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

### Team results

Team medalists :
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1966 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Great Britain | 12 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | United States | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | France | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Ireland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 30 | 30 | 28 | 88 |
* 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.

## Incidents

* 2010: Four horses and six riders fell during the cross-country portion of the event. Inonothing, ridden by Paul Tapner (AUS) fractured his left hind patella in a fall. Iman de Golfe, ridden by Juan Carlos Garcia (Italy) was hospitalized after he fell and suffered a deep laceration.
* 2014: Maxime Livio (FRA) was disqualified from the eventing competition when her mount Qalao des Mers was found to be positive for a banned substance, Hydroxyethylpromazine sulfoxide. Their positive result resulted in the disqualification of the entire French eventing team from participation, subsequently preventing their participation at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
* 2018: Box Qutie ridden by Anna Freskgård (SWE) was euthanized after becoming injured while participating in cross-country.