Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team eventing

The team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 9 and 12 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.

Team eventing
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Medal ceremony
VenueHong Kong Sports Institute
Date9–12 August
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Andreas Dibowski
Ingrid Klimke
Frank Ostholt
Hinrich Romeike
Peter Thomsen
 Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Clayton Fredericks
Lucinda Fredericks
Sonja Johnson
Megan Jones
Shane Rose
 Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kristina Cook
Daisy Dick
William Fox-Pitt
Sharon Hunt
Mary King
 Great Britain
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Team eventing consisted of three phases: dressage, cross-country, and show-jumping. Scores from each phase were converted into penalty points, which were summed to give a score. Teams of up to five horse and rider pairs competed; The team with the lowest total of penalty points, after adding together the Final scores of its three best riders will be the winner.

In the dressage portion, the pair performed in front of three judges. The judges gave marks of between 0 and 10 for each of ten required elements; the scores for the judges were averaged to give a score between 0 and 100. That score was then subtracted from 100 and multiplied by 1.5 to give the number of penalty points.

The cross-county portion consisted of a 4.56 kilometer course with 29 obstacles. The target time was eight minutes; pairs received .4 penalty points for every second above that time. They also received 20 penalty points for every obstacle not cleanly jumped.

The final phase was the show-jumping; pairs had to negotiate a course of obstacles. The pair received 4 penalty points for each obstacle where there was a refusal or a knockdown of the obstacle. One penalty point was also assessed for each second taken above the maximum time for the course.

The results of the team phase were also used in the individual eventing event, though that event added a second jumping phase as a final.

Medalists

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Gold: Silver: Bronze:
  Germany   Australia   Great Britain
Andreas Dibowski Butts Leon Clayton Fredericks Ben Along Time Kristina Cook Miners Frolic
Ingrid Klimke Butts Abraxxas Lucinda Fredericks Headley Britannia Daisy Dick Spring Along
Frank Ostholt Mr. Medicott Sonja Johnson Ringwould Jaguar William Fox-Pitt Parkmore Ed
Hinrich Romeike Marius Megan Jones Irish Jester Sharon Hunt Tankers Town
Peter Thomsen The Ghost of Hamish Shane Rose All Luck Mary King Call Again Cavalier

Results

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Standings after Dressage

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Nation Individual results Team Penalties Team Rank
Rider Horse Penalties
  Australia Clayton Fredericks Ben Along Time 37.00 102.80 1
Lucinda Fredericks Headley Britannia 30.40
Megan Jones Irish Jester 35.40
Sonja Johnson Ringwould Jaguar 45.20
Shane Rose All Luck 53.30
  Germany Peter Thomsen The Ghost Of Hamish 53.30 110.50 2
Frank Ostholt Mr. Medicott 44.60
Hinrich Romeike Marius 37.40
Ingrid Klimke Butts Abraxxas 33.50
Andreas Dibowski Butts Leon 39.60
  United States Amy Tryon Poggio II 46.50 115.60 3
Gina Miles Mckinlaigh 39.30
Rebecca Holder Courageous Comet 35.70
Karen O'Connor Mandiba 41.90
Phillip Dutton Connaught 40.60
  Great Britain Daisy Dick Spring Along 51.70 121.80 4
William Fox-Pitt Parkmore Ed 50.20
Kristina Cook Miners Frolic 40.20
Sharon Hunt Tankers Town 43.50
Mary King Call Again Cavalier 38.10
  Italy Vittoria Panizzon Rock Model 50.60 127.40 5
Stefano Brecciaroli Cappa Hill 50.00
Fabio Magni Southern King V 49.60
Susanna Bordone Ava 37.80
Roberto Rotatori Irham De Viages 40.00
  New Zealand Mark Todd Gandalf 49.40 136.50 6
Heelan Tompkins Sugoi 55.60
Andrew Nicholson Lord Killinghurst 44.60
Joe Meyer Snip 43.90
Caroline Powell Lenamore 48.00
  Sweden Katrin Norling Pandora 52.00 140.00 7
Linda Algotsson Stand By Me 41.50
Viktoria Carlerbäck Bally's Geronimo 46.50
Magnus Gällerdal Keymaster 54.60
Dag Albert Tubber Rebel 65.60
  France Didier Dhennin Ismene Du Temple 42.80 152.70 8
Nicolas Touzaint Galan De Sauvagere 1000.00
Eric Vigeanel Coronado Prior 53.00
Jean Renaud Adde Haston D'Elpegere 56.90
  Canada Kyle Carter Madison Park 63.50 153.20 9
Sandra Donnelly Buenos Aires 60.20
Selena O'Hanlon Colombo 44.10
Samantha Taylor Livewire 70.70
Mike Winter King Pin 48.90
  Ireland Austin O'Connor Hobby Du Mee 52.80 160.80 10
Geoffrey Curran Kilkishen 61.70
Louise Lyons Watership Down 57.40
Patricia Ryan Fernhill Clover Mist 78.70
Niall Griffin Lorgaine 50.60
  Brazil Marcelo Tosi Super Rocky 64.80 180.30 11
Jeferson Moreira Escudiero 55.90
Saulo Tristão Totsie 79.60
André Paro Land Heir 59.60

Note: The team penalties given above are for the top three in each team at this stage and may not tally with the final total scores. The final results are determined by adding the total scores of the top three team members at the end of the competition.

Standings after Dressage and Cross Country

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Nation Individual results Total Team
Penalties
Team Rank
Rider Horse Cross Country
Penalties
Total Penalties
  Germany Peter Thomsen The Ghost Of Hamish 25.60 98.90 158.10 1
Frank Ostholt Mr. Medicott 13.20 57.80
Hinrich Romeike Marius 12.80 50.20
Ingrid Klimke Butts Abraxxas 17.20 50.70
Andreas Dibowski Butts Leon 17.60 57.20
  Australia Clayton Fredericks Ben Along Time 16.40 53.40 162.00 2
Lucinda Fredericks Headley Britannia 27.20 57.60
Megan Jones Irish Jester 15.60 51.00
Sonja Johnson Ringwould Jaguar 13.60 58.80
Shane Rose All Luck 9.20 62.50
  Great Britain Daisy Dick Spring Along 17.20 68.90 173.70 3
William Fox-Pitt Parkmore Ed 10.00 60.20
Kristina Cook Miners Frolic 17.20 57.40
Sharon Hunt Tankers Town 27.60 91.10
Mary King Call Again Cavalier 18.00 56.10
  Italy Vittoria Panizzon Rock Model 18.40 69.00 198.40 4
Stefano Brecciaroli Cappa Hill 42.00 112.00
Fabio Magni Southern King V 50.00 119.60
Susanna Bordone Ava 28.80 66.60
Roberto Rotatori Irham De Viages 22.80 62.80
  Sweden Katrin Norling Pandora 16.00 68.00 200.50 5
Linda Algotsson Stand By Me 22.80 64.30
Viktoria Carlerbäck Bally's Geronimo 26.40 72.90
Magnus Gällerdal Keymaster 13.60 68.20
Dag Albert Tubber Rebel 27.60 93.20 #
  New Zealand Mark Todd Gandalf 27.20 76.60 210.90 6
Heelan Tompkins Sugoi 35.20 130.80
Andrew Nicholson Lord Killinghurst Eliminated 1000.00
Joe Meyer Snip 21.20 65.10
Caroline Powell Lenamore 21.20 69.20
  United States Amy Tryon Poggio II Eliminated 1000.00 234.00 7
Gina Miles Mckinlaigh 16.80 56.10
Rebecca Holder Courageous Comet 22.00 117.70
Karen O'Connor Mandiba 44.80 126.70
Phillip Dutton Connaught 19.60 60.20
  Ireland Austin O'Connor Hobby Du Mee 34.40 87.20 265.10 8
Geoffrey Curran Kilkishen 30.40 87.20
Louise Lyons Watership Down 28.40 85.80
Patricia Ryan Fernhill Clover Mist 34.80 113.50
Niall Griffin Lorgaine 26.40 97.00
  Canada Kyle Carter Madison Park 18.40 81.90 287.00 9
Sandra Donnelly Buenos Aires 24.00 84.20
Selena O'Hanlon Colombo 36.80 120.90
Samantha Taylor Livewire 69.60 180.30
Mike Winter King Pin 56.80 125.70
  Brazil Marcelo Tosi Super Rocky 24.80 89.60 295.10 10
Jeferson Moreira Escudiero 50.80 106.70
Saulo Tristao Totsie Eliminated 1000.00
Andre Paro Land Heir 39.20 98.80
  France Didier Dhennin Ismene Du Temple 14.00 56.80 1135.80 11
Nicolas Touzaint Galan De Sauvagere Withdrew 1000.00
Eric Vigeanel Coronado Prior 26.00 79.00
Jean Renaud Adde Haston D'Elpegere Eliminated 1000.000

Note: The penalty totals given for each team above are the scores of the top three team members after the Dressage and Cross-Country phases and may not tally with the overall result.

Final Result after Show jumping round

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Final results below, determined by combining the three best overall scores for each team.

Nation Individual results Total Team
Penalties
Team Rank
Rider Horse Show jumping
Penalties
Total Penalties
  Germany Peter Thomsen The Ghost Of Hamish 4.00 102.90 # 166.10  
Frank Ostholt Mr. Medicott 0.00 57.80 #
Hinrich Romeike Marius 4.00 54.20
Ingrid Klimke Abraxxas 4.00 54.70
Andreas Dibowski Butts Leon 0.00 57.20
  Australia Clayton Fredericks Ben Along Time 4.00 57.40 171.20  
Lucinda Fredericks Headley Britannia 2.00 59.60 #
Megan Jones Irish Jester 4.00 55.00
Sonja Johnson Ringwould Jaguar 0.00 58.80
Shane Rose All Luck 8.00 70.50 #
  Great Britain Daisy Dick Spring Along 11.00 79.90 # 185.70  
William Fox-Pitt Parkmore Ed 4.00 64.20
Kristina Cook Miners Frolic 0.00 57.40
Sharon Hunt Tankers Town 4.00 95.10 #
Mary King Call Again Cavalier 8.00 64.10
  Sweden Katrin Norling Pandora 5.00 73.00 230.50 4
Linda Algotsson Stand By Me 0.00 64.30
Viktoria Carlerbäck Bally's Geronimo Withdrew 1000.00 #
Magnus Gällerdal Keymaster Withdrew 1000.00 #
Dag Albert Tubber Rebel 27.60 93.20
  New Zealand Mark Todd Gandalf 1.00 77.60 240.90 5
Heelan Tompkins Sugoi 8.00 138.80 #
Andrew Nicholson Lord Killinghurst Eliminated 1000.00 #
Joe Meyer Snip 25.00 90.10
Caroline Powell Lenamore 4.00 73.20
  Italy Vittoria Panizzon Rock Model 0.00 69.00 246.40 6
Stefano Brecciaroli Cappa Hill 4.00 116.00 #
Fabio Magni Southern King V 0.00 119.60 #
Susanna Bordone Ava 20.00 86.60
Roberto Rotatori Irham De Viages 28.00 90.80
  United States Amy Tryon Poggio II Eliminated 1000.00 # 250.00 7
Gina Miles Mckinlaigh 0.00 56.10
Rebecca Holder Courageous Comet 8.00 125.70
Karen O'Connor Mandiba 5.00 131.70 #
Phillip Dutton Connaught 8.00 68.20
  Ireland Austin O'Connor Hobby Du Mee 0.00 87.20 276.10 8
Geoffrey Curran Kilkishen 2.00 89.20
Louise Lyons Watership Down 9.00 94.80
Patricia Ryan Fernhill Clover Mist 13.00 126.50 #
Niall Griffin Lorgaine 12.00 109.00 #
  Canada Kyle Carter Madison Park 14.00 95.90 321.00 9
Sandra Donnelly Buenos Aires 8.00 92.20
Selena O'Hanlon Colombo 12.00 132.90
Samantha Taylor Livewire 8.00 188.30 #
Mike Winter King Pin 20.00 145.70 #
  Brazil Marcelo Tosi Super Rocky 0.00 89.60 334.10 10
Jeferson Moreira Escudiero 4.00 110.70
Saulo Tristao Totsie Eliminated 1000.00 #
Andre Paro Land Heir 35.00 133.80
  France Didier Dhennin Ismene Du Temple 3.00 59.80 1138.80 11
Nicolas Touzaint Galan De Sauvagere Withdrew 1000.00 #
Eric Vigeanel Coronado Prior 0.00 79.00
Jean Renaud Adde Haston D'Elpegere Eliminated 1000.000

# = Not counted towards team score.

References

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