With the team, the jumping rider celebrated bronze at the European Championship in Spain. In the singles, further precious metal now waves.
Richard Vogel, who starts for the Mannheim riding club, has it in his own hands. If the 28 -year -old show jumping rider succeeds two more rounds without mistakes, nobody can dispute the gold medal at the European Championship in A Coruña. As the leader of the classification, he starts on Sunday (2:00 p.m./Sportschau.de) in the saddle of his horse United Touch with 0.01 penalty points on the course. The Briton Scott Brash with foil (1.08) follows close behind.
EM bronze feels “great”
“It looks good,” said Vogel grinning after he had just missed the gold medal with the German team. “It’s a great feeling, even though we were so close to gold,” said the rider: “We won bronze and did not lose gold.” The German team had a drop, so that the Belgians won with their German coach Peter Weinberg ahead of Great Britain and Germany.
The only German three times error -free
“Richi is in the lead, that’s very nice,” said national coach Otto Becker: “I hope he is in the same position on Sunday and we can win another medal.” So far, Vogel has been the outstanding rider of his team, and he was the only one to be flawless in the first three rounds.
Sophie Hinners also still has chances
Sophie Hinners can also calculate opportunities, Vogel’s girlfriend. The 27-year-old is eleventh with My Prins. According to the experience of the latest European championships, the rider from Pfungstadt would have a good medal chance with two flawless rounds on Sunday. “Everything is very close together,” emphasized the national coach. 13 pairs lie within a distance of a jumping error. Christian Kukuk only follows in 20th place. The double Olympic champion in the saddle of Just Be Gentle goes to the individual final with 5.32 penalty points as an outsider.
Prize on Sun., 20.7.2025 6:00 p.m., SWR Aktuell Baden-Württemberg, SWR BW
