Felix Vogg Explained

Felix Vogg
Birth Date:19 June 1990
Birth Place:Waiblingen, Germany
Show-Medals:yes

Felix Vogg (born 19 June 1990) is a Swiss Olympic eventing rider.[1] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Vogg also participated 2014, 2018 and 2022at the World Equestrian Games. 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023 he competed at the European Eventing Championships.

In 2012 he won the FEI World Cup Eventing title, with his horses Maverick MacNamara and Onfire. At the age of 22, he became the youngest winner of the FEI World Cup Eventing series in history.

Felix has become as well the first Swiss winner of a CCI5*L in over 70 years. (Luhmühlen 2022)

His grandfather Roland Perret competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics, while his brother Ben Vogg also competed at the 2016 Olympics.

At the 2019 Pau CCI***** event, Vogg's partner Archie Rocks suffered a catastrophic shoulder fracture on his approach to a fence late in the cross country course. The decision to euthanize the horse was made by the owners and the show veterinarians after it became clear that the injury was irreparable.[2]

CCI 5* Results

Results
EventKentuckyBadmintonLuhmühlenBurghleyPauAdelaide
202411th (Cartania)
202315th(Cartania)20th(Colero)
20221th(Colero)17th(Colero)
20196th (Colero) EL (Archie Rocks)
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

International Championship Results

Results
YearEventHorsePlacingNotes
2003 European Pony Championships Connection D9thTeam
18thIndividual
2004European Pony ChampionshipsCyrano 8934thIndividual
2006 European Pony ChampionshipsConnection D6thTeam
4thIndividual
2007 European Junior Championships Joy Des Ibis 7thTeam
28thIndividual
2008European Young Rider ChampionshipsCool Hand Luc8thTeam
ELIndividual
2009European Young Rider ChampionshipsCool Hand Luc6thTeam
38thIndividual
2010 European Young Rider ChampionshipsTouch of Sportsfield 8thTeam
20thIndividual
2011World Young Horse ChampionshipsMaverick McNamara11thCCI**
2013European ChampionshipsOnfire8thTeam
RETIndividual
2014World Equestrian GamesOnfire13thTeam
49thIndividual
2016Olympic GamesOnfireELIndividual
2016World Young Horse ChampionshipsMathurin v/d VogelzangCCI*
2017European ChampionshipsOnfire7thTeam
ELIndividual
2018World Equestrian GamesColero16thTeam
70thIndividual
2019European ChampionshipsArchie Rocks8thTeam
35thIndividual
2021Olympic Games 2020Colero10th19thTeamIndividual
2021European Championships Cartania4th8thTeamIndividual
2022World Championship Cartania 7th14thTeamIndividual
2023European ChampionshipsColero 5th11thTeamIndividual
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Felix Vogg. fei.org . 28 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Archie Rocks Euthanised After Fall at Les 5 Etoiles de Pau - Eventing Nation - Three-Day Eventing News, Results, Videos, and Commentary. Berendt. Tilly. eventingnation.com. en-US. 2019-10-28.