Standing just 6-foot-1, Steve Smith has owned the British records for indoor and outdoor high jump since the early 1990s. It's Oregon native Dick Fosbury, who won the gold medal at the 1968 Olympics. List of famous male equestrians, listed by their level of prominence with photos when available. Died: Jan. 5, 2004, (age 66, Inglewood, California), Olympics: Melbourne 1956 (Gold), Rome 1960 (DNM). Until the 1950s, which were the vintage. Best career jump: 7 feet, 10 1/4 inches (1990), Olympics:Moscow 1980 (Did Not Medal), Seoul 1988 (DNM), Barcelona 1992 (DNM). You must log in or register to reply here. The pair was the runner-up at the 2019 World Cup Finals. Are your brains ticking away? 1968: Marion Coakes and the sensational 14.2hh pony Stroller win individual silver medal at the Mexico Olympics. Together, they took home team bronze. Matteo Berrettini & Ajla Tomljanovi Break-Up, Nick Kyrgios & Costeen Hatzi Dating Timeline. Timeline depicting just a few of the very many successes the sport has seen: 1923: The British Show Jumping Association is founded. Sadly it is not an Irish-bred horse, which we would have preferred, but good, young Irish-bred horses are hard to find. Among her numerous victories, she took home nine gold medals from the World Cup Finals. Best career jump: 7 feet, 9 1/4 inches (2015), Olympics: London 2012 (Gold), Rio de Janeiro 2016 (DNM). I remember going to the cinema as a Christmas treat from the yard owners where I worked when still a schoolgirl. Last edited on 24 February 2023, at 21:49, Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harvey_Smith_(equestrian)&oldid=1141399689, This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 21:49. Best career jump: 7 feet, 10 inches (1985), Olympics: Los Angeles 1984 (Gold), Seoul 1988 (DNM), Barcelona 1992 (DNM). Classic Touch was also a German horse. . Dwight Stones had one of the longest careers of any high jumper, spanning 16 years and 19 outdoor and indoor national championships. She then opened up her own dressage barn in 2004 in Rheinberg/Niederrhein, Germany. Boomerang was an exceptional Irish horse, said the native of County Longford. Kirsch, George B. Instead, angry fans sought out Jianhua's home, smashed in the windows and looted his belongings. Sotomayor's career has an interesting case of sliding doors. His latest quest had taken him the length and breadth of Ireland in just three days, but thankfully, it was not in vain. That's why it's so exciting when we see shorter athletes become dominant, like 6-foot former Romanian star Sorin Matei, who cleared 7-foot-10 in 1990 and participated in three Olympic Games for Romania in 1980, 1988 and 1992. That doesn't take away from high jump history, and the future remains bright. Though he retired from riding competitively last autumn after a remarkable career which spanned almost 50 years, Eddie is constantly on the move. His sons, Robert and Steven, also became equestrian champions. The pair crossed the finish in 51.86 seconds. 5. All in the Family (1971-1979) A working class man constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day. He stood out from the ranks of showjumpers because of his broad accent and blunt manner. The closest he ever came was a fourth-place finish at the 1996 Olympics. Vyacheslav Voronin was always among the world's best high jumpers throughout his lengthy career. As the most decorated dressage rider, Isabell Werth has dominated the dressage scene since the 1990s. Retired in the 1970s, Stroller lived until the age of 36. Ukrainian Bohdan Bondarenko isone of the tallest high jumpers in history at 6-foot-5, but he was a victim of circumstance with regard to his Olympic career. >. It seemed the natural thing to graduate to horses, Marion recalls. Anky van Grunsven first met Bonfire when he was just two and a half years old. Verdades is a bay Dutch Warmblood gelding born on April 17, 2002, in the Netherlands. 1978: Nick Skelton breaks the British high jump record, setting new figures of 7ft 7in at Olympia with the appropriately-named Lastic. People win them. In 12 years of international competition, he's never come in first place but has several runner-up finishes, most notably at the European Championships in 2014 and the European Indoor Championships in 2019. They came back at the 2000 Olympics, winning individual gold and team silver once again. 29. British Showjumping reached a major milestone today,December 31 - a day that marks 90 years since the Association was officially incorporated. I remember seeing Stroller at the HOYS at Wembley, when you were able to walk around the stables and see all the horses and ponies. Who could ever forget the great combination of Eddie Macken and Boomerang as they blazed a storm on the world show jumping circuit in the 1970s? 1970: David Broome becomesBritains firstshowjumpingworld champion, winning gold at La Baule in France with Beethoven. We are, too. Yet, Irelands loss has been to the advantage of Eddies Canadian and American clients who would be hard pressed to find another coach with half a decades worth of his knowledge and experience. Just the next year, they took home another gold at the Olympic Games in individual and a silver in team dressage. Image: The Today Show, February 1979 5 Pat Sajak This incredible horse then made several guest appearances alongside another outstanding grey, the steeplechaser Desert Orchid. 1923: TheBritishShowJumpingAssociation is founded. Credit: McSmit (Wikipedia) Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda "Anky" van Grunsven is the only rider to win gold medals at three consecutive Olympic Games. When not training in North Salem, NY or at the Winter Equestrian Festival December through April, you can find her at charity galas in New York City, supporting causes like the American Ballet Theatre and the New York Botanical Garden. In 2006, Dutch owner Cees Visser for investment company Moorland purchased Totilas and Edward Gal became his rider. She was a bay Holstein mare by the famous stallion, Caletto II. However, things took a change for the better under the guidance of instructor Debbie McDonald. Sadly, that partnership ended in the spring of 1980 when Boomerang was forced into retirement through injury. The pony went to Ted Cripps, a butcher, for his daughter, Sally. The Puissance is probably the most famous show jumping competition in the world; designed to push both horse and rider to their limits. Smith was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and still maintains his stables at Craiglands Farm, High Eldwick, Bingley, near Bradford. Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia (formerly Yugoslavia), Best career jump: 7 feet, 9 1/2 inches (1993), Olympics: Barcelona 1992 (DNM), Atlanta 1996 (DNM), Sydney 2000 (DNM), Athens 2004 (DNM), Beijing 2008 (DNM), London 2012 (DNM). Top twenty Show Jumpers list of 1983. And it works like a charm. In 1992, van Grunsven and Bonfire competed at the Olympic Games, taking home team silver for the Dutch team. He cleared the wall at 6ft 8in, and only put a brick out at 6ft 10in, to win jointly with Alwin Schockemhle on Athlet, a great puissance specialist. The UK also hosts some of the most prestigious shows, including the London International at Olympia, the Royal International at Hickstead and now the Bolesworth Classic and Liverpool International. How about going right back to the 1930s/1940s when the sport was getting going? 1978: Nick Skelton breaks theBritishhigh jump record, setting new figures of 7ft 7in at Olympia with the appropriately named Lastic. He was in search of a young horse for one of his show jumping clients, most of which are based along the west coast of Canada, right down to San Diego, California. Age: 45 Birthplace: Lahti, Finland Profession: Ski jumper, Race car driver, Athlete Photo: WorldSkills International / Flickr Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards In 2020, Graves announced the retirement of Verdades. In 1992, at the Barcelona Olympics, Beerbaum and his horse Classic Touch took home the individual gold medal. If you were building the perfect high jumper, the height you might shoot for would be around 6-foot-4 or two to three inches taller. The pair was set to compete at the 2012 Olympics but Rath fell ill and Totilas received an injury. All hopes will be pinned on Scott and Hello Sanctos to bring home the goods. Over the years Terry has judged at county shows and show centres all over the country including Great Yorkshire, Newark and Notts, Bramham, and the Festival of Show Jumping. But over the last decade, doping scandals have rocked its foundation. was wrong about Sunsalve starting life in the States, but the filming of him out hunting was very American like. WOW, what an incredible list of names both horses and riders from 35 years ago. Together, Gal and Totilas amassed multiple world-record scores at international competitions. The mass TV audience made an idol of a pony with an easy-to-remember name bearing no commercial pre-fix one lesson British show jumping forgot. The pair continued on their winning ways and in 2015 they took home gold at the Pan American Games. He made his debut at just 18 years old in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, won bronze at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, then won Silver at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Voronin competed in three consecutive Olympic games for Russia and probably had his best shot to medal in 2000, when he was coming off back-to-back gold medals in the 1999 World Championships and 2000 European Indoor Championships. 1956: Pat Smythe becomes the firstBritishfemale showjumper to compete at an Olympics. On one of his rare visits back to his native Ireland, Eddie had made the long journey from his home in Langley, British Columbia. She was feted on her return to Britain and named Sportswoman of the Year. 2015: World number one Scott Brash makesshowjumpinghistory by winning Rolex Grand Slam, landing a 1million bonus. He could just never seem to put together the performance he needed when it mattered most the Olympics. Avdyeyenko would only win one other international competition in his career, but it would be an important one when he brought home the gold medal at the 1988 Olympics. The Best TV Shows of the 1970s. In order to fund her riding, she had to work hard as a waitress and then bartender. Artur Partyka is the greatest high jumper to ever come out of Poland and one of just 21 high jumpers to clear 7-foot-9. 1961: The first Hickstead Derby takes place at the All England Jumping Course in West Sussex, a venue founded by the late Douglas Bunn. Who Is Gabriel Hogan? Best career jump: 7 feet, 4 1/4 inches (1968). He was not easy to ride, but he had immense scope and talent.. Few things in sports are as awe-inspiring as the high jump. 9 Facts About the Peter Morris Actor on Heartland. Best career jump: 7 feet, 10 1/4 inches (2000), Olympics: Sydney 2000 (DNM), Athens 2004 (DNM), Beijing 2008 (DNM). No Chinese high jumper has medaled since Jianhua. He has been described as the greatest ski jumper to have never won an individual Winter Olympics medal. What's more amazing about the gold medal win for Klyugin is that was his final time to medal in an international competition. Affectionately known as Blueberry, he was imported to England to train with Carl Hester and is owned by Hester, Roly Luard, and Anne Barrott. There is no need to resort to hyperbole when describing Pat Koechlin- Smythe, who died on Tuesday at the age of 67, as the greatest female show jumper. Announcer Frank Waters writes about the "Golden Age" when riders and horses were as famous as movie stars. Their charge Auroras Encore won the 2013 Grand National. He competed in three consecutive Olympics for Poland and improved each time. Competing first for Yugoslavia and then for Serbia on the international stage, Topic has had one of the longest careers in high jump history and participated in six consecutive Olympic games from 1992 to 2012. A record four wins of the Hickstead Derby between 1976 and 1979 and the memorable three-in-a-row Nations . That year, Marion and Stroller captured the Queen Elizabeth Cup at the Royal International, and won it again six years later. Triple Crown winner (1978) Ajax: 18 consecutive race wins, before he was defeated at 1/40 Albatross: harness racer who won 59 of 71 races, and as a sire produced winners of over $130 million, including Niatross Allez France: French Arc winner and first filly to win a million dollars It was also hoped Nick Skelton and Big Star who played a key role in the gold medal at 2012 will be competing. Actually, boomerang is a term which could also be used to describe the 63-year-old, whose feet rarely touch the ground these days as he flits back and forth between coasts and continents. The expression "Doing a Harvey Smith" entered the English language for giving a V sign.[1]. With precision and athleticism, dressage requires excellent communication between horse and rider. We are the current Olympic and European champions, while Scott Brash has been world number one for the past two years. The. 2. Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda Anky van Grunsven is the only rider to win gold medals at three consecutive Olympic Games. It wasn't until much later that continental horses became a regular thing at all. Also read: 8 Interesting Facts About Valegro. Bertram Allen. The Soviet Union found an uncut gem of a high jumper in Rudolf Povarnitsyn when he came out of nowhere to set the world record in the summer of 1985. They beat formidable opposition in a gruelling three-day contest. There have been several famous dressage riders and horses that have risen to the top to become the best this equestrian sport has to offer. A retirement ceremony was held at van Grunsvens hometown, with a celebration ride at an international jumping competition in Maastricht, Netherlands. In 2012, the duo took home team and individual gold at the Olympic Games. Despite all that happened before, I would love to be chef dequipe to the Irish senior show jumping team again, he said, recalling a dramatic few months in 2004 when he was hired, fired and then re-instated in the lead up to the Athens Olympics. By the time he was seven, he was showing at the Grand Prix level. I remember seeing it like I saw it yesterday, but cannot remember the name, nor anything about it in Google. It became a show jumping sensation that a childs bay pony was soaring over big spreads, parallels, banks and ditches better than most of the worlds great horses. He then becameBBCSports Personality of the Year. Growing up in Medford, Oregon, Fosbury struggled to clear 5 feet in the high jump using the accepted technique of the time, which was jumping head first over the ball and trying to straddle it with both legs. How much better and more fun everything was when showjumpers trawlled the sales and the hunting field instead if the purpose bred stuff nowadays. Despite this, Stroller bravely jumped clear in the first round of the individual contest, and picked up eight faults in the second round over a huge course. Drouin could move up this list with another medal. Since winning gold at London showjumping is making its way back into peoples homes. The last three Olympic gold medal winners have been at least 6-foot-4, and world record holder Javier Sotomayor is also 6-4. Best career jump: 7 feet, 7 1/2 inches (1998). 2. With Rio Olympics taking place this summer, can British showjumpers retain their gold medal? Thank you so much for those, it was great to see the old man again (Nizefela) I looked after him in his retirement,a great horse and so was his rider. In 1996, he competed at his first Olympic Games with his horse Udon, who his father gave him a gift when he was 16. He was leading show jumper of the year at the Horse of the Year Show in 1970, and won Hickstead's British Championship in 1971, 11 years after he appeared at the first Hickstead show in. Sjoberg holds a unique piece of history despite never winning a gold medal in the Olympics as the only high jumper to medal in three different Olympic Games. Following his Olympic gold medal, Brumel cruised through the 1965 season undefeated before tragedy struck when he wrecked his motorcycle and almost had to have his right foot amputated. There were individual Olympian feats to savour as well, notably that of the mighty Stroller, a 14.2hh pony ridden to silver medal success by Marion Coakes at Mexico City 48 years ago; Ann Moore's 1972 silver with Psalm; Broome's two bronze (1960 and 1968) and one for Peter Robeson at the Tokyo 1964 Games. I can remember (but not who, might have been Ted Edgar or Harvey or even an owner) actually going abroad to buy a show jumper and everyone thought they were mad and it would never catch on! The d'Inzeos (fabulous riders BTW) usually rode Irish horses especially sourced for them and fantastic horses they were too. He was a TV star whose fans wrote to ask for hairs from his tail. I am sure the film was Blue Hawaii, but it was the b movie that excited me. Wow, real blast from the past, I remember all of them. Jack LeGoff signed on as the eventing chef d'equipe in 1970, ushering in an astounding decade highlighted by team silver and gold medals in the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games respectively, and individual gold (Tad Coffin) and silver (Michael Plumb) medals in 1976. This list includes actual horses that exist in the historical record. And so as the sport enters another Olympic year, with all roads leading to Rio in August, British showjumping is well-set as reigning Olympic champions and possessing current world number one in Brash, a ranking he has held almost unbroken for 25 months and a reign of dominance highlighted by him completing the 1million Euros Rolex Grand Slam aboard the brilliant Hello Sanctos in unprecedented fashion. So far, Weihegold has scored 90% or higher five times. Roman wet down the jumping area in Poland ahead of the trip to the Olympics and made Jacek train on it for several days. The Brady Bunch (1969-1974) The misadventures of a large family united when a widower and a widow marry. Recently she's been training with Eric van der Vleuten in Someren, a town in the southern Netherlands. Her Belgian Warmblood gelding, Barron, is named for her grandfather, Robert Barron Frieze, who was involved in horse racing and inspired Davis' love of horses. From a young age, Verdades was opinionated and at times difficult to work with. Birthplace: Votkinsk, Udmurtia (republic in Russia), Best career jump: 7 feet, 10 1/4 inches (1985). Our readers support us. Across iconic venues like Olympia, Hickstead and Wembley, through such prestigious events as Horse of the Year Show, the Royal International and London International, to household names - David Broome, Harvey Smith, John Whitaker, Nick Skelton, Pat Smythe and Scott Brash - and wonder-horses of iconic repute - Milton, Ryan's Son, Foxhunter, Beethoven and Hello Sanctos to name just a few - a truly inspirational tale has unfolded. These Bold-Faced Names Are Obsessed With Show Jumping. Mogenburg fell flat in his next two Olympic outings. . In his next six major international competitions, Bondarenko reeled off four straight gold medals, including the 2013 World Championships and was capped by a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics. It was the idea of Captain Tony Collings, and put into action by BSJA chairman Mike Ansell. I was so fortunate to know most of them before I left England in 1980 and move to the United States. The world's top 10 showjumpers 1. Equestrian Harry de Leyer purchased an unremarkable farm horse off a slaughter-bound truck for a paltry $80 and began using him to teach riding lessons to his children. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Birthplace: Rasvedki, Amur Oblast, Russian Soviet Union, Died: Jan. 26, 2003, (age 60, Moscow, Russia), Olympics: Rome 1960 (Silver), Tokyo 1964 (Gold). He was leading show jumper of the year at the Horse of the Year Show in 1970, and won Hicksteads British Championship in 1971, 11 years after he appeared at the first Hickstead show in the Grasshopper Stakes, finishing sixth. He had immense courage and self-confidence. Snowman. In 2016, they took home individual silver and also team gold at the Olympic Games. 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