Eric Lamaze

Eric Lamaze ( born April 17, 1968 in Montreal, Quebec ) is a Canadian show jumper and gold medalist at the Olympic Summer Games 2008.

Eric Lamaze was in the show jumping world ranking of FEI in November 2013 Rank 53 From January to April 2009, July 2010 and June 2011 to December 2011 he was world number.

  • 3.1 Championships and World Cup
  • 3.2 Outstanding Great Prices
  • 3.3 Awards
  • 3.4 Further success (from 2004)

Private

His wife Megan Johnstone Lamaze was active as an international show jumper for the United States of America.

Career

Early years and doping samples

Lamaze coming from disadvantaged social backgrounds, he left school at 14 years. At this time his mother was sitting in prison for dealing cocaine, his grandmother was addicted to alcohol. At 15, he got the chance to work in the stables of Roger Deslauriers (father of the former Canadian, now U.S. Nations Cup rider Mario Deslauriers ) in Bromont at Montreal, where he was for three years. During this time he was successful in the age group of juniors, from 1992, he then started on large equestrian events. In 1993, he first participated in a Nations Cup for Canada. In 1994, he first participated at the World Equestrian Games, this year he was also second in the Canadian World Cup League.

Shortly before the 1996 Olympic Games Lamaze tested positive for cocaine. This meant that he was removed from the Canadian Olympic team and initially suspended for four years. However, Lamaze could argue that this is not negotiated by an athletic performance impact, but that this constituted a private problem. Then the lock has been shortened to seven months, Lamaze received by the association a second chance. Shortly before the 2000 Olympics, he was tested positive again, this time on the substance ephedrine. As a result, he was excluded for life from all equestrian activities. Lamaze announced that the positive sample derived from a food supplement, which was not declared correct. This was confirmed by the manufacturer. Then, the lock was released. As a result, Canada's Olympic association was confirmed by all potential Olympic athletes that they are taking any prohibited means. Under this action, Lamaze was personally asked to take up again a doping control. This was as early as 1996 positive for cocaine. His lawyer argued that the lifetime ban for ephedrine should not have been pronounced. This is also the reason for the renewed cocaine use. This should not be sanctioned even as Lamaze have not been subject to regulations of the Olympian Association of Canada during the first barrier. The remarks of counsel also referred to the difficult childhood of his client as well as its depression. Then the second, due to the renewed cocaine use pronounced lifetime ban was lifted.

Success years and loss

Lamaze great success came with the acquisition of his horse Hickstead success. As of 2005, Lamaze Hickstead took part in a variety of important international competitions and championships, crowned by winning the singles gold medal at the Summer Olympics 2008.

One week after the Pan American Games 2011 took Lamaze with Hickstead in the World Cup tournament in Verona, Italy. Immediately after completion of the course, the horse collapsed and died while on site at an acute aortic rupture. As a result, the test was stopped and held a minute's silence. A few days later Lamaze spach about his sporting future:

"There are two possibilities: either I give up and leave the rest of my horses stall my colleagues. Or I fight ... We choose this sport because we love him. But we also opt for it because we love these animals. When riding, it is just not as if a golf or tennis racket breaks. We all have lost a family member. Hickstead has me means everything and changed my life. "

Career after 2011

In 2012, Lamaze was again nominated for the Olympic Games. In the Summer Games in London, he reached Derly Chin de Muze to 29th place in the individual competition and in the team standings to fifth place. Eric Lamaze is still the most internationally successful Canadian show jumping, even if it no longer ranks among the top ten riders in the world rankings.

Achievements

Championships and World Cup

The greatest success of his career gained Lamaze at its first participation in the Olympic Games 2008., Where he won with the horse Hickstead, the first Canadian rider ever, a single gold medal. A few days earlier he had won along with Mac Cone, Jill Hensel Wood and Ian Millar of Canada, the team silver medal.

At the Pan American Games, he was able to prove in 1999 with the Canadian team in third place; In 2007 he reached there with Hickstead silver with the team and bronze in the individual standings.

Lamaze also took part in the World Equestrian Games in 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006. Here, however, he could no achievements recorded ( best team placement: 1994 - 7th place, best individual placing: 2006 - Rank 27 ). At the World Equestrian Games 2010 he won with Hickstead bronze in the individual standings in the team competition, the Canadian team reached fifth place. At the Pan American Games in 2011 he reaches For with Coriana van Klapscheut fourth in the team standings and 11th place in the individual standings.

On his World Cup finals 2005, he was Sixteenth with Tempete van het Lindehof. Six years later he finished the World Cup Final in Leipzig with Hickstead in second place.

Outstanding Great Prices

Lamaze, who is a regular guest at the tournaments in his native Spruce Meadows, won in 2007 with the Grand Prix of Hickstead CSIO 5 * Spruce Meadows Masters, the most important Grand Prix of America.

Three years later, in 2010, Lamaze flew with his top horse Hickstead in direct connection to several tournaments in Spruce Meadows, of which he the last (on CSI 5 * level ), won several tournaments in Europe. Here he launched directly at the CHIO Aachen and Hickstead won there with the Grand Prix of Aachen ( CSIO 5 *) also the most important Grand Prix of Europe. During the first revolution of the Grand Prix of Aachen Lamaze heard a crack out at a landing, in consequence turned out that he had completed the second round and the jump-off with a broken foot.

Awards

Lamaze was elected in 2010 and 2011 by members of the International Jumping Riders Club for rider of the year. In addition, he was selected along with Hickstead with more than 50 percent of the vote to CBC Sports Athlete of the Year 2011.

Further success (from 2004)

  • 2004: 2nd place in the World Cup Standings examination of Bromont and 1st place with the Canadian team in the Nations of the United States of America ( Wellington, CSIO 4 * ) - both with Tempete van het Lindehof
  • 2005: 3rd place in a Grand Prix CSI 3 * Wellington (USA) with Tempete van het Lindehof, 3rd place in the World Cup special stage of Blainville with Tempete van het Lindehof, 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Toronto (CSI 4 * -W) with Hickstead, 2nd place in the World Cup Standings testing of Toronto (CSI 4 * -W) with Hickstead
  • 2006: 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Aachen, Hickstead, 3rd place in the World Cup Standings testing of Wellington ( USA) with Hickstead, 2nd place in the Grand Prix of CSI 5 * in Calgary, Spruce Meadows with Hickstead, 1st place in the World Cup special stage of Blainville with Hickstead, 2nd place in the World Cup Standings examination of Palgrave with Ronaldo as well as with the Canadian team 1st place in the Nations of the United States of America ( Wellington, CSIO 4 *) with Hickstead
  • 2007: World Cup stages: 3rd place in Wellington ( USA) with Hickstead,
  • Great prizes: 3rd place in Charlotte (CSI 4 *) with Narcotique de Muze, 2nd place in Antwerp (CSI 3 *) with Hickstead, 3rd place in Madrid ( CSI 5 *) with Hickstead, 2nd place in a CSI 4 * and 1st place in the CSIO 5 * in Calgary, Spruce Meadows with Hickstead
  • Nations prices ( with the Canadian team): 1st place in the Nations of the United States of America ( Wellington, CSIO 4 *) with Hickstead
  • World Cup stages: 1st place in Palgrave (CSI 3 * -W) with Tempete van het Lindehof, 1st place in Toronto (CSI 4 * -W) with Hickstead, 1st place in Geneva (CSI 5 * -W) with Hickstead
  • Great Prices: 2nd place at the CSIO 5 * Wellington ( USA) with Hickstead, 2nd place in Madrid, ( CSIO 5 *) with Hickstead, 2nd place at RIDE Deauville ( CSI 5 *) with Hickstead, 1st place in Caen (CSI 3 *) with Hickstead, 2nd and 3rd place at CSI 4 * tournaments and twice 1st place at CSI 5 * tournaments in Calgary, Spruce Meadows with Hickstead
  • Nations Cups ( with Team Canada ): 2nd place in the Nations Cup of guillemots and Calgary - Spruce Meadows (both CSIO 5 *) with Hickstead
  • World Cup stages: 2nd place in Calgary - Spruce Meadows (CSI 4 * -W) with Hickstead
  • Great prizes: 1st place in La Baule ( CSIO 5 *) with Hickstead, 1st place in Rome ( CSIO 5 *) with Hickstead, 1st place at a CSI 5 * in Calgary, Spruce Meadows with Hickstead, 1st place in Barcelona ( CSIO 5 *) with Atlete van't Heike
  • Nations Cups ( with Team Canada ): 2nd place in Wellington FL (USA; CSIO 4 *) with Sidoline van de Centaur
  • More: 2nd place in world top 10 final in Paris (CSI 5 *) with Coriana van Klapscheut
  • World Cup stages: 3rd place in Calgary (CSI 4 * - W ' Canada One' ) with Powerplay
  • Nations Cups ( with Team Canada ): 2nd place in Wellington FL ( CSIO 4 *) with Wang Chung, 3rd place in Calgary ( CSIO 5 * - W ' Continental ') with Powerplay, 6th place in the Nations Cup final ( CSIO 5 * Barcelona) with Powerplay

(Updated: December 1, 2013)

Horses

  • Hickstead (* 1996, † 2011, originally " Opel " ), brown KWPN stallion, father: Hamlet, Mother Father: Ekstein
  • Powerplay (* 2004), brown Holsteiner gelding, Sire: Casall, mother father, limbus, ridden until May 2013 by Pope Pius Schwizer
  • Ridden Almkugel temporarily by Ashley Fleischhacker and Marie Hecart: Tempete van het Lindehof (* 1996), rapp -colored Belgian Warmblood gelding, Sire: Darco, mother father
  • Ronaldo ( * 1998), brown KWPN gelding, sire: Heartbreaker, mother father, Voltaire, temporarily ridden by Ainsley Vince and Marie Hecart
  • Narcotique de Muze II (* 1997), Belgian Sport Horse ( sBs ), bay mare, Sire: Darco, Mother Father: Chin Chin
  • Wang Chung M2S (* 2003), fox color Direction KWPN stallion Sire: Royal flying colors, Mother Father: maple, until August 2011 ridden by Felix Haßmann
Hickstead (horse) Summer Olympic Games 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games 1999 Pan American Games 2007 Pan American Games Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics Schomberg (Ontario) Show Jumping World Cup Aortic dissection Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2011 Pan American Games Global Champions Tour Holsteiner horse List of Olympic medalists in equestrian Jacques Cariou Alphonse Gemuseus Kurt Hasse William Steinkraus Graziano Mancinelli Jan Kowalczyk Pierre Durand, Jr. Ludger Beerbaum Ulrich Kirchhoff Jeroen Dubbeldam Rodrigo Pessoa Steve Guerdat
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