GB Young Riders take Team and Individual Gold
Monday, August 02, 2010
In a tense and nail-biting finish to the 2010 Young Rider European Championships at Pardubice in the Czech Republic, the British Young Rider Team have won Team Gold, while Emily Parker won the Individual Gold Medal.
It was a closely fought battle between the British and the Germans all week. Germany had the upper edge after Dressage however the British Team took the lead after Saturday’s Cross Country phase, having produced six clear rounds, and were lying just 0.4 ahead of the Germans going into Sunday’s Showjumping. Both nations had fences down, however Great Britain triumphed and won by just 0.1 of a penalty. This fantastic result gives their Young Riders their 6th consecutive Team Gold Medal having been unbeaten since 2005.
Emily Parker who was leading the individual competition after dressage and Cross Country coped under pressure and jumped an immaculate clear round to win Individual Gold and become the 2010 Young Rider European Champion. Similar to the team result, the scores were all very tight, and with no fences in hand Emily won by just 0.8 of a penalty.
Team Results
- Gold Great Britain 149.8
- Silver Germany 149.9
- Bronze Sweden 184.3
Individual Results
- Gold Emily Parker GBR 43.1
- Silver Hannes Mekin SWE 43.9
- Bronze Sonja Buck GER 47.7
- 5th Emily Llewellyn GBR 51.3
- 6th Willa Newton GBR 51.5
- 8th Laura Collett GBR 55.4
- 14th Tom McEwen GBR 63.1
- 15th Rosie Fry GBR 63.1
Alex Colquhoun said of the Young Rider’s Team and Individual Gold results
“You couldn’t ask for a better result for a nicer group of riders. They have all been fantastic throughout the championships and have shown real maturity. I would also like to thank all the parents and sponsors who have all been so supportive.”
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