Jessica Kürten

About Jessica Kürten

Jessica Kürten is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.Born Jessica Chesney, Kürten won several national pony championships as a youth.

She has twice represented Ireland at the Olympic Games, 1996 Atlanta on Diamond's Exchange finishing 26th individually and team 8th and in 2004 Athens on Castle Forbes Maike finishing 18th individually.

Rolex World ranking:

Kurten had been the highest ranked Irish rider (apart from October 2009 (Ranking no. 106), and January 2010 (Ranking no. 109), where Denis Lynch held the title) until July 2010 (Ranking no. 116) when Denis Lynch took over.

She reached her highest ever World Rankinin April 2008 (No. 88) where she was the 2nd highest ranked rider in the world.

As of the end of December 2011, she is ranked 108th in the Rolex World Rankings – Irelands no. 7.

Jessica Kürten Achievements

2012

• 1st, Grand Prix, CSI4* Ebreichsdorf, Austria (Voss)
  
• 1st, Grand Prix, CSI4* Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Vincente)
  

2011

• 3rd, Grand Prix, CSI3* Kiel, Germany (Vincente)
  

2010

• Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier, CSI5*-W, Mechelen, Belgium (Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois)
  
• 2nd, Grand Prix, CSI5* A Coruña, Spain (Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois)
  
• 2nd, Grand Prix, CSI5* GCT Mote Carlo, Monaco (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• 3rd, Grand Prix, CSI5* GCT Cannes, France (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier, CSI5*-W Gothenburg, Sweden, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• 2nd, Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier, CSI5*-W 's-Hertogenbosch, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier, CSI5*-W Leipzig, Germany, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  

2009

• 2nd, Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier, CSI5*-W Mechelen, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• Grand Prix, CSI4* Moorsele, Belgium, (Castle Forbes Vivaldo vh Costersveld)
  
• Grand Prix, CSIO4* Barcelona, Spain, (Castle Forbes Cosma)
  
• 2nd, Grand Prix, CSI3* Humlikon, Switzerland, (Castle Forbes Cosma)
  
• 2nd, Grand Prix, CSI3* Arezzo, Italy, (Quibell)
  
• Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier, CSI5*-W Zurich, Switzerland, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier, CSI5*-W Leipzig, Germany, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  

2008

• Grand Prix, CSI5* São Paulo, Brazil, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• Grand Prix, CSIO5* Dublin, Ireland, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• Grand Prix Pescanova, CSI4* Gijon, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• 2nd, Grand Prix Telefónica, CSI4* A Coruña, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• Equal 4th, Rolex FEI World Cup Final, Gothenburg, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• Rolex FEI World Cup Final, Gothenburg Trophy, Gothenburg, (Quibell) 
  
• Rolex FEI World Cup Final, Competition II, Gothenburg, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier (Grand Prix of Leipzig), CSI5*-W Leipzig, Germany, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  

2007

• Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier, CSI-W Olympia, London, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• NH Hoteles Trophy, CSI5* A Coruña, (Kalande des Grez)
  
• Rolex Top Ten Final, CSI5* Geneva, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• Equal 2nd, Rolex Grand Prix, CSI5* Geneva, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• Prix Clarins, CSI5* Geneva, (Castle Forbes Vivaldo vh Costersveld)
  
• Speed Class, CSI4*-W Verona, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• British Open Champion, CSI4* NEC, Birmingham (Galopin de Bioley)
  
• Monaco Grand Prix, CSI5* Monaco, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• 2nd, Grand Prix de Cannes, CSI5* Cannes, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• Longines Grand Prix, CSIO5* La Baule (Castle Forbes Maike)
  
• OBO Bettermann Prize, CSI3* Balve, Germany (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• Preis der AachenMunchener, CSIO5* Aachen (Quibell)
  
• Coruna City Council Grand Prix, CSI4* A Coruña, Spain (Quibell)
  

2006

• Dubai Grand Prix (Quibell)
  
• Dubai Masters (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• Credit Suisse Grand Prix, Zürich (Quibell)
  
• Mercedes Swiss Masters (winning a car), Zürich (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• Chernyakhovsk Grand Prix, Russia (Quibell)
  
• 2nd, Rolex World Cup Final, Kuala Lumpur, (Castle Forbes Libertina)
  
• Worldcup pre-Qualifier Competition, Leipzig
  
• Qualifier young horses, Leipzig
  
• Final young horses, Leipzig
  
• Qualifier Worldcup Competition Göteborg
  
• Göteborg Trophy, Göteborg
  
• Intern. jumping class CSI Cannes
  

2005

• Estoril Grand Prix, Portugal (Castle Forbes Maike)
  
• The knock out, Kiel (Laurus)
  

2004

• Team Trophy, Leipzig (Lady Preishammer)
  
• Berlin World Cup Qualifier
  
• Nations Cup: Dublin (Quibell)
  
• 18th, Athens Olympics Individual Show Jumping
  

2003

• Ladies German Masters, Stuttgart (Quibell)
  
• Accumulator, National Show Nürnberg, Germany
  
• Queens Cup, Mechelen (Paavo N)
  

2002

• Indoor-Derby, Vienna (Lady Preishammer)
  

2001

• Team Gold medal European Championships, Arnhem, Netherlands (Bonita 38)
  
• Aegon MoneyMaxx Masters Final, (winning a car), Monte Carlo (Bonita 38)
  
• Nations Cups: Calgary and Lummen (Bonita 38)
  

2000

• Nations Cups: Calgary and Rotterdam, Dublin, San Marino & Modena – helping to win a record-breaking tenth Nations Cup, thus clinching Ireland's place as outright winner of the Samsung Nations Cup Series 1999/2000 (all Paavo N)
  

1999

• Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Hickstead (Paavo N)
  
• 1996
  
• Helsinki Grand Prix (Diamond Exchange)
  

1995

• Mechelen Grand Prix (Diamond Exchange)
  

1994

• World Championships, WEG The Hague, 10th individually (Diamond Exchange)
  
• Nations Cups: La Baule and Modena (Diamond Exchange)
  

1992

• Millstreet World Cup Qualifier (Diamond Exchange)