CSI Gijón
The International Show Jumping Contest of Gijón, commonly known as CSI Gijón or CSIO Gijón when it becomes official, is a show jumping event held in Gijón, Spain, at the Las Mestas Sports Complex.
It's considered as a CSI 5* by the FEI, and has been the Spanish official show jumping horse show, and therefore a CSIO 5* in 1987 from 1995 to 2007 and from 2009 to 2016.[1][2]
History
The event was established in 1941 to promote equestrianism in Gijón and to offer an important sporting event in the city during the summertime. The first competition took place during 20–24 August 1942, and was a complete success as crowds of around 10,000 people gathered for the event, a rather unusual amount for what was not considered a spectator sport at the time.
Betting
One of the main characteristics of the event is the fact that betting is allowed and very popular among spectators.
Nations Cup
When the event is chosen as Spain's official show jumping event, becoming a CSIO, it includes a Nations Cup competition. In 1999 was the Samsung Nations Cup Final event.
Nations Cup winners
Performance by country
| Country | Winners | Years winner |
|---|---|---|
 France |
10 | 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015 |
 Belgium |
3 | 2000, 2005, 2010 |
 Spain |
3 | 2001, 2002, 2011 |
 United Kingdom |
3 | 1987, 1997, 2016 |
 Ireland |
1 | 2003 |
 Netherlands |
1 | 2013 |
 United States |
1 | 2014 |
Participation details
| Team | 1999 (8) |
2000 (9) |
2001 |
2002 (9) |
2003 (10) |
2004 (10) |
2005 (11) |
2006 (8) |
2007 (9) |
2009 (10) |
2010 (11) |
2011 (10) |
2012 (13) |
2013 (10) |
2014 (11) |
2015 (12) |
2016 (12) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
6th | 11th | |||||||||||||||
| Belgium |
7th | 1st | 3rd | 7th | 1st | 6th | 5th | 7th | 1st | 9th | 9th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | |||
 Bulgaria |
8th | ||||||||||||||||
 Canada |
2nd | 9th | 7th | 9th | 5th | ||||||||||||
 Denmark |
5th | ||||||||||||||||
 Egypt |
9th | ||||||||||||||||
| France |
1st | 2nd | 9th | 1st | 10th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 8th | 8th | 1st | 7th | ||
| United Kingdom |
3rd | 2nd | 9th | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | |||
 Germany |
2nd | 5th | 8th | 5th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 2nd | 9th | 11th | 6th | 9th | |||||
| Ireland |
7th | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 12th | 5th | 2nd | 8th | ||||||
 Italy |
5th | 6th | 7th | 2nd | 11th | 8th | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 6th | |||||||
 Mexico |
4th | 2nd | 10th | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands |
3rd | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 9th | 8th | 10th | 1st | 4th | 3rd | |||||||
 Norway |
8th | 2nd | 10th | 4th | 7th | 12th | |||||||||||
 Portugal |
10th | 6th | 10th | 9th | 10th | 13th | 10th | 11th | |||||||||
 Qatar |
10th | ||||||||||||||||
 Saudi Arabia |
5th | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain |
6th | 1st | 1st | 7th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 8th | 6th | 7th | 1st | 6th | 7th | 4th | 8th | 2nd | |
 Sweden |
9th | 7th | 3rd | ||||||||||||||
 Switzerland |
3rd | 7th | 6th | 10th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 2nd | 4th | ||||||||
 Ukraine |
4th | 7th | |||||||||||||||
| United States |
4th | 4th | 8th | 8th | 1st | 10th |
Grand Prix
The second most important competition of the event is the Prince of Asturias Grand Prix, while the most important one is the Gijón Grand Prix.
Gijón Grand Prix winners
| Year | Rider | Horse | Country |
| 1962 | Capt. Morugán | Objetivo | Spain
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| 1963 | Capt. Fombelle | Milan D'or | Spain
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| 1964 | Manuel Malta da Costa | Novelista | Portugal
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| 1965 | Hugo Arrambide | Chimbote | Argentina
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| 1966 | Dasque | Predestiné | France
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| 1967 | Eduardo Amorós | Kif-Kif | Spain
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| 1968 | Capt. García Benavides | Carmín | Spain
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| 1969 | Enrique Martinez de Vallejo | Lepanto | Spain
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| 1970 | Radul | Uruapan | France
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| 1971 | Enrique Martinez de Vallejo | Romántico | Spain
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| 1972 | Manuel Malta da Costa | Eusebio | Portugal
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| 1973 | Duke of Aveiro | Kurfust | Spain
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| 1974 | Jaime Rivera | Conquistador | Spain
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| 1975 | Lobo Güedes | Chopin | Portugal
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| 1976 | Luis Álvarez de Cervera | Acorne/Thor | Spain
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| 1977 | Manuel Malta da Costa | Ecaussevillais | Portugal
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| 1978 | Manuel Malta da Costa | Et bien | Portugal
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| 1979 | Luis Álvarez de Cervera | Romeo | Spain
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| 1980 | Juan Antonio de Wit | Olímpico | Spain
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| 1981 | Thomas Fuchs | Willora Swiss | Switzerland
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| 1982 | Jerome Thomas | Gargantua C | France
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| 1983 | Alberto Honrubia | Kaoua | Spain
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| 1984 | Tony Newberry | Ryans Mill | United Kingdom
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| 1985 | Malcom Pyrah | T.Diamond Seeker | United Kingdom
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| 1986 | Malcom Pyrah | Anglezarke | United Kingdom
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| 1987 | Janet Hunter | E. Lisnamarrow | United Kingdom
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| 1988 | Ruiz de Alda | Lingere | Spain
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| 1989 | Luis Astolfi | Pour Le Merite | Spain
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| 1990 | Alberto Honrubia | Pelf D'or | Spain
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| 1991 | Alfredo Fernández Durán | Naguese Picarde | Spain
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| 1992 | Fernando Fourcade | Avenir Di San Patrignano | Spain
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| 1993 | Jos Lansink | Bollvorm`s Easy Jumper | Netherlands
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| 1994 | Lesley McNaught | Pirol IV | Switzerland
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| 1995 | Alison Firestone | Gustl P | United States
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| 1996 | Nick Skelton | Dollar Girl | United Kingdom
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| 1997 | Thierry Pomel | Thor des Chaines | France
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| 1998 | Nick Skelton | Hopes Are High | United Kingdom
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| 1999 | Michel Robert | Auleto | France
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| 2000 | Molly Ashe | Kroon Gravin | United States
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| 2001 | Helena Weinberg | A. Ramonus | Germany
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| 2002 | Lt. David O'Brien | Boherdeal Clover | Ireland
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| 2003 | Harry Marshall | Splendido | Ireland
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| 2004 | Beat Grandjean | Riot Gun | Switzerland
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| 2005 | Pierre Kolly | Galopin du Biolay | Switzerland
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| 2006 | Ricardo Kierkegaard | Rey Z | Argentina
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| 2007 | Conor Swail | Rivaal | Ireland
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| 2008 | John Whitaker | Utah Van Erpekdm | United Kingdom
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| 2009 | Patrice Delaveau | Katchina Mail | France
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| 2010 | Khaled Al-Eid | Presley Boy | Saudi Arabia
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| 2011 | Patrice Delaveau | Orient Express | France
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| 2012 | Trevor Coyle | Jubilee D'Ouilly | Ireland
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| 2013 | André Thieme | Contanga 3 | Germany
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| 2014 | Niklaus Rutschi | Windsor XV | Switzerland
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| 2015 | Henk van de Pol | Willink | Netherlands
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| 2016 | Dermott Lennon | Loughview Lou Lou | Ireland
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References
- ^ "" De Vie " selle français breeding stud : show jumping gijon csi gijon spain grand prix". Elevage-De-Vie.com. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "SHOW JUMPING CSI **** GIJON JULIO 2008". You Tube.com. Retrieved 10 September 2013.