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Individual, Open

Date15 – 21 August 2008
StatusOlympic
LocationXianggang Tiyu Xueyuan, Hong Kong
Participants77 from 29 countries

Eric Lamaze had a difficult time getting to the Olympics. He twice tested positive for cocaine, was left off Canada’s 2000 and 2004 Olympic teams, and only avoided a lifetime ban by lawyering up. In Beijing Lamaze had two clean rounds to tie for first with 0 faults with Sweden’s Rolf-Göran Bengtsson. Lamaze again went clean in the jump-off, winning the gold medal when Bengtsson missed one fence.

The bronze medal came to a seven-rider jump-off, which included the defending gold medalist, Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil. He rode cleanly in the jump-off, but so did American Beezie Madden and German Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, with Madden winning the bronze medal on time, 35.25 to 35.37 for Michaels-Beerbaum. Pessoa took 37.04 to complete his jump-off round and seemed to finish fifth, but he would be disqualified when his horse, Rufus tested positive for nonivamide, a drug similar to capsaicin, and used for its anti-inflammatory properties. Several other riders were also disqualified in this event, all for using topical anti-inflammatory medications on their horses.

PosCompetitorHorseNOCPenalty PointsQualifyingFinal
1Eric LamazeHicksteadCAN04 (=1)0 (=1)Gold
2Rolf-Göran BengtssonNinjaSWE08 (=6)0 (=1)Silver
3Beezie MaddenAuthenticUSA415 (14)4 (=3)Bronze
4Meredith Michaels-BeerbaumShutterflyGER414 (13)4 (=3)
6McLain WardSapphireUSA44 (=1)4 (=3)
7Ludger BeerbaumAll InclusiveGER424 (=28)4 (=3)
8Marc HoutzagerOpiumNED48 (=6)4 (=3)
9Angélique HoornO'BrienNED416 (=15)4 (=3)
=10Jean-Claude Van GeenbergheQuintusUKR817 (=20)8 (=9)
=10Morten DjupvikCasinoNOR817 (=20)8 (=9)
=10Steve GuerdatJalisca SolierSUI810 (10)8 (=9)
=10Edwina AlexanderItot Du ChateauAUS84 (=1)8 (=9)
=10Camila BenedictoBonito ZBRA827 (=33)8 (=9)
=10Jos LansinkCumanoBEL84 (=1)8 (=9)
=16Gerco SchröderMonacoNED1621 (=24)16 (=15)
=16Stein EndresenLe BeauNOR1616 (=15)16 (=15)
=16Tim StockdaleCorlatoGBR1616 (=15)16 (=15)
19Lotta SchultzCalibra IISWE1730 (35)17 (18)
20Ben MaherRoletteGBR205 (5)20 (19)
21Matt WilliamsLeconteAUS2425 (31)24 (20)
22Jill HenselwoodSpecial EdCAN19 (23)– (=11 r1/2)
=23Laurie LeverDrossel DanAUS21 (=24)– (=22 r1/2)
=23Ramzy Al-DuhamiAllah JabekKSA16 (=15)– (=22 r1/2)
=23Pius SchwizerNobless MSUI13 (12)– (=22 r1/2)
=23Niklaus SchurtenbergerCantusSUI12 (11)– (=22 r1/2)
=23Laura KrautCedricUSA9 (9)– (=22 r1/2)
=23Ian MillarIn StyleCAN8 (=6)– (=22 r1/2)
=29Alberto MichánChinobampo LavitaMEX46 (41)– (=28 r1/2)
=29Taizo SugitaniCaliforniaJPN26 (32)– (=28 r1/2)
=29Federico FernándezZorroMEX24 (=28)– (=28 r1/2)
=29Nick SkeltonRusselGBR22 (27)– (=28 r1/2)
33Peter ErikssonJaguar MailSWE20 (=24)– (32 r1/2)
34Kirk WebbySitahNZL24 (=28)– (33 r1/2)
=16 r1/2Will SimpsonCarlsson Vom DachUSA16 (=15)
=21 r1/2Antonio ChedrauiDon PorfirioMEX17 (=20)
=34 r1/2Christina LiebherrNo MercySUI27 (=33)
37 r1/2Juan RodríguezOrestusGUA31 (36)
38 r1/2Helena LundbäckErbblumeSWE37 (37)
=40 r1/2Pablo BarriosSinatraVEN43 (=38)
=40 r1/2Vincent VoornAlpapillon-ArmanieNED43 (=38)
42 r1/2Patrick LamUrbanHKG45 (40)
AC r1/2Mac ConeOleCAN– (=27 r2/3)
AC r1/2Björn NagelMagic BengtssonUKR– (=39 r2/3)
AC r1/2Peter McMahonGenoaAUS– (=42 r2/3)
AC r1/2Eiken SatoCayakJPN– (=46 r2/3)
AC r1/2Enrique GonzálezFridaMEX– (=46 r2/3)
AC r1/2Geir GulliksenCattaniNOR– (=46 r2/3)
AC r1/2Latifah Al-MaktoumKalaska De SemillyUAE– (=49 r2/3)
AC r1/2Kamal BahamdanRivaalKSA– (=49 r2/3)
AC r1/2Bruce GoodinYamatoNZL– (=49 r2/3)
AC r1/2Kenneth ChengCan DoHKG– (52 r2/3)
AC r1/2Prince Faisal Al-ShalanWidoKSA– (53 r2/3)
AC r1/2José la Rocca, Jr.Royal PowerARG– (54 r2/3)
AC r1/2Prince Abdullah Al-SaudObelixKSA– (55 r2/3)
AC r1/2Ibrahim BisharatSam-SamJOR– (=56 r2/3)
AC r1/2Lyubov KochetovaIlion KilenRUS– (=56 r2/3)
AC r1/2Manuel TorresChambacuneroCOL– (=58 r2/3)
AC r1/2Samantha LamTresorHKG– (=58 r2/3)
AC r1/2Katharina OffelLord SpeziUKR– (60 r2/3)
AC r1/2Huang ZupingPablo IICHN– (61 r2/3)
AC r1/2Li ZhenqiangJumpy Des FontainesCHN– (62 r2/3)
AC r1/2Zhao ZhiwenTadoniaCHN– (63 r2/3)
AC r1/2Zhang BinCoertisCHN– (64 r2/3)
AC r1/2Sharn WordleyRockvilleNZL– (65 r2/3)
AC r1/2Katie McVeanForestNZL– (66 r2/3)
AC r1/2Pedro VenissUn Blanc De BlancsBRA– (AC r2/3)
AC r1/2Camal RəhimovIonesco De BrekkaAZE– (AC r2/3)
AC r1/2Jill TercieraChaka IIIBER– (AC r2/3)
AC r1/2Oleksandr OnishchenkoCodarUKR– (AC r2/3)
AC r1/2John WhitakerPeppermillGBR– (=35 r1/3)
AC r1/2Karim El-ZoghbyAladinEGY– (71 r1/3)
AC r2/2Rodrigo PessoaRufusBRA[7] (DQ)[4] (DQ)DQ1
AC r1/2Tony André HansenCamiroNOR[3] (DQ)DQ2
AC r1/2Denis LynchLantinusIRL[8] (DQ)DQ3
AC r1/2Bernardo AlvesChupa ChupBRA[20] (DQ)DQ4
AC r1/2Christian AhlmannCösterGER[22] (DQ)DQ5
AC r1/2Marco KutscherCornet ObolenskyGER38 (AC)DQ6

Qualifying Round

Date15 – 18 August 2008
FormatThree rounds. Total score of both rounds determined placement. Top 35 riders and ties advanced to final round.
PosCompetitorHorseNOCTeam Penalty PointsRound One PenaltiesRound Two PenaltiesRound Three PenaltiesRound #1Round #2Round #3
=1Jos LansinkCumanoBEL41121 (=13)1 (=5)2 (6)Q
=1McLain WardSapphireUSA40040 (=1)0 (=1)4 (=7)Q
=1Edwina AlexanderItot Du ChateauAUS44004 (=26)0 (=1)0 (=1)Q
=1Eric LamazeHicksteadCAN40040 (=1)0 (=1)4 (=7)Q
5Ben MaherRoletteGBR51401 (=13)4 (=8)0 (=1)Q
=6Marc HoutzagerOpiumNED82152 (=24)1 (=5)5 (=17)Q
=6Ian MillarIn StyleCAN84404 (=26)4 (=8)0 (=1)Q
=6Rolf-Göran BengtssonNinjaSWE84044 (=26)0 (=1)4 (=7)Q
9Laura KrautCedricUSA95405 (=35)4 (=8)0 (=1)Q
10Steve GuerdatJalisca SolierSUI101451 (=13)4 (=8)5 (=17)Q
11Niklaus SchurtenbergerCantusSUI120480 (=1)4 (=8)8 (=21)Q
12Pius SchwizerNobless MSUI134454 (=26)4 (=8)5 (=17)Q
13Meredith Michaels-BeerbaumShutterflyGER146446 (=42)4 (=8)4 (=7)Q
14Beezie MaddenAuthenticUSA1501140 (=1)11 (33)4 (=7)Q
=15Ramzy Al-DuhamiAllah JabekKSA162592 (=24)5 (=19)9 (=26)Q
=15Angélique HoornO'BrienNED164484 (=26)4 (=8)8 (=21)Q
=15Stein EndresenLe BeauNOR1604120 (=1)4 (=8)12 (=29)Q
=15Tim StockdaleCorlatoGBR164484 (=26)4 (=8)8 (=21)Q
=15Will SimpsonCarlsson Vom DachUSA160880 (=1)8 (=21)8 (=21)
=20Jean-Claude Van GeenbergheQuintusUKR175845 (=35)8 (=21)4 (=7)Q
=20Antonio ChedrauiDon PorfirioMEX171881 (=13)8 (=21)8 (=21)Q
=20Morten DjupvikCasinoNOR1711241 (=13)12 (=34)4 (=7)Q
23Jill HenselwoodSpecial EdCAN1911801 (=13)18 (=51)0 (=1)Q
=24Peter ErikssonJaguar MailSWE208848 (=44)8 (=21)4 (=7)Q
=24Laurie LeverDrossel DanAUS2111641 (=13)16 (=44)4 (=7)Q
=24Gerco SchröderMonacoNED2151245 (=35)12 (=34)4 (=7)Q
27Nick SkeltonRusselGBR2218131 (=13)8 (=21)13 (=31)Q
=28Kirk WebbySitahNZL2448124 (=26)8 (=21)12 (=29)Q
=28Federico FernándezZorroMEX2419141 (=13)9 (=28)14 (33)Q
=28Ludger BeerbaumAll InclusiveGER24108610 (=51)8 (=21)6 (20)Q
31Matt WilliamsLeconteAUS2544174 (=26)4 (=8)17 (=34)Q
32Taizo SugitaniCaliforniaJPN2601790 (=1)17 (=49)9 (=26)q
=33Camila BenedictoBonito ZBRA2751395 (=35)13 (40)9 (=26)q
=33Christina LiebherrNo MercySUI2704230 (=1)4 (=8)23 (38)
35Lotta SchultzCalibra IISWE3055205 (=35)5 (=19)20 (=36)q
36Juan RodríguezOrestusGUA3199139 (=47)9 (=28)13 (=31)
37Helena LundbäckErbblumeSWE37812178 (=44)12 (=34)17 (=34)
=38Pablo BarriosSinatraVEN43914209 (=47)14 (41)20 (=36)DQ
=38Vincent VoornAlpapillon-ArmanieNED43016270 (=1)16 (=44)27 (40)
40Patrick LamUrbanHKG4509360 (=1)9 (=28)36 (41)
41Alberto MichánChinobampo LavitaMEX461292512 (58)9 (=28)25 (39)
=27 r2/3Mac ConeOleCAN0 (=1)12 (=34)
=39 r2/3Björn NagelMagic BengtssonUKR10 (=51)9 (=28)
=42 r2/3Peter McMahonGenoaAUS4 (=26)16 (=44)
=46 r2/3Eiken SatoCayakJPN1 (=13)24 (56)
=46 r2/3Enrique GonzálezFridaMEX9 (=47)16 (=44)
=46 r2/3Geir GulliksenCattaniNOR13 (59)12 (=34)
=49 r2/3Latifah Al-MaktoumKalaska De SemillyUAE11 (=55)15 (=42)
=49 r2/3Kamal BahamdanRivaalKSA11 (=55)15 (=42)
=49 r2/3Bruce GoodinYamatoNZL14 (=60)12 (=34)
52 r2/3Kenneth ChengCan DoHKG6 (=42)21 (53)
53 r2/3Prince Faisal Al-ShalanWidoKSA11 (=55)18 (=51)
54 r2/3José la Rocca, Jr.Royal PowerARG14 (=60)16 (=44)
55 r2/3Prince Abdullah Al-SaudObelixKSA10 (=51)30 (59)
=56 r2/3Ibrahim BisharatSam-SamJOR19 (65)22 (=54)
=56 r2/3Lyubov KochetovaIlion KilenRUS8 (=44)33 (62)
=58 r2/3Manuel TorresChambacuneroCOL21 (66)22 (=54)
=58 r2/3Samantha LamTresorHKG14 (=60)29 (58)
60 r2/3Katharina OffelLord SpeziUKR27 (67)17 (=49)
61 r2/3Huang ZupingPablo IICHN10 (=51)36 (63)
62 r2/3Li ZhenqiangJumpy Des FontainesCHN9 (=47)39 (64)
63 r2/3Zhao ZhiwenTadoniaCHN17 (63)32 (61)
64 r2/3Zhang BinCoertisCHN30 (68)31 (60)
65 r2/3Sharn WordleyRockvilleNZL47 (69)25 (57)
66 r2/3Katie McVeanForestNZL72 (71)45 (65)
AC r2/3Jill TercieraChaka IIIBER5 (=35)– (DNF)
AC r2/3Camal RəhimovIonesco De BrekkaAZE1 (=13)– (DNF)
AC r2/3Oleksandr OnishchenkoCodarUKR18 (64)– (DNF)
AC r2/3Pedro VenissUn Blanc De BlancsBRA0 (=1)– (DNF)
=35 r1/3John WhitakerPeppermillGBR5 (=35)
71 r1/3Karim El-ZoghbyAladinEGY52 (70)
DQTony André HansenCamiroNOR[3][1][1][1][1] (DQ)[1] (DQ)[1] (DQ)Q
DQRodrigo PessoaRufusBRA[7][1][0][6][1] (DQ)[0] (DQ)[6] (DQ)Q
DQDenis LynchLantinusIRL[8][1][1][6][1] (DQ)[1] (DQ)[6] (DQ)Q
DQBernardo AlvesChupa ChupBRA[20][0][12][8][0] (DQ)[12] (DQ)[8] (DQ)Q
DQChristian AhlmannCösterGER[22][10][8][4][10] (DQ)[8] (DQ)[4] (DQ)Q
ACMarco KutscherCornet ObolenskyGER3861319[6] (DQ)[13] (DQ)[19] (DQ)

Final Round

Date21 August 2008
FormatTwo rounds. Total score of both rounds determined placement.
PosCompetitorHorseNOCPenalty PointsRound One PenaltiesRound Two PenaltiesRound #1Round #2
=1Eric LamazeHicksteadCAN0000 (=1)0 (=1)
=1Rolf-Göran BengtssonNinjaSWE0000 (=1)0 (=1)
=3Beezie MaddenAuthenticUSA4040 (=1)4 (=6)
=3Meredith Michaels-BeerbaumShutterflyGER4404 (=11)0 (=1)
=3McLain WardSapphireUSA4404 (=11)0 (=1)
=3Ludger BeerbaumAll InclusiveGER4404 (=11)0 (=1)
=3Marc HoutzagerOpiumNED4040 (=1)4 (=6)
=3Angélique HoornO'BrienNED4040 (=1)4 (=6)
=9Jean-Claude Van GeenbergheQuintusUKR8444 (=11)4 (=6)
=9Morten DjupvikCasinoNOR8444 (=11)4 (=6)
=9Steve GuerdatJalisca SolierSUI8444 (=11)4 (=6)
=9Edwina AlexanderItot Du ChateauAUS8444 (=11)4 (=6)
=9Camila BenedictoBonito ZBRA8080 (=1)8 (=13)
=9Jos LansinkCumanoBEL8080 (=1)8 (=13)
=15Gerco SchröderMonacoNED164124 (=11)12 (15)
=15Stein EndresenLe BeauNOR160160 (=1)16 (=17)
=15Tim StockdaleCorlatoGBR160160 (=1)16 (=17)
18Lotta SchultzCalibra IISWE174134 (=11)13 (16)
19Ben MaherRoletteGBR200200 (=1)20 (=19)
20Matt WilliamsLeconteAUS244204 (=11)20 (=19)
=11 r1/2Jill HenselwoodSpecial EdCAN4 (=11)DNF
=22 r1/2Laurie LeverDrossel DanAUS8 (=22)
=22 r1/2Ramzy Al-DuhamiAllah JabekKSA8 (=22)
=22 r1/2Pius SchwizerNobless MSUI8 (=22)
=22 r1/2Niklaus SchurtenbergerCantusSUI8 (=22)
=22 r1/2Laura KrautCedricUSA8 (=22)
=22 r1/2Ian MillarIn StyleCAN8 (=22)
=28 r1/2Alberto MichánChinobampo LavitaMEX12 (=28)
=28 r1/2Taizo SugitaniCaliforniaJPN12 (=28)
=28 r1/2Federico FernándezZorroMEX12 (=28)
=28 r1/2Nick SkeltonRusselGBR12 (=28)
32 r1/2Peter ErikssonJaguar MailSWE16 (32)
33 r1/2Kirk WebbySitahNZL24 (33)
DQRodrigo PessoaRufusBRA[4][4][0][4] (DQ)[0] (DQ)

Jump-Off for 1-2

Date21 August 2008 — 23:28
PosCompetitorHorseNOCJump PenaltiesTime
1Eric LamazeHicksteadCAN038.39
2Rolf-Göran BengtssonNinjaSWE438.39

Jump-Off for 3-9

Date21 August 2008 — 23:28
PosCompetitorHorseNOCJump PenaltiesTime
1Beezie MaddenAuthenticUSA035.25
2Meredith Michaels-BeerbaumShutterflyGER035.37
3McLain WardSapphireUSA435.39
4Ludger BeerbaumAll InclusiveGER436.16
5Marc HoutzagerOpiumNED836.77
6Angélique HoornO'BrienNED836.89
DQRodrigo PessoaRufusBRA[0][37.04]