Piia Pantsu

Piia Pantsu

Medal record
Representing  Finland
Equestrian
World Championships
2002 Jerez Individual eventing

Piia Pantsu (born March 29, 1971 in Varkaus, Finland) is a Finnish equestrian rider. She competes in three-day eventing and in show jumping competitions. She is married to Fredrik Jönsson who was the son of her trainer, Jan Jönsson.[1]

Although she never achieved a medal she is remembered as a sole Finnish equestrian at the Olympics. She would have been at Athens but an injury to her horse prevented it.[2]

Horses

Cyna (born 1983, died 2007), Ypäjä Karuso (born 1993), Ypäjä Uppercut (born 1989), Oazis (born 1996), Ypäjä Kolombia (born 1998)

Achievements & Competitions

(eventing championships)

Competition Place Year Horse Rank
World Championship The Hague 1994 Cyna 5.
European Championship Rome 1995 Cyna 4.
European Championship Burghley 1997 Cyna stopped in second event
World Championship Rooma 1998 Uppercut 9.
European Championship Luhmühlen 1999 Uppercut 4.
Olympics Sydney 2000 Uppercut disqualification in second event
European Championship Pau 2001 Ypäjä Karuso 17.
World Championship Jerez 2002 Ypäjä Karuso 3.
Badminton Horse Trials Gloucestershire, England 2003 Ypäjä Karuso 2.
European Championship Blenheim 2005 Ypäjä Karuso 6.
World Cup Final Malmö 2005 Ypäjä Karuso 3.
World Championship Aachen 2006 Ypäjä Karuso stopped in second event
Finland Championship Kerava, Finland 2007 Ypäjä Karuso 1.

References

  1. ↑ Meet Pia Pantsu, 4 August 2004, Horse and Hound, Retrieved 28 March 2016
  2. ↑ Field Rider Elmo Jankara went abroad at the age of 16 - now the sight of the Rio Olympics, 28 March 2016, In Finnish, yle.fi, Retrieved 28 March 2016
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