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The Summer Olympics have included 2,129 equestrian participants, including 1,751 men and 378 women, from 69 countries. [1] [note 1], of which 564 won a medal. As of the 2008 Olympics, 395 medals have been awarded to 31 NOCs.
The equestrian events at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were run from 27 July to 6 August at the Palace of Versailles, featuring 200 riders across three disciplines for both individual and team competitions, namely dressage, eventing, and jumping. [1] Men and women compete together on equal terms.
The programme of the 2024 Summer Olympics featured 329 events in 32 sports, including the 28 "core" Olympic sports contested in 2016 and 2020, [1] and four optional sports that were proposed by the Paris Organising Committee: breaking made its Olympic debut as an optional sport, while skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing returned from 2020.
The United States led the final medal table for the fourth consecutive Summer Games, with 40 gold and 126 total medals, while China finished second with 40 gold and 91 medals in total. [15] The occasion marked the first time a gold medal tie among the two most successful nations has occurred in Summer Olympics history. [ 16 ]
Japan won the bronze medal in equestrian team eventing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Team member Yoshiaki Oiwa posed for a selfie with his horse, MGH Grafton Street, afterward.
The 48-year-old Brewster equestrian now has five Olympic medals — two gold and three silvers.
Equestrian events were first held at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games. Five different equestrian events were held: individual jumping, high jump, long jump, hacks and hunter combined, and mail coach. [7] [2] The polo competition consisted of 4 mixed teams made up of players from Britain, France, Mexico, Spain, and the United States.
The 2024 Summer Olympics will be hosted by Paris July 26-August 11, spread over 16 cities across France. The magnificent grounds of the Palace of Versailles is the equestrian venue.