Follow @dorgang

Follow @snbchf

Home › 3) Swiss Markets and News › 3.) Swissinfo Business and Economy › Swiss rider Steve Guerdat wins silver in Paris

Previous post Next post

Swiss rider Steve Guerdat wins silver in Paris

Published on August 6, 2024

See on Internet Archive

by
Swissinfo
My articles My site About me My videos My books
Follow on:Twitter Facebook Google +

Swiss rider Steve Guerdat wins silver in Paris — Only one trio out of 30 finalists completed the course—a testament to the challenging task that demanded the utmost from horse and rider, overtaxing some of the duos. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved

Generated with artificial intelligence.

Steve Guerdat wins the silver medal in the individual competition at the Games in Paris with the mare Dynamix. The Olympic champion is the German Christian Kukuk on the gelding Checker.

This content was published on August 6, 2024 - 12:44

Keystone-SDA

Guerdat was one of only three riders to clear the normal course. It was a prelude to the final day, which placed higher demands on horse and rider in the park of the Palace of Versailles than almost ever before in a championship.

+Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox

Only one trio out of 30 finalists completed the course—a testament to the challenging task that demanded the utmost from horse and rider, overtaxing some of the duos.

In the jump-off, Guerdat was the last rider to fail at the second-to-last obstacle, a steep jump—securing victory for Kukuk. The rider from the stable of compatriot Ludger Beerbaum, also an Olympic champion, was the only one to complete the shortened course without faults. The third rider in the group, Dutch rider Maikel van der Vleuten, also had one knockdown with the gelding Beauville.

+Faster, higher, stronger, Swisser: let the 2024 Olympic Games begin!

Twelve years after his Olympic gold medal victory in London, Guerdat has won silver in Paris. Overall, he ensured the sixth Swiss medal in the individual competition. Kukuk was the first German show jumper to win a medal in 28 years, following Ulrich Kirchhoff’s triumph in Atlanta.

Five days earlier, the mood in the Swiss camp was somber after failing to qualify for the team competition, which had led to significant disappointment.

+Swiss ‘very satisfied’ halfway through Paris Olympics

Martin Fuchs, who had also remained clear in the preliminary competition on Monday with the grey gelding Leone Jei, was on the verge of securing a place in the jump-off. However, the rider from Zurich made a mistake at the last obstacle. Fuchs’ slipped out of the stirrup with his left foot shortly after starting his ride and was unable to correct the mishap.

Translated from German by DeepL/amva

This news story has been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team. At SWI swissinfo.ch we select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools such as DeepL to translate it into English. Providing you with automatically translated news gives us the time to write more in-depth articles.

If you want to know more about how we work, have a look here, if you want to learn more about how we use technology, click here, and if you have feedback on this news story please write to [email protected].

Quality of breast cancer screening not equally good in all cantons

Swiss breast cancer screening quality varies across cantons

This content was published on Aug 6, 2024 The quality of breast cancer screening programmes in Switzerland varies from canton to canton. However, according to a study published on Tuesday, the results align with the European standard.

Swiss army neutralised 280 unexploded ordnances in 2023

This content was published on Aug 6, 2024 The Swiss army neutralised 280 unexploded ordnance last year. A total of 1,122 reports were received, a record figure attributed to increased leisure activities and greater public awareness of this danger.

Switzerland closely monitoring Bangladesh amidst political turmoil

This content was published on Aug 6, 2024 Switzerland has been "concerned and affected by the unprecedented loss of life since mid-July," said the Swiss foreign ministry.

Adecco again feels challenging environment

Adecco faces continued challenges amid sales decline and cost cuts

This content was published on Aug 6, 2024 The job placement agency, Adecco Group's business remained challenging in the second quarter of 2024, with the personnel services provider continuing to anticipate difficulties in the third quarter.

UN investigates UNRWA staff involvement in October 7 Hamas attack

This content was published on Aug 6, 2024 Nine employees of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) "may have been involved" in the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, according to the UN's internal investigation. This involved 19 people accused by Israel.

Blinken urges Sudanese Army to join ceasefire talks in Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 6, 2024 United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a call on Monday with Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, reiterated the need for Sudan's military to participate in ceasefire talks this month in Switzerland, the State Department said.

Galenica sees itself on track for annual targets after first half-year

Galenica confident of meeting annual targets after strong half-year

This content was published on Aug 6, 2024 Galenica continued to grow in the first six months of the year. The healthcare company now believes it is well on track to achieve its targets for the year.

Swiss interior minister orders probe after pension miscalculation

This content was published on Aug 6, 2024 Old-age and survivors’ (known as the AHV/AVS) pension expenditure in 2033 is likely to be around CHF4 billion ($4.7 billion), or approximately 6% lower than previously calculated.

Federal prosecutor sentences Glencore to a multi-million fine

Swiss prosecutor hits Glencore with multi-million franc fine

This content was published on Aug 5, 2024 Swiss commodities group to pay CHF2 million fine in connection with Democratic Republic of Congo corruption case.

Traffic jam in front of the Gotthard north portal reaches a length of ten kilometers

Ten-kilometre traffic jam at Swiss Gotthard tunnel

This content was published on Aug 5, 2024 Holiday traffic builds up at key north-south tunnel.

Full story here Are you the author?

About Swissinfo

SWI swissinfo.ch – the international service of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Since 1999, swissinfo.ch has fulfilled the federal government’s mandate to distribute information about Switzerland internationally, supplementing the online offerings of the radio and television stations of the SBC. Today, the international service is directed above all at an international audience interested in Switzerland, as well as at Swiss citizens living abroad.

My articles My site About me My books
Follow on:Twitter Facebook Google +