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Germany wins Olympic team dressage
gold
HONG KONG,
Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Germany won the Olympic team dressage gold
medal, their 7th successive Olympic title, holding off a strong
challenge from the Netherlands at the Shatin Equestrian Venue
Thursday night. Full
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U.S. wins Olympic Equestrian Jumping Team
gold
HONG
KONG, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Defending gold medallist the United States
won the Olympic Equestrian Jumping Team gold medal, holding off a
strong challenge from Canada in the Team Final competition at the
Shatin Equestrian Venue Monday night. Full
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Dutch van Grunsven wins Olympic dressage gold
HONG KONG, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Anky van
Grunsven of the Netherlands scored 78.68 points to win the Olympic
dressage gold medal here on Tuesday.
Germany's Isabell
Werth scored 76.65 points for the silver and Heike Kemmer, also of
Germany, took the bronze in 74.455. Full
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Canadian Lamaze wins jumping individual
gold
HONG
KONG, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Eric Lamaze won the jumping
individual gold medal at the Olympic equestrian competitionhere on
Thursday.
Rolf Goran Bengtsson of Sweden took the silver and American Beezie Madden of the United States got the bronze. Full
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Backgrounder:
Format
and rules of Olympic equestrian jumping
Movements required for Olympic dressage tests
Eventing, Olympic equestrian discipline
Roundup:
Germans dominate Olympic equestrian competitions
HONG KONG, Aug. 21
(Xinhua) -- The Germans have finished top of medal table with three gold
medals, one silver and one bronze in the 11-day Beijing Olympic Games
Equestrian competitions which closed Thursday night at the Shatin
Equestrian Venue. Full story
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