Dermott Lennon

Dermott Lennon ( born June 12, 1969 in Banbridge, Northern Ireland ) is an Irish show jumper, who competes for Ireland in international equestrian sport. He lives in Banbridge, Northern Ireland, where he runs with his wife and his brother a riding and stable trade. He has a daughter.

Career

Lennon's parents already had a few ponies. Dermott Lennon decided at the age of 19 years, to go to England and to fully concentrate on the cavalry. After two and a half years, he returned from there and operation of Northern Ireland from the equestrian sport. In 1999, he was, among other things, with the first eight years of Liscalgot, for the first time to take part in international tournaments. In 2001, he won the Irish team the gold medal at the European Show Jumping Championships in Arnhem.

He celebrated his biggest success in 2002 with the surprising winning the World Championship in Jerez on his horse Liscalgot. As a result, he lived for some years in the Netherlands, but then returned back to his hometown.

At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he was unable to attend because Liscalgot injured long term. This injury proved so serious that it was decided to take Liscalgot from active sports.

After the retirement of Liscalgot Lennon was unable to repeat past successes first. Since late 2007, he successfully presents with Hallmark Elite back a horse in international equestrian sport before. With this he was lower in several other Grand Prix in Portugal in the summer of 2009 successfully, the end of February 2010 he reached with Hallmark Elite in third place in the World Cup Standings examination of Gothenburg. The World Cup season 2009/2010 he graduated with a fifth place in the World Cup final with Hallmark Elite.

Horses

  • Liscalgot (* 1991), Irish brown mare, Sire: Touchdown, mother father: Tula Rocket xx, retired from the sport, use in breeding
  • Hallmark Elite ( * 2000 ), brown KWPN gelding, Sire: Larino
  • Kalvinretto ( * 2000 ), gray gelding, Sire: Kildare, mother father, Calvin Z
  • Loughview Lou -Lou (* 2002), Irish brown mare, Sire: Limmerick, Mother Father: Jack of Diamonds

Success (since 2008)

  • 2008: 1st place in the Grand Prix CSI 2 * Tower Lands ( Braintree, Essex, England ) with Hallmark Elite
  • 4th place in the Grand Prix CSI 2 * Balmoral (IRL ) with Hallmark Elite
  • 2nd place in the Grand Prix CSI 3 * Ponte de Lima ( POR) with Hallmark Elite
  • 1st place in the Grand Prix CSI 3 * Vilamoura ( POR) with Hallmark Elite
  • 4th place with the Irish team in the Nations of Gijon ( ESP) with Hallmark Elite
  • 4th place in the World Cup of examination Syracuse (CSI 4 * -W, USA) with Hallmark Elite
  • 3rd place in the World Cup of examination Gothenburg ( CSI 5 * -W) Hallmark Elite
  • 1st place with the Irish team in the Nations Cup of Aachen ( CSIO 5 *) with Hallmark Elite
  • 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Madrid (CSI 5 *) with Hallmark Elite
  • 4th place in the World Cup testing of Toronto (CSI 4 * -W) with Hallmark Elite
  • 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Copenhagen ( CSIO 4 *) with Kalvinretto
  • 1st place in the Nations Cup in Copenhagen ( CSIO 4 *) with Kalvinretto
  • 3rd place in the World Cup testing of Toronto (CSI 4 * -W) with Hallmark Elite
  • 3rd place in the World Cup of examination London ( CSI 5 * -W) with Hallmark Elite
  • 1st place in the Grand Prix of London ( CSI 5 * -W) with Lou -Lou

(Updated: December 19, 2011)

Show Jumping World Cup Irish Sport Horse Olympia London International Horse Show David Broome Hartwig Steenken Gerhard Wiltfang Gail Greenough Franke Sloothaak Rodrigo Pessoa Jos Lansink 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games
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