Michael Jung (GER) is back as the world Eventing number one after his third-place finish with La Biosthetique Sam FBW at last month’s Luhmühlen CCI4* (GER) presented by DHL, fifth leg of the FEI Classics™.
Jung (32) jumped to the top of the FEI World Eventing Rankings in May for the first time in his career, breaking the one-year reign of William Fox-Pitt (GBR). Fox-Pitt then toppled Jung in June to take back his lead.
Now Jung, the first Eventing athlete to hold the European, World and Olympic titles simultaneously in 2012 after scoring individual and team gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games, and Fox-Pitt, the multiple Olympic, World and European medallist, have switched places yet again!
Jung now has a 17-point lead over Fox-Pitt (591 points), with New Zealand’s Jonelle Price up into third (520 points). Germany’s Ingrid Klimke – winner at Luhmühlen and current leader of the FEI Classics™ series - has also moved up and is now in fourth (504 points). Australia’s Stuart Tinney has leapt into the top 10 and is now in ninth from 17th in the FEI World Eventing Rankings (360 points).
Stuart Tinney and War Hawk finished third at the Melbourne International 3DE in June Photo: Tinney Eventing
There are eight other Australians in the top 50 with two Victorian riders making their mark; Andrew Cooper moving from 91st to 38th place (258 points) and Katja Weimann from 66th to 39th (254 points).
Other riders to have moved up the rankings after recent strong performances include Britain’s Pippa Funnell (15th) and Kitty King (25th), New Zealand’s Mark Todd (17th), The Netherlands’ Tim Lips (23rd) and France’s Gwendolen Fer (49th)
View full FEI World Eventing Rankings here
