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Nicola Tustain wins mixed dressage - freestyle grade ii at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics
Nicola Tustain took gold in the mixed dressage - freestyle grade ii at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games in Australia. The title was awarded to Great Britain, with the competition forming part of the Games held from 18 to 29 October.
18–29 October 2000 · Sydney, Australia
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The title
Nicola Tustain took gold in the mixed dressage - freestyle grade ii at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games in Australia. The title was awarded to Great Britain, with the competition forming part of the Games held from 18 to 29 October.
The podium
The silver medal was awarded to Joop Stokkel of Netherlands. The runner-up result places Netherlands alongside the winning delegation in this event.
The bronze medal was awarded to Gert Bolmer of Netherlands. These results completed the podium for mixed dressage - freestyle grade ii.
Final and qualifying performances
The final result sheet records Nicola Tustain in position 1 with 77.450, Joop Stokkel in position 2 with 74.600 and Gert Bolmer in position 3 with 73.010. The complete ranked results are set out below, preserving the performance notation used in the competition record.
Beyond the medal positions, the final included Hannelore Brenner (GER, position 4, 72.610), Anne Dunham (GBR, position 5, 70.730), Angelika Trabert (GER, position 6, 69.100), Ilya Shulga (RUS, position 7, 68.880), Itai Zuck (ISR, position 8, 68.350), Francis de Baerdemaeker (BEL, position 9, 67.580), Silvia Veratti (ITA, position 10, 67.050) and Anne Skinner (AUS, position 11, 66.880).
The event
This was the mixed dressage - freestyle grade ii competition in equestrian at the Sydney Paralympics. The medal table above identifies the winning delegation and the other podium positions in this event.
The athletes’ championship record
Nicola Tustain finished the Sydney Games with 3 medals: 2 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze. This mixed dressage - freestyle grade ii result was part of that overall championship record.
Joop Stokkel finished the Sydney Games with 3 medals: 1 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze. This mixed dressage - freestyle grade ii result was part of that overall championship record.
Gert Bolmer finished the Sydney Games with 2 medals: 0 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze. This mixed dressage - freestyle grade ii result was part of that overall championship record.
The medal results
| Medal | Competitor | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Nicola Tustain | Great Britain |
| Silver | Joop Stokkel | Netherlands |
| Bronze | Gert Bolmer | Netherlands |
The final results
| Rank | Competitor | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicola Tustain | GBR | 77.450 |
| 2 | Joop Stokkel | NED | 74.600 |
| 3 | Gert Bolmer | NED | 73.010 |
| 4 | Hannelore Brenner | GER | 72.610 |
| 5 | Anne Dunham | GBR | 70.730 |
| 6 | Angelika Trabert | GER | 69.100 |
| 7 | Ilya Shulga | RUS | 68.880 |
| 8 | Itai Zuck | ISR | 68.350 |
| 9 | Francis de Baerdemaeker | BEL | 67.580 |
| 10 | Silvia Veratti | ITA | 67.050 |
| 11 | Anne Skinner | AUS | 66.880 |
| 12 | Bernard Sachse | FRA | 66.350 |
| 13 | Thomas Haller | AUT | 65.300 |
| 14 | Hiroto Watanabe | JPN | 64.510 |
| 15 | Ida Gustafsson | SWE | 64.260 |
| 16 | Kerstin Englund | SWE | 63.060 |
| 17 | Wendy Olivier | RSA | 61.430 |
| 18 | Boris Zrmanjac | CRO | 60.880 |
| 19 | Kathleen Whelan | USA | 58.460 |
| 20 | Rosa Loewenthal | PER | 54.900 |
| 21 | Breda Bernie | IRL | 54.060 |
Sources
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