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.

The Prince of Asturias Grand Prix in the CSIO Gijón 2014

It is considered as a CSI 5* by the FEI. One of the main characteristics of the event is the fact that betting is allowed and very popular among spectators.

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.

In 1987, the event has been the Spanish official show jumping horse show for the first time. In 1995, it recovered this condition until 2019 with the only exception of 2008.[1][2]

In December 2019, the organizers resigned to the officiality of the event as they did not accept the conditions requested by the FEI about replacing the grass with sand and banning bets.[3]

On 14 December 2020, the Principality of Asturias declared the Show Jumping Contest as a Festivity of Regional Touristic Interest.[4]

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

Year Team Riders
1987  Great Britain Nick Skelton, Janet Hunter, Malcom Pyrah and John Whitaker
1995  France Edouard Couperie, Patrice Delaveau, Philippe Rozier and Michel Robert
1996  France Thierry Pomel, Pierre Jarry, Jean Paul Casile and Michel Robert
1997  Great Britain Nick Skelton, Robert Smith, James Fisher and Michel Whitaker
1998  France Philippe Leoni, Michel Robert, Jean-Marc Nicolas and Xabier Caumont
1999  France Michel Robert, Xabier Caumont, Thierry Pomel and Alexandra Lederman
2000  Belgium Peter Van Broekhoven, Joris Meulemans, Sven Laevers and Dirk Demmersman
2001  Spain Ricardo Jurado, Fernando Fourcade, Cristino Torres and Fernando Sarasola
2002  Spain Rutheford Latham, Luis Jesús Escobar, Fernando Sarasola and Ricardo Jurado
2003  Ireland Lt. Shane Carey, Harry Marshall, Capt. Gerry Flyn and Clement MacMahon
2004  France Ludovic Leygue, Bernard Sainsardos, Philippe Leoni and Hervé Godignon
2005  Belgium Kristof Cleeren, Yves Simon, Niels Bruynseels and François Mathy Jr.
2006  France Florian Angot, Laurente Goffinet, Hervé Godignon and Michel Robert
2007  France Timothé Anciaume, Robert Breul, Jerome Debas-Montagner and Julien Épaillard
2009  France Patrice Delaveau, Clemence Laborde, Simon Delestre and Jean Marc Nicolas
2010  Belgium Pieter Devos, Judy-Ann Melchior, Dirk Demmersman and Philippe Le Jeune
2011  Spain Pilar Lucrecia Cordón, Eduardo Álvarez Aznar, Jesús Garmendia and Julio Arias
2012  France Penélope Leprevost, Kevin Staut, Marie Hécart and Aymeric de Ponnat
2013  Netherlands Gert Jan Bruggink, Jur Vrieling, Frank Schuttert and Harrie Smolders
2014  United States Ashlee Bond, Catherine Pasmore, Quentin Judge and Georgina Bloomberg
2015  France Alexandre Fontanelle, Cyril Bouvard, Adeline Hécart and Aymeric de Ponnat
2016  Great Britain Tim Stockdale, Joe Whitaker, Samuel Hutton and Robert Bevis
2017  France Kevin Staut, Edward Levy, Grégory Cottard and Nicolas Delmotte
2018  Spain Manuel Fernández Saro, Mikel Aizpurua, Laura Roquet and Eduardo Álvarez Aznar
2019  Italy Filippo Marco Bologni, Antonio Maria Garofalo, Emanuele Camilli, Antonio Alfonso

Performance by country

CountryWinnersYears winner
 France111995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2017
 Spain42001, 2002, 2011, 2018
 Belgium32000, 2005, 2010
 Great Britain31987, 1997, 2016
 Ireland12003
 Netherlands12013
 United States12014
 Italy12019

Participation details

Team1987
(8)
1995
(9)
1996
(7)
1997
(9)
1998
(11)
1999
(8)
2000
(9)
2001
(8)
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)
2017
(9)
2018
(10)
2019
(12)
 Argentina6th11th
 Australia
 Belgium7th1st3rd7th1st6th5th7th1st9th9th3rd6th4th7th
 Bulgaria8th
 Canada2nd9th7th9th5th4th
 Denmark5th
 Egypt9th9th11th
 France3rd1st1st5th1st1st2nd7th2nd9th1st10th1st1st1st2nd5th1st8th8th1st7th1st8th3rd
 Germany5th7th2nd5th2nd3rd5th5th8th5th7th8th6th2nd9th11th6th9th7th10th4th
 Great Britain1st4th6th1st6th6th3rd3rd2nd9th5th3rd7th4th2nd2nd3rd2nd3rd2nd1st5th6th2nd
 Ireland4th3rd7th1st3rd4th4th5th6th12th5th2nd8th3rd4th4th
 Italy6th8th5th5th3rd6th7th2nd11th8th2nd4th5th6th2nd1st
 Mexico11th4th2nd10th6th10th
 Netherlands4th2nd3rd4th2nd8th2nd3rd3rd5th2nd9th8th10th1st4th3rd2nd3rd8th
 Norway8th2nd10th4th7th12th
 New Zealand7th
 Portugal5th9th10th9th8th10th6th10th9th10th13th10th11th9th12th
 Qatar10th
 Saudi Arabia5th
 Spain2nd4th2nd8th4th6th4th1st1st7th4th2nd2nd8th6th7th1st6th7th4th8th2nd8th1st7th
 Sweden7th9th7th3rd4th9th
  Switzerland9th3rd7th6th10th7th8th7th2nd4th
 Ukraine4th7th
 United States2nd4th2nd6th4th7th6th4th8th8th1st10th

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
1962 Spain Capt. Morugán Objetivo
1963 France Bernard de Fombelle Milan D'or
1964 Portugal Manuel Malta da Costa Novelista
1965 Argentina Hugo Arrambide Chimbote
1966 France Dasque Predestiné
1967 Spain Eduardo Amorós Kif-Kif
1968 Spain Capt. García Benavides Carmín
1969 Spain Enrique Martinez de Vallejo Lepanto
1970 France Radul Uruapan
1971 Spain Enrique Martinez de Vallejo Romántico
1972 Portugal Manuel Malta da Costa Eusebio
1973 Spain Duke of Aveiro Kurfust
1974 Spain Jaime Rivera Conquistador
1975 Portugal Lobo Güedes Chopin
1976 Spain Luis Álvarez de Cervera Acorne/Thor
1977 Portugal Manuel Malta da Costa Ecaussevillais
1978 Portugal Manuel Malta da Costa Et bien
1979 Spain Luis Álvarez de Cervera Romeo
1980 Spain Juan Antonio de Wit Olímpico
1981 Switzerland Thomas Fuchs Willora Swiss
1982 France Jérôme Thomas Gargantua C
1983 Spain Alberto Honrubia Kaoua
1984 United Kingdom Tony Newberry Ryans Mill
1985 United Kingdom Malcom Pyrah T.Diamond Seeker
1986 United Kingdom Malcom Pyrah Anglezarke
1987 United Kingdom Janet Hunter E. Lisnamarrow
1988 Spain Ruiz de Alda Lingere
1989 Spain Luis Astolfi Pour Le Merite
1990 Spain Alberto Honrubia Pelf D'or
1991 Spain Alfredo Fernández Durán Naguese Picarde
1992 Spain Fernando Fourcade Avenir Di San Patrignano
1993 Netherlands Jos Lansink Bollvorm`s Easy Jumper
1994 Switzerland Lesley McNaught Pirol IV
1995 United States Alison Firestone Gustl P
1996 United Kingdom Nick Skelton Dollar Girl
1997 France Thierry Pomel Thor des Chaines
1998 United Kingdom Nick Skelton Hopes Are High
1999 France Michel Robert Auleto
2000 United States Molly Ashe Kroon Gravin
2001 Germany Helena Weinberg A. Ramonus
2002 Republic of Ireland Lt. David O'Brien Boherdeal Clover
2003 Republic of Ireland Harry Marshall Splendido
2004 Switzerland Beat Grandjean Riot Gun
2005 Switzerland Pierre Kolly Galopin du Biolay
2006 Argentina Ricardo Kierkegaard Rey Z
2007 Republic of Ireland Conor Swail Rivaal
2008 United Kingdom John Whitaker Utah Van Erpekdm
2009 France Patrice Delaveau Katchina Mail
2010 Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Eid Presley Boy
2011 France Patrice Delaveau Orient Express
2012 Republic of Ireland Trevor Coyle Jubilee D'Ouilly
2013 Germany André Thieme Contanga 3
2014 Switzerland Niklaus Rutschi Windsor XV
2015 Netherlands Henk van de Pol Willink
2016 Republic of Ireland Dermott Lennon Loughview Lou Lou
2017 Spain Gerardo Menéndez Cassino DC
2018 Republic of Ireland Richard Howley Dolores
2019 Republic of Ireland Greg Broderick Westbrook
2022 Spain Kevin González de Zárate Frappant
2023 Republic of Ireland Harry Allen Calculatus

Attendances

This is a list of attendances at CSI Gijón.

Edition Total High Low Average
201443,0169,9624,9867,169
201544,4909,8424,7467,415
201652,20610,1055,9408,701
201743,3629,2102,2637,227
201846,31210,8977,1979,262
201941,7129,0846,7848,342

References

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