| | Event type

Individual, Open

Date	13 – 19 August 2008
Status	Olympic
Location	Xianggang Tiyu Xueyuan, Hong Kong
Participants	47 from 22 countries
Format	Average score of round two (Grand Prix Special) and round three (Grand Prix Freestyle) determined final placement.

Dutch rider Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda “Anky” van Grunsven came into Beijing as the two-time defending gold medalist, a two-time World Champion, and a four-time European Champion. She was favored but was expecting a big challenge from her long-time rival, German Isabell Werth, individually the champion at Atlanta in 1996, a three-time World and five-time European champion. In Beijing Werth led after the Grand Prix round, and the Grand Prix Special round, with van Grunsven second in both phases. However, in the Grand Prix Freestyle, done to music, or the so-called kür, van Grunsven had the highest score in both artistic and technical components to win that phase and win her third consecutive gold medal, with Werth taking silver. German Heike Kemmer won bronze.

In the Grand Prix round Japan’s Hiroshi Hoketsu finished in a tie for 34th, and did not advance to the second round (only the top 25 did). This was his second Olympics, after competing at Tokyo in 1964, fully 44 years before Beijing. Hoketsu’s gap of 44 years between Olympic appearances was far more than the previous record of 32 years set by Mexican Eduardo Prieto, who competed in fencing in 1932 and sailing in 1964, and the mark of 28 years in the same sport, held by six Olympians. Hoketsu would compete again in 2012, when he was 71-years-old.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Horse	TP
1	Anky van Grunsven	NED	Salinero	78.680		Gold
2	Isabell Werth	GER	Satchmo	76.650		Silver
3	Heike Kemmer	GER	Bonaparte 67	74.455		Bronze
4	Steffen Peters	USA	Ravel	74.150
5	Hans Peter Minderhoud	NED	Nadine	73.035
6	Aleksandra Korelova	RUS	Balagur	72.625
7	Emma Hindle	GBR	Lancet	72.345
8	Kyra Kyrklund	FIN	Max	71.985
9	Bernadette Pujals	MEX	Vincent	71.675
10	Jan Brink	SWE	Briar	71.205
11	Andreas Helgstrand	DEN	Don Schufro	70.675
12	Tinne Silfvén	SWE	Solos Carex	70.345
13	Ashley Holzer	CAN	Pop Art	70.105
14	Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein	DEN	Digby	69.110
15	Juan Muñoz	ESP	Fuego XII	–
16	Nadine Capellmann	GER	Elvis VA	–
17	Laura Bechtolsheimer	GBR	Mistral Hojris	–
18	Hayley Beresford	AUS	Relampago	–
19	Kristy Oatley-Nist	AUS	Quando Quando	–
20	Marc Boblet	FRA	Whitini Star	–
21	Anne van Olst	DEN	Clearwater	–
22	Michał Rapcewicz	POL	Randon	–
23	Patrik Kittel	SWE	Floresco	–
24	Hubert Perring	FRA	Diabolo St Maurice	–
25	Imke Schellekens-Bartels	NED	Sunrise	–
26	Victoria Max-Theurer	AUT	Falcao 12	–
27	Jordi Domingo	ESP	Prestige	–
28	Jacqueline Brooks	CAN	Gran Gesto	–
29	Iryna Lis	BLR	Redford	–
30	Jane Gregory	GBR	Lucky Star	–
31	Julia Chevanne-Gimel	FRA	Calimucho	–
32	Daniel Pinto	POR	Galopin De La Font	–
33	Debbie McDonald	USA	Brentina	–
=34	Hiroshi Hoketsu	JPN	Whisper	–
=34	Heath Ryan	AUS	Greenoaks Dundee	–
=36	Tatyana Miloserdova	RUS	Wat A Feeling	–
=36	Pierluigi Sangiorgi	ITA	Flourian	–
38	Carlos Pinto	POR	Notavel	–
39	Luiza Almeida	BRA	Samba	–
40	Liu Lina	CHN	Piroschka	–
41	Mieko Yagi	JPN	Dow Jones	–
42	Leandro Silva	BRA	Oceano Do Top	–
43	Leslie Reid	CAN	Orion	–
44	Yuko Kitai	JPN	Rambo	–
45	Choi Jun-Sang	KOR	Cinque Cento	–
46	Miguel Duarte	POR	Oxalis	–	DNF
AC	Courtney King-Dye	USA	Mythilus	–	DQ (doping)		1

Round One (Grand Prix) (13 – 14 August 2008 — 19:15)

Top 25 riders advanced to round two (Grand Prix Special).

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Horse	TP
1	Isabell Werth	GER	Satchmo	76,417
2	Anky van Grunsven	NED	Salinero	74,750
3	Heike Kemmer	GER	Bonaparte 67	72,250
4	Emma Hindle	GBR	Lancet	71,125
5	Imke Schellekens-Bartels	NED	Sunrise	70,875
6	Kyra Kyrklund	FIN	Max	70,583
7	Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein	DEN	Digby	70,417
8	Nadine Capellmann	GER	Elvis VA	70,083
9	Steffen Peters	USA	Ravel	70,000
10	Hans Peter Minderhoud	NED	Nadine	69,625
11	Bernadette Pujals	MEX	Vincent	69,250
12	Jan Brink	SWE	Briar	68,875
13	Andreas Helgstrand	DEN	Don Schufro	68,833
14	Aleksandra Korelova	RUS	Balagur	68,500
15	Michał Rapcewicz	POL	Randon	67,500
16	Anne van Olst	DEN	Clearwater	67,375
17	Patrik Kittel	SWE	Floresco	67,125
18	Ashley Holzer	CAN	Pop Art	67,042
19	Hubert Perring	FRA	Diabolo St Maurice	66,833
20	Marc Boblet	FRA	Whitini Star	66,125
21	Juan Muñoz	ESP	Fuego XII	66,083
22	Tinne Silfvén	SWE	Solos Carex	66,042
23	Laura Bechtolsheimer	GBR	Mistral Hojris	65,917
24	Kristy Oatley-Nist	AUS	Quando Quando	65,750
25	Hayley Beresford	AUS	Relampago	65,583
26	Victoria Max-Theurer	AUT	Falcao 12	65,333
27	Jordi Domingo	ESP	Prestige	64,042
28	Jacqueline Brooks	CAN	Gran Gesto	63,750
29	Iryna Lis	BLR	Redford	63,500
30	Jane Gregory	GBR	Lucky Star	63,375
31	Julia Chevanne-Gimel	FRA	Calimucho	63,250
32	Daniel Pinto	POR	Galopin De La Font	63,083
33	Debbie McDonald	USA	Brentina	63,000
=34	Hiroshi Hoketsu	JPN	Whisper	62,542
=34	Heath Ryan	AUS	Greenoaks Dundee	62,542
=36	Tatyana Miloserdova	RUS	Wat A Feeling	61,875
=36	Pierluigi Sangiorgi	ITA	Flourian	61,875
38	Carlos Pinto	POR	Notavel	61,708
39	Luiza Almeida	BRA	Samba	60,833
40	Liu Lina	CHN	Piroschka	60,625
41	Mieko Yagi	JPN	Dow Jones	60,167
42	Leandro Silva	BRA	Oceano Do Top	60,125
43	Leslie Reid	CAN	Orion	59,750
44	Yuko Kitai	JPN	Rambo	59,250
45	Choi Jun-Sang	KOR	Cinque Cento	57,333
AC	Miguel Duarte	POR	Oxalis	–	DNF
AC	Courtney King-Dye	USA	Mythilus	70.458	DQ (doping)	2

Round Two (Grand Prix Special) (16 August 2008 — 19:15)

Top 15 riders advanced to round two (Grand Prix Freestyle).

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Horse	TP
1	Isabell Werth	GER	Satchmo	75,200
2	Anky van Grunsven	NED	Salinero	74,960
3	Heike Kemmer	GER	Bonaparte 67	72,960
4	Steffen Peters	USA	Ravel	71,800
5	Aleksandra Korelova	RUS	Balagur	71,400
6	Bernadette Pujals	MEX	Vincent	71,000
7	Hans Peter Minderhoud	NED	Nadine	70,920
8	Emma Hindle	GBR	Lancet	70,440
9	Kyra Kyrklund	FIN	Max	69,720
10	Tinne Silfvén	SWE	Solos Carex	69,240
11	Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein	DEN	Digby	69,120
12	Jan Brink	SWE	Briar	68,960
13	Andreas Helgstrand	DEN	Don Schufro	68,800
14	Ashley Holzer	CAN	Pop Art	68,760
15	Juan Muñoz	ESP	Fuego XII	68,160
16	Nadine Capellmann	GER	Elvis VA	67,240
17	Laura Bechtolsheimer	GBR	Mistral Hojris	67,160
18	Hayley Beresford	AUS	Relampago	66,320
19	Kristy Oatley-Nist	AUS	Quando Quando	66,080
20	Marc Boblet	FRA	Whitini Star	65,640
21	Anne van Olst	DEN	Clearwater	65,320
22	Michał Rapcewicz	POL	Randon	65,120
23	Patrik Kittel	SWE	Floresco	64,360
24	Hubert Perring	FRA	Diabolo St Maurice	62,680
AC	Courtney King-Dye	USA	Mythilus	70.800	DQ (doping)	3
DNS	Imke Schellekens-Bartels	NED	Sunrise	–

Round Three (Grand Prix Freestyle) (19 August 2008 — 19:15)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Horse	TP	GPFP	GPFTP	GPFAP	GPSP
1	Anky van Grunsven	NED	Salinero	78,680	82,400	38,900	43,500	74,960
2	Isabell Werth	GER	Satchmo	76,650	78,100	37,400	40,700	75,200
3	Heike Kemmer	GER	Bonaparte 67	74,455	75,950	36,050	39,900	72,960
4	Steffen Peters	USA	Ravel	74,150	76,500	36,500	40,000	71,800
5	Hans Peter Minderhoud	NED	Nadine	73,035	75,150	35,850	39,300	70,920
6	Aleksandra Korelova	RUS	Balagur	72,625	73,850	35,250	38,600	71,400
7	Emma Hindle	GBR	Lancet	72,345	74,250	36,050	38,200	70,440
8	Kyra Kyrklund	FIN	Max	71,985	74,250	35,150	39,100	69,720
9	Bernadette Pujals	MEX	Vincent	71,675	72,350	34,650	37,700	71,000
10	Jan Brink	SWE	Briar	71,205	73,450	35,150	38,300	68,960
11	Andreas Helgstrand	DEN	Don Schufro	70,675	72,550	34,650	37,900	68,800
12	Tinne Silfvén	SWE	Solos Carex	70,345	71,450	34,150	37,300	69,240
13	Ashley Holzer	CAN	Pop Art	70,105	71,450	34,450	37,000	68,760
14	Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein	DEN	Digby	69,110	69,100	33,500	35,600	69,120
AC	Courtney King-Dye	USA	Mythilus	70.175	69.550	33.350	36.200	70.800	DQ (doping)	4