| History-maker Jung wins individual eventing title |
LONDON Germany’s Michael Jung created equestrian history at the London Games on Tuesday, 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 record-breaker as he had earlier picked up eventing team gold on his brilliant horse Sam, all of this on the day he celebrated his 30th birthday.
In silver came Sweden’s Sara Algotsson-Ostholt, who suffered wretched luck as she was on target to become the first woman to take the title only for her grey mare Wega to knock the top pole off the final fence.
That left her with a combined total after the dressage and cross country of 43.30 points, behind Jung on 40.60.
Bronze went to Jung’s compatriot, Sandra Auffarth, with 44.80 points, with Australian veteran Andrew Nicholson, appearing at his seventh Games, in fourth.
After hugs all round from his mother, father and brother, Jung had just one word for his feat: “Awesome!”
Jung said that he had resigned himself to getting silver as Algotsson-Ostholt came to the last.
“I was very happy with my second place but now my first place is even better.
“You always dream that when everything goes perfectly you can win gold, but I never dreamed I’d have two,” he grinned, weighing the two bright medals hung around his neck in the palms of his hands.
“Now I’m going to have dinner with my family, and then party...”
Agence France-Presse
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