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2006 FEI World Equestrian Games

{{Infobox games

| name = 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games

| logo = 2006 FEI WEG logo.jpg

| size = 200px

| host_city = Aachen, Germany

| opening = {{Start date|2006|08|20|df=y}}

| closing = {{End date|2006|09|03|df=y}}

| nations = 59

| athletes = 767

| events = 16 in 7 disciplines

| website = {{URL|www.aachen2006.de}}

| previous = 2002

| next = 2010

}}

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.

Host selection

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{{cite news|title=Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein awarded with the FEI World Equestrian Games 2006|publisher=Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein|date=2002-09-18|url=http://www.aachen2006.de/aktuell/020918_e.htm|access-date=2007-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210747/http://www.aachen2006.de/aktuell/020918_e.htm|archive-date=2007-09-27|url-status=dead}} (which was later awarded the following edition of the Games in 2010).

Events

16 events in 7 disciplines were held in Aachen.

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width=175|Dressage

!width=175|Driving

!width=175|Endurance

!width=175|Eventing

!width=175|Jumping

!width=175|Reining

!width=175|Vaulting

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Participating nations

Image:Bm-berlin-aachen.jpg issued a stamp in recognition of the 2006 Games.]]

Image:Weg aachen2006 mainstadium.JPG, Germany]]

59 National Equestrian Federations sent athletes to the Aachen games.

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Medal summary

=Medalists=

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|width=225}}
Individual special dressage
{{DetailsLink|Individual special dressage at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}}

|{{flagmedalist|Isabell Werth on Satchmo|GER}}

|{{flagmedalist|Anky van Grunsven on Salinero|NED}}

|{{flagmedalist|Andreas Helgstrand on Blue Hors Matine|DEN}}

Individual freestyle dressage
{{DetailsLink|Individual freestyle dressage at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}}

|{{flagmedalist|Anky van Grunsven on Salinero|NED}}

|{{flagmedalist|Andreas Helgstrand on Blue Hors Matine|DEN}}

|{{flagmedalist|Isabell Werth on Satchmo|GER}}

Team dressage
{{DetailsLink|Team dressage at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}}

|{{flagteam|GER}}
Hubertus Schmidt on Wansuela Suerte
Heike Kemmer on Bonaparte
Nadine Capellmann on Elvis VA
Isabell Werth on Satchmo

|{{flagteam|NED}}
Laurens van Lieren on Hexagon's Ollright
Imke Schellekens-Bartels on Sunrise
Anky van Grunsven on Salinero
Edward Gal on Lingh

|{{flagteam|USA}}
Leslie Morse on Tip Top
Guenter Seidel on Aragon
Steffen Peters on Floriano
Debbie McDonald on Brentina

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Individual driving
{{DetailsLink|Individual driving at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}}

|{{flagmedalist|Felix-Marie Brasseur|BEL}}

|{{flagmedalist|Ijsbrand Chardon|NED}}

|{{flagmedalist|Christoph Sandmann|GER}}

Team driving
{{DetailsLink|Team driving at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}}

|{{flagteam|GER}}
Christoph Sandmann
Michael Freund
Rainer Duen

|{{flagteam|BEL}}
Felix-Marie Brasseur
Gert Schrijvers
Geert de Brauwer

|{{flagteam|NED}}
Ijsbrand Chardon
Theo Timmerman
Koos de Ronde

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Individual endurance
{{DetailsLink|Individual endurance at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}}

|{{flagmedalist|Miguel Vila Ubach on Hungares|ESP}}

|{{flagmedalist|Virginie Atger on Kangoo d'Aurabelle|FRA}}

|{{flagmedalist|Elodie Le Labourier on Sangho'Limousian|FRA}}

Team endurance
{{DetailsLink|Team endurance at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}}

|{{flagteam|FRA}}
Virginie Atger on Kangoo d'Aurabelle
Philippe Benoit on Akim Du Boulve
Pascale Dietsch on Hifrane Du Barthas

|{{flagteam|SUI}}
Urs Wenger on Zialka
Anna Lena Wagner on Tessa IV
Nora Wagner on Temir

|{{flagteam|POR}}
Joao Raposo on Sultao
Ana Margarida Costa on Gozlane Du Somail
Ana Barbas on Piperino

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Individual eventing
{{DetailsLink|Individual eventing at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}}

|{{flagmedalist|Zara Phillips on Toytown|GBR}}

|{{flagmedalist|Clayton Fredericks on Ben Along Time|AUS}}

|{{flagmedalist|Amy Tryon on Poggio II|USA}}

Team eventing
{{DetailsLink|Team eventing at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}}

|{{flagteam|GER}}
Frank Ostholt on Air Jordan
Hinrich Romeike on Marius
Bettina Hoy on Ringwood Cockatoo
Ingrid Klimke on Sleep Late

|{{flagteam|GBR}}
Zara Phillips on Toytown
Daisy Dick on Spring Along
William Fox-Pitt on Tamarillo
Mary King on Call Again Cavalier

|{{flagteam|AUS}}
Clayton Fredericks on Ben Along Time
Megan Jones on Kirby Park Irish Jester
Andrew Hoy on Master Monarch
Sonja Johnson on Ringwood Jaguar

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Individual jumping
{{DetailsLink|Individual jumping at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}}

|{{flagmedalist|Jos Lansink on Cavalor Cumano|BEL}}

|{{flagmedalist|Beezie Madden on Authentic|USA}}

|{{flagmedalist|Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum on Shutterfly|GER}}

Team jumping
{{DetailsLink|Team jumping at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}}

|{{flagteam|NED}}
Gerco Schröder on Eurocommerce
Albert Zoer on Okidoki
Jeroen Dubbeldam on BMC Up and Down
Piet Raijmakers on Van Schijndel's

|{{flagteam|USA}}
Beezie Madden on Authentic
McLain Ward on Sapphire
Laura Kraut on Miss Independent
Margie Goldstein-Engle on Quervo Gold

|{{flagteam|GER}}
Ludger Beerbaum on L'Espoir
Marcus Ehning on Noltes Kuchengirl
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum on Shutterfly
Christian Ahlmann on Cöster

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Individual reining
{{DetailsLink|Individual reining at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}}

|{{flagmedalist|Duane Latimer on Hang Ten Surprise|CAN}}

|{{flagmedalist|Tim McQuay on Mister Nicadual|USA}}

|{{flagmedalist|Aaron Ralston on Smart Paul Olena|USA}}

Team reining
{{DetailsLink|Team reining at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}}

|{{flagteam|USA}}
Dell Hendricks on Starbucks Sidekick
Tim McQuay on Mister Nicadual
Matt Mills on Easy Otie Whiz
Aaron Ralston on Smart Paul Olena

|{{flagteam|CAN}}
Luke Gagnon on Lil Santana
François Gauthier on Show Gun
Lance Griffin on Whiz'n'Tag Chex
Duane Latimer on Hang Ten Surprise

|{{flagteam|ITA}}
Dario Carmignani on Skeets Dun
Adriano Meacci on Docs Tivio Hancock
Christian Perez on Dualin For Me
Marco Ricotta on Pappy Secolo

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Men's vaulting
{{DetailsLink|Men's vaulting at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}}

|{{flagmedalist|Kai Vorberg on Picasso|GER}}

|{{flagmedalist|Gero Meyer on Arador|GER}}

|{{flagmedalist|Ladislav Majdlen on Catalin III-73|SVK}}

Women's vaulting
{{DetailsLink|Women's vaulting at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}}

|{{flagmedalist|Megan Benjamin on Leonardo|USA}}

|{{flagmedalist|Katharina Faltin on Pitucelli|AUT}}

|{{flagmedalist|Sissa Jarz on Escudo Fox|AUT}}

Squad vaulting
{{DetailsLink|Squad vaulting at the 2006 World Equestrian Games}}

|{{flagteam|GER}}

|{{flagteam|USA}}

|{{flagteam|AUT}}

=Medal count=

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host = GER

| flag_template =

| event =

| team =

| gold_GER = 6 | silver_GER = 1 | bronze_GER = 4 | host_GER = yes

| gold_USA = 2 | silver_USA = 4 | bronze_USA = 3

| gold_NED = 2 | silver_NED = 3 | bronze_NED = 1

| gold_BEL = 2 | silver_BEL = 1 | bronze_BEL = 0

| gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 1 | bronze_FRA = 1

| gold_CAN = 1 | silver_CAN = 1 | bronze_CAN = 0

| gold_GBR = 1 | silver_GBR = 1 | bronze_GBR = 0

| gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 0

| gold_AUT = 0 | silver_AUT = 1 | bronze_AUT = 2

| gold_AUS = 0 | silver_AUS = 1 | bronze_AUS = 1

| gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 1 | bronze_DEN = 1

| gold_SUI = 0 | silver_SUI = 1 | bronze_SUI = 0

| gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 1

| gold_POR = 0 | silver_POR = 0 | bronze_POR = 1

| gold_SVK = 0 | silver_SVK = 0 | bronze_SVK = 1

}}

Officials

The Ground Jury during the 2006 World Equestrian Games was nominated as follows;{{cite web|title=Sports Schedule|url=http://www.vytrvalost.com/files/Aachen06.pdf|publisher=fei.org|date=21 March 2006}}

;Dressage

  • {{flagicon|GER}} Dieter Schüle (Ground Jury President)
  • {{flagicon|USA}} Linda Zang (Ground Jury Member)
  • {{flagicon|NED}} Ghislain Fouarge (Ground Jury Member)
  • {{flagicon|GBR}} Stephen Clarke (Ground Jury Member)
  • {{flagicon|FRA}} Bernard Maurel (Ground Jury Member)
  • {{flagicon|POL}} Wojtek Markowski (Ground Jury Member)
  • {{flagicon|AUS}} Mary Seefried (Ground Jury Member)
  • {{flagicon|BEL}} Mariette Withages (Technical Delegate)

;Jumping

  • {{flagicon|GER}} Hanno Dohn (Ground Jury President)
  • {{flagicon|SWE}} Sven Holmberg (Ground Jury Member)
  • {{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Mayorga (Ground Jury Member)
  • {{flagicon|IRL}} Ronan Sugrue (Ground Jury Member)
  • {{flagicon|GER}} Frank Rothenberger (Course Designer)
  • {{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Cottier (Technical Delegate)

;Eventing

  • {{flagicon|GBR}} Angela Tucker (Ground Jury President)
  • {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Ross (Ground Jury Member)
  • {{flagicon|GER}} Martin Plewa (Ground Jury Member)
  • {{flagicon|GER}} Rüdiger Schwarz (Course Designer)
  • {{flagicon|BEL}} Tom Ryckewaert (Technical Delegate)

Broadcasting rights

The television broadcasting rights to the 2006 Games were held by the following networks:{{cite web|title=Broadcast Information|url=http://www.cyberhorse.net.au/cgi-bin/tve/displaynewsitem.pl?20060818feiwegnews12.txt|publisher=The Virtual Equestrian|access-date=2007-08-01}}

See also

References

{{Reflist|2}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070523102534/http://www.aachen2006.de/default_e.htm Official website]

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