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Team, Open

Date16 – 17 August 2016
StatusOlympic
LocationCentro Olímpico de Hipismo, Parque Olímpico de Deodoro, Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro
Participants60 from 15 countries
FormatTwo rounds. Four rider teams. Best three scores in each round determined team total. Team event held concurrently with final two rounds of individual qualifying.

The Netherlands, silver medallists at London 2012, were the reigning European and World Champions on the approach to the Rio Games with Germany, France and the USA also appearing as strong contenders. By contrast Great Britain, the reigning Olympic champions, had suffered from a lack of world class equine talent and a surfeit of injuries and were eliminated in the qualifying phase.

The qualification was indeed brutal and anything over eight penalties was enough to deny a team a place in the final. The low scoring continued in the final and a single mistake by the USA’s Lucy Davis meant that France would walk away with the Olympic title. The final French score of 3 penalty points consisted entirely of time faults. Germany and Canada were forced into a jump-off for bronze after ending the finals in a tie on eight penalties. The Germans then produced a perfect three rounds to clinch the final place on the podium. The French gold medal victory was only their second in the history of the event and their first since 1976.

PosCompetitorsHorseNOCPenalty PointsPart #1Part #2
1FranceFRA31 (5)2 (1)Gold
Philippe Rozier Rahotep de Toscane41
Kévin Staut Reveur de Hurtebise00
Roger-Yves Bost Sydney une Prince11
Pénélope Leprévost Flora de Mariposa0
2United StatesUSA50 (=1)5 (3)Silver
Kent Farrington Voyeur01
Lucy Davis Barron04
McLain Ward Azur00
Beezie Madden Cortes' C'8
3GermanyGER80 (=1)8 (5)Bronze
Christian Ahlmann Taloubet Z04
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Fibonacci05
Daniel Deußer First Class04
Ludger Beerbaum Casello40
4CanadaCAN84 (6)4 (2)
Yann Candele First Choice 1504
Tiffany Foster Tripple X40
Amy Millar Heros512
Eric Lamaze Fine Lady 500
5BrazilBRA130 (=1)13 (7)
Eduardo Menezes Quintol04
Stephan Barcha Landpeter do Feroleto
Doda Cornetto K04
Pedro Veniss Quabri de l'Isle05
6SwitzerlandSUI158 (=7)7 (4)
Janika Sprunger Bonne Chance CW81
Romain Duguet Quorida de Treho05
Martin Fuchs Clooney05
Steve Guerdat Nino des Buissonnets81
=7SwedenSWE188 (=7)10 (6)
Malin Baryard-Johnsson Cue Channa417
Peder Fredricson All In01
Henrik von Eckermann Yajamila48
Rolf-Göran Bengtsson Unita41
=7NetherlandsNED180 (=1)18 (8)
Jeroen Dubbeldam Zenith05
Maikel van der Vleuten Verdi01
Harrie Smolders Emerald012
Jur Vrieling Zirocco Blue
9QatarQAT99 (9)
Hamad Al-Attiyah Appagino 25
Sheikh Ali Al-Thani First Devision4
Ali Al-Rumaihi Gunder1
Bassem Hassan Mohammed Dejavu4
10ArgentinaARG1010 (10)
Ramiro Quintana Appy Cara1
Bruno Passaro Chicago Z24
Matías Albarracín Cannavaro 91
José la Rocca, Jr. Cornet du Lys8
11SpainESP1212 (11)
Pilar Cordón Gribouille du Lys8
Manuel Fernández U Watch4
Eduardo Álvarez Rokfeller de Pleville
Sergio Álvarez Carlo 2730
12Great BritainGBR1313 (12)
Nick Skelton Big Star4
Ben Maher Tic Tac4
Michael Whitaker Cassionato5
John Whitaker Ornellaia23
=13UkraineUKR1414 (=13)
Cassio Rivetti Fine Fleur du Marais
Uli Kirchhoff Prince de la Mare4
Ferenc Szentirmai Chadino9
René Tebbel Zipper1
=13JapanJPN1414 (=13)
Toshiki Masui Taloubetdarco K Z12
Daisuke Fukushima Cornet 361
Reiko Takeda Bardolino1
Taizo Sugitani Imothep12
=13AustraliaAUS1414 (=13)
Matt Williams Valinski S0
Scott Keach Fedor
Edwina Tops-Alexander Lintea Tequila5
James Paterson-Robinson Amarillo9

Jump-Off

Date17 August 2016
Length345 m
Obstacle 1160 cm; -; -
Obstacle 10155 cm; 155 cm; 170 cm
Obstacle 12160 cm; -; -
Obstacle 2154 cm; 154 cm; 160 cm
Obstacle 3160 cm; -; -
Obstacle 4155 cm; 155 cm; 170 cm
Obstacle 9a90 cm; 160 cm; 190 cm
Obstacle 9b160 cm; -; -
Obstacles7
Time Allowed52 seconds
PosCompetitorsHorseNOCPenalty PointsTime PenaltiesJump PenaltiesTime
1GermanyGER0131.61
Christian Ahlmann Taloubet Z00042.68
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Fibonacci00044.35
Daniel Deußer First Class00044.58
Ludger Beerbaum DNSCasello
2CanadaCAN808132.11
Yann Candele First Choice 1540444.24
Tiffany Foster Tripple X00044.81
Amy Millar Heros40443.06
Eric Lamaze DNSFine Lady 5