Eric Lamaze Wins Gold In Individual Show Jumping
22/08/2008 06:32
HONG KONG - Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, Ont., captured the show jumping title Thursday at the Beijing Games, giving Canada its first-ever individual equestrian gold.
Lamaze, aboard Hickstead, posted back-to-back clean runs in his first two rounds before winning a jump-off with Sweden's Rolf-Goran Bengtsson for his second medal of the Games.
It's just the second individual show jumping medal for Canada in Olympic history. Michel Vaillancourt won an individual silver medal at the 1976 Games in Montreal.
Canada's only other equestrian gold came in team jumping at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.
Lamaze was also part of the Canadian team that won silver in the team jump Monday.
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SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
Congratulations, Eric on winning Canada's first gold medal in Equestrian since 1968! I guess I was sort of pulling for the sentimental favorite, the 61-year-old, nine-time Olympian, Ian Millar.