2008 Summer Olympics / Riding

At the Olympic Summer Games in Beijing in 2008 , six decisions were made in equestrian competitions, one individual and one team competition in show jumping , dressage and eventing . The competitions were held at the Hong Kong Equestrian Center.

dressage

A total of 50 riders and horses were allowed to compete in the dressage competition. Three riders per nation were allowed, whose scores were included in the team score. The medal winners of the team competition at the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen were qualified as teams . In addition, there were the medal winners from the 2007 European Championship, the two best-placed teams from the 2007 Pan-American Championships, and the two best-placed teams from the rest of the continents. If the medal winners of the World Equestrian Games also landed on the placements in the continental eliminations that meant the Olympic qualification, the next-placed teams moved up. The remaining 20 places were given to individual starters, one of which went to China if the team was not qualified. The other individual starters were determined on the basis of the world rankings; in exceptional cases, an invitation by the IOC was possible. For a nation whose team had not qualified, a maximum of two individual starters were allowed to compete.

singles

The individual evaluation was decided on the basis of the arithmetic mean of the results of the Grand Prix Spécial and Grand Prix Freestyle .

August 19, 2008, 7:15 p.m.

space	country	Rider and horse	percent
			GP Special	GP freestyle	total
1	Netherlands	Anky van Grunsven Salinero	74.960	82,400	78.680
2	Germany	Isabell Werth Satchmo	75,200	78.100	76,650
3	Germany	Heike Kemmer Bonaparte	72.960	75,950	74.455
4th	United States	Steffen Peters Ravel	71,800	76,500	74,150
5	Netherlands	Hans Peter Minderhoud Nadine	70.920	75,150	73.035
6th	Russia	Alexandra Korelowa Balagur	71,400	73.850	72.625
7th	Society. King	Emma Hindle Lancet	70.440	74,250	72.345
8th	Finland	Kyra Kyrklund Max	69.720	74,250	71.985

team

The fourth-placed American team was subsequently disqualified for doping .

August 14, 2008, 7:15 p.m.

The German dressage team after the award ceremony

space	country	Riders and horses	percent
1	Germany	Heike Kemmer Bonaparte Nadine Capellmann Elvis VA Isabell Werth Satchmo	72.916 72.250 70.083 76.417
2	Netherlands	Hans Peter Minderhoud Nadine Imke Schellekens-Bartels Sunrise Anky van Grunsven Salinero	71.750 69.625 70.875 74.750
3	Denmark	Anne van Olst Clearwater Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Digby Andreas Helgstrand Don Schufro	68.875 67.375 70.417 68.833
4th	Sweden	Patrik Kittel Floresco Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén Solos Carex Jan Brink Briar	67.347 67.125 66.042 68.875
5	United Kingdom	Jane Gregory Lucky Star Emma Hindle Lancet Laura Bechtolsheimer Mistral Hojris	66,805 63,375 71,125 65,917
6th	France	Marc Boblet Whitini Star Julia Chevanne Calimucho Hubert Perring Diabolo St. Maurice	65,402 66,125 63,250 66,833
7th	Australia	Heath Ryan Greenoaks Dundee Hayley Beresford Relampago Kristy Oatley Quando Quando	64.623 62.541 65.583 65.750

Show jumping

Obstacle in the two final rounds

In the decision in show jumping, a total of 75 riders and horses were allowed to start. A nation was allowed to send a maximum of four starters, three of which were included in the team classification. The five best teams in the team competition from the World Equestrian Games in Aachen 2006 and the best team in the Oceania / Southeast Asia region at the World Equestrian Games were qualified as teams. In addition, there were the three best teams from the 2007 European Championships and the 2007 Pan American Championships, the host nation China, the best team from the Africa / Middle East region , and another team from the Oceania / Southeast Asia region in various qualifying competitions in 2006 and 2007. In the event that In the continental eliminations, teams that had already qualified at the World Championships prevailed, and the next-placed nations moved up. The remaining 30 individual starting positions were filled based on the world rankings and, in exceptional cases, by invitations from the IOC. For a nation whose team had not qualified, a maximum of two individual starters were allowed to compete.

singles

Final result, accessed July 16, 2010

space	country	Rider and horse	Failure points
1	Canada	Eric Lamaze Hickstead	Qualification: 0 final: 0 jump-off: 0 / 38.39 s
2	Sweden	Rolf-Göran Bengtsson Ninja	Qualification: 0 final: 0 jump-off: 4 / 38.39 s
3	United States	Beezie Madden Authentic	Qualification: 0 final: 4 jump-off: 0 / 35.25 s
4th	Germany	Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Shutterfly	Qualification: 4 finals: 0 jump-off: 0 / 35.37 s
5	United States	McLain Ward Sapphire	Qualification: 4 finals: 0 jump-off: 4 / 35.39 s
6th	Germany	Ludger Beerbaum All Inclusive	Qualification: 4 finals: 0 jump-off: 4 / 36.16 s
7th	Netherlands	Marc Houtzager Opium	Qualification: 0 final: 4 jump-off: 8 / 36.77 s
8th	Netherlands	Angelique Hoorn O'Brien	Qualification: 0 final: 4 jump-off: 8 / 36.89 s
disqualified	Brazil	Rodrigo Pessoa Rufus	( Qualification: 4 finals: 0 jump-off: 0 / 37.04 s )

Olympic champion Eric Lamaze

(nine participants in the jump-off)

team

Hints:

• Three or four riders per country competed in two rounds.
• The best three results of each team were evaluated per round. Deletion results are marked with a hash sign (#). The total number of error points resulted from the addition of the remaining error points.
• Since the USA and Canada had the same number of fault points after two rounds, a jump-off took place. Canada had one drop in the first round of the jump-off (4 fault points) and so the USA secured victory with three zero-error rides.
• Legend:
  • NG: Not started
  • ZG: Resigned
  • DIS: Disqualified

space	country	Riders and horses	Failure points	Remarks
1	United States	Laura Herb Cedric Beezie Madden Authentic Will Simpson Carlsson Rooftop McLain Ward Sapphire	20 Round 1: 4 Round 2: 0 Round 1: # 11 Round 2: 4 Round 1: 8 Round 2: # 8 Round 1: 0 Round 2: 4
2	Canada	Mac Cone Ole Jill Henselwood Special Ed Eric Lamaze Hickstead Ian Millar In Style	20 Round 1: 12 Round 2: # ZG Round 1: # 18 Round 2: 0 Round 1: 0 Round 2: 4 Round 1: 4 Round 2: 0
3	Switzerland	Christina Liebherr No Mercy Pius Schwizer Nobless M Niklaus Schurtenberger Cantus Steve Guerdat Jalisca Solier	30 Round 1: 4 Round 2: # 23 Round 1: 4 Round 2: 5 Round 1: 4 Round 2: 8 Round 1: # 4 Round 2: 5
4th	Netherlands	Angelique Hoorn O'Brien Marc Houtzager Opium Vincent Voorn Alpapillon-Armanie Gerco Schröder Monaco	34 Round 1: 4 Round 2: 8 Round 1: 1 Round 2: 5 Round 1: # 16 Round 2: # 27 Round 1: 12 Round 2: 4
5	United Kingdom	Nick Skelton Russel Tim Stockdale Corlato Ben Maher Rolette John Whitaker Peppermill	37 Round 1: 8 Round 2: 13 Round 1: 4 Round 2: 8 Round 1: 4 Round 2: 0 Round 1: #NG Round 2: #NG
6th	Sweden	Peter Eriksson Jaguar Mail Lotta Schultz Calibra II Helena Lundbäck Hereditary Flower Rolf-Göran Bengtsson Ninja	38 Round 1: 8 Round 2: 4 Round 1: 5 Round 2: # 20 Round 1: # 12 Round 2: 17 Round 1: 0 Round 2: 4
7th	Australia	Peter McMahon Genoa Laurie Lever Drossel Dan Edwina Alexander Itot du Chateau Matthew Williams Leconte	41 Round 1: 16 Round 2: #NG Round 1: # 16 Round 2: 4 Round 1: 0 Round 2: 0 Round 1: 4 Round 2: 17
	Norway	Morten Djupvik Casino Stein Endresen Le Beau Geir Gulliksen Cattani Tony André Hansen Camiro	49 Round 1: 12 Round 2: 4 Round 1: 4 Round 2: 12 Round 1: 12 Round 2: 5 Round 1: #DIS (1) Round 2: #DIS (1)	(originally 27) Tony Andre Hansen was subsequently disqualified because the illegal substance capsaicin was detected in his horse Camiro during the doping test . This disqualification was also approved by the International Sports Court (CAS) and the Swiss Federal Court . approved. The result of TA Hansen was therefore counted as a strike result, whereby the Norwegian team lost its bronze medal.
	Germany	Christian Ahlmann Cöster Marco Kutscher Cornet Obolensky Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Shutterfly Ludger Beerbaum All Inclusive NRW	no rating Round 1: #DIS (8) Round 2: #DIS (4) Round 1: #DIS (13) Round 2: #DIS (19) Round 1: 4 Round 2: 4 Round 1: 8 Round 2: 6	(originally 34) Christian Ahlmann was subsequently disqualified because the illegal substance capsaicin was detected in the doping test on his horse Cöster . C. Ahlmann's result was therefore considered to be a cancellation result. Marco Kutscher was disqualified by the FEI Tribunal because his horse Cornet Obolensky received medication that had not been registered between the two rounds of the Nations Cup.

versatility

Cross-country ride

A total of 75 riders and horses were allowed to take part in the eventing decision . A nation was allowed to send a maximum of 5 starters, three of which were included in the team classification. The 5 best teams in the team competition from the World Equestrian Games in Aachen 2006, the two best teams each from the European Championships 2007 and the Pan American Championships 2007 as well as another team, which was determined in an elimination competition for the remaining continents, were qualified. In the event that teams that had already qualified at the World Championships prevailed in these continental eliminations, the next-placed nations moved up. Of the remaining 25 starting places in the individual, one went to the host nation China , if the Chinese team was not qualified. The remaining starting places were filled on the basis of the world rankings and, in exceptional cases, by invitation from the IOC . For a nation whose team had not qualified, a maximum of two individual starters were allowed to compete.

singles

August 12, 2008, 10:45 p.m.

space	country	Rider and horse	Penalty points
1	Germany	Hinrich Romeike Marius	54.20
2	United States	Gina Miles McKinlaigh	56.10
3	Society. King	Kristina Cook Miners Frolic	57.40
4th	Australia	Megan Jones Irish Jester	59.00
5	Germany	Ingrid Klimke Butts Abraxxas	59.70
6th	France	Didier Dhennin Ismene du Temple	59.80
7th	Australia	Clayton Fredericks Ben Along Time	61.40
8th	Germany	Andreas Dibowski Butts Leon	65.20

team

Hints:

• Behind each rider is the number of penalty points that he has achieved. The best three times for the team competition apply.
• A # sign in front of a score means that this penalty number will not be included in the team ranking.

August 12, 2008, 7:15 p.m.

space	country	Riders and horses	Penalty points
1	Germany	Peter Thomsen The Ghost of Hamish Frank Ostholt Mr. Medicott Andreas Dibowski Butts Leon Ingrid Klimke Butts Abraxxas Hinrich Romeike Marius	166.10 # 102.90 # 57.80 57.20 54.70 54.20
2	Australia	Shane Rose All Luck Sonja Johnson Ringwould Jaguar Lucinda Fredericks Headley Britannia Clayton Fredericks Ben Along Time Megan Jones Irish Jester	171.20 # 70.50 58.80 # 59.60 57.40 55.00
3	United Kingdom	Sharon Hunt Takers Town Daisy Dick Spring Along William Fox-Pitt Parkmore Ed Kristina Cook Miners Frolic Mary King Call Again Cavalier	185.70 # 95.10 # 79.90 64.20 57.40 64.10
4th	Sweden	Viktoria Carlerbäck Bally’s Geronimo Magnus Gallerdal Keymaster Dag Albert Tubber Rebel Katrin Norling Pandora Linda Algotsson Stand By Me	230.50 # eliminated # eliminated 93.20 73.00 64.30
5	New Zealand	Andrew Nicholson Lord Killinghurst Heelan Tompkins Sugoi Mark Todd Gandalf Caroline Powell Lenamore Joe Meyer Snip	240.90 #ausgeschieden # 138.80 77.60 73.20 90.10
6th	Italy	Fabio Magni Southern King V Stefano Brecciaroli Cappa Hill Vittoria Panizzon Rock Model Susanna Bordone Ava Roberto Rotatori Irham de Viages	246.40 # 119.60 # 116.00 69.00 86.60 90.80
7th	United States	Amy Tryon Poggio II Karen O'Connor Mandiba Rebecca Holder Courageous Comet Phillip Dutton Connaught Gina Miles McKinlaigh	250.00 #ausgeschieden # 131.70 125.70 68.20 56.10
8th	Ireland	Patricia Ryan Fernhill Clover Mist Niall Griffin Longaine Geoffrey Curron Kilkishen Austin O'Connor Hobby du Mee Louise Lyons Watership Down	276.10 # 126.50 # 109.00 94.10 87.20 94.80

Qualified teams

dressage

•  Germany (World Champion 2006 and Vice European Champion 2007)
•  Netherlands (Vice World Champion 2006 and European Champion 2007)
•  United States (World Cup third 2006 and winner Pan American Championships 2007)
•  Sweden (EC third 2007)
•  United Kingdom (European Championship fifth 2007)
•  Denmark (EC sixth 2007; substitute team for Switzerland (EC fourth 2007), which withdrew)
•  Canada (Second Pan American Championships 2007)
•  Brazil (Third Pan American Championships 2007)
•  Australia (winner of the Asia / Oceania elimination)
•  Japan (second in the Asia / Oceania elimination)

Show jumping

•  Netherlands (World Champion 2006 and European Champion 2007)
•  United States (Vice World Champion 2006 and Third Pan American Championships 2007)
•  Germany (Third World Cup 2006 and Vice European Champion 2007)
•  Ukraine (4th World Cup 2006)
•  Switzerland (fifth in 2006 and fourth in 2007)
•  United Kingdom (European Championship third 2007)
•  Sweden (EC fifth 2007)
•  Norway (EC sixth 2007)
•  Brazil (winner of the Pan American Championships 2007)
•  Canada (Second Pan American Championships 2007)
•  Mexico (Fourth Pan American Championships 2007)
•  Australia (Best team in the Southeast Asia / Oceania region at the 2006 World Cup)
•  Saudi Arabia (winner of the Africa / Middle East region in various qualifying competitions 2006/2007)
•  New Zealand (winner of the Southeast Asia / Oceania region in various qualifying competitions 2006/2007)
•  People's Republic of China (host nation)

versatility

•  Germany (World Champion 2006)
•  United Kingdom (Vice World Champion 2006 and European Champion 2007)
•  Australia (Third World Cup 2006)
•  United States (World Cup fourth in 2006 and winner of the Pan American Championships 2007)
•  Sweden (fifth in 2006)
•  France (Vice European Champion 2007)
•  Italy (EC third 2007)
•  Canada (Second Pan American Championships 2007)
•  Mexico (Third Pan American Championships 2007)
•  New Zealand (winner of the Asia / Oceania elimination)

Medal table riding

Medal table riding
space	country	G	S.	B.	total
1	Germany	3	1	1	5
2	United States	1	1	1	3
3	Canada	1	1	-	2
	Netherlands	1	1	-	2
5	Australia	-	1	-	1
5	Sweden	-	1	-	1
7th	United Kingdom	-	-	2	2
8th	Denmark	-	-	1	1
	Switzerland	-	-	1	1

Web links

Commons : 2008 Summer Olympics / Riding  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Result Grand Prix Spécial, Olympic Summer Games 2008
2. ^ Result Grand Prix Freestyle, Olympic Summer Games 2008
3. ^ Equestrianism at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Mixed Dressage, Team sports-reference.com
4. ↑ Final result, individual ranking show jumping  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Swiss show jumpers subsequently receive Olympic bronze , NZZ Online .
6. ↑ Article "Norway's show jumpers must return bronze", accessed on December 4, 2009
7. ↑ Swiss team definitely receives Olympic bronze , NZZ Online, August 2, 2010.
8. ↑ Article "Christian Ahlmann wants to take action before the Swiss Federal Court" on www.st-georg.de
9. ↑ Article "FEI: Hong Kong aftermath for Marco Kutscher and others", accessed on December 4, 2009
10. ↑ End of the syringe affair: No lock for drivers  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung , June 15, 2010.