Equestrian events at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Equestrian events at the 2004 Summer Paralympics at the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre[1] were competed in the dressage discipline only. There were four grades of rider disability:

  • Grade I - Mainly wheelchair users with poor trunk balance and or impairment of function in all four limbs, or no trunk balance and good upper limb function, or moderate trunk balance with severe impairment of all four limbs.
  • Grade II - Mainly wheelchair users, or those with severe locomotor impairment involving the trunk and with good to mild upper limb function, or severe unilateral impairment.
  • Grade III - Usually able to walk without support. Moderate unilateral impairment, or moderate impairment in four limbs, severe arm impairment. May need a wheelchair for longer distances or due to lack of stamina. Total loss of sight in both eyes, or intellectually impaired. Profile 36 riders were required to wear blacked out glasses or a blindfold.
  • Grade IV - Impairment in one or two limbs, or some visual impairment.
Equestrian
at the XII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Equestrian
VenueMarkopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre
Dates21–26 September 2004
Competitors69 from 29 nations
2000
2008

Men and women competed together, and the horses were also declared medal winners.[2]

Participating countries

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Officials

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Appointment of officials is as follows:[3]

Dressage
  •   Kathy Amos-Jacob (Ground Jury President)
  •   Mary Longden (Ground Jury Member)
  •   Jane Goldsmith (Ground Jury Member)
  •   Inga Holdt-Mencke (Ground Jury Member)
  •   Evan-Bach Joergensen (Ground Jury Member)
  •   Jonquil Solt (Technical Delegate)

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Great Britain (GBR)5038
2  Norway (NOR)2002
  Sweden (SWE)2002
4  Germany (GER)0415
5  South Africa (RSA)0202
6  Netherlands (NED)0123
7  Australia (AUS)0112
8  United States (USA)0101
9  Canada (CAN)0022
10  Belgium (BEL)0011
Totals (10 entries)991028

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual championship dressage GI

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Lee Pearson on Blue Circle Boy
  Great Britain
Jan Pike on Dr Doolittle
  Australia
Sophie Christiansen on Hotstuff
  Great Britain
Individual championship dressage GII

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Irene Slaettengren on Larino
  Sweden
Joop Stokkel on Pegasus
  Netherlands
Gert Bolmer on Lodewijk
  Netherlands (tie)
Nicola Tustain on Prinz Heinrich
  Great Britain (tie)
Individual championship dressage GIII

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Deborah Criddle on Figaro IX
  Great Britain
Bianca Vogel on Roquefort 16
  Germany
Bettina Eistel on Aaron
  Germany
Individual championship dressage GIV

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Ann Cathrin Lubbe on Zanko
  Norway
Philippa Johnson on Burgmans Benedict
  South Africa
Karen Brain on Dasskara
  Canada
Individual freestyle dressage GI

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Lee Pearson on Blue Circle Boy
  Great Britain
Lynn Seidemann on Phoenix B
  United States
Jan Pike on Dr Doolittle
  Australia
Individual freestyle dressage GII

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Irene Slaettengren on Larino
  Sweden
Hannelore Brenner on Roquefort 16
  Germany
Nicola Tustain on Prinz Heinrich
  Great Britain
Individual freestyle dressage GIII

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Deborah Criddle on Figaro IX
  Great Britain
Bettina Eistel on Aaron
  Germany
Bert Vermeir on Den Eik Heino
  Belgium
Individual freestyle dressage GIV

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Ann Cathrin Lubbe on Zanko
  Norway
Philippa Johnson on Burgmans Benedict
  South Africa
Karen Brain on Dasskara
  Canada
Team dressage

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  Great Britain (GBR)
Deborah Criddle/Figaro IX
Anne Dunham/Olret
Lee Pearson/Blue Circle Boy
Nicola Tustain/Prinz Heinrich
  Germany (GER)
Bettina Eistel/Aaron
Britta Naepel/Loverboy 9
Bianca Vogel/Roquefort 16
  Netherlands (NED)
Gert Bolmer/Lodewijk
Joop Stokkel/Pegasus
Sjerstin Vermeulen/Jeffrey STV

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Schedule & Results - Equestrian". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 March 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Medallists: Athens 2004 Paralympic Games: Equestrian". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Paralympic Games 2004" (PDF). Fei.org. 26 November 2019.