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1133:Team
1121:2018
1113:11th
1104:2017
1091:Team
1073:2016
1068:CCI*
1050:2016
1034:CCI*
1031:20th
1009:Team
992:CCI*
974:2014
966:16th
961:Team
941:48th
915:Year
140:Event
129:Sport
116:Sport
59:Burto
1461:here
1440:2012
1413:2012
1379:2012
1335:2012
1155:7th
1130:6th
1096:5th
1042:4th
1022:2014
1006:4th
997:2014
958:6th
949:2012
932:2010
850:2019
829:2018
813:18th
808:2017
798:11th
773:2016
738:27th
733:2015
713:16th
708:2014
688:22nd
678:10th
673:2013
652:2012
622:2011
595:2010
574:2009
547:2008
537:2007
516:2006
508:18th
503:14th
490:2005
480:2004
472:17th
459:2003
72:Born
1490:at
1481:at
1465:FEI
1014:WD
866:4th
832:9th
761:4th
744:4th
663:RET
637:8th
529:4th
448:Pau
368:in
1504::
1421:^
1387:^
1343:^
1286:^
778:EL
719:EL
642:WD
631:EL
587:EL
384:.
372:,
318:.
91:,
80:)
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