Canada’s Lamaze Wins Equestrian Jumping Event!
August 21, 2008 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Sports Rumors
Canada’s gold medal count increased again today when Eric Lamaze won the men’s individual show-jumping competition at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. He beat Sweden’s Rolf-Goran Bengtsson in a jump-off. American Beezie Madden took the bronze Thursday after winning a seven-way jump-off.
Lamaze missed the last two Games due to positive drug tests. He felt that he was a great example as a result of this: "When you give people chances and allow them to come back from their mistakes, great things happen and I’m a perfect example that you shouldn’t give up on people."
I couldn’t agree more.
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Just for your information there is actually no Men’s equestrian event, both the men and women compete together
Thanks for pointing that out. :-)