The FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final, is an annual international competition among the world’s best show jumping horses and riders. The series, created in 1978, today comprises 14 leagues on all continents. The best riders from 132 preliminary competitions qualify for the final. [1] The FEI World Cup was thought up by a Swiss journalist and show jumping enthusiast, Max E. Amman. From its inception until 1999 both the final and qualifiers were sponsored by Volvo.[2] It is now sponsored by Rolex.
Approximately 45 riders qualify from 13 leagues around the world. Usually there are 20 riders from Europe, 15 from the United States, 5 from Canada and 5 from elsewhere in the world. In the 28 World Cup finals held until 2007, United States riders have emerged with the most titles, having won the championship seven times.[3] Hugo Simon was the first rider to win the FEI World Cup three times, followed by Rodrigo Pessoa. Mario Deslauriers is so far the youngest winner, aged 19, in the competition's history riding Aramis in 1984. At the beginning, the final was a rather complicated process and in 1981 its formula was modified. Since then it has not been changed. It starts with a table C (speed), followed by a jump-off competition and, after one day's rest, a two round final not against the clock.
The FEI World Final is usually held in April of each year. The 2008 Final will be held in Göteborg from 24 – 27 April 2008 [4]
Results
1979 Göteborg (SWE)
- 1. Hugo Simon
 - Gladstone 18 penalties, 0/24.50 secs [5]
- 2. Katie Monahan
 - The Jones Boy 18, 4/25.40
- 3. Eddie Macken
 - Carrolls of Dundalk 6
- 3. Norman Dello Joio - Allegro 6
1980 Baltimore (USA)
1981 Birmingham, England (GBR)
- 1. Michael Matz - Jet Run 39
- 2. Donald Cheska - Southside 37
- 3. Hugo Simon - Gladstone 35.50
1982 Göteborg (SWE)
1983 Vienna (AUT)
- 1. Norman Dello Joio - I Love You 0 penalties
- 2. Hugo Simon - Gladstone 4
- 3. Melanie Smith - Calypso 7.50
1984 Göteborg (SWE)
1985 Berlin (FRG)
1986 Göteborg (SWE)
1987 Paris (FRA)
- 1. Katharine Burdsall - The Natural 4.50 penalties
- 2. Philippe Rozier
 - Malesan Jiva 7.50
- 3. Lisa Jacquin - For The Moment 8
1988 Göteborg (SWE)
- 1. Ian Millar
 - Big Ben 4 penalties
- 2. Pierre Durand - Jappeloup de Luze 8.5
- 3. Philippe Lejeune
 - Nistria 12.5
1989 Tampa (USA)
1990 Dortmund (GER)
1991 Göteborg (SWE)
1992 Del Mar (USA)
- 1. Thomas Frühmann - Genius 0 penalties
- 2. Lesley McNaught-Mändli
 - Pirol 10.5
- 3. Markus Fuchs - Interpane Shandor 11
1993 Göteborg (SWE)
- 1. Ludger Beerbaum
 - Almox Ratina Z 8 penalties
- 2. John Whitaker
 - Everest Grannusch & Everest Milton 10.5
- 3. Michael Matz - Rhum 12,5
- 4. Susan Hutchinson - Samsung Woodstock 14,5
- 5. Beezie Patton - Ping Pong & French Rapture 19,5
- 6. René Tebbel - Dexter 22
1994 's-Hertogenbosch (NLD)
- 1. Jos Lansink
 - Bollvorms Libero H 0 penalties
- 2. Franke Sloothaak - Dorina & Weihaiwej 9.5
- 3. Michael Whitaker - Midnight Madness 14
- 4. Hugo Simon - Apricot D 14.25
- 5. Dirk Hafemeister - PS Priamos 16
- 6. Jenny Soer - Desteny AZ 18
1995 Göteborg (SWE)
- 1. Nick Skelton - Everest Dollar Girl 7 penalties
- 2. Lars Nieberg - For Pleasure 9
- 3. Lesley McNaught-Mändli - Barcelona SVH & Doenhoff 13
- 4. Ludger Beerbaum - Gaylord & Ratina Z 14.5
- 5. Michael Whitaker - Everest Two Step 16,5
- 6. Peter Eriksson
 - Robin Z 17
1996 Geneve (SUI)
1997 Göteborg (SWE)
- 1. Hugo Simon - E.T. FRH 0 penalties
- 2. John Whitaker - Grannush & Welham 3.50
- 3. Franke Sloothaak - San Patrignano Joly 6
- 4. Beat Mändli - City Banking 10.50
- 5. Anne Kursinski - Eros 12.50
- 6. Peter Geerink - LBHR Bravour 14
1998 Helsinki (FIN)
1999 Göteborg (SWE)
2000 Las Vegas (USA)
2001 Göteborg (SWE)
2002 Leipzig (GER)
- 1. Otto Becker - Dobels Cento 7 penalties
- 2. Ludger Beerbaum - Gladdys S 8
- 3. Rodrigo Pessoa
 - Baloubet du Rouet 11
- 4. McLain Ward - Viktor 14
- 4. Leslie Howard - Priobert de Kalvarie 14
- 6. Toni Hassmann - MobilComs Goldika 15
- 7. Rolf-Göran Bengtsson - Isovlas Pialotta 16
- 7. Malin Baryard - H&M Butterfly Flip 16
2003 Las Vegas (USA)
2004 Milan (ITA) 21 - 25 April
- 1. Bruno Broucqsault - Dileme de Cephe 0 penalties
- 2. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum - Shutterfly 4
- 3. Markus Fuchs - Tinka's Boy 8
- 4. Eugenie Angot - Cigale du Taillis 9
- 5. Marco Kutscher - Montender II 13
2005 Las Vegas (USA) 21 - 24 April
2006 Kuala Lumpur (MAS) 26 - 30 April
- 1. Marcus Ehning - Sandro Boy 0 penalties
- 2. Jessica Kürten - Castle Forbes Libertina 1
- 3. Beat Mändli - Ideo du Thot 4
- 4. Juan Carlos Garcia
 - Loro Piana Albin III 6
- 5. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum - Checkmate 8
- 6. Michael Whitaker - Insul Tech Portofino 10
- 7. Rolf-Göran Bengtsson - Mac Kinley 12
- 8. Pia-Luise Aufrecht - Hofgut Liederbach's Abrisca 13
- 8. Gerco Schröder - Eurocommerce Milano 13
- 10. Heinrich Hermann Engemann - Aboyeur W 14
2007 Las Vegas (USA) 19 - 22 April
- 1. Beat Mändli - Ideo du Thot 5 penalties
- 2. Daniel Deusser - Air Jordan Z 11
- T3. Markus Beerbaum - Leena 12
- T3. Steve Guerdat - Tresor 12
- 5. Marcus Ehning - Gitania 13
- T6. Alois Pollmann-Schweckhorst - Candy 14
- T6. Christian Ahlmann - Cöster 14
- T8. Marco Kutscher - Cash 15
- T8. McLain Ward - Sapphire 15
- 10. Malin Baryard-Johnsson - Butterfly Flip 17
2008 Göteborg (SWE) 24 – 27 April
- 1. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum - Shutterfly 4 penalties [6]
- 2. Rich Fellars - Flexible 6
- 3. Heinrich-Hermann Engemann - Aboyeur W 9
- T4. Jessica Kürten - Castle Forbes Libertina 12
- T4. Ludger Beerbaum - All Inclusive NRW 12
- T4. Beat Mandli - Ideo du Thot 12
- T7. Steve Guerdat - Tresor 15
- T7. Peter Wylde - Esplanade 15
- 9. Michael Whitaker - Suncal Portofino 18
- 10. Rolf-Goran Bengtsson - Ninja la Silla 19
References
- ^ Official FEI World Cup statistics to 2005 .pdf
- ^ Sponsored by Volvo from 1979 - 1999
- ^ www.worldcuplasvegas.com
- ^ 2008 FEI World Cup Final Göteborg, Sweden
- ^ 1979 - 2007 FEI World Cup results from Swedish Equestrian Federation
- ^ 2008 Rolex FEI World Cup results from Fédération Équestre Internationale
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