German rider Hinrich Romeike wonthe Olympic individual eventing gold medal
in the three-day eventing at the Shatin Equestrian Venue last night.
Romeike finished on 54.20 penalty points ahead of US rider Gina Miles on
56.10 points. Kristina Cook of Great Britain secured third place on 57.40
points.
Prior to the final showdown of the individual eventing last night,
Germany won the first Olympic Eventing Team gold medal.
Germany finished first on 166.10 penalty points with Australia came second on
171.20 points while Britain secured third place on 185.70 points.
Sweden placed fourth on 230.50 points while New Zealand ranked fifth on
240.90 points.
Three-day eventing combines the dressage, cross-country and jumps.
