2011 Vaulting
FEI OPEN EUROPEAN VAULTING CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR SENIORS & JUNIORS
| QUALIFICATIONS INFORMATION | |
| Qualification Criteria | Click here to open the pdf document |
| Certificate of Capability for Seniors and Juniors | Click here to open the word document |
| Records of Qualifying Results | Click here to open the word document |
Vaulting became an FEI discipline in 1983 and saw its first FEI European Championship organised just one year later, in the town of Ebreichsdorf in Austria.
This 15th edition of the Championship – which also includes the European Juniors competition, return to France for the 4th time, but for the first time in the world renowned venue of Le Mans, famous for its 24 hour race.
| VENUE INFORMATION | |
| Date | 16 - 21 August 2011 |
| Venue | Le Mans (FRA) |
| Event Programme | Click here to open the draft version |
| Event website | wwww.boulerie-jump.com |
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Nations participating
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20 Nations will participate: 16 Senior Individual Male Vaulters 25 Junior Individual Male Vaulters 8 Senior Teams of 7 Vaulters 12 Pas de Deux |
| RESULTS |
Individual Junior Female Results
Individual Junior Male Results
Individual Senior Female Results
Individual Senior Male Results
Junior Team Results
Senior Team Results
Pas de Deux
| NEW 2011 TITLE HOLDERS | |
| Seniors Team | GERMANY |
| Seniors Individual Male / Longeur / Horse | Patrick Looser (SUI) / Alexandra Knauf / Record RS. V.W. |
| Seniors Individual Female / Longeur / Horse | Joanna Eccles (GBR) / John Eccles / WH Bentley |
| Pas-de-Deux | Theresa-Sophie Bresch (GER) / Doris Marquat / Cyrano 147 |
| Juniors Team | GERMANY |
| Juniors Individual Male / Longeur / Horse | Thomas Brusewitz (GER) / Lars Hansen / Gustafsson 2 |
| Juniors Individual Female / Longeur / Horse | Silvia Stoppazzini (ITA) / Nelson Vidoni / Harley |
| HISTORY |
THE WIND OF CHANGE
Germany and Switzerland have traditionally battled for the team title (Germany has 7 gold versus Switzerland’s 5), but in 2009, Austria, who had come second on four occasions since the inception of the Championships in 1984, finally climbed onto the top spot of the podium and claimed the title.
In terms of the individual performances, Germany had the stronghold on the male category winning 11 out of 14 gold medals. But again in 2009, France, the only other country to have ever beaten a German male vaulter at the Europeans, made it to the top spot of the podium for only the third time since the Championships began.
Similarly with the female vaulters, it was an all German domination until 2007, when Austria’s Sissi Jarz claimed gold, followed by Joanna Eccles (GBR) in 2009 – leaving Germany off the top step of the podium entirely in 2009.
GREAT BRITAIN - A VAULTING NATION...
Times have definitely changed from the Swiss/German domination with current World and European titles held by Great Britain’s Joanna Eccles. She was the first British vaulter (male or female) to claim a medal at the Europeans – let alone a gold medal - and then went on to secure the world title in Kentucky last year.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT ...
The only country other than Germany and Switzerland to have claimed a European Vaulting title is Slovakia in 2005. Christoph Lensing (GER) holds the male medal record – with three gold (1989, 1993 & 1995) as well as silver in 1991. Nadia Zülow and Silke Michelberger (formerly Bernhard) with three gold medals each.