1998 FEI World Equestrian Games
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| Host city | Rome, Italy |
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| Nations | 42 |
| Events | 11 in 5 disciplines |
| Opening | 1 October 1998 |
| Closing | 11 October 1998 |
The 1998 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in Rome, Italy from 1 to 11 October 1998. They were the 3rd edition of the games which are held every four years and run by the FEI.
Events
11 events in 5 disciplines were held in Rome.
| Dressage | Driving | Eventing | Jumping | Vaulting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Individual | Individual | Individual | Individual Female |
| Individual Male | ||||
| Team | Team | Team | Team | Team |
Medal summary
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Individual dressage |
Isabell Werth on Gigolo Germany
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Anky van Grunsven on Bonfire Netherlands
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Ulla Salzgeber on Rusty 47 Germany
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| Team dressage |
Germany (GER) Isabell Werth on Gigolo Karin Rehbein on Donerhall Nadine Capellmann on Gracioso Ulla Salzgeber on Rusty |
Netherlands (NED) Anky van Grunsven on Bonfire Coby van Baalen on Ferro Ellen Bontje on Silvano Gonnelien Rothenberger on Dondolo |
 Sweden (SWE)Louise Nathhorst on Walk On Top Ulla Håkansson on Bobby Annette Solmell on Strauss Jan Brink on Bjorsell's Fontana | |||
| Individual driving |
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Michael Freund Germany
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Ton Monhemius Netherlands
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| Team driving |
Netherlands (NED) Ton Monhemius Ijsbrand Chardon Harry de Ruyter |
Germany (GER) Michael Freund Christoph Sandmann Helmet Rolfes |
Sweden (SWE) Jan-Erik Pahlsson Fredrik Persson Tomas Eriksson | |||
| Individual eventing |
Blyth Tait on Ready Teddy New Zealand
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Mark Todd on Broadcast News New Zealand
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Paula Törnqvist on Monaghan Sweden
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| Team eventing |
New Zealand (NZL) Blyth Tait on Ready Teddy Mark Todd on Broadcast News Vaughn Jefferis on Bounce Sally Clark on Squirrel Hill |
 France (FRA)Marie-Christine Duroy on Summer Song Rodolphe Scherer on Bambi de Brière Jean-Lou Bigot on Twist de la Beige Philippe Mull on Viens du Frêne |
 United States (USA)David O'Connor on Giltedge Kerry Milikin on Out and About Bruce Davidson Sr on Heyday Karen O'Connor on Prince Panache | |||
| Individual jumping |
Rodrigo Pessoa on Gandini Lianos Brazil
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Thierry Pomel on Thor des Chaines France
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Franke Sloothaak on San Patrignano Jolly Germany
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| Team jumping |
Germany (GER) Lars Nieberg on Loro Piana Esprit Markus Beerbaum on Lady Weingard Franke Sloothaak on San Patrignano Jolly Ludger Beerbaum on P.S. Priamos |
France (FRA) Alexandra Ledermann on Rochet Roger-Yves Bost on Airborne Montecillo Eric Navet on Atout d'Isigny Thierry Pomel on Thor des Chaines |
 Great Britain (GBR)Diane Lampard on Abbervail Dream Geoff Billington on It's Otto Nick Skelton on Hopes are H. John Whitaker on Heyman | |||
| Men's vaulting |
Devon Maitozo on Whisky United States
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Matthias Lang on Quitus du Madon France
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Henrik Ossenbrink on Panjano Germany
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| Women's vaulting |
Nadia Zülow on Rainbow Germany
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Kerith Lemon on Pasio United States
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Janine Oswald on Rainbow Germany
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| Squad vaulting |
Germany (GER)
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Switzerland (SUI)
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United States (USA)
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Medal count
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | .png){kind=small} United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | France (FRA) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Officials
Appointment of (Olympic disciplines) officials is as follows:[1]
- Dressage
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Mariette Withages (Ground Jury President)- Francis Verbeek (Ground Jury Member)
- Linda Zang (Ground Jury Member)
Adalberto Boetti (Ground Jury Member)- Volker Moritz (Ground Jury Member)
References
- ^ "World Equestrian Games 1998" (PDF). Fei.org. 2 November 1998.