TOKYO : Germany, with dressage world number one Isabell Werth and rising eventing star Julia Krajewski, once again showed they lead the pack by claiming gold in three of the six competitions, while Britain and Sweden also delivered stellar rides in Tokyo.
Sweden narrowly beat the United States in the breathtaking jump-off that followed to claim their first team jumping gold medal since 1924, making up for the disappointment of the individual event where three Swedes were in the top five but were beaten to gold by Britain's Ben Maher. Jessica Springsteen, the daughter of rock music legend Bruce Springsteen, won a silver medal for the United States.Germany's dressage rider Dorothee Schneider won team gold just weeks after a traumatic accident in which the horse she was riding died and she broke a collar bone.
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