Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team eventing explained

Event:Team eventing
Games:2008 Summer
Venue:Hong Kong Sports Institute
Date:9–12 August
Gold:Andreas Dibowski
Ingrid Klimke
Frank Ostholt
Hinrich Romeike
Peter Thomsen
Goldnoc:GER
Silver:Clayton Fredericks
Lucinda Fredericks
Sonja Johnson
Megan Jones
Shane Rose
Silvernoc:AUS
Bronze:Kristina Cook
Daisy Dick
William Fox-Pitt
Sharon Hunt
Mary King
Bronzenoc:GBR
Prev:2004
Next:2012

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

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

Gold:Silver:Bronze:
Butts LeonBen Along TimeMiners Frolic
Butts AbraxxasHeadley BritanniaSpring Along
Mr. MedicottRingwould JaguarParkmore Ed
MariusIrish JesterTankers Town
The Ghost of HamishAll LuckCall Again Cavalier

Results

Standings after Dressage

NationIndividual resultsTeam PenaltiesTeam Rank
RiderHorsePenalties
Clayton FredericksBen Along Time37.00align=center rowspan="5"102.80align=center rowspan="5"1
Lucinda FredericksHeadley Britannia30.40
Megan JonesIrish Jester35.40
Sonja JohnsonRingwould Jaguar45.20
Shane RoseAll Luck53.30
Peter ThomsenThe Ghost Of Hamish53.30 align=center rowspan="5"110.50align=center rowspan="5"2
Frank OstholtMr. Medicott44.60
Hinrich RomeikeMarius37.40
Ingrid KlimkeButts Abraxxas33.50
Andreas DibowskiButts Leon39.60
Amy TryonPoggio II46.50 align=center rowspan="5"115.60align=center rowspan="5"3
Gina MilesMckinlaigh39.30
Rebecca HolderCourageous Comet35.70
Karen O'ConnorMandiba41.90
Phillip DuttonConnaught40.60
Daisy DickSpring Along51.70 align=center rowspan="5"121.80align=center rowspan="5"4
William Fox-PittParkmore Ed50.20
Kristina CookMiners Frolic40.20
Sharon HuntTankers Town43.50
Mary KingCall Again Cavalier38.10
Vittoria PanizzonRock Model50.60 align=center rowspan="5"127.40align=center rowspan="5"5
Stefano BrecciaroliCappa Hill50.00
Fabio MagniSouthern King V49.60
Susanna BordoneAva37.80
Roberto RotatoriIrham De Viages40.00
Mark ToddGandalf49.40 align=center rowspan="5"136.50align=center rowspan="5"6
Heelan TompkinsSugoi55.60
Andrew NicholsonLord Killinghurst44.60
Joe MeyerSnip43.90
Caroline PowellLenamore48.00
Katrin NorlingPandora52.00align=center rowspan="5"140.00align=center rowspan="5"7
Linda AlgotssonStand By Me41.50
Viktoria CarlerbäckBally's Geronimo46.50
Magnus GällerdalKeymaster54.60
Dag AlbertTubber Rebel65.60
Didier DhenninIsmene Du Temple42.80align=center rowspan="4"152.70align=center rowspan="4"8
Nicolas TouzaintGalan De Sauvagerealign=center bgcolor="palegreen"1000.00
Eric VigeanelCoronado Prior53.00
Jean Renaud AddeHaston D'Elpegere56.90
Kyle CarterMadison Park63.50 align=center rowspan="5"153.20align=center rowspan="5"9
Sandra DonnellyBuenos Aires60.20
Selena O'HanlonColombo44.10
Samantha TaylorLivewire70.70
Mike WinterKing Pin48.90
Austin O'ConnorHobby Du Mee52.80align=center rowspan="5"160.80align=center rowspan="5"10
Geoffrey CurranKilkishen61.70
Louise LyonsWatership Down57.40
Patricia RyanFernhill Clover Mist78.70
Niall GriffinLorgaine50.60
Marcelo TosiSuper Rocky64.80align=center rowspan="4"180.30align=center rowspan="4"11
Jeferson MoreiraEscudiero55.90
Saulo TristãoTotsie79.60
André ParoLand Heir59.60
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

NationIndividual resultsTotal Team
Penalties		Team Rank
RiderHorseCross Country
Penalties		Total Penalties
Peter ThomsenThe Ghost Of Hamish25.6098.90 align=center rowspan="5"158.10align=center rowspan="5"1
Frank OstholtMr. Medicott13.2057.80
Hinrich RomeikeMarius12.8050.20
Ingrid KlimkeButts Abraxxas17.2050.70
Andreas DibowskiButts Leon17.6057.20
Clayton FredericksBen Along Time16.4053.40align=center rowspan="5"162.00align=center rowspan="5"2
Lucinda FredericksHeadley Britannia27.2057.60
Megan JonesIrish Jester15.6051.00
Sonja JohnsonRingwould Jaguar13.6058.80
Shane RoseAll Luck9.2062.50
Daisy DickSpring Along17.2068.90 align=center rowspan="5"173.70align=center rowspan="5"3
William Fox-PittParkmore Ed10.0060.20
Kristina CookMiners Frolic17.2057.40
Sharon HuntTankers Town27.6091.10
Mary KingCall Again Cavalier18.0056.10
Vittoria PanizzonRock Model18.4069.00align=center rowspan="5"198.40align=center rowspan="5"4
Stefano BrecciaroliCappa Hill42.00112.00
Fabio MagniSouthern King V50.00119.60
Susanna BordoneAva28.8066.60
Roberto RotatoriIrham De Viages22.8062.80
Katrin NorlingPandora16.0068.00align=center rowspan="5"200.50align=center rowspan="5"5
Linda AlgotssonStand By Me22.8064.30
Viktoria CarlerbäckBally's Geronimo26.4072.90
Magnus GällerdalKeymaster13.6068.20
Dag AlbertTubber Rebel27.6093.20 #
Mark ToddGandalf27.2076.60align=center rowspan="5"210.90align=center rowspan="5"6
Heelan TompkinsSugoi35.20130.80
Andrew NicholsonLord Killinghurstalign=center bgcolor="palegreen"Eliminatedalign=center bgcolor="palegreen"1000.00
Joe MeyerSnip21.2065.10
Caroline PowellLenamore21.2069.20
Amy TryonPoggio IIalign=center bgcolor="palegreen"Eliminatedalign=center bgcolor="palegreen"1000.00 align=center rowspan="5"234.00align=center rowspan="5"7
Gina MilesMckinlaigh16.8056.10
Rebecca HolderCourageous Comet22.00117.70
Karen O'ConnorMandiba44.80126.70
Phillip DuttonConnaught19.6060.20
Austin O'ConnorHobby Du Mee34.4087.20align=center rowspan="5"265.10align=center rowspan="5"8
Geoffrey CurranKilkishen30.4087.20
Louise LyonsWatership Down28.4085.80
Patricia RyanFernhill Clover Mist34.80113.50
Niall GriffinLorgaine26.4097.00
Kyle CarterMadison Park18.4081.90align=center rowspan="5"287.00align=center rowspan="5"9
Sandra DonnellyBuenos Aires24.0084.20
Selena O'HanlonColombo36.80120.90
Samantha TaylorLivewire69.60180.30
Mike WinterKing Pin56.80125.70
Marcelo TosiSuper Rocky24.8089.60align=center rowspan="4"295.10align=center rowspan="4"10
Jeferson MoreiraEscudiero50.80106.70
Saulo TristaoTotsiealign=center bgcolor="palegreen"Eliminatedalign=center bgcolor="palegreen"1000.00
Andre ParoLand Heir39.2098.80
Didier DhenninIsmene Du Temple14.0056.80align=center rowspan="4"1135.80align=center rowspan="4"11
Nicolas TouzaintGalan De Sauvagerealign=center bgcolor="palegreen"Withdrewalign=center bgcolor="palegreen"1000.00
Eric VigeanelCoronado Prior26.0079.00
Jean Renaud AddeHaston D'Elpegerealign=center bgcolor="palegreen"Eliminatedalign=center bgcolor="palegreen"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

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

NationIndividual resultsTotal Team
Penalties		Team Rank
RiderHorseShow jumping
Penalties		Total Penalties
Peter ThomsenThe Ghost Of Hamish4.00102.90 #align=center rowspan="5"166.10 align=center rowspan="5"
Frank OstholtMr. Medicott0.0057.80 #
Hinrich RomeikeMarius4.0054.20
Ingrid KlimkeAbraxxas4.0054.70
Andreas DibowskiButts Leon0.0057.20
Clayton FredericksBen Along Time4.0057.40align=center rowspan="5"171.20align=center rowspan="5"
Lucinda FredericksHeadley Britannia2.0059.60 #
Megan JonesIrish Jester4.0055.00
Sonja JohnsonRingwould Jaguar0.0058.80
Shane RoseAll Luck8.0070.50 #
Daisy DickSpring Along11.0079.90 # align=center rowspan="5"185.70 align=center rowspan="5"
William Fox-PittParkmore Ed4.0064.20
Kristina CookMiners Frolic0.0057.40
Sharon HuntTankers Town4.0095.10 #
Mary KingCall Again Cavalier8.0064.10
Katrin NorlingPandora5.0073.00align=center rowspan="5"230.50align=center rowspan="5"4
Linda AlgotssonStand By Me0.0064.30
Viktoria CarlerbäckBally's Geronimoalign=center bgcolor="palegreen"Withdrewalign=center bgcolor="palegreen"1000.00 #
Magnus GällerdalKeymasteralign=center bgcolor="palegreen"Withdrewalign=center bgcolor="palegreen"1000.00 #
Dag AlbertTubber Rebel27.6093.20
Mark ToddGandalf1.0077.60align=center rowspan="5"240.90 align=center rowspan="5"5
Heelan TompkinsSugoi8.00138.80 #
Andrew NicholsonLord Killinghurstalign=center bgcolor="palegreen"Eliminatedalign=center bgcolor="palegreen"1000.00 #
Joe MeyerSnip25.0090.10
Caroline PowellLenamore4.0073.20
Vittoria PanizzonRock Model0.0069.00align=center rowspan="5"246.40 align=center rowspan="5"6
Stefano BrecciaroliCappa Hill4.00116.00 #
Fabio MagniSouthern King V0.00119.60 #
Susanna BordoneAva20.0086.60
Roberto RotatoriIrham De Viages28.0090.80
Amy TryonPoggio IIalign=center bgcolor="palegreen"Eliminatedalign=center bgcolor="palegreen"1000.00 #align=center rowspan="5"250.00 align=center rowspan="5"7
Gina MilesMckinlaigh0.0056.10
Rebecca HolderCourageous Comet8.00125.70
Karen O'ConnorMandiba5.00131.70 #
Phillip DuttonConnaught8.0068.20
Austin O'ConnorHobby Du Mee0.0087.20align=center rowspan="5"276.10align=center rowspan="5"8
Geoffrey CurranKilkishen2.0089.20
Louise LyonsWatership Down9.0094.80
Patricia RyanFernhill Clover Mist13.00126.50 #
Niall GriffinLorgaine12.00109.00 #
Kyle CarterMadison Park14.0095.90align=center rowspan="5"321.00align=center rowspan="5"9
Sandra DonnellyBuenos Aires8.0092.20
Selena O'HanlonColombo12.00132.90
Samantha TaylorLivewire8.00188.30 #
Mike WinterKing Pin20.00145.70 #
Marcelo TosiSuper Rocky0.0089.60align=center rowspan="4"334.10align=center rowspan="4"10
Jeferson MoreiraEscudiero4.00110.70
Saulo TristaoTotsiealign=center bgcolor="palegreen"Eliminatedalign=center bgcolor="palegreen"1000.00 #
Andre ParoLand Heir35.00133.80
Didier DhenninIsmene Du Temple3.0059.80align=center rowspan="4"1138.80align=center rowspan="4"11
Nicolas TouzaintGalan De Sauvagerealign=center bgcolor="palegreen"Withdrewalign=center bgcolor="palegreen"1000.00 #
Eric VigeanelCoronado Prior0.0079.00
Jean Renaud AddeHaston D'Elpegerealign=center bgcolor="palegreen"Eliminatedalign=center bgcolor="palegreen"1000.000
  1. = Not counted towards team score.

References

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