German vaulters shine at international tournaments in Austria and Belgium!

German vaulters shine at international tournaments in Austria and Belgium!

On June 2, 2025, two important international vaulting tournaments took place, and the German athletes were able to impressively show up. While one tournament took place in Stadl-Paura in Austria, the other was held in Opglabbeek, Belgium. The German vaulters divided between the two events and showed consistently strong performance.

in Opglabbeek in particular Thomas Brüsewitz from Cologne caused a sensation. With 7.917 points, he secured first place in the senior master category on his Schimmelwallach William II Z. In the U21 category, Bela Lehnen from Moers and won with 8.165 points on gelding 1 d.C. Among the U21 men. The appearance of Alina Roß, which took first place in the seniord names with 7.941 points, was particularly remarkable. Emma Ziehl and Jolina Ossenberg-Engels followed their performance in places five and six.

Grazie & team spirit in Stadl-Paura

At the same time, an exciting tournament took place in Stadl-Paura, in which the local vaulters were also successful. Sebastian Renkl from Schweitenkirchen won the U18 men with 8.028 points on gelding wildcard. Laura Lutz and Veronica Frey competed in the category Pas-de-de-Deux and were able to look forward to second place with 7.755 points. Another highlight was Team Germany I, which took third place behind Austria and Switzerland in the Nations Prize.

A special focus was also on the junior individual classification. Here Daniela Fritz continued her strong performance and won the junior individual competition at the CVIO in Stadl-Paura. Her success could recommend her for the home European Championships in Magna Racino, as well as the positive assessment of vaulting speaker Manfred Rebel illustrates, who praised the performance structure and opportunities at the EM. In addition to her, the Pill team, which is under the direction of Longen leader Klaus Haidacher, also showed strong performances and won before Club 43.

outsider in the upswing

not only the Germans impressed. The vaulters from Wildegg under Longen leader Maria Lehrmann won in the general class and can now also have hopes for participating in EM after they achieved outstanding artistic notes. The team of the UVT Freisaal was not in use due to injury, but plans to try their luck again at the next sighting in Gleisdorf.

The entire vaulting community is in an exciting phase in which the sporting ambition and anticipation for large competitions such as the European Championships are steadily increasing. The decision about the European Championship participants is postponed to the second sighting in Gleisdorf, and preparations are already in full swing.

once again it has been shown that Austria and Germany play high in vaulting and the upcoming competitions can be expected with excitement. The achievements of these two events are clear proof that large talents are at work here that will cause a sensation in the future. Further information and results are at Horse Aktuell and Pfernerevue