2000 Olympic Games - Sydney, Australia

Jeroen Dubbeldam wins Gold in Show Jumping

-- 1 October 2000 - Sydney, Australia

Jeroen Dubbeldam of the Netherlands won the gold medal for show jumping, emerging victorious in a three-way jump-off from his compatriot Albert Voorn and Khaled Al Eid of Saudi Arabia.

The jumping final was held over two rounds, with the penalties for both rounds added together to determine the winners. The three medallists were tied on four penalties, one knocked rail, at the end of regulation competition.

Dubbeldam knocked no rails down in the jump-off, while Voorn and Al Eid both knocked one. Voorn secured silver with a better time.

Fourth placed was covered by the Belgian Ludo Philippaerts on the Belgian warmblood RBG Ottorongo. His chestnut gelding knocked down one rail in each round. The German Otto Becker, Lars Nieberg, Marcus Ehning and the Brazilian Andre Johanpeter did the same thing and ended up fourth.

Brazilian Rodrigo Pessoa, the 1998 world champion and gold medal favourite, had a disastrous last round.

Riding last and needing a clear round to win gold, he knocked down a rail at the first jump and then his horse, Baloubet Du Rouet, refused to attempt the eighth jump and he was eliminated.

Image by Dirk Caremans

Source Text: ® Olympics.com / SOCOG

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