The 2009 FEI World Cup Jumping Final was the 31st final of the FEI World Cup Jumping show jumping series. It will be held at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States from April 15 to April 19, 2009 for the fifth time following 2000, 2003, 2005, and 2007. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum of Germany is the defending champion, having won the 2008 final in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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