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Epsom Derby

The Epsom Derby (Derby Stakes), a British Group 1 Classic for three-year-old colts and fillies run at Epsom Downs since 1780 over 1m4f10y; named by coin toss, £2 million prize from 2026.

Epsom Oaks

Epsom Oaks (the Oaks Stakes): British Group 1 Classic for three-year-old fillies over 1m4f at Epsom Downs, first run 14 May 1779, founded by the 12th Earl of Derby and named after his house The Oaks; run the Friday before the Derby.

Epyx

Epyx: American game publisher founded 1978 as Automated Simulations by Jon Freeman and Jim Connelley, renamed Epyx 1983; known for the Games sports series, Impossible Mission, and the Handy handheld that became the Atari Lynx; bankrupt 1989, IP now held by Epyx Games, LLC.

Equanimeous St. Brown

Equanimeous St. Brown (born 1996, Placentia, CA) is an NFL wide receiver, Notre Dame alum, drafted 207th overall by Green Bay in 2018; later Bears, Saints, 49ers; older brother of Amon-Ra St. Brown.

Equatorial Guinea national football team

The Equatorial Guinea national football team, nicknamed Nzalang Nacional, represents Equatorial Guinea in men's international football, with a fourth-place finish at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations as host.

Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping

Individual jumping at Rio 2016: Olympic show jumping event, 14-19 August 2016, Deodoro; Nick Skelton (GBR) on Big Star won gold in a six-rider jump-off, ahead of Peder Fredricson (SWE) and Eric Lamaze (CAN).

Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping

Individual jumping, Tokyo 2020 Olympics: show jumping at Baji Koen Equestrian Park, 3-4 August 2021. Ben Maher (GBR, Explosion W) won gold in a six-horse jump-off in 37.85s, ahead of Peder Fredricson (SWE) and Maikel van der Vleuten (NED).

Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Equestrian at the 2024 Paris Olympics: six events in eventing, dressage, and jumping at Versailles. Germany topped the medals; Michael Jung won a third individual eventing gold; Dujardin withdrew amid a whipping scandal.

Equestrian at the Asian Games

Equestrian at the Asian Games is the horse-sport program of the Asian Games, comprising dressage, eventing, and jumping, first held at the 1982 New Delhi Games.

Equestrian at the Central American and Caribbean Games

Equestrian at the Central American and Caribbean Games comprises dressage, eventing, and jumping competition held under FEI Rules, first appearing at the 1935 Games in San Salvador.

Equestrian at the Mediterranean Games

Equestrian at the Mediterranean Games is a show jumping competition, held every four years for nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea, first appearing in 1987 and contested at Taranto in 2026.

Equestrian at the Military World Games

Equestrian at the Military World Games: CISM show jumping program for military riders, held every four years, from Rome 1995 through Wuhan 2019 (47th WMC Equestrian) to Charlotte 2027 at Tryon.

Equestrian at the Pan American Games

Equestrian at the Pan American Games is the continental championship of the Americas in dressage, eventing, and jumping, held since 1951 and serving as an Olympic qualification event.

Equestrian at the South American Games

Equestrian at the South American Games is FEI-governed competition in Jumping, Dressage, and Eventing, staged intermittently at the ODESUR Games since 1978 and serving as a Pan American Games qualifier.

Equestrian at the Southeast Asian Games

Equestrian at the Southeast Asian Games is the FEI-governed equestrian competition at the SEA Games, contested in dressage, jumping, and endurance or eventing, most recently in Thailand in 2025.

Equestrian at the Summer Olympics

Olympic equestrian sport: Dressage, Eventing, and Jumping since 1912 (first events Paris 1900). Only Olympic sport with animals; men and women compete together; LA28 at Santa Anita Park, July 15-29, 2028.

Equestrian at the Summer Olympics medal table

The equestrian at the Summer Olympics medal table lists national medals in dressage, eventing, and show jumping since 1900, with Germany leading all-time at 61 medals, including 32 gold.

Equestrian at the Summer Paralympics

Equestrian at the Summer Paralympics consists of para-dressage, contested since 1996 by athletes in five grades, with 11 medal events and Great Britain leading the medals.

Equestrian at the Youth Olympic Games

Equestrian at the Youth Olympic Games is a Jumping-only competition for riders aged 15 to 18, held at Singapore 2010, Nanjing 2014, and Buenos Aires 2018.

Equestrian events at the 2026 Asian Games (年アジア競技大会)

Equestrian at the 20th Asian Games (第20回アジア競技大会), Aichi-Nagoya 2026: dressage, jumping, and eventing at Tokyo's Equestrian Park, 19 September–4 October 2026, with first team golds for China and Thailand and a typhoon-forced schedule change.

Equestrian events at the 2028 Summer Olympics

Equestrian at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics: six medal events in dressage, jumping, and eventing at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, July 2028, with Para Dressage in August.

Equestrian vaulting

Equestrian vaulting, gymnastics on horseback, also called Voltigieren: athletes perform compulsory, freestyle, and technical tests on a cantering horse lunged on a 15-metre circle; FEI-recognized since 1983, contested at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.

Equestrianism

Equestrianism, also known as horseback riding, is the practice of riding, driving, and vaulting with horses as recreation and competitive sport, overseen by the FEI since 1921.

Equine drug testing

Equine drug testing analyzes blood, urine, and other samples from racehorses to detect prohibited substances under IFHA harmonised rules and, since May 2023, the uniform HISA/HIWU program in the United States.

Equine-assisted therapy on autistic people

Equine-assisted therapy (EAAT, equine-assisted services) uses horses in hippotherapy, therapeutic riding, or equine-assisted psychotherapy for autistic people; reviews report gains in social cognition, communication, irritability, and hyperactivity, with inconsistent subdomain results and no low-risk-of-bias trials.

Equitation

Equitation is the horse-show discipline in which the rider, not the horse, is judged on position, aids, and accuracy. Also called horsemanship in western showing; held mainly in the US and Canada across hunter, saddle seat, western, and dressage seat divisions.

Eraldo Pizzo

Eraldo Pizzo, "Il Caimano" (born 21 April 1938, Genoa), Italian water polo player. Olympic gold at Rome 1960, 15 Italian titles with Pro Recco, 275 goals in 178 Italy caps, ISHOF inductee 1990.

Eran Zahavi (ערן זהבי)

Eran Zahavi (ערן זהבי), born 1987, Israeli centre-forward; played for Hapoel Tel Aviv, Palermo, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Guangzhou R&F, PSV Eindhoven; 74 Israel caps, 35 goals; retired January 2026.

Erben Wennemars

Erben Wennemars (born 1975, Dalfsen) is a Dutch former long-track speed skater, two-time world sprint champion (2004, 2005) and double Olympic bronze medalist at Turin 2006 in the 1000 m and team pursuit; father of skater Joep Wennemars.

Ercole Baldini

Ercole Baldini (Il Treno di Forlì), 1933–2022, Italian cyclist; Hour Record holder, 1956 Melbourne Olympic road race gold, 1958 Giro d'Italia and world road champion; only Italian with that treble.