Puissance is the high-jump competition in the equestrian sport of show jumping .
5-443: The competition involves a maximum of five rounds - opening round followed by four jump-offs, not against the clock. The first round consists of four to six large single obstacles including the puissance wall, the starting height of which may vary from 1.70 to 1.80 m (5 ft 7 in to 5 ft 11 in) in height. For the jump-offs, in which the fences are raised for each round, there are only two obstacles—a spread fence and
10-651: Is also a word meaning "power". The event has been contested once at the Olympic Games , in 1900 . Franke Sloothaak Franke Sloothaak (born 2 February 1958 in Heerenveen , the Netherlands ) is a German show jumping champion, Olympic champion from 1988 and 1996. Sloothaak competed for West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , where he received a bronze medal in team jumping with Farmer, and at
15-593: Is similar to, but not the same as, the equestrian high jump competition, which consists of a single, slightly sloping fence made from a hedge topped with timber rails. The record for the high jump stands at 2.47 m (8 ft 1 in), and was achieved by Captain Alberto Larraguibel Morales riding Huaso ex-Faithfull, at the Official International Event at Viña del Mar , Chile , on 5 February 1949. Puissance, (from French puissance ),
20-645: The 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul , where the team received a gold medal. He participated for Germany at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , where he won a gold medal in Team Jumping, together with Lars Nieberg , Ulrich Kirchhoff and Ludger Beerbaum . Sloothaak still holds the world record for the indoor Puissance . In June 1991, Sloothaak jumped a record-breaking 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in) in Chaudfontaine, Belgium on
25-511: The wall—although an optional practice fence is included. In the event of equality after the fifth round, riders share first prize. The puissance wall often has become taller than 2 metres (6 ft 7 in). The current indoor record for puissance is held by German rider Franke Sloothaak , who in June 1991 jumped 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in) in Chaudfontaine, Belgium on Optiebeurs Golo, breaking his previous record set on Leonardo. The puissance
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