Jumping Amsterdam

Jumping Amsterdam
World Cup Dressage at Jumping Amsterdam
Status	Active
Genre	Equestrian
Frequency	Annually in January
Venue	RAI Convention Centre
Location(s)	Amsterdam
Country	Netherlands
Inaugurated	1958 (1958)
Founder	Ben Arts
Attendance	Approx. 55.000

Jumping Amsterdam is an international horse show held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The show is held every year in January and one of the biggest international equestrian indoor events in The Netherlands. Jumping Amsterdam takes place at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre in the city center of the Dutch capital. ^[1]

The event

Prinsess Beatrix visiting Jumping Amsterdam in 1970

The event is well known for hosting the World Cup for show-jumping and dressage in combination with shows and entertainment. The show-jumping includes the 5* CSI World Cup alongside national classes, as well for dressage which includes the CDI World Cup. The program also includes national dressage for the youth and upcoming dressage horses in small tour and para-equestrian. Also the World Cup Driving was part of the program in the past. On Sunday morning the event hosts the 'Children's morning', with games and activities for the younger generation. ^[2] Jumping Amsterdam is seen as one of the highest ranked indoor equestrian events in the world, recognized by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports. ^[3]

The event is always eagerly attended by members of the Dutch royal family and several Dutch celebrities. ^[2]

History

Jumping Amsterdam in 1964

The first edition of Jumping Amsterdam was in 1958 in the former RAI building. Initiator Ben Arts wanted to create a big equestrian event in the capital of The Netherlands and created the Jumping Amsterdam horse show. Nevertheless, Arts did not immediately succeed in convincing everyone, including Freddy Heineken to sponsor and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld to be the patron of the event. The first edition was yet to be held in 1958 and immediately resulted in a successful event. In 1961 a new hall of RAI Amsterdam was built, the show moved to the new exhibition complex at Europaplein which resulted in a bigger event with more riders and spectators. ^[4] In the mid 80's dressage was included in the program and became part of the World Cup in 1989. In 1994 the event expanded with an extra competition arena in the second 'Zuidhal', which made it possible for the organization to add more competitions and to welcome more spectators. In 2006 Jumping Amsterdam hosted the World Cup Finals for dressage, which was won by Dutch Olympic champion Anky van Grunsven. ^{[5] [6]}

Because of the Covid-19 pandemic the event was cancelled in 2021 and 2022. ^[7] Also in 2002 and 2003 the event could not take place because of financial problems.

Winners

The list of winners names the winner of the Grand Prix of Amsterdam in show-jumping and not the winner of World Cup qualifier in show-jumping. The World Cup jumping has been part of the program in 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2005 and in 2007 and 2008. The World Cup for show-jumping returned in 2019. ^[8] The Grand Prix Dressage has been part of the program since 1989 and became part of the World Cup circuit the same year. In 2007 the event was part of the Driving World Cup circuit for only one year and was won by Dutch IJsbrand Chardon.

Year	Show-Jumping	Dressage
1958	Harry Wouters van den Oudenweijer on Luetnant	No Dressage
1959	Lt. Kol. M. Fresson on Grand Veneur	No Dressage
1960	Hans Günter Winkler on Atoll	No Dressage
1961	Piero D'Inzeo on Sunbeam	No Dressage
1962	Alain Navet on Luma	No Dressage
1963	Hans Günter Winkler on Romanus	No Dressage
1964	Harvey Smith on Harvester	No Dressage
1965	Alwin Schockemöhle on Exact	No Dressage
1966	Nelson Pessoa on Nagir	No Dressage
1967	Gerd Wildfang on Athlet	No Dressage
1968	Raimondo D'Inzeo on Bellevue	No Dressage
1969	Nelson Pessoa on Nagir	No Dressage
1970	Nelson Pessoa on Nagir	No Dressage
1971	Alwin Schockemöhle on The Robber	No Dressage
1972	Alwin Schockemöhle on The Robber	No Dressage
1973	Hartwig Steenken on Simona	No Dressage
1974	Hartwig Steenken on Erle	No Dressage
1975	Malcolm Pyrah on Severn Valley	No Dressage
1976	Sönke Sönksen on Kwept	No Dressage
1977	Christian Huysegoms on Catapult	No Dressage
1978	Hugo Simon on Gladstone	No Dressage
1979	David Broome on Sportsman	No Dressage
1980	Franke Sloothaak on Argonaut	No Dressage
1981	Edgar Cuepper on Cyrano	No Dressage
1982	Rob Ehrens on Surprice	No Dressage
1983	David Broome on Last Resort	No Dressage
1984	Willi Melliger on Beethoven II	No Dressage
1985	John Whitaker on Hopscotch	No Dressage
1986	Wiljan Laarakkers on Up-To-Date	No Dressage
1987	Pierre Durand on Jappeloup de Luze	No Dressage
1988	Rob Ehrens on Olympic Sunrise	No Dressage
1989	Herve Godignon on Moet Chandon La Belletiere	Sven Rothenberger on Andiana
1990	Jos Lansink on Optiebeurs Egano	Nina Menkova on Dikson
1991	Eric Navet on Wait Quito de Baussy	Sven Rothenberger on Ideaal
1992	Piet Raymakers on Rinntou Z	Monica Theodorescu on Ganimedes
1993	Jos Lansink on Libero H	Klaus Balkenhol on Goldstern
1994	Ludger Beerbaum on Ratina Z	Anky van Grunsven on Bonfire
1995	Markus Fuchs on Interpane Adelfos	Anky van Grunsven on Cameleon Cocktail
1996	Jos Lansink on Bachus Z	Isabell Werth on Welcome 082
1997	Markus Fuchs on Interpane Adelfos	Anky van Grunsven on TCN Partout
1998	Robert Smith on Senator for the Best	Anky van Grunsven on TCN Partout
1999	Elise Haas on Mr. Blue	Anky van Grunsven on Bonfire
2000	Ludger Beerbaum on Goldfever 3	Rudof Zeilinger on Livijno
2001	Leslie Howard on Priobert de Kalvarie	Arjen Teeuwissen on Goliath T
2002	Cancelled due to financial problems
2003	Cancelled due to financial problems
2004	Gerco Schröder on Monaco	Anky van Grunsven on Salinero
2005	Rodrigo Pessoa on Sigane van de Grundeval	Edward Gal on Lingh
2006	Michael Whitaker on Quidame des Hayettes Z	No Grand Prix qualifier, World Cup Finals instead
2007	Maikel van der Vleuten on Audi's Parmala Douche	Imke Schellekens-Bartels on Sunrise
2008	Gert-Jan Bruggink on Sarantos	Anky van Grunsven on Salinero
2009	Billy Twomey on Je t'aime Flamenco	Anky van Grunsven on Painted Black
2010	Billy Twomey on Je t'aime Flamenco	Edward Gal on Totilas
2011	Michael Whitaker on GIG Amai	Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival
2012	Jessica Kurten on Vincente	Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival
2013	Frank Schuttert on Winchester H	Helen Langehanenberg on Damon Hill NRW
2014	John Whitaker on Argento	Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro
2015	Willem Greve on Carambole	Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro
2016	Maikel van der Vleuten on Arera C	Isabell Werth on Weihegold OLD
2017	Patrice Delaveau on Lacrimoso 3	Isabell Werth on Weihegold OLD
2018	Marc Houtzager on Calimero	Isabell Werth on Weihegold OLD
2019	Henrik von Eckermann on Toveks Mary Lou	Isabell Werth on Weihegold OLD
2020	Marc Houtzager on Sterrehof's Dante	Isabell Werth on Weihegold OLD
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023	Julien Epaillard on Donatello d'Auge	Dinja van Liere on Hermes N.O.P.
2024	Julien Epaillard on Dubai du Cedre	Charlotte Fry on Everdale
2025	Pieter Devos on Jarina J	Charlotte Fry on Glamourdale

References

1. "Jumping Amsterdam". IAmsterdam.com. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
2. "60 jaar Jumping Amsterdam: paardentopsport met kroket en kaviaar". NOS (in Dutch). 2019-01-19.
3. "FEI: Celebrating Amsterdam". FEI.org. 2021-01-30.
4. "History". Jumping Amsterdam (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
5. "FEI World Cup Dressage Final in Amsterdam". FEI.org. 2006-04-20.
6. Appels, Astrid (2005-06-03). "Amsterdam to Host 2006 World Cup Finals". Eurodressage.
7. "Jumping Amsterdam 2021 Cancelled". Eurosport.com. 2020-09-10.
8. "Jumping Amsterdam drie jaar langer zeker van Wereldbekerkwalificatie springen". Nieuws.Horse (in Dutch). 2019-11-21.

External links

• Jumping Amsterdam website