Germany’s Jung makes equestrian history in London

Michael Jung (picture) created equestrian history yesterday, winning gold to become the first rider to hold the European, world and Olympic individual eventing titles. It was a red letter day for the German as he had earlier picked up eventing team...

Michael Jung (picture) created equestrian history yesterday, winning gold to become the first rider to hold the European, world and Olympic individual eventing titles. It was a red letter day for the German as he had earlier picked up eventing team gold on his horse Sam. In silver came Sweden’s Sara Algotsson-Ostholt and bronze went to Jung’s compatriot, Sandra Auffarth. Zara Phillips, the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and a member of the GB team that had clinched silver earlier in the day in the team competition, put in a faultless round to briefly lead the standings. But she eventually slipped down the rankings to finish eighth.

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