Blum, world champion in jumping

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The Wait has come to an end. After nearly a quarter of a century of the world Cup’s title in show jumping. Here, Simone Blum was in front of the equestrian games of Tryon largely Unknown.

The new world champion Simone Blum was the perfect end to their world Cup fairy tale of Tryon a sharp cry, stretched forth a fist up and knocked at the door of your miracle Mare Alice profusely on the neck. The 29-year-old rider from Bavaria has to play her sensational debut at the world equestrian gold medal in individual crowned. After five furious rounds and Bronze with the team, Blum won the individual title in the Jumping for the first time since Franke Sloothaak again in 1994 to Germany.

“I can’t believe it,” said Blum, who became the first rider since 1990, held the world equestrian games Gold: “I am so happy. I could not ask for more.” The national coach, Otto Becker added: “Simone has earned the so, this is really incredible.”

Blum, before the world Cup only ranked 142 in the world ranking, classified, delivered on Sunday in North Carolina before the eyes of IOC President Thomas Bach your flawless masterpiece. Over all five rounds (a jump in time, two Nations, two singles) stayed with Alice without a single drop, this was the last of the Belgian Philippe Le Jeune, 2010, his title win in Kentucky. Silver and Bronze went to the two Swiss Martin Fuchs on Clooney and the London-Olympic champion Steve Guerdat with Bianca.

Already in the first round on Sunday Blum had a seamless continuation of your fabulous performances in North Carolina. “Actually, I’m nervous,” she had said before, and was placed to Bronze in the Nations Cup on Friday even jokes. “I wanted to on Sunday, not as a First ride. Maybe I was too good,” she joked, but admitted: “of Course the pressure is there.”

Error-free to the title

The number 142, now world champion: Simone Blum is the focus

On Sunday there was no trace in the Pair of nervousness, and confidently flew Blum and Alice in the first round on the course and left the leadership of the German team impressed. “This girl is unbelievable,” said Breido Graf zu Rantzau, President of the German equestrian Association FN: “How do you keep the nerves together, is unlikely.”

Also Chef de Mission Dennis Peiler had already been to Blum’s fourth fault-free Ride in Tryon exuberant. “What has shown to Simone about the days of absolute world class,” he said. Because of the Swiss Fox and the Austrian Max Kühner blew on Chardonnay, would Blum be able to afford even a drop and still a Gold. But let it not arrive: There is zero round number five followed with only one time fault and boundless joy.

By Blum’s title and Bronze in the Nations Cup, the German show jumping riders had a strong balance sheet in Tryon, even if the other two German couples Blum were able on Sunday to the final of the best Twelve episodes. The 24-year-old Laura Klaphake had with Catch me if you can in your world Cup debut in the individual decision as a 21. achieved, your chances of getting the medals were minimal. After a drop at the last obstacle you reached rank 14.

So you still ended up ahead of Marcus Ehning. The three-time world Cup winner, who was Twelfth in the final round, fell back with Pret a tout after two drops on Sunday in 15th place. “There was more to it, but it should not be,” said Ehning: “I’m going, but still with a good feeling home.”

to/sw (sid, dpa)