Steve Guerdat is new world number one showjumper

Olympic champion Steve Guerdat has become showjumping’s new world number one. He takes over from Rolf-Goran Bengtsson, who has held the top spot in the Rolex rankings for the past 10 months. The Swede now sits fourth.

This is the 30-year-old Swiss rider’s first time in the world number one slot and comes just three months after he and 11-year-old Nino Des Buissonnets took Olympic gold in Greenwich. In the past year, Steve has earned world ranking points at 89 competitions.

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Jennifer is passionate at showjumping and her role as H&H’s showjumping editor has taken her around the world reporting from shows and interviewing riders, connections and those involved behind the scenes. Since joining H&H from BBC Sport in 2005, she has written on every subject across the equestrian sphere — from turnout rugs to stable management — and has interviewed gold medallists, world champions and winners galore. She also has first-hand experience of working in the equestrian industry as a riding instructor and yard manager.