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The "Bronze Age" Continues as Team USA Adds More Medal to Their Olympic Arsenal

In what should be described as a Herculean effort, Team USA brought their best to Athens to bring home a medal - and they certainly did not disappoint anyone. The team composed of Debbie McDonald, Robert Dover, Guenter Seidel and Lisa Wilcox stood on the medal podium and proudly received their Bronze Team medal.

It was a tough competition with the powerhouse German Team and their undeniable national dressage heritage taking the Gold with an average score of 74.653; an ever-improving Spanish Team taking the Silver (72.917); and a determined U.S. Team bringing home the Bronze (71.500).

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Eventing Team Wins Bronze

Today the Court of Arbitration for Sport accepted the appeal of the National Olympic Committees of France, Great Britain and the United States on the Eventing competition of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

Consequently, France earns the team gold medal, Great Britain the silver, and the United States the bronze. Leslie Law of Great Britain is the new individual Olympic gold medal winner; Kim Severson of the United States wins the silver medal; Pippa Funnel of Great Britain wins the bronze medal.

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Debbie McDonald and Brentina were the picture of class and elegance during the Saturday morning Grand Prix test. The pair ended on a score of 73.375%.

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Robert Dover and his FBW Kennedy brought home a score of 71.625% from the international panel of dressage judges. This was Dover's impressive sixth trip to the Olympic Games.

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Dressage chef d'equipe Jessica Ransehousen was obviously pleased with her team's Bronze medal win.

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Young Greek women have been the ones to bring the kotinos, the olive branch crown, and the medals into the Olympic medal presentations.

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Correction: Lisa Wilcox's score for Dressage is 68.792

The United States Equestrian Federation, Inc. (USEF), as the National Equestrian Federation of the U.S., is the regulatory body for the Olympic and World Championship sports of dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, reining, show jumping, and vaulting, as well as 20 other breeds and disciplines of equestrian competition. As the country's largest multi-breed organization, the Federation has over 80,000 members and recognizes more than 2,800 competitions nationwide each year. It governs all aspects of competition, including educating and licensing all judges, stewards, and technical delegates who officiate at these shows.

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The vision of U.S. Equestrian is to provide leadership for equestrian sport in the United States of America, promoting the pursuit of excellence from the grass roots to the Olympic Games, based on a foundation of fair, safe competition and the welfare of its horses, and embracing this vision, to be the best national equestrian federation in the world.

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August 21, 2004