2008 FEI World Cup Jumping final

Horse sport competition June 2024 The 2008 FEI World Cup Jumping Final was the 30th final of the FEI World Cup Jumping show jumping series. It was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden from April 24 to April 27, 2008 for the twelfth time during the 2008 Göteborg Horse Show. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum of Germany won the event riding Shutterfly. Results Round 1 Thirty-nine riders competed in the Table C €110,000 opening round of the 2008 FEI World Cup Jumping Final. Michael Whitaker opened the round, and quickly set the pace by completing a clear round in 75.05 seconds. However, his time was quickly surpassed two riders later when Malin Baryard-Johnsson took nearly four seconds off of Whitaker's time while representing the host nation of Sweden. Shortly after Peter Wylde narrowly took the lead from Baryard-Johnsson, Heinrich-Hermann Engemann de cleared the course in under seventy seconds to set a new standard. Although Steve Guerdat was also able to clear the seventy second mark, Engemann's time held up as he took the €25,300 first place prize. Two-time champion Marcus Ehning was eliminated after his horse refused twice at the eleventh jump.Happiness and heartache as Engemann gets the edge http://www.feiworldcup.org/Jumping/Pages/news.aspx?newsName=wc25april.aspx&inc=0 FEI 2008-04-24 2008-09-10 RiderHorseTime(s)PenaltiesPoints1 GER Heinrich-Hermann Engemann de Aboyeur W 68.73 0 402 SUI Steve Guerdat Tresov V 69.88 0 383 IRL Jessica Kürten Castle Forbes Libertina 70.31 0 37 Round 2 Thirty-eight riders returned for the Table A €110,000 second round of the 2008 FEI World Cup Jumping Final, except for Marcus Ehning who was eliminated in the first round. Five riders went clear and competed in a jump-off round: Jessica Kürten, Peter Wylde, Ludger Beerbaum, Rich Fellers, and Michael Whitaker. RiderHorseTime(s)PenaltiesPoints1 IRL Jessica Kürten Castle Forbes Libertina 36.91 0 402 USA Peter Wylde Esplanade 7 37.21 0 383 GER Ludger Beerbaum All Inclusive 40.25 0 37 References World Cup Jumping Final Category:FEI World Cup Jumping finals Category:International sports competitions in Gothenburg Category:2008 in Swedish sport Category:April 2008 sports events in Europe Category:2000s in Gothenburg Category:Equestrian sports competitions in Sweden