Belgium was the big winner on the final day of the CSIO Barcelona

Thanks to their victory this afternoon in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final, the Belgian team not only won their third title on the Olympic track of the Real Club de Polo, but also secured their place at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. With three of their four rounds without penalties, the Belgians completed an extraordinary final, ahead of France, with four points, and Switzerland, also with four points, but with a worse time.

Gilles Thomas (Calleryama), Koen Vereecke (Kasanova de la Pomme), Jerome Guery (Quel Homme de Hus) and Gregory Whatelet (Iron Man Van de Padenborre) have been the members of the winning team, with Olivier Philippaerts as substitute and Peter Weinberg as Chef d'Equipe. 

FINAL RESULTS HERE

 

Gilles Thomas (Calleryama) Thomas Gilles with Calleryama @FEI / Richard Juilliart

Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™Final(Final Competition)GUERY Jerome BEL rides QUEL HOMME DE HUS on 2 nd October 2022FEI / Richard Juilliart GUERY Jerome BEL rides QUEL HOMME DE HUS @FEI/R.Juilliart

Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™Final(Final Competition)VEREECKE Koen BEL rides  KASANOVA DE LA POMME on 2 nd October 2022FEI / Richard Juilliart VEREECKE Koen BEL rides KASANOVA DE LA POMME @FEI/R.Juilliart

Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™Final(Final Competition)WATHELET Gregory BEL rides  IRON MAN VAN DE PADENBORRE on 2 nd October 2022FEI / Richard Juilliart WATHELET Gregory BEL rides IRON MAN VAN DE PADENBORRE @FEI/R.Juilliart

In addition, Koen Vereecke and Jerome Guery will share a money prize of 100,000 euros along with Frenchmen Simon Delestre and Kevin Staut and Dutchman Harrie Smolders, for having completed Thursday's and today's rounds without penalties.

On 1st October 2022  there was the consolation final the Mexican team.

The Mexican riders completed the class with only one penalty point in the cloinig event of the third CSIO Barcelona day. Second place went to the Swedish team with four points, followed by Brazil, with seven, Argentina, with eight, and Norway, with ten.

Source: csiobarcelona.com

 

 

Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™FinalChallenge CupGONZALEZ DUFRANE Manuel MEX rides HORTENSIA VAN DE LEEUWERK on 1st October 2022FEI / Richard Juilliart GONZALEZ DUFRANE Manuel MEX rides HORTENSIA VAN DE LEEUWERK @FEI/R.Juilliart