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Great Britain wins mixed dressage team open at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics
Great Britain took gold in the mixed dressage team open 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
Great Britain took gold in the mixed dressage team open 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 Netherlands of Netherlands. The runner-up result places Netherlands alongside the winning delegation in this event.
The bronze medal was awarded to Norway of Norway. These results completed the podium for mixed dressage team open.
Final and qualifying performances
The final result sheet records Great Britain Anne Dunham Kay Gebbie Lee Pearson Nicola Tustain in position 1 with 427.420, Netherlands Joop Stokkel Gert Bolmer Ineke de Groot Sjerstin Vermeulen in position 2 with 416.580 and Norway Jens Lasse Dokkan Ann Cathrin Evenrud Silje Gillund Anne Cecilie Ore in position 3 with 405.010. The complete ranked results are set out below, preserving the performance notation used in the competition record.
Beyond the medal positions, the final included Denmark Brita Andersen Ida Andersen Charlotte Jensen Charlotte Johansen (DEN, position 4, 400.050), Australia Rosalie Fahey Susan Haydon Julie Higgins Sue-Ellen Lovett (AUS, position 5, 398.980), Germany Hannelore Brenner Birgit Dreiszis Cornelia Mueller Bianca Vogel (GER, position 6, 396.860), United States of America Robin Brueckmann Kebbie Cannon Mary Green Hope Hand (USA, position 7, 389.050), Belgium Francis de Baerdemaeker Jos Knevels Bert Vermeir (BEL, position 8, 374.290), Sweden Kerstin Englund Helena Hagberg Ida Landahl Sarah Rydh (SWE, position 9, 370.080), France Frederic Aguillaume Caroline Desmerger Jose Letartre Bernard Sachse (FRA, position 10, 361.450) and Japan Tomizo Kikuchi Hiroto Watanabe Fukushi Yoshida (JPN, position 11, 350.420).
The medal-winning team rosters include Great Britain: Anne Dunham, Kay Gebbie, Lee Pearson, Nicola Tustain, Netherlands: Joop Stokkel, Gert Bolmer, Ineke de Groot, Sjerstin Vermeulen and Norway: Jens Lasse Dokkan, Ann Cathrin Evenrud, Silje Gillund, Anne Cecilie Ore. These are the athletes listed in the medal record; the roster does not by itself identify which athletes started a particular heat or final.
The event
This was the mixed dressage team open competition in equestrian at the Sydney Paralympics. The medal table above identifies the winning delegation and the other podium positions in this event.
The medal results
| Medal | Competitor | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Great Britain — Anne Dunham, Kay Gebbie, Lee Pearson, Nicola Tustain | Great Britain |
| Silver | Netherlands — Joop Stokkel, Gert Bolmer, Ineke de Groot, Sjerstin Vermeulen | Netherlands |
| Bronze | Norway — Jens Lasse Dokkan, Ann Cathrin Evenrud, Silje Gillund, Anne Cecilie Ore | Norway |
The final results
| Rank | Competitor | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain Anne Dunham Kay Gebbie Lee Pearson Nicola Tustain | GBR | 427.420 |
| 2 | Netherlands Joop Stokkel Gert Bolmer Ineke de Groot Sjerstin Vermeulen | NED | 416.580 |
| 3 | Norway Jens Lasse Dokkan Ann Cathrin Evenrud Silje Gillund Anne Cecilie Ore | NOR | 405.010 |
| 4 | Denmark Brita Andersen Ida Andersen Charlotte Jensen Charlotte Johansen | DEN | 400.050 |
| 5 | Australia Rosalie Fahey Susan Haydon Julie Higgins Sue-Ellen Lovett | AUS | 398.980 |
| 6 | Germany Hannelore Brenner Birgit Dreiszis Cornelia Mueller Bianca Vogel | GER | 396.860 |
| 7 | United States of America Robin Brueckmann Kebbie Cannon Mary Green Hope Hand | USA | 389.050 |
| 8 | Belgium Francis de Baerdemaeker Jos Knevels Bert Vermeir | BEL | 374.290 |
| 9 | Sweden Kerstin Englund Helena Hagberg Ida Landahl Sarah Rydh | SWE | 370.080 |
| 10 | France Frederic Aguillaume Caroline Desmerger Jose Letartre Bernard Sachse | FRA | 361.450 |
| 11 | Japan Tomizo Kikuchi Hiroto Watanabe Fukushi Yoshida | JPN | 350.420 |
Sources
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