Birthday: Jana Wannius 70 years

Happy Birthday to Jana Wannius, celebrating 70 years today!

Jana Wannius - Mr Goldfinger, Derby winners 1969

Jana Wannius – Mr Goldfinger in Falsterbo 1969

Jan Olof “Jana” Wannius, who is now Director of  the Falsterbo Horse Show CSIO, has a long career behind him as a successful international show jumping rider, trainer and coach. He participated at three European Championships; on Shalimar in Rotterdam 1967 and in Hickstead 1969 (individual 6th place), and on Tredje Mannen in Rotterdam 1979. On Shalimar he won the Daily Telegraph Cup at the Horse of the Year Show in London 1969 and was second in the Grand Prix of  Dublin CSIO 1968. He partecipated at the World Championships in La Baule 1970 on Mr Goldfinger and the Olympic Games in Montreal 1976 on Kilkennen. Jana was the first winner of the Falsterbo Derby in 1969 on Mr Goldfinger. He has also won a long row of Swedish Championships.

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