Three-Day Eventing (Dressage,Showjumping,and Cross-Country)
Yes, Hoy won gold in team three day eventing at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Summer Olympics. He also won silver in individual three day eventing at the 2000 Games.
It is most commonly called eventing or 3-day eventing. At the higher levels of competition, this equestrian event actually does take three days. First day is a dressage test. Second day is cross-country and the third day is stadium jumping. This sport has been an Olympic event for many years and is a test of strength, stamina, skill, of both horse and rider. It also helps to have luck on your side.
Eventing is an equestrian sport that involves three phases: dressage, cross-country, and stadium jumping. An eventing rally is the common name for a Pony Club competition in the discipline of eventing.
The Olympic 3 Day Eventing Competition lasts 3 days.
British equestrian Leslie Law won gold in individual three-day event at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.
Three Day Eventing was first introduced to the Olympics in 1912, with women being allowed to compete in 1952 - note that the Equestrian events are the only ones where women are allowed to compete against men on equal terms
Andrew Hoy has competed in the Olympic games seven times. The years were 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2012. He has three Olympic gold medals and one silver.
Sebastian Coe at the 1980 Games in Moscow and the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.
summer olympics: hunter, jumper, dressage and eventing(all three)
8 3 day eventing team 3 day eventing individual Showjumping team Showjumping individual Dressage team Dressage individual Pentathlon men Pentathlon women
Princess Anne was a member of Great Britain's 1976 Equestrian team that participated at the Summer Games in Montreal. She did not win a medal at those Games. However, she did win a gold medal at the European Championships in 1971 in individual eventing and silver in both individual eventing and team eventing at the European Championships in 1975. Princess Anne's first husband, Mark Phillips, won gold in team three day eventing at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.