Olympic Champion Victorious in the 4*L Class in Strzegom
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Olympic Champion Victorious in the 4*L Class in Strzegom

Photographer: Leszek Wójcik Michael Jung, riding the 10-year-old stallion Jim Knopf P, wins the 4*-L class, the most demanding competition at the Strzegom October Festival. Jung, current and triple Olympic champion, was the favourite of this rivalry. The German took the lead after the dressage test, went clear in the cross-country and was clear with…

British Take Fifth Eventing Team Title; Germany’s Jung Becomes First Three-Time Individual Champion
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British Take Fifth Eventing Team Title; Germany’s Jung Becomes First Three-Time Individual Champion

L-R: Rosalind Canter (GBR), Tom McEwen (GBR), and Laura Collett (GBR) © FEI/Benjamin Clark In glorious Versailles sunshine, in front a packed stadium of wildly enthusiastic spectators, the British team of Rosalind Canter (Lordships Graffalo), Tom McEwen (JL Dublin), and Laura Collett (London 52) clinched team gold, while Germany’s Michael Jung (Chipmunk FRH) took the…

Jung Takes Individual Lead; British Hold Five of Top Six Placings
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Jung Takes Individual Lead; British Hold Five of Top Six Placings

Michael Jung rides Fischerchipmunk FRH. FEI/Libby Law Photography German giant Michael Jung swaggered to the top of the individual standings with a superb performance from Fischerchipmunk FRH as the dressage phase drew to a close at the FEI Eventing European Championship 2023 at Haras du Pin (FRA). As expected, the individual leaderboard got a good…

Eventing Leaderboard Gets a Shake-Up before Cross-Country
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Eventing Leaderboard Gets a Shake-Up before Cross-Country

Michael Jung riding Chipmunk. (FEI/Libby Law) The leaderboard began to look a bit more familiar after the final session of Eventing dressage at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Baji Koen. Great Britain remains at the head of affairs, but it is now Team Germany that sits second ahead of New Zealand in third, while…

Jung Aims to Make More History with a Hat-Trick of Gold
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Jung Aims to Make More History with a Hat-Trick of Gold

Germany’s Michael Jung rides his 2019 European Championship horse fischerChipmunk FRH in Luhmuhlen, (GER) and is aiming to make history with a hat-trick gold in Tokyo (JPN). FEI/ Oliver Hardt/Getty Images. After Germany’s Michael Jung won the second of his two consecutive Individual Olympic Equestrian Eventing titles at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, he was…

Michael Jung Is a Double Winner in Strzegom
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Michael Jung Is a Double Winner in Strzegom

Photo credit: Leszek Wójcik. Michael Jung with the 12-year-old fischerChipmunk FRH was the winner of the CCI4*-S class, the highest-ranked one of Strzegom Summer Tour. Polish rider was victorious in the two-star class. The German multi-medalist was the favourite in the class since the beginning, performing flawlessly throughout all three trials. He got an impressive…

Germany Wins in Boekelo, Sweden Takes Series Title, and Swiss Book Ticket to Tokyo
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Germany Wins in Boekelo, Sweden Takes Series Title, and Swiss Book Ticket to Tokyo

Michael Jung leads German victory lap. (FEI/Libby Law) In the thrilling finale to the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ 2019 series at Boekelo, The Netherlands, Team Germany posted their fourth win of the season while league leaders Sweden held on to take the series title. However, some of the biggest smiles were on Swiss faces when…

German Legend Jung Sets Up Germany to Go for Gold Again
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German Legend Jung Sets Up Germany to Go for Gold Again

Michael Jung and fischerChipmunk FST (FEI/Oliver Hardt for Getty Images) The German team is on course for another rich medal haul on home turf at the Longines FEI European Eventing Championship at Luhmühlen (GER). Brilliant Cross Country performances by Michael Jung (GER) on new ride fischerChipmunk FST and defending champion Ingrid Klimke (GER) with the…

Jung and Klimke Put Team Germany Out in Front at Luhmühlen
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Jung and Klimke Put Team Germany Out in Front at Luhmühlen

Michael Jung (GER) with fischerChipmunk FST. (FEI/ /Oliver Hardt for Getty images) Michael Jung (GER), who has smashed pretty much every record in the sport, has just put himself in line for another – a fourth European title on a fourth horse – having taken the lead at the end of the Dressage phase at…