Team Germany Crowned Team World Champions Again After 16 Years — Team Belgium Silver, Team Great Britain Bronze.

The most emotional night in show jumping in 2026, and the Main Stadium in Aachen was the perfect stage.

Team Germany claimed the team gold medal at the FEI Jumping World Championship Aachen 2026 with 4.48 total penalties in the Mercedes-Benz Prize final, their first team world title in 16 years, since Kentucky 2010. Marcus Ehning with Coolio, Daniel Deusser with Otello de Guldenboom and Sophie Hinners with Iron Dames Singclair delivered perfect rounds in the decisive session, with Richard Vogel and United Touch S as discard on 2 faults, yet still part of a historic moment in front of their home crowd. “I don’t think there has ever been a happier scratch score than mine today,” Vogel beamed, completing a victory lap with his superstar mount to the sound of his favourite song as the stadium erupted in a sea of German flags.

The most breathtaking performance of the evening came from Deusser with Otello de Guldenboom, a 12-year-old bay BWP stallion (Tobago Z x Caretino) owned by Stephex Stables, a round that left the stadium breathless and that the rider himself described as “a once-in-a-lifetime moment.” Marcus Ehning, the 52-year-old veteran who had also been part of the German team that won bronze at this same venue in 2006 and gold in Kentucky 2010, now stood at the top of the world again alongside a new generation. Chef d’équipe Otto Becker was visibly moved: “What the four of them achieved here was a fantastic advertisement for our sport.”

Team Belgium Claims Silver in a Spectacular Comeback

Team Belgium delivered the comeback of the night to secure the silver medal with 11.69 total penalties, accumulating only 4 faults in the decisive round thanks to the last two perfect rounds from Thibeau Spits with Impress-K van’t Kattenheye Z and Abdel Saïd with Wathnan Quaker Brimbelles Z, while Pieter Devos and Casual DV Z added the team’s 4 faults and Nicola Philippaerts served as discard on 8 faults. A collective high-level response that grew stronger as the round progressed confirmed the quality of the Belgian squad.

Team Great Britain Takes Bronze

Team Great Britain, Paris 2024 team Olympic champions, claimed the bronze medal with 12.98 total penalties. Ben Maher with Point Break and Harry Charles with LT Holst Freda both opened with perfect rounds, but Adrian Whiteway served as discard on 15 faults, leaving everything in the hands of their strongest card, and in a moment of pure suspense that ultimately favoured Belgium, Scott Brash and Hello Mango added 4 faults, surrendering any chance of silver.

Team USA — The Hardest Night

Team USA arrived at the final round in second place with 4.85 accumulated penalties and real medal hopes, but the session did not go as planned. Laura Kraut opened with 4 faults with Baloutinue, leaving the team with no margin for error. Katherine Dinan was forced to retire with Out of the Blue SCF after knocking down several consecutive fences, a moment that changed the picture completely, as Kraut’s result now counted compulsorily. The United States needed two perfect rounds to secure at least a medal; Lillie Keenan and Fasther ended on 8 faults, and although McLain Ward responded with a crucial clear with High Star Hero, the 12 faults accumulated in the decisive round proved insurmountable. Team USA finished fourth with 16.85 total penalties, a session that did not reflect the extraordinary level the team had shown throughout the championship.

Final Team Classification — FEI Jumping World Championship Aachen 2026

For the region, the final classification was: Mexico twelfth, Brazil sixteenth, Canada seventeenth, Argentina twenty-third, and Colombia twenty-fifth, none qualified for the final round of the top ten teams.