2015 European Dressage Championships

The 2015 European Dressage Championships was held between August 12 and August 16, 2015 in Aachen, Germany. It formed part of the 2015 FEI European Championships; other disciplines included were jumping, reining and vaulting. It also served as a 2016 Olympics qualifier with team quotas in dressage awarded to the best three teams not already qualified nations.

2015 European Dressage Championship
Host cityAachen, Germany
Date(s)12–16 August 2015
LevelSenior
Events3
Team, GP Special, GP Freestyle
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The 2015 event was the 27th edition of the European Dressage Championships. This was the first European Dressage Championships held in Germany since 2005 and the first held in Aachen since 1983.

18 nations were scheduled to compete.

Summary

The host country was Germany. The Netherlands and Great Britain maintained their domination of the sport. As all three nations had already qualified for the 2016 Games, the quota places went to Spain, Sweden and France. Spain won its first medal since 2005.

Medal summary
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual special dressage
 Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro Kristina Bröring-Sprehe on Desperados Hans Peter Minderhoud on Johnson
Individual freestyle dressage
 Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro Kristina Bröring-Sprehe on Desperados Beatriz Ferrer-Salat on Delgado
Team dressage
  Netherlands
Patrick van der Meer on Uzzo
Diederik van Silfhout on Arlando
Hans Peter Minderhoud on Johnson
Edward Gal on Undercover		  Great Britain
Michael Eilberg on Marakov
Fiona Bigwood on Orthilia
Carl Hester on Nip Tuck
Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro		  Germany
Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on Unee
Isabell Werth on Don Johnson
Matthias Alexander Rath on Totilas
Kristina Bröring-Sprehe on Desperados

Medal Table
Medal Event
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)2103
2 Netherlands (NED)1012
3 Germany (GER)*0213
4 Spain (ESP)0011
Totals (4 nations)3339

Aftermath

The Dutch coach of the dressage team Wim Ernes died on 1 November 2016. The gold medal winning dressage team at these championships Edward Gal, Hans Peter Minderhoud, Diederik van Silfhout and Patrick van der Meer carried his coffin during his funeral on 5 November 2016.[1]

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References
  1. "Gouden EK-team gaat de kist van overleden Ernes dragen - Sportnieuws". 2 November 2016.
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