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

Team results

Team medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze
1966 United Kingdom 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 Republic of Ireland 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 United Kingdom 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 United States 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 West Germany 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 Australia 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 Sweden 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 Netherlands 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 Italy 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 Spain 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 Germany 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 United States 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 France 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 United States 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 Italy Pratoni del Vivaro [it]  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:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain129627
2 Germany55515
3 New Zealand52411
4 United States43613
5 France1517
6 Ireland1315
7 Argentina1102
 Canada1102
9 Australia0123
10 Finland0011
 Netherlands0011
 Sweden0011
Totals (12 entries)30302888
  • 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.
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