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2006 FEI World Equestrian Games
Host city	Aachen, Germany
Nations	59
Athletes	767
Events	16 in 7 disciplines
Opening	20 August 2006
Closing	3 September 2006
Website	www.aachen2006.de
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The 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in Aachen, Germany from 20 August to 3 September 2006. They were the 5th edition of the games which are held every four years and run by the FEI. It was held in the Soers, a district of Aachen. The main stadium of this event was the Hauptstadion.

Host selection edit

On 18 September 2002 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, the FEI awarded the 2006 Games to Aachen. The only other host city applicant was Lexington, Kentucky, United States^[1] (which was later awarded the following edition of the Games in 2010).

Events edit

16 events in 7 disciplines were held in Aachen.

Dressage	Driving	Endurance	Eventing	Jumping	Reining	Vaulting
Individual Freestyle	Individual	Individual	Individual	Individual	Individual	Individual Female
Individual Special	Individual	Individual	Individual	Individual	Individual	Individual Male
Team	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team

Participating nations edit

Deutsche Post issued a stamp in recognition of the 2006 Games.

Main Stadium, Mercedes-Benz-Prize, Aachen, Germany

59 National Equestrian Federations sent athletes to the Aachen games.

Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Belarus
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark

Dominican Republic
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan

Jordan
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Mexico
Namibia
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand
Norway
Oman
Poland
Portugal
Qatar

Russia
Saudi Arabia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
Venezuela

Medal summary edit

Medalists edit

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual special dressage details	Isabell Werth on Satchmo Germany	Anky van Grunsven on Salinero Netherlands	Andreas Helgstrand on Blue Hors Matine Denmark
Individual freestyle dressage details	Anky van Grunsven on Salinero Netherlands	Andreas Helgstrand on Blue Hors Matine Denmark	Isabell Werth on Satchmo Germany
Team dressage details	Germany (GER) Hubertus Schmidt on Wansuela Suerte Heike Kemmer on Bonaparte Nadine Capellmann on Elvis VA Isabell Werth on Satchmo	Netherlands (NED) Laurens van Lieren on Hexagon's Ollright Imke Schellekens-Bartels on Sunrise Anky van Grunsven on Salinero Edward Gal on Lingh	United States (USA) Leslie Morse on Tip Top Guenter Seidel on Aragon Steffen Peters on Floriano Debbie McDonald on Brentina

Individual driving details	Felix-Marie Brasseur Belgium	Ijsbrand Chardon Netherlands	Christoph Sandmann Germany
Team driving details	Germany (GER) Christoph Sandmann Michael Freund Rainer Duen	Belgium (BEL) Felix-Marie Brasseur Gert Schrijvers Geert de Brauwer	Netherlands (NED) Ijsbrand Chardon Theo Timmerman Koos de Ronde

Individual endurance details	Miguel Vila Ubach on Hungares Spain	Virginie Atger on Kangoo d'Aurabelle France	Elodie Le Labourier on Sangho'Limousian France
Team endurance details	France (FRA) Virginie Atger on Kangoo d'Aurabelle Philippe Benoit on Akim Du Boulve Pascale Dietsch on Hifrane Du Barthas	Switzerland (SUI) Urs Wenger on Zialka Anna Lena Wagner on Tessa IV Nora Wagner on Temir	Portugal (POR) Joao Raposo on Sultao Ana Margarida Costa on Gozlane Du Somail Ana Barbas on Piperino

Individual eventing details	Zara Phillips on Toytown Great Britain	Clayton Fredericks on Ben Along Time Australia	Amy Tryon on Poggio II United States
Team eventing details	Germany (GER) Frank Ostholt on Air Jordan Hinrich Romeike on Marius Bettina Hoy on Ringwood Cockatoo Ingrid Klimke on Sleep Late	Great Britain (GBR) Zara Phillips on Toytown Daisy Dick on Spring Along William Fox-Pitt on Tamarillo Mary King on Call Again Cavalier	Australia (AUS) Clayton Fredericks on Ben Along Time Megan Jones on Kirby Park Irish Jester Andrew Hoy on Master Monarch Sonja Johnson on Ringwood Jaguar

Individual jumping details	Jos Lansink on Cavalor Cumano Belgium	Beezie Madden on Authentic United States	Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum on Shutterfly Germany
Team jumping details	Netherlands (NED) Gerco Schröder on Eurocommerce Albert Zoer on Okidoki Jeroen Dubbeldam on BMC Up and Down Piet Raijmakers on Van Schijndel's	United States (USA) Beezie Madden on Authentic McLain Ward on Sapphire Laura Kraut on Miss Independent Margie Goldstein-Engle on Quervo Gold	Germany (GER) Ludger Beerbaum on L'Espoir Marcus Ehning on Noltes Kuchengirl Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum on Shutterfly Christian Ahlmann on Cöster

Individual reining details	Duane Latimer on Hang Ten Surprise Canada	Tim McQuay on Mister Nicadual United States	Aaron Ralston on Smart Paul Olena United States
Team reining details	United States (USA) Dell Hendricks on Starbucks Sidekick Tim McQuay on Mister Nicadual Matt Mills on Easy Otie Whiz Aaron Ralston on Smart Paul Olena	Canada (CAN) Luke Gagnon on Lil Santana François Gauthier on Show Gun Lance Griffin on Whiz'n'Tag Chex Duane Latimer on Hang Ten Surprise	Italy (ITA) Dario Carmignani on Skeets Dun Adriano Meacci on Docs Tivio Hancock Christian Perez on Dualin For Me Marco Ricotta on Pappy Secolo

Men's vaulting details	Kai Vorberg on Picasso Germany	Gero Meyer on Arador Germany	Ladislav Majdlen on Catalin III-73 Slovakia
Women's vaulting details	Megan Benjamin on Leonardo United States	Katharina Faltin on Pitucelli Austria	Sissa Jarz on Escudo Fox Austria
Squad vaulting details	Germany (GER)	United States (USA)	Austria (AUT)

Medal count edit

* Host nation (Germany)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Germany (GER)*	6	1	4	11
2	United States (USA)	2	4	3	9
3	Netherlands (NED)	2	3	1	6
4	Belgium (BEL)	2	1	0	3
5	France (FRA)	1	1	1	3
6	Canada (CAN)	1	1	0	2
6	Great Britain (GBR)	1	1	0	2
8	Spain (ESP)	1	0	0	1
9	Austria (AUT)	0	1	2	3
10	Australia (AUS)	0	1	1	2
10	Denmark (DEN)	0	1	1	2
12	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
13	Italy (ITA)	0	0	1	1
	Portugal (POR)	0	0	1	1
	Slovakia (SVK)	0	0	1	1
Totals (15 entries)		16	16	16	48

Officials edit

The Ground Jury during the 2006 World Equestrian Games was nominated as follows;^[2]

Dressage

Dieter Schüle (Ground Jury President)
Linda Zang (Ground Jury Member)
Ghislain Fouarge (Ground Jury Member)
Stephen Clarke (Ground Jury Member)
Bernard Maurel (Ground Jury Member)
Wojtek Markowski (Ground Jury Member)
Mary Seefried (Ground Jury Member)
Mariette Withages (Technical Delegate)

Jumping

Hanno Dohn (Ground Jury President)
Sven Holmberg (Ground Jury Member)
Pablo Mayorga (Ground Jury Member)
Ronan Sugrue (Ground Jury Member)
Frank Rothenberger (Course Designer)
Frédéric Cottier (Technical Delegate)

Eventing

Angela Tucker (Ground Jury President)
Brian Ross (Ground Jury Member)
Martin Plewa (Ground Jury Member)
Rüdiger Schwarz (Course Designer)
Tom Ryckewaert (Technical Delegate)

Broadcasting rights edit

The television broadcasting rights to the 2006 Games were held by the following networks:^[3]

References edit

^ "Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein awarded with the FEI World Equestrian Games 2006". Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein. 2002-09-18. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
^ "Sports Schedule" (PDF). fei.org. 21 March 2006.
^ "Broadcast Information". The Virtual Equestrian. Retrieved 2007-08-01.