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| Price: Free drinks for the Editors | No 3 Sunday August 6th 2000 | Independent - Provocative - Informative | |
Altogether there where 57 compeditors from 20 different countries. Besides all the traditional European "horse countries" Japan, Russia, Algeria, USA and Kanada had sent a delegation.
| Team Ranking | |
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| 1. | Germany (GER) |
| 2. | Poland (POL) |
| 3. | Japan (JPN) |
| 4. | Norway (NOR) |
| 5. | Sweden (SWE) |
| 6. | Luxembourg (LUX) |
The competition was clearly dominated by a very strong German team who
managed to win all four gold medals: World Champion of Student Riding in the
team ranking, individual combined (Michael Dahlkamp), individual dressage
(Marc Fiege), and individual showjumping (also Michael Dahlkamp). The
Polish team, which finally ranked second, also proofed to be hard to
beat. Besides Germany they where the only ones to get all three riders into
the second round in dressage and showjumping. As a rare guest on
student riding competitions Japan sent some strong riders and surprised
everybody with a very accurate team dressage performance.
The medals of the Individual Combined Champions of Student Riding could be awarded to student riders who have been active and successful at numerous student riding competitions in the past: Michael Dahlkamp (GER), Anniken Jegersberg (NOR) and Kaja Koczurowska (POL).
Detailed results of all compeditors are avaiable on separate pages for the individual and team rankings. A wealth of pictures from the final presentation ceremony can be accessed through the WUEC Picture Direcory.
| Individual Rankings including quarter finals | |||||||
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| Combined | Dressage | Show Jumping | |||||
| 1. | Michael Dahlkamp (GER) | 1. | Marc Fiege (GER) | 1. | Michael Dahlkamp (GER) | ||
| 2. | Annicken Jegersberg (NOR) | 2. | Luise Descovich (AUT) | 2. | Lorenza Volterra (ITA) | ||
| 3. | Kaja Koczurowska (POL) | 3. | Sophie Dickinson (GBR) | 3. | Clemens Wintzer (LUX) | ||
| 4. | Clemens Wintzer (LUX) | 4. | Annicken Jegersberg (NOR) | 4. | Jessie Stenqvist (SWE) | ||
| 5. | Mikio Thukamoto (JPN) | 5. | Michael Dahlkamp (GER) | 5. | Annicken Jegersberg (NOR) | ||
| 6. | Marc Fiege (GER) | 6. | Kaja Koczurowska (POL) | 6. | Kaja Koczurowska (POL) | ||
| 7. | Joëlle Wenger (LUX) | 7. | Tonje Reiten (NOR) | 7. | Jessica Waley-Comen (GBR) | ||
| 8. | Singo Yokata (JPN) | 8. | Joëlle Wenger (LUX) | 8. | Eleanor Spindler (USA) | ||
Of course, there were a lot of special prizes to be awarded. The most
classical, the Bagger prize, divided into male and female Bagger,
were won by people who made extraordinary efforts in making international
relationships work. Although it was very hard to pick out those who had the
most, best or hottest relationships, there were some favourites among the
competitors and supporters. It is really a pity that the whole Spanish team
had to go home before the presentation ceremony. But it was no surprise that
the male Bagger prize was eventually awarded to Roman "Preserl" S.
(AUT) who entered a Bagger competition for the first time. The female
Bagger was awarded to Annika M. (SWE). More details about the
aftermath of this prize can be read in another edition
of WUEC NEWS.
The Bacchus prize is always awarded to the person who is also known as the bar's best customer and it is of course more interesting if he or she can't cope with this situation as in the case of Sophie D. (GBR). Nevertheless she ranked third in dressage (picture on the right). This cogently shows that many student riders only expose their full potential if they are driven by the right fuel.
The Supporter's prize awards outstanding commitment and creativity of a team with a large number of supporters enriching the competition with a good atmosphere and entertaining ideas. In Berne, there was of course no country which could mobilize more supporters than Germany. The country with the funniest and most creative supporters, however, was Poland. Although they had to travel through half of Europe, they were ready to create a new dimension of being just spectators. Remember their "radiating", semi-transparent costumes at the party after the gala or the numerous room parties led by chef d'equipe, Mike. We consider the Supporters prize an important and encouraging clue towards varied and entertaining parties. There is more to a fun and thrilling party than drinking and not sleeping.
The Survival Cup was clearly awarded to Norway because no team could proof an equally astonishing endurance at the parties as "Heineken", Tonje and Johanna. The Norwegian girl-power is therefore a reliable factor in all disciplines: They finally also placed fourth in the team ranking.
Uli Hartmann (GER) and Andreas Steidle (SUI)