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2008 Olympics: the equestrian events were held in Shatin, Hong Kong, rather than Beijing, the capital, due to the high levels of equine disease in Beijing. [14] Hong Kong was chosen as the alternate site because it had high standards for quarantine of horses, and was therefore considered safe for the equine athletes. [ 15 ]
Germany leads the country medalist rankings with 25 gold medals (52 overall), [note 2] followed by Sweden with 17 (43 overall) and France with 14 (37 overall). [1] Canadian rider Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic equestrian appearances and matches the record for athletes in any sport, having competed in ten Olympics as of 2012. [15]
The equestrian events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured three disciplines for both individual and team competitions. [1] Originally scheduled for 25 July – 8 August 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games had been postponed with the equestrian events set for 24 July – 7 August 2021. [2]
The team with the lowest number of penalty points wins the gold. The top 25 individual athletes after the first jumping round perform a second, final, jumping round to determine individual medals. Therefore, those competing for individual glory complete one dressage test and cross-country round, and two jumping rounds.
An Olympics.com preview of equestrian (all events) provided the following overview: Germany has won the most gold medals in Olympic equestrian sports (26 to be exact), reflecting the country's equestrian heritage and passion for the sport. Michael Jung has dominated individual eventing at recent Games, winning gold in both London 2012 and Rio 2016.
The team and individual eventing competitions used the same scores. Eventing consisted of a dressage test, a cross-country test, and a jumping test. The jumping test had two rounds. After the first jumping round, the teams results were determined. Both jumping rounds counted towards the individual results.
Eventing consisted of a dressage test, a cross-country test, and a jumping test. The jumping test had two rounds, with only the first used for the team competition. Team eventing final scores were the sum of the three best overall individual scores (adding the three components) from the five-pair teams.
The team eventing event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 to 29 July 2024 at the Palace of Versailles. [1]Like all other equestrian events, the eventing competition is open-gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. 48 riders (16 teams of 3) from 16 nations took part. [2]