jane Wykeham-Musgrave on Ryebrooks
1965	Moscow	Marian Babirecki on Volt	Lev Baklyshkin on Evlon	Horst Karsten on Condora
1967	Punchestown	Eddie Boylan on Durlas Eile	Martin Whiteley on The Poacher	Derek Allhusen on Lochinvar
1969	Haras-du-Pin	Mary Gordon-Watson on Cornishman	Richard Walker on Pasha	Bernd Messmann on Windspiel
1971	Burghley	HRH The Princess Anne on Doublet	Debbie West on Baccarat	Stuart Stevens on Classic Chips
1973	Kiev	Aleksandr Yevdokimov on Jeger	Herbert Blöcker on Albrant	Horst Karsten on Sioux
1975	Luhmühlen	Lucinda Prior-Palmer on Be Fair	HRH The Princess Anne on Goodwill	Pyotr Gornushko on Gusar
1977	Burghley	Lucinda Prior-Palmer on George	Karl Schultz on Madrigal	Horst Karsten on Sioux
1979	Luhmühlen	Nils Haagensen on Monaco	Rachel Bayliss on Gurgle The Geek	Rüdiger Schwarz on Power Game
1981	Horsens	Hansueli Schmutz on Oran	Helmut Rethemeier on Santiago	Brian McSweeney on Inis Mean
1983	Frauenfeld	Rachel Bayliss on Mystic Minstrel	Lucinda Prior-Palmer on Regal Realm	Christian Persson on Joël
1985	Burghley	Virginia Holgate on Priceless	Lorna Clarke on Myross	Ian Stark on Oxford Blue
1987	Luhmühlen	Virginia Leng on Night Cap	Ian Stark on Sir Wattie	Claus Erhorn on Justyn Thyme
1989	Burghley	Virginia Leng on Master Craftsman	Jane Thelwall on King's Jester	Lorna Clarke-Sutherland on Fearliath Mor
1991	Punchestown	Ian Stark on Glenburnie	Richard Walker on Jacana	Karen Straker on Get Smart
1993	Achselschwang	Jean-Lou Bigot on Twist La Beige	Kristina Gifford on Song and Dance Man	Eddy Stibbe on Bahlua
1995	Pratoni del Vivaro	Lucy Thompson on Welton Romance	Marie-Christine Duroy on Ut Du Placineau	Mary King on King William
1997	Burghley	Bettina Hoy on Watermill Stream	William Fox-Pitt on Cosmopolitan II	Kristina Gifford on General Jock
1999	Luhmühlen	Pippa Funnell on Supreme Rock	Linda Algotsson on Stand By Me	Paula Törnqvist on Monaghan
2001	Pau	Pippa Funnell on Supreme Rock	Inken Johanssen on Brilliante	Enrique Sarasola Jr. on Dope Doux
2003	Punchestown	Nicolas Touzaint on Galan de Sauvagere	Linda Algotsson on Stand By Me	Pippa Funnell on Walk On Star
2005	Blenheim	Zara Phillips on Toytown	William Fox-Pitt on Tamarillo	Ingrid Klimke on Sleep Late
2007	Pratoni del Vivaro	Nicolas Touzaint on Galan de Sauvagere	Mary King on Call Again Cavalier	Bettina Hoy on Ringwood Cockatoo
2009	Fontainebleau	Kristina Cook on Miners Frolic	Piggy French on Some Day Soon	Michael Jung on La Biosthetique - Sam
2011	Luhmühlen	Michael Jung on La Biosthetique - Sam	Sandra Auffarth on Opgun Louvo	Frank Ostholt on Little Paint
2013	Malmö	Michael Jung on Halunke	Ingrid Klimke on Escada	William Fox-Pitt on Chilli Morning
2015	Blair Castle	Michael Jung on fischerTakinou	Sandra Auffarth on Opgun Louvo	Thibaut Vallette on Qing du Briot
2017	Strzegom	Ingrid Klimke on Horseware Hale Bob OLD	Michael Jung on fischerRocana FST	Nicola Wilson on Bulana
2019	Luhmühlen

Team results

Team medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1953	Badminton	Great Britain Frank Weldon Reg Hindley Bertie Hill	not awarded	not awarded
1954	Basel	Great Britain Bertie Hill Frank Weldon Laurence Rook Diana Mason	West Germany Wilhelm Büsing August Lütke-Westhüs Klaus Wagner Huck	not awarded
1955	Windsor	Great Britain Frank Weldon Bertie Hill Laurence Rook Diana Mason	Switzerland Anton Bühler Hans Bühler Marc Bühler A. Zindel	not awarded
1957	Copenhagen	Great Britain Sheila Willcox Ted Marsh Derek Allhusen Kit Tatham-Warter	West Germany August Lütke-Westhüs S. Dehning Reiner Klimke Föke	Sweden Jonas Lindgren Pettersen Kasterman Holm
1959	Harewood	West Germany August Lütke-Westhüs Ottokar Pohlmann S. Dehning Reiner Klimke	Great Britain Frank Weldon Derek Allhusen Jeremy Beale Sheila Waddington	France Jean-Raymond Le Roy Durant Guy Lefrant Landon
1962	Burghley	Soviet Union German Gasyumov Pavel Deyev Lev Baklyshkin Saybaytol Mursalimov	Ireland Anthony Cameron Henry Freeman-Jackson Virginia Freeman-Jackson Conolly Carew	Great Britain Frank Weldon Michael Bullen Susan Fleet Peter Welch
1965	Moscow	Soviet Union Valentin Gorelkin Saybaytol Mursalimov Aleksandr Yevdokimov Lev Baklyshkin	Ireland Penelope Moreton Virginia Freeman-Jackson Eddie Boylan Anthony Cameron	Great Britain Derek Allhusen Richard Meade Christine Sheppard Reuben Jones
1967	Punchestown	Great Britain Martin Whitely Derek Allhusen Reuben Jones Richard Meade	Ireland Eddie Boylan J. Fowler Lady Petersham Mullins	France Jean-Jacques Guyon Lechevallier Michel Cochenet
1969	Haras-du-Pin	Great Britain Richard Walker Derek Allhusen Polly Hely-Hutchinson Reuben Jones	Soviet Union Solos Aleksandr Yevdokimov Zakarian Kepp	West Germany Bernd Messmann Kurt Mergler Horst Karsten Otto Ammermann
1971	Burghley	Great Britain Debbie West Richard Meade Mary Gordon-Watson Mark Phillips	Soviet Union Muchin Soroka Aleksandr Yevdokimov Solos	Ireland McLernon Diana Wilson Powell-Harris Ronnie McMahon
1973	Kiev	West Germany Herbert Blöcker Kurt Mergler Horst Karsten Harry Klugmann	Soviet Union Aleksandr Yevdokimov Soroka Salnikov Valentin Gorelkin	Great Britain Richard Meade Lucinda Prior-Palmer Janet Hodgson Debbie West
1975	Luhmühlen	Soviet Union Pyotr Gornushko Viktor Kalinin Vladimir Lanugin Tizhkin	Great Britain Lucinda Prior-Palmer HRH The Princess Anne Sue Hatherly Janet Hodgson	West Germany Kurt Mergler Herbert Blöcker Harry Klugmann Horst Karsten
1977	Burghley	Great Britain Lucinda Prior-Palmer Jane Holderness-Roddam Christopher Collins Clarissa Strachan	West Germany Karl Schultz Horst Karsten Hanna Huppelsberg-Zwöck Harry Klugmann	Ireland John Watson Eric Horgan Maher Norman van de Vater
1979	Luhmühlen	Ireland John Watson David Foster Alan Lillingston Helen Cantillon	Great Britain Clarissa Strachan Lucinda Prior-Palmer Sue Hatherly Christopher Collins	France Thierry Touzaint Armand Bigot Thierry Lacour Edoaurd Decharme
1981	Horsens	Great Britain Lizie Purbrick Sue Hatherly Richard Meade Virginia Holgate	Switzerland Josef Burger Josef Räber Hansueli Schmutz Ernst Baumann	Poland Miroslaw Slusarczyk Krzysztof Rafalak Jan Lipczynski Miroslaw Szlapka
1983	Frauenfeld	Sweden Christian Persson Göran Breisner Sven Ingvarsson Jeanette Ullsten	Great Britain Lucinda Prior-Palmer Virginia Holgate Lorna Clarke Diana Clapham	France Pascal Morvillers Thierry Lacour Marie-Christine Duroy Patrick Marquebielle
1985	Burghley	Great Britain Virginia Holgate Lorna Clarke Ian Stark Lucinda Green	France Jean Teulere Vincent Berthet Marie-Christine Duroy Pascal Morvillers	West Germany Wagner Wagner Jürgen Blum Ralf Ehrenbrink Claus Erhorn
1987	Luhmühlen	Great Britain Virginia Leng Ian Stark Hunt Lucinda Green	West Germany Wolfgang Mengers Ralf Ehrenbrink Claus Erhorn Jürgen Blum	France Thierry Lacour Didier Seguret Vincent Berthet Pascal Morvillers
1989	Burghley	Great Britain Rodney Powell Ian Stark Virginia Leng Lorna Clarke-Sutherland	Netherlands Eddy Stibbe Fiona van Tuyll Mandy Stibbe-Jeakins	Ireland Melanie Duff-O'Brien Olivia Holohan Eric Horgan Joe McGowan
1991	Punchestown	Great Britain Ian Stark Richard Walker Karen Straker Mary Elizabeth Thomson	Ireland Sherelle Duke Olivia Holohan J. Spring Fiona Wentges	France Jean-Jacques Boisson Mayoux Jean Teulere Didier Seguret
1993	Achselschwang	Sweden Lars Christensson Fredrik Bergendorff Erik Duvander Anna Hermann	France Jean Teulere Michel Bouquet Didier Seguret Jean-Lou Bigot	Ireland Susan Shortt Sonya Rowe Sally Corscadden Eric Smiley
1995	Pratoni del Vivaro	Great Britain Charlotte Bathe Kristina Gifford William Fox-Pitt Mary King	France Gilles Pons Rodolphe Scherer Didier Willefert Jean-Lou Bigot	Ireland Mark Barry Virginia McGrath Eric Smiley Lucy Thompson
1997	Burghley	Great Britain Christopher Bartle Ian Stark Mary King William Fox-Pitt	Sweden Sivert Jonsson Magnus Österlund Paula Törnqvist Anna Hermann	France Jean Teulere Frédéric De Romblay Marie-Christine Duroy Jean-Lou Bigot
1999	Luhmühlen	Great Britain Kristina Gifford Jeanette Brakewell Ian Stark Pippa Funnell	Germany Peter Thomsen Herbert Blöcker Nele Hagnener Bodo Battenberg	Belgium Virginie Caulier Kurt Heyndrickx Carl Bouckaert Constantin van Rijckevorsel
2001	Pau	Great Britain Leslie Law Jeanette Brakewell William Fox-Pitt Pippa Funnell	France Rodolphe Scherer Denis Mesples Frédéric De Romblay Didier Coureges	Italy Fabio Fani Ciotti Andrea Verdina Marco Biasa Fabio Magni
2003	Punchestown	Great Britain Jeanette Brakewell William Fox-Pitt Leslie Law Pippa Funnell	France Jean-Luc Force Jean Teulere Arnaud Boiteau Nicolas Touzaint	Belgium Karin Donckers Carl Bouckaert Dolf Desmedt Constantin van Rijckevorsel
2005	Blenheim	Great Britain Zara Phillips William Fox-Pitt Jeanette Brakewell Leslie Law	France Arnaud Boiteau Didier Willefert Gilles Viricel Nicolas Touzaint	Germany Frank Ostholt Hinrich Romeike Anna Warnecke Bettina Hoy
2007	Pratoni del Vivaro	Great Britain Oliver Townend Daisy Dick Zara Phillips Mary King	France Arnaud Boiteau Didier Dhennin Eric Vigeanel Nicolas Touzaint	Italy Susanna Bordone Fabio Magni Roberto Rotatori Vittoria Panizzon
2009	Fontainebleau	Great Britain Kristina Cook William Fox-Pitt Nicola Wilson Oliver Townend	Italy Roberto Rotatori Juan Carlos Garcia Stefano Brecciaroli Susanna Bordone	Belgium Karin Donckers Joris Vanspringel Virginie Caulier Constantin van Rijckevorsel
2011	Luhmühlen	Germany Michael Jung Sandra Auffarth Ingrid Klimke Andreas Dibowski	France Donatien Schauly Nicolas Touzaint Stanislas De Zuchowicz Pascal Leroy	Great Britain William Fox-Pitt Piggy French Nicola Wilson Mary King
2013	Malmö	Germany Michael Jung Ingrid Klimke Dirk Schrade Andreas Dibowski	Sweden Niklas Lindbäck Ludwig Svennerstål Frida Andersen Sara Algotsson-Ostholt	France Nicolas Touzaint Donatien Schauly Karim Laghouag Astier Nicolas
2015	Blair Castle	Germany Michael Jung Sandra Auffarth Ingrid Klimke Dirk Schrade	Great Britain Kitty King Pippa Funnell Nicola Wilson William Fox-Pitt	France Thibaut Vallette Mathieu Lemoine Thomas Carlile Karim Laghouag
2017	Strzegom	Great Britain Kristina Cook Nicola Wilson Rosalind Canter Oliver Townend	Germany Michael Jung Julia Krajewshi Ingrid Klimke Bettina Hoy	Sweden Sara Algotsson-Ostholt Louise Svensson Jahde Niklas Lindback Ludvig Svennerstål
2019	Luhmühlen

All-time medal table (1953–2017)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain (GBR)	40	24	18	82
2	Germany (GER)	10	15	14	39
3	Soviet Union (Soviet Union)	4	5	1	10
4	France (FRA)	3	9	10	22
5	Ireland (IRL)	3	4	6	13
6	Sweden (SWE)	2	4	5	11
7	Switzerland (SUI)	2	2	1	5
8	Poland (POL)	1	0	1	2
9	Denmark (DEN)	1	0	0	1
10	Italy (ITA)	0	1	2	3
11	Netherlands (NED)	0	1	1	2
12	Belgium (BEL)	0	0	3	3
13	Spain (ESP)	0	0	1	1
Totals (13 nations)		66	65	63	194

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