RIO DE JANEIRO
Germany won gold in the dressage on Friday, edging out defending champion Britain despite another brilliant performance from Charlotte Dujardin.
The German team of Isabell Werth, Kristina Broring-Sprehe, Dorothee Schneider and Sonke Rothenberger posted a score of 81.936 per cent, with the British team of Dujardin, Carl Hester, Spencer Wilton and Fiona Bigwood finishing on 78.602.
The United States was third on 76.667, with former hairdresser Laura Graves recording a personal best of 80.644 in her first Olympic Games.
Werth wrote her name into the Olympic record books for equestrian sport as she becme the first German athlete to win six gold medals
“Winning gold with three different horses (Weihegold OLD, Satchmo, Gigolo FRH) is worth more than many other things,” reflected Werth, adding that it was “the love of horses and enjoyment in training.”
