2026 FEI World Championships
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| Host city | Aachen, Germany |
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| Events | 6 disciplines |
| Opening | 11 August |
| Closing | 23 August |
| Website | Aachen 2026 |
The FEI World Championships Aachen 2026 was held in Aachen, Germany, from 11 to 23 August 2026.[1][2] [3][4]It was the tenth edition of the Games, which are held every four years and run by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI). For team events in the dressage, show jumping and eventing disciplines, these Games are the first qualifying event for the 2028 Summer Olympics.[5] Aachen previously hosted the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games.
Bidding process
The FEI opened the bidding process of the 2026 World Championships October 2022 after the completion of the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning and concluded the process in June 2023.[6] In total there were five candidates interested in hosting the eventing, while only Aachen launched an official bid for six FEI disciplines including Show-Jumping, Dressage and Para-Dressage, Eventing, Driving Four-In-Hand and Vaulting. The other bids came from Boekelo, Netherlands for Eventing, Burghley, United Kingdom for Eventing, al-Ula, Saudi Arabia and Šamorín, Slovakia both for the FEI World Championships Endurance.[7]
During the Board meeting in November 2023 during the FEI General Assembly in Mexico City, the FEI allocated the 2026 FEI World Championships for the six disciplines to Aachen, who hosted the same FEI World Equestrian Games in 2006 as well. The FEI World Championships for Endurance was allocated to al-Ula.[8]
Venues and disciplines
Competition venues at the Soers in Aachen hosted the following disciplines:[9]
- Main Stadium – Jumping, Dressage, Eventing (Jumping Test), Side Events
- Stadium 2 – Driving, Eventing (Dressage Test)
- Stadium 3 – Para-equestrian, Vaulting
- Cross-Country Course Soers – Eventing (Cross-Country Test)
Participating nations
66 nations are scheduled to take part.[10]
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Australia (28)
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Belgium (30)
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Canada (21)
China (1)
Colombia (4)
Croatia (1)
Cyprus (2)
Czech Republic (12)
Denmark (23)
Dominican Republic (2)
Ecuador (1)
Egypt (5)
Finland (16)
France (33)
Germany (41)
Great Britain (18)
Greece (2)
Hong Kong (4)
Hungary (22)
Indonesia (1)
India (2)
Iran (1)
Ireland (18)
Israel (6)
Italy (23)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (11)
Jordan (2)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Kuwait (1)
Latvia (3)
Lebanon (1)
Liechtenstein (1)
Lithuania (2)
Luxembourg (2)
Mexico (7)
Morocco (4)
Monaco (2)
Netherlands (34)
North Macedonia (1)
New Zealand (10)
Norway (10)
Palestine (2)
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Portugal (10)
Qatar (2)
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Neutral Individual (3)
Saudi Arabia (5)
Singapore (4)
Slovakia (6)
Slovenia (1)
South Africa (6)
Spain (17)
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Switzerland (35)
Thailand (5)
Turkey (6)
United Arab Emirates (4)
United States (36)
Uruguay (3)
Uzbekistan (2)
Zimbabwe (1)
Medal summary
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual special dressage |
Great Britain Charlotte Fry on Glamourdale |
Denmark Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour on Mount St. John Freestyle |
Germany Katharina Hemmer on Denoix PCH | |||
| Individual freestyle dressage |
Great Britain Charlotte Fry on Glamourdale |
Denmark Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour on Mount St. John Freestyle |
Germany Isabell Werth on Wendy de Fontaine | |||
| Team dressage |
Germany Isabell Werth on Wendy de Fontaine Frederic Wandres on Bluetooth OLD Katharina Hemmer on Denoix PCH Raphael Netz on Great Escape Camelot |
Great Britain Carl Hester on Fame Becky Moody on Jägerbomb Charlotte Fry on Glamourdale Fiona Bigwood on Donna Bella |
Denmark Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour on Mount St. John Freestyle Carina Cassøe Krüth on Heiline's Danciera Nadja Aaboe Sloth on Favour Gersdorf Daniel Bachmann Andersen on Flash Gordon 37 | |||
| Individual jumping |
Switzerland Steve Guerdat on Dynamix de Belheme |
Belgium Thibeau Spits on Impress-K van't Kattenheye Z |
Great Britain Harry Charles on LT Holst Freda | |||
| Team jumping |
Germany Marcus Ehning on Coolio 42 Sophie Hinners on Iron Dames Singclair Richard Vogel on United Touch S Daniel Deusser on Otello de Guldenboom |
Belgium Nicola Philippaerts on Katanga v/h Dingeshof Pieter Devos on Casual DV Z Thibeau Spits on Impress-K van't Kattenheye Z Abdel Saïd on Wathnan Quaker Brimbelles Z |
Great Britain Ben Maher on Point Break Harry Charles on LT Holst Freda Adrian Whiteway on Chacco Volo Scott Brash on Hello Mango | |||
| Individual eventing |
Germany Michael Jung on fischerChipmunk FRH |
Great Britain Rosalind Canter on Lordships Graffalo |
Great Britain Laura Collett on London 52 | |||
| Team eventing |
Great Britain Rosalind Canter on Lordships Graffalo Laura Collett on London 52 Tom McEwen on JL Dublin Gemma Stevens on Flash Cooley |
Germany Michael Jung on fischerChipmunk FRH Libussa Lübbeke on Caramia FRH Malin Hansen-Hotopp on Carlitos Quidditch K Julia Krajewski on Uelzener's Nickel |
.png){kind=small} United StatesWilliam Coleman on Diabolo Caroline Pamukcu on HSH Blake Boyd Martin on Cooley Nutcracker Phillip Dutton on Denim | |||
| Individual driving [12] |
Australia Boyd Exell |
Belgium Dries Degrieck |
United States Chester Weber | |||
| Team driving [12] |
Netherlands Bram Chardon Ijsbrand Chardon Koos de Ronde |
Australia Boyd Exell Tor van den Berge |
Belgium Dries Degrieck Glenn Geerts Tom Stokmans | |||
| Men's vaulting |
France Quentin Jabet on Estado Ifce |
Netherlands Sam dos Santos on Hero |
Germany Bela Lehnen on Max | |||
| Women's vaulting |
Germany Alice Layher on FBW Candy |
Germany Kathrin Meyer on Capitain Claus Old |
Germany Annemie Szemes on Rubinio 71 | |||
| Pas de Deux |
France Theo Gardies & Noely Thibaudat on Sir Sensation |
Italy Rebecca Greggio & Davide Zanella on Malleret Romulus TS |
Germany Jannik Heiland & Kimberly Hyks on Crashkurs | |||
| Squad vaulting |
Germany Gianna Ronca, Philip Goroncy, Larina Herpertz, Yara Jolie Scheel, Fabio Ring, Bela Lehnen on Ecuador NRW |
France Dorian Terrier, Tom Menand, Jeanne Braun, Ruben Delaunay, Lambert Le Clezio, Quentin Jabet on Furst Fridolin HDC |
Austria Georg Gabl, Lena Bachbauer, Sarah Gollubics, Eva Nagiller, Sophie Pittl, Dominik Eder on Broadway NH | |||
| Team vaulting |
Germany |
France |
Italy | |||
| Individual para-dressage championship test grade I |
United States Marie Vonderheyden on Fan Tastico H |
Great Britain Mari Durward-Akhurst on Athene Lindebjerg |
Italy Sara Morganti on Bond Girl 18 | |||
| Individual para-dressage championship test grade II |
Germany Heidemarie Dresing on Poesie 143 |
Denmark Katrine Kristensen on Goerklintgaards Quater |
Great Britain Jemima Green on Fantabulous | |||
| Individual para-dressage championship test grade III |
Netherlands Rixt van der Horst on Eisma's Royal Fonq N.O.P. |
Denmark Tobias Thorning Jørgensen on Blue Hors Zackorado |
Italy Francesca Salvadè on Escari | |||
| Individual para-dressage championship test grade IV |
United States Kate Shoemaker on Vianne |
Germany Anna-Lena Niehues on Vive l'Amour |
Great Britain Nicola Naylor on Humberto L | |||
| Individual para-dressage championship test grade V |
Great Britain Sophie Wells on MSJ Gold Standard |
Netherlands Britney de Jong on Caramba N.O.P. |
Germany Regine Mispelkamp on Highlander Delight's | |||
| Individual para-dressage freestyle test grade I |
United States Marie Vonderheyden on Fan Tastico H |
Italy Sara Morganti on Bond Girl 18 |
Latvia Rihards Snikus on Rise and Shine | |||
| Individual para-dressage freestyle test grade II |
United States Fiona Howard on Diamond Dunes |
Great Britain Jemima Green on Fantabulous |
Germany Heidemarie Dresing on Poesie 143 | |||
| Individual para-dressage freestyle test grade III |
Netherlands Rixt van der Horst on Eisma's Royal Fonq N.O.P. |
Denmark Tobias Thorning Jørgensen on Blue Hors Zackorado |
Italy Francesca Salvadè on Escari | |||
| Individual para-dressage freestyle test grade IV |
United States Kate Shoemaker on Vianne |
France Alexia Pittier on Sultan 768 |
Germany Helen Brandt on Vulkan Vegas IB | |||
| Individual para-dressage freestyle test grade V |
Sweden Lena Malmström on Fabulous Fidelie |
Germany Regine Mispelkamp on Highlander Delight's |
Netherlands Britney de Jong on Caramba N.O.P. | |||
| Team para-dressage |
United States Marie Vonderheyden on Fan Tastico H Kate Shoemaker on Vianne Fiona Howard on Diamond Dunes Rebecca Hart on Floratina |
Germany Regine Mispelkamp on Highlander Delight's Anna-Lena Niehues on Vive l'Amour Heidemarie Dresing on Poesie 143 Helen Brandt on Vulkan Vegas IB |
Netherlands Rixt van der Horst on Eisma's Royal Fonq N.O.P. Britney de Jong on Caramba N.O.P. Tessa Baaijens-Van De Vrie on Happy Grace Annemarieke Nobel on Doo Schufro | |||
Medal table
* Host nation (Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany* | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 2 | United States | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | France | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Denmark | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Belgium | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 75 | |
References
- ↑ "FEI confirms bidders for FEI World Championships 2026". 2023-08-24.
- ↑ "The FEI World Championships Aachen 2026 to be held in Aachen". CHIO Aachen. 2023-11-19.
- ↑ Goulding, Grace (24 August 2026). "FEI World Championships Aachen 2026: Schedule, all results and how to watch LA28 qualifier live". Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ "FEI World Championships Aachen 2026". FEI.org. 2025-11-24. Retrieved 2026-08-26.
- ↑ "The German Equestrian Federation is applying to host the World Championships 2026 in Aachen". HorsesDaily. 2023-08-24.
- ↑ "FEI World Championships 2026 – Bidding Process Update" (PDF). Inside.FEI.org. 2022-10-22.
- ↑ "FEI confirms bidders for FEI World Championships 2026". Inside.FEI.org. 2023-08-24.
- ↑ "Aachen Awarded 2026 FEI World Championships". HorseSport.com. 2023-11-19.
- ↑ "FEI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AACHEN 2026" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ↑ "Participants". aachen2026.com. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "FEI Dressage World Championship - Grand Prix Team Final & Individual Qualifier - Official Results" (PDF). hippodata.de.
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