BEIJING 2008

Equestrian

Equestrian

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Christian Ahlmann of Germany competes in the Equestrian Jumping competition of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Hong Kong. World sport's top court increased German showjumper Christian Ahlmann's ban from four to eight months after his horse failed a drugs test at the Beijing Olympics last year. AFP
Norwegian rider Tony Andre Hansen, seen here in 2008, has appealed against a ban that stripped him of a Beijing Games team showjumping bronze medal, international sport's top court said Tuesday. AFP
A competitor clearing an obstacle during an equestrian event. The International Equestrian Federation's (EFI) veterinary commission said Wednesday it has decided to list capsaicin-based analgesic, used as a painkiller but also as a means of cajoling horses into jumping, as a formally banned substance. AFP
Germany's show jumper Christian Ahlmann runs with his horse "Coster" in August 2008. Ahlmann, whose horse Coster failed a drugs test at the Beijing Olympics, was on Wednesday handed a four-month ban by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI). AFP
Irish rider Denis Lynch, seen here in May 2008 and whose horse Lantinus 3 failed a drugs test at the Beijing Olympics, was on Friday banned for three months, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) announced. AFP
Britain's Sophie Christiansen waves after the Individual Freestyle Test Grade Ia medal ceremony during the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games Equestrian event in Hong Kong on September 11, 2008. AFP
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BEIJING 2008 MEDAL TALLY

Position

Country

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total
1 China 51 21 28 100
2 United States 36 38 36 110
3 Russia 23 21 28 72
4 Britain 19 13 15 47
6 Australia 14 15 17 46
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