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{{Short description|Equestrian competition}}
The '''World Eventing Championships''', or the eventing competition in the ''[[World Equestrian Games]]'' (WEG), began in 1966. It includes both a team and individual competition for the best horses and riders in the sport of [[eventing]]. The World Championship is held every four years, and is held at the [[Concours Complet International|CCI****]] level, the highest level of eventing competition.

==Past winners==

=== Individual results ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=6 align="center"|'''Individual medalists'''
|-
! Year
! Location
!style="background-color:gold;"| Gold
!style="background-color:silver;"| Silver
!style="background-color:#cc9966;"| Bronze
|-
| 1966 || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Burghley Horse Trials|Burghley]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Carlos Moratorio]] on Chalan || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Richard Meade (equestrian)|Richard Meade]] on Barberry || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Virginia Freeman-Jackson]] on Sam Weller
|-
| 1970 || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Punchestown]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mary Gordon-Watson]] on Cornishman || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Richard Meade (equestrian)|Richard Meade]] on The Poacher || {{flagicon|USA}} [[James Wofford]] on Kilkenny
|-
| 1974 || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Burghley Horse Trials|Burghley]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Davidson (equestrian)|Bruce Davidson]] on Irish Cap || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Plumb]] on Good Mixture || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Hugh Thomas (equestrian)|Hugh Thomas]] on Playamar
|-
| 1978 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Davidson (equestrian)|Bruce Davidson]] on Might Tango || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[John Watson (equestrian)|John Watson]] on Cambridge Blue || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Helmut Rethemeier]] on Ladalco
|-
| 1982 || {{flagicon|FRG}} {{Interlanguage link multi|Luhmühlen|de}} || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lucinda Green]] on Regal Realm || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Helmut Rethemeier]] on Santiago || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kim Walnes]] on [[The Gray Goose]]
|-
| 1986 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gawler]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Virginia Leng]] on [[Priceless (horse)|Priceless]] || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Trudy Boyce]] on Mossman || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lorna Clarke]] on Myross
|-
| [[1990 World Equestrian Games|1990]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stockholm]] || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Blyth Tait]] on Messiah || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ian Stark]] on [[Murphy Himself]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Davidson (equestrian)|Bruce Davidson]] on Pirate Lion
|-
| [[1994 World Equestrian Games|1994]] || {{flagicon|NED}} [[The Hague]] || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Vaughn Jefferis]] on Bounce || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dorothy Trapp]] on Molokai || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Karen Dixon]] on Get Smart
|-
| [[1998 World Equestrian Games|1998]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rome]] || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Blyth Tait]] on [[Ready Teddy (horse)|Ready Teddy]] || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Mark Todd (equestrian)|Mark Todd]] on Broadcast News || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Paula Törnqvist]] on Monaghan
|-
| [[2002 World Equestrian Games|2002]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jerez]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Teulère]] on Espoir de la Mare || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jeanette Brakewell]] on Over To You || {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Piia Pantsu]] on Ypäjä Karuso
|-
| [[2006 World Equestrian Games|2006]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Aachen]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Zara Philips]] on [[Toytown (horse)|Toytown]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Clayton Fredericks]] on Ben Along Time || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Amy Tryon]] on Poggio
|-
| [[2010 World Equestrian Games|2010]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Jung (equestrian)|Michael Jung]] on La Biosthetique - Sam || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[William Fox-Pitt]] on Cool Mountain || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Andrew Nicholson (equestrian)|Andrew Nicholson]] on Nereo
|-
| [[2014 World Equestrian Games|2014]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Normandy]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Sandra Auffarth]] on Opgun Louvo || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Jung (equestrian)|Michael Jung]] on Fischerrocana || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[William Fox-Pitt]] on Chilli Morning
|-
| [[2018 FEI World Equestrian Games|2018]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tryon, North Carolina|Tryon]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Rosalind Canter]] on Allstar B || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Padraig McCarthy]] on Mr Chunky || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Ingrid Klimke]] on SAP Hale-Bob OLD
|-
| [[2022 World Eventing Championships|2022]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} {{Interlanguage link multi|Pratoni del Vivaro|it}} || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Yasmin Ingham]] on Banzai du Loir || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Julia Krajewski]] on Amande de B'Neville || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Tim Price]] on Falco
|}

=== Team results ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=6 align="center"|'''Team medalists'''
|-
! Year
! Location
!style="background-color:gold;"| Gold
!style="background-color:silver;"| Silver
!style="background-color:#cc9966;"| Bronze
|-
| 1966 || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Burghley Horse Trials|Burghley]] || {{IRL}}<br /><small>[[Virginia Freeman-Jackson]] on Sam Weller<br />[[Eddie Boylan]] on Durlas Eile<br />[[Penelope Moreton]] on Loughlin<br />[[Thomas Brennan (equestrian)|Thomas Brennan]] on Kilkenny</small> || {{ARG}}<br /><small>[[Carlos Moratorio]] on Chalan<br />[[Roberto Pistarini]] on Desidia<br />[[Ludovico Fusco]] on Gatopardo<br />[[Enrique Sztyrle]] on Hijo Manso</small> || ''not awarded''
|-
| 1970 || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Punchestown]] || {{GBR2}}<br /><small>[[Mary Gordon-Watson]] on Cornishman V<br />[[Richard Meade (equestrian)|Richard Meade]] on The Poacher<br />[[Mark Phillips]] on Chicago<br />[[Stuart Stevens (equestrian)|Stuart Stevens]] on Benson</small> || {{FRA}}<br /><small>[[Michel Cochenet]] on Quaker<br />[[Dominique Bentejac]] on Trou Normand<br />[[Dominique Flament]] on Qui Dit Mieux<br />[[Henri Michel (equestrian)|Henri Michel]] on Duragan</small> || ''not awarded''
|-
| 1974 || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Burghley Horse Trials|Burghley]] || {{USA}}<br /><small>[[Bruce Davidson (equestrian)|Bruce Davidson]] on Irish Cap<br />[[Michael Plumb]] on Good Mixture<br />[[Edward Emerson (equestrian)|Edward Emerson]] on Viktor<br />[[Don Sachey]] on Plain Sailing</small> || {{GBR2}}<br /><small>[[Richard Meade (equestrian)|Richard Meade]] on Wayfarer<br />[[Bridget Parker (equestrian)|Bridget Parker]] on Cornish Gold<br />[[Christopher Collins (equestrian)|Christopher Collins]] on Smokey<br />[[Mark Phillips]] on Columbus</small> || {{FRG}}<br /><small>[[Martin Plewa]] on Virginia<br />[[Herbert Blöcker]] on Albrant<br />[[Horst Karsten]] on Sioux<br />[[Kurt Mergler]] on Vaibel</small>
|-
| 1978 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]] || {{CAN}}<br /><small>[[Mark Ishoy]] on Law and Order<br />[[Juliet Bishop]] on Sumatra<br />[[Elizabeth Ashton]] on Sunrise<br />[[Cathy Wedge]] on Abracadabra</small> || {{FRG}}<br /><small>[[Helmut Rethemeier]] on Ladalco<br />[[Otto Ammermann]] on Volturno<br />[[Harry Klugmann]] on Veberod<br />[[Herbert Blöcker]] on Albrant</small> || {{USA}}<br /><small>[[Bruce Davidson (equestrian)|Bruce Davidson]] on Might Tango<br />[[James Wofford]] on Carawich<br />[[Edmund Coffin]] on Bally Cor<br />[[Michael Plumb]] on Laurenson</small>
|-
| 1982 || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Luhmühlen]] || {{GBR2}}<br /><small>[[Lucinda Green]] on Regal Realm<br />[[Richard Meade (equestrian)|Richard Meade]] on Kilcashel<br />[[Virginia Holgate]] on [[Priceless (horse)|Priceless]]<br />[[Rachel Bayliss]] on Mystic Mistrel</small> || {{FRG}}<br /><small>[[Helmut Rethemeier]] on Ladad<br />[[Rüdiger Schwarz]] on Power Game<br />[[Herbert Blöcker]] on Santiago<br />[[Dietmar Hogrefe]] on Foliant</small> || {{USA}}<br /><small>[[Kim Walnes]] on The Grey Goose<br />[[Nancy Bliss (equestrian)|Nancy Bliss]] on Cobblestone<br />[[Torrance Fleischmann]] on Southern Comfort III<br />[[Michael Plumb]] on Blue Stone</small>
|-
| 1986 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gawler]] || {{GBR2}}<br /><small>[[Virginia Leng]] on [[Priceless (horse)|Priceless]]<br />[[Lorna Clarke]] on Myross<br />[[Ian Stark]] on Oxford Blue<br />[[Clarissa Strachan]] on Delphy Dazzle</small> || {{FRA}}<br /><small>[[Marie-Christine Duroy]] on Harley<br />[[Armand Bigot]] on Jacquou du Bois<br />[[Thierry Touzaint]] on Gardenia III<br />[[Vincent Berthet]] on Jupille</small> || {{AUS}}<br /><small>[[Barry Roycroft]] on Last Tango<br />[[Scott Keach]] on Trade Commissioner<br />[[Wayne Roycroft]] on Valdez<br />[[Andrew Hoy]] on Just James</small>
|-
| [[1990 World Equestrian Games|1990]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stockholm]] || {{NZL}}<br /><small>[[Andrew Nicholson (equestrian)|Andrew Nicholson]] on Spinning Rhombus<br />[[Andrew Scott (equestrian)|Andrew Scott]] on Umptee<br />[[Blyth Tait]] on Messiah<br />[[Mark Todd (equestrian)|Mark Todd]] on Bahlua</small> || {{GBR2}}<br /><small>[[Karen Straker]] on Get Smart<br />[[Rodney Powell (equestrian)|Rodney Powell]] on The Irishman II<br />[[Virginia Leng]] on Griffin<br />[[Ian Stark]] on [[Murphy Himself]]</small> || {{GER}}<br /><small>[[Edith Beine]] on Kyang<br />[[Matthias Baumann]] on Alabaster<br />[[Marina Loheit]] on Sundance Kid<br />[[Herbert Blöcker]] on Feine Dame</small>
|-
| [[1994 World Equestrian Games|1994]] || {{flagicon|NED}} [[The Hague]] || {{GBR2}}<br /><small>[[Karen Dixon]] on Get Smart<br />[[Mary King (equestrian)|Mary Thomson]] on King William<br />[[Charlotte Bathe]] on The Cool Customer<br />[[Kristina Cook|Kristina Gifford]] on General Jock</small> || {{FRA}}<br /><small>[[Jean-Lou Bigot]] on Twist la Beige<br />[[Jean Teulere]] on Rodosto<br />[[Marie-Christine Duroy]] on Summer Song</small> || {{GER}}<br /><small>[[Bettina Hoy|Bettina Overesch]] on Watermill Stream<br />[[Cord Mysegaes]] on Ricardo<br />[[Ralf Ehrenbrink]] on Kildare</small>
|-
| [[1998 World Equestrian Games|1998]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rome]] || {{NZL}}<br /><small>[[Blyth Tait]] on [[Ready Teddy (horse)|Ready Teddy]]<br />[[Mark Todd (equestrian)|Mark Todd]] on Broadcast News<br />[[Vaughn Jefferis]] on Bounce<br />[[Sally Clark (equestrian)|Sally Clark]] on Squirrel Hill</small> || {{FRA}}<br /><small>[[Marie-Christine Duroy]] on Summer Song<br />[[Rodolphe Scherer]] on Bambi de Brière<br />[[Jean-Lou Bigot]] on Twist la Beige<br />[[Philippe Mull]] on Viens du Frêne</small> || {{GBR2}}<br /><small>[[Polly Phillipps]] on Coral Cover<br />[[Gary Parsonage]] on Magic Rogue<br />[[Nigel Taylor]] on The Frenchmann II<br />[[Karen Dixon]] on Too Smart</small>
|-
| [[2002 World Equestrian Games|2002]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jerez]] || {{USA}}<br /><small>[[John Williams (equestrian)|John Williams]] on Carrick<br />[[Kimberly Severson|Kimberly Vinoski]] on [[Winsome Adante]]<br />[[David O'Connor (equestrian)|David O'Connor]] on Giltedge<br />[[Amy Tryon]] on Poggio II</small> || {{FRA}}<br /><small>[[Cédric Lyard]] on Fine Merveille<br />[[Jean Teulère]] on Espoir de la Mare<br />[[Jean-Luc Force]] on Crocus Jacob<br />[[Didier Courrèges]] on Free Style</small> || {{GBR2}}<br /><small>[[Jeanette Brakewell]] on Over To You<br />[[Pippa Funnell]] on [[Supreme Rock]]<br />[[William Fox-Pitt]] on [[Tamarillo (horse)|Tamarillo]]<br />[[Leslie Law]] on Shear H2O</small>
|-
| [[2006 World Equestrian Games|2006]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Aachen]] || {{GER}}<br /><small>[[Frank Ostholt]] on Air Jordan<br />[[Hinrich Romeike]] on Marius<br />[[Bettina Hoy]] on Ringwood Cockatoo<br />[[Ingrid Klimke]] on Sleep Late</small> || {{GBR2}}<br /><small>[[Zara Phillips]] on [[Toytown (horse)|Toytown]]<br />[[Daisy Dick]] on Spring Along<br />[[William Fox-Pitt]] on [[Tamarillo (horse)|Tamarillo]]<br />[[Mary King (equestrian)|Mary King]] on Call Again Cavalier</small> || {{AUS}}<br /><small>[[Clayton Fredericks]] on Ben Along Time<br />[[Megan Jones (equestrian)|Megan Jones]] on Kirby Park Irish Jester<br />[[Andrew Hoy]] on Master Monarch<br />[[Sonja Johnson]] on Ringwood Jaguar</small>
|-
| [[2010 World Equestrian Games|2010]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]] || {{GBR2}}<br /><small>[[William Fox-Pitt]] on Cool Mountain<br />[[Mary King (equestrian)|Mary King]] on Imperial Cavalier<br />[[Nicola Wilson]] on Opposition Buzz<br />[[Kristina Cook]] on Miners Frolic</small> || {{CAN}}<br /><small>[[Stephanie Rhodes-Bosch]] on Port Authority<br />[[Selena O'Hanlon]] on Colombo<br />[[Hawley Bennett-Awad]] on Gin & Juice<br />[[Kyle Carter (equestrian)|Kyle Carter]] on Madison Park</small> || {{NZL}}<br /><small>[[Andrew Nicholson (equestrian)|Andrew Nicholson]] on Nereo<br />[[Mark Todd (equestrian)|Mark Todd]] on Grass Valley<br />[[Caroline Powell (equestrian)|Caroline Powell]] on Mac Macdonald<br />[[Clarke Johnstone]] on Orient Express</small>
|-
| [[2014 World Equestrian Games|2014]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Normandy]] || {{GER}}<br /><small>[[Sandra Auffarth]] on Opgun Louvo<br />[[Michael Jung (equestrian)|Michael Jung]] on Rocana<br />[[Ingrid Klimke]] on Escada<br />[[Dirk Schrade]] on Hop and Skip</small> || {{GBR2}}<br /><small>[[William Fox-Pitt]] on Chilli Morning<br />[[Zara Phillips]] on High Kingdom<br />[[Kristina Cook]] on De Novo News<br />[[Harry Meade]] on Wild Lone</small> || {{NED}}<br /><small>[[Elaine Pen]] on Vira<br />[[Tim Lips]] on Keyflow<br />[[Merel Blom]] on Rumour Has It<br />[[Andrew Heffernan]] on Boleybawn Ace</small>
|-
| [[2018 FEI World Equestrian Games|2018]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tryon, North Carolina|Tryon]] || {{GBR2}}<br /><small>[[Rosalind Canter]] on Allstar B<br />[[Piggy French]] on Quarrycrest Echo<br />[[Tom McEwen (equestrian)|Tom McEwen]] on Toledo de Kerser<br />[[Gemma Tattersall]] on Arctic Soul</small> || {{IRL}}<br /><small>[[Padraig McCarthy]] on Mr Chunky<br />[[Sarah Ennis]] on Stellor Rebound<br />[[Sam Watson (equestrian)|Sam Watson]] on Ardagh Highlight<br />[[Cathal Daniels]] on Rioghan Rua</small> || {{FRA}}<br /><small>[[Thibaut Vallette]] on Qing du Briot<br />[[Maxime Livio]] on Opium de Verrieres<br />[[Sidney Dufresne]] on Tresor Mail<br />[[Donatien Schauly]] on Pivoine des Touches</small>
|-
| [[2022 World Eventing Championships|2022]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} {{Interlanguage link multi|Pratoni del Vivaro|it}} || {{GER}}<br /><small>[[Julia Krajewski]] on Amande de B'Neville<br />[[Michael Jung (equestrian)|Michael Jung]] on Chipmunk FRH<br />[[Christoph Wahler]] on Carjatan S<br />[[Sandra Auffarth]] on Viamant du Matz</small> || {{USA}}<br /><small>[[William Coleman (equestrian)|William Coleman]] on Off The Record<br />[[Tamie Smith]] on Mai Baum<br />[[Lauren Nicholson (equestrian)|Lauren Nicholson]] on Vermiculus<br />[[Boyd Martin]] on Tsetserleg TSF</small> || {{NZL}}<br /><small>[[Tim Price]] on Falco<br />[[Jonelle Price]] on McClaren<br />[[Monica Spencer]] on Artist<br />[[Clarke Johnstone]] on Menlo Park</small>
|}

==Medal count==
The current historical medal count since 1966 is as follows:

{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_GBR = 12 | silver_GBR = 9 | bronze_GBR = 6
 | gold_NZL = 5 | silver_NZL = 2 | bronze_NZL = 4
 | gold_GER = 5 | silver_GER = 5 | bronze_GER = 5
 | gold_USA = 4 | silver_USA = 3 | bronze_USA = 6
 | gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 5 | bronze_FRA = 1
 | gold_IRL = 1 | silver_IRL = 3 | bronze_IRL = 1
 | gold_ARG = 1 | silver_ARG = 1 | bronze_ARG = 0
 | gold_CAN = 1 | silver_CAN = 1 | bronze_CAN = 0
 | gold_AUS = 0 | silver_AUS = 1 | bronze_AUS = 2
 | gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 1
 | gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 0 | bronze_SWE = 1
 | gold_NED = 0 | silver_NED = 0 | bronze_NED = 1
}}
* <small>Note 1: Medal count is sorted by total gold medals, then total silver medals, then total bronze medals, then alphabetically.</small>
* <small>Note 2: Germany includes both Germany and West Germany.</small>

== Incidents ==

* 2010: Four horses and six riders fell during the cross-country portion of the event. Inonothing, ridden by Paul Tapner (AUS) fractured his left hind patella in a fall. Iman de Golfe, ridden by Juan Carlos Garcia (Italy) was hospitalized after he fell and suffered a deep laceration.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-10-02 |title=ALLTECH FEI WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES™ - DAY 8 - EVENTING CROSS COUNTRY |url=https://inside.fei.org/media-updates/alltech-fei-world-equestrian-games%E2%84%A2-day-8-eventing-cross-country |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=FEI |language=en}}</ref>
* 2014: [[Maxime Livio]] (FRA) was disqualified from the eventing competition when her mount Qalao des Mers was found to be positive for a banned substance, Hydroxyethylpromazine sulfoxide. Their positive result resulted in the disqualification of the entire French eventing team from participation, subsequently preventing their participation at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-04-23 |title=FEI Tribunal disqualifies Maxime Livio (FRA) and French Eventing team |url=https://inside.fei.org/media-updates/fei-tribunal-disqualifies-maxime-livio-fra-and-french-eventing-team |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=FEI |language=en}}</ref>
* 2018: Box Qutie ridden by Anna Freskgård (SWE) was euthanized after becoming injured while participating in cross-country. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-19 |title=Statement on Box Qutie (SWE) |url=https://inside.fei.org/media-updates/statement-box-qutie-swe |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=FEI |language=en}}</ref>

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090701052628/http://go-ronaldo.com/WorldEquestrianGames.aspx FEI Eventing World Championship] by Ronaldo and Sharon White's Website.

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