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Individual, Open

Date13 – 19 August 2008
StatusOlympic
LocationXianggang Tiyu Xueyuan, Hong Kong
Participants47 from 22 countries
FormatAverage 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.

PosCompetitorHorseNOCTotal PointsGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix Freestyle
1Anky van GrunsvenSalineroNED78.68074,750 (2)74,960 (2)78,680 (1)Gold
2Isabell WerthSatchmoGER76.65076,417 (1)75,200 (1)76,650 (2)Silver
3Heike KemmerBonaparte 67GER74.45572,250 (3)72,960 (3)74,455 (3)Bronze
4Steffen PetersRavelUSA74.15070,000 (9)71,800 (4)74,150 (4)
5Hans Peter MinderhoudNadineNED73.03569,625 (10)70,920 (7)73,035 (5)
6Aleksandra KorelovaBalagurRUS72.62568,500 (14)71,400 (5)72,625 (6)
7Emma HindleLancetGBR72.34571,125 (4)70,440 (8)72,345 (7)
8Kyra KyrklundMaxFIN71.98570,583 (6)69,720 (9)71,985 (8)
9Bernadette PujalsVincentMEX71.67569,250 (11)71,000 (6)71,675 (9)
10Jan BrinkBriar 899SWE71.20568.875 (12)68.960 (12)71.205 (10)
11Andreas HelgstrandDon SchufroDEN70.67568,833 (13)68,800 (13)70,675 (11)
12Tinne SilfvénSolos CarexSWE70.34566,042 (22)69,240 (10)70,345 (12)
13Ashley HolzerPop ArtCAN70.10567,042 (18)68,760 (14)70,105 (13)
14Nathalie til Sayn-WittgensteinDigbyDEN69.11070,417 (7)69,120 (11)69,110 (14)
15Juan MuñozFuego XIIESP66,083 (21)68,160 (15)
16Nadine CapellmannElvis VAGER70,083 (8)67,240 (16)
17Laura BechtolsheimerMistral HojrisGBR65,917 (23)67,160 (17)
18Hayley BeresfordRelampagoAUS65,583 (25)66,320 (18)
19Kristy Oatley-NistQuando QuandoAUS65,750 (24)66,080 (19)
20Marc BobletWhitini StarFRA66,125 (20)65,640 (20)
21Anne van OlstClearwaterDEN67,375 (16)65,320 (21)
22Michał RapcewiczRandonPOL67,500 (15)65,120 (22)
23Patrik KittelFlorescoSWE67,125 (17)64,360 (23)
24Hubert PerringDiabolo St MauriceFRA66,833 (19)62,680 (24)
25Imke Schellekens-BartelsSunriseNED70,875 (5)– (DNS)
26Victoria Max-TheurerFalcao 12AUT65,333 (26)
27Jordi DomingoPrestigeESP64,042 (27)
28Jacqueline BrooksGran GestoCAN63,750 (28)
29Iryna LisRedfordBLR63,500 (29)
30Jane GregoryLucky StarGBR63,375 (30)
31Julia Chevanne-GimelCalimuchoFRA63,250 (31)
32Daniel PintoGalopin De La FontPOR63,083 (32)
33Debbie McDonaldBrentinaUSA63,000 (33)
=34Hiroshi HoketsuWhisperJPN62,542 (=34)
=34Heath RyanGreenoaks DundeeAUS62,542 (=34)
=36Tatyana MiloserdovaWat A FeelingRUS61,875 (=36)
=36Pierluigi SangiorgiFlourianITA61,875 (=36)
38Carlos PintoNotavelPOR61,708 (38)
39Luiza AlmeidaSambaBRA60,833 (39)
40Liu LinaPiroschkaCHN60,625 (40)
41Mieko YagiDow JonesJPN60,167 (41)
42Leandro SilvaOceano Do TopBRA60,125 (42)
43Leslie ReidOrionCAN59,750 (43)
44Yuko KitaiRamboJPN59,250 (44)
45Choi Jun-SangCinque CentoKOR57,333 (45)
46Miguel DuarteOxalisPOR– (DNF)DNF
DQCourtney King-DyeMythilusUSA[70.458] (DQ)[70.800] (DQ)[70.175] (DQ)1

Grand Prix

Date13 – 14 August 2008 — 19:15
FormatTop 25 riders advanced to round two (Grand Prix Special).
PosCompetitorHorseNOCTotal PointsJudge #1Judge #2Judge #3Judge #4Judge #5
1Isabell WerthSatchmoGER76,41775,625 (1)76,667 (1)75,000 (=1)77,083 (1)77,708 (1)
2Anky van GrunsvenSalineroNED74,75073,125 (2)74,792 (2)75,000 (=1)73,542 (2)77,292 (2)
3Heike KemmerBonaparte 67GER72,25072,083 (3)71,250 (=4)72,708 (3)72,708 (3)72,500 (3)
4Emma HindleLancetGBR71,12571,458 (=4)71,250 (=4)71,875 (=4)71,875 (=5)69,167 (=13)
5Imke Schellekens-BartelsSunriseNED70,87571,250 (6)71,875 (3)71,875 (=4)68,333 (=17)71,042 (6)
6Kyra KyrklundMaxFIN70,58371,458 (=4)69,167 (=9)69,375 (=10)72,083 (4)70,833 (=7)
7Nathalie til Sayn-WittgensteinDigbyDEN70,41769,792 (8)70,625 (6)69,792 (9)71,875 (=5)70,000 (=9)
8Nadine CapellmannElvis VAGER70,08369,375 (9)69,375 (8)69,375 (=10)71,458 (7)70,833 (=7)
9Steffen PetersRavelUSA70,00070,417 (7)67,292 (18)70,208 (8)70,417 (9)71,667 (4)
10Hans Peter MinderhoudNadineNED69,62569,167 (10)67,500 (=16)70,625 (7)69,583 (=11)71,250 (5)
11Bernadette PujalsVincentMEX69,25067,292 (=13)69,167 (=9)71,042 (6)69,583 (=11)69,167 (=13)
12Jan BrinkBriar 899SWE68.87568.125 (12)70.208 (7)67.917 (15)68.333 (17)69.792 (11)
13Andreas HelgstrandDon SchufroDEN68,83368,333 (11)68,542 (12)68,333 (14)68,958 (=14)70,000 (=9)
14Aleksandra KorelovaBalagurRUS68,50066,875 (16)66,875 (19)68,542 (13)70,625 (8)69,583 (12)
15Michał RapcewiczRandonPOL67,50067,083 (15)68,333 (13)67,083 (16)68,542 (16)66,458 (=21)
16Anne van OlstClearwaterDEN67,37567,292 (=13)67,708 (15)65,625 (20)70,000 (10)66,250 (=23)
17Patrik KittelFlorescoSWE67,12566,042 (=18)66,875 (20)65,208 (=22)69,375 (13)68,125 (15)
18Ashley HolzerPop ArtCAN67,04266,042 (=18)68,958 (11)68,750 (12)63,542 (=27)67,917 (16)
19Hubert PerringDiabolo St MauriceFRA66,83366,250 (17)68,125 (14)65,833 (19)66,875 (=20)67,083 (19)
20Marc BobletWhitini StarFRA66,12565,625 (20)66,458 (22)64,375 (25)66,875 (=20)67,292 (18)
21Juan MuñozFuego XIIESP66,08365,417 (21)66,667 (21)63,125 (30)68,958 (=14)66,250 (=23)
22Tinne SilfvénSolos CarexSWE66,04265,208 (22)66,042 (24)66,042 (18)66,458 (22)66,458 (=21)
23Laura BechtolsheimerMistral HojrisGBR65,91763,750 (=28)66,250 (23)66,667 (17)66,250 (23)66,667 (20)
24Kristy Oatley-NistQuando QuandoAUS65,75064,167 (26)67,500 (=16)65,208 (=22)65,833 (24)66,042 (=27)
25Hayley BeresfordRelampagoAUS65,58364,583 (24)65,625 (26)63,958 (26)67,500 (19)66,250 (=23)
26Victoria Max-TheurerFalcao 12AUT65,33364,792 (23)65,833 (25)65,417 (21)63,125 (31)67,500 (17)
27Jordi DomingoPrestigeESP64,04264,375 (25)65,000 (27)62,292 (=31)63,750 (26)64,792 (31)
28Jacqueline BrooksGran GestoCAN63,75063,542 (30)63,333 (=30)63,333 (29)62,500 (34)66,042 (=27)
29Iryna LisRedfordBLR63,50063,958 (27)63,125 (33)64,583 (24)63,542 (=27)62,292 (=38)
30Jane GregoryLucky StarGBR63,37562,083 (=33)62,500 (34)63,750 (=27)63,542 (=27)65,000 (30)
31Julia Chevanne-GimelCalimuchoFRA63,25063,750 (=28)62,083 (38)62,083 (33)62,917 (=32)65,417 (29)
32Daniel PintoGalopin De La FontPOR63,08362,292 (32)64,375 (28)62,292 (=31)62,083 (35)64,375 (32)
33Debbie McDonaldBrentinaUSA63,00061,875 (=35)62,292 (=35)61,667 (=34)62,917 (=32)66,250 (=23)
=34Hiroshi HoketsuWhisperJPN62,54262,500 (31)63,333 (=30)63,750 (=27)60,208 (42)62,917 (34)
=34Heath RyanGreenoaks DundeeAUS62,54261,458 (37)63,750 (29)60,833 (=37)63,958 (25)62,708 (=35)
=36Tatyana MiloserdovaWat A FeelingRUS61,87561,875 (=35)63,333 (=30)61,667 (=34)61,458 (36)61,042 (=42)
=36Pierluigi SangiorgiFlourianITA61,87562,083 (=33)62,292 (=35)60,833 (=37)60,417 (41)63,750 (33)
38Carlos PintoNotavelPOR61,70861,042 (38)61,458 (=39)61,042 (36)63,542 (=27)61,458 (41)
39Luiza AlmeidaSambaBRA60,83359,167 (=42)61,250 (41)60,208 (39)60,833 (=39)62,708 (=35)
40Liu LinaPiroschkaCHN60,62559,792 (39)60,833 (42)58,750 (40)61,042 (=37)62,708 (=35)
41Mieko YagiDow JonesJPN60,16759,375 (41)62,292 (=35)57,083 (=44)59,792 (43)62,292 (=38)
42Leandro SilvaOceano Do TopBRA60,12559,792 (40)60,417 (43)58,542 (41)60,833 (=39)61,042 (=42)
43Leslie ReidOrionCAN59,75059,167 (=42)61,458 (=39)57,708 (42)58,125 (44)62,292 (=38)
44Yuko KitaiRamboJPN59,25058,750 (44)58,750 (=44)57,500 (43)61,042 (=37)60,208 (44)
45Choi Jun-SangCinque CentoKOR57,33357,083 (45)58,750 (=44)57,083 (=44)55,833 (45)57,917 (45)
DNFMiguel DuarteOxalisPOR
DQCourtney King-DyeMythilusUSA[70.458][70.208] (DQ)[72.083] (DQ)[69.375] (DQ)[68.750] (DQ)[71.875] (DQ)2

Grand Prix Special

Date16 August 2008 — 19:15
FormatTop 15 riders advanced to round two (Grand Prix Freestyle).
PosCompetitorHorseNOCTotal PointsJudge #1Judge #2Judge #3Judge #4Judge #5
1Isabell WerthSatchmoGER75,20074,800 (1)75,200 (2)74,200 (2)75,800 (1)76,000 (1)
2Anky van GrunsvenSalineroNED74,96074,600 (2)75,600 (1)75,200 (1)74,400 (2)75,000 (2)
3Heike KemmerBonaparte 67GER72,96072,200 (=4)73,200 (3)72,800 (3)72,600 (3)74,000 (3)
4Steffen PetersRavelUSA71,80072,400 (3)72,200 (4)69,000 (9)71,800 (5)73,600 (4)
5Aleksandra KorelovaBalagurRUS71,40072,000 (6)72,000 (5)71,400 (5)70,800 (7)70,800 (7)
6Bernadette PujalsVincentMEX71,00072,200 (=4)70,800 (6)69,000 (=10)72,000 (4)71,000 (6)
7Hans Peter MinderhoudNadineNED70,92070,000 (10)70,400 (7)70,600 (6)70,600 (8)73,000 (5)
8Emma HindleLancetGBR70,44069,200 (12)70,200 (8)72,600 (4)71,000 (6)69,200 (10)
9Kyra KyrklundMaxFIN69,72071,600 (7)68,800 (15)70,200 (7)69,600 (=10)68,400 (13)
10Tinne SilfvénSolos CarexSWE69,24069,000 (=13)69,800 (=10)68,400 (13)69,600 (=10)69,400 (9)
11Nathalie til Sayn-WittgensteinDigbyDEN69,12070,200 (=8)68,200 (15)69,000 (=10)69,600 (=10)68,600 (12)
12Jan BrinkBriar 899SWE68.96069.600 (11)69.800 (10)67.400 (16)70.200 (9)67.800 (14)
13Andreas HelgstrandDon SchufroDEN68,80070,200 (=8)69,000 (=12)67,800 (15)68,200 (15)68,800 (11)
14Ashley HolzerPop ArtCAN68,76067,800 (17)70,000 (9)69,400 (8)67,000 (=16)69,600 (8)
15Juan MuñozFuego XIIESP68,16069,000 (=13)69,000 (=12)68,600 (12)67,000 (=16)67,200 (15)
16Nadine CapellmannElvis VAGER67,24067,200 (18)66,000 (18)68,200 (14)68,600 (14)66,200 (=16)
17Laura BechtolsheimerMistral HojrisGBR67,16068,000 (16)67,600 (16)65,200 (22)69,000 (13)66,000 (18)
18Hayley BeresfordRelampagoAUS66,32069,000 (=13)64,200 (22)67,200 (17)66,200 (22)65,000 (19)
19Kristy Oatley-NistQuando QuandoAUS66,08065,200 (20)66,200 (17)65,800 (19)67,000 (=16)66,200 (=16)
20Marc BobletWhitini StarFRA65,64067,000 (19)65,200 (20)65,400 (21)66,600 (=19)64,000 (22)
21Anne van OlstClearwaterDEN65,32063,800 (23)65,800 (19)65,600 (20)66,600 (=19)64,800 (=20)
22Michał RapcewiczRandonPOL65,12064,000 (22)64,800 (21)66,200 (18)65,800 (23)64,800 (=20)
23Patrik KittelFlorescoSWE64,36064,600 (21)63,200 (23)63,800 (24)66,600 (=19)63,600 (23)
24Hubert PerringDiabolo St MauriceFRA62,68059,400 (24)62,800 (24)65,200 (23)64,400 (24)61,600 (24)
DQCourtney King-DyeMythilusUSA[70.800][67.400] (DQ)[71.400] (DQ)[71.800] (DQ)[72.800] (DQ)[70.600] (DQ)3
DNSImke Schellekens-BartelsSunriseNED

Grand Prix Freestyle

Date19 August 2008 — 19:15
PosCompetitorHorseNOCTotal PointsGrand Prix Freestyle PointsGrand Prix Freestyle Technical PointsGrand Prix Freestyle Artistic PointsGrand Prix Special PointsJudge #1Judge #2Judge #3Judge #4Judge #5
1Anky van GrunsvenSalineroNED78,68082,40038,90043,50074,96016,300 (1)16,350 (1)16,500 (1)16,650 (1)16,600 (1)
2Isabell WerthSatchmoGER76,65078,10037,40040,70075,20015,400 (2)15,650 (2)16,000 (2)15,700 (2)15,350 (2)
3Heike KemmerBonaparte 67GER74,45575,95036,05039,90072,96015,300 (4)15,050 (6)15,350 (4)15,150 (5)15,100 (4)
4Steffen PetersRavelUSA74,15076,50036,50040,00071,80015,350 (3)15,550 (3)14,850 (8)15,450 (=3)15,300 (3)
5Hans Peter MinderhoudNadineNED73,03575,15035,85039,30070,92015,050 (5)15,200 (5)15,350 (5)14,550 (9)15,000 (=6)
6Aleksandra KorelovaBalagurRUS72,62573,85035,25038,60071,40014,800 (7)15,000 (7)14,050 (12)15,450 (=3)14,550 (10)
7Emma HindleLancetGBR72,34574,25036,05038,20070,44014,200 (11)14,850 (8)15,450 (3)14,700 (=7)15,050 (5)
8Kyra KyrklundMaxFIN71,98574,25035,15039,10069,72014,550 (8)14,850 (9)15,200 (6)14,850 (6)14,800 (8)
9Bernadette PujalsVincentMEX71,67572,35034,65037,70071,00014,450 (9)14,550 (11)14,650 (9)14,450 (10)14,250 (13)
10Jan BrinkBriar 899SWE71.20573.45035.15038.30068.96014.800 (6)15.200 (4)14.300 (11)14.700 (7)14.450 (11)
11Andreas HelgstrandDon SchufroDEN70,67572,55034,65037,90068,80014,400 (10)14,500 (=12)14,900 (7)14,000 (13)14,750 (9)
12Tinne SilfvénSolos CarexSWE70,34571,45034,15037,30069,24013,900 (13)14,800 (10)14,350 (10)14,100 (11)14,300 (12)
13Ashley HolzerPop ArtCAN70,10571,45034,45037,00068,76014,150 (12)14,500 (=12)13,750 (14)14,050 (12)15,000 (=6)
14Nathalie til Sayn-WittgensteinDigbyDEN69,11069,10033,50035,60069,12013,750 (14)13,550 (14)13,800 (13)13,900 (14)14,100 (14)
DQCourtney King-DyeMythilusUSA[70.175][69.550][33.350][36.200][70.800][13.900] (DQ)[14.000] (DQ)[13.300] (DQ)[14.250] (DQ)[14.100] (DQ)4