Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping explained

Event:	Individual jumping
Games:	2016 Summer
Venue:	Olympic Equestrian Centre
Dates:	14–19 August 2016
Competitors:	74
Nations:	27
Win Label:	Winning total
Win Value:	0 penalties, 42.82 s in the jump off
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Nick Skelton
Goldnoc:	GBR
Silver:	Peder Fredricson
Silvernoc:	SWE
Bronze:	Eric Lamaze
Bronzenoc:	CAN
Prev:	2012
Next:	2020

The individual show jumping in equestrian at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics was held from 14–19 August.^[1] Like all other equestrian events, the jumping competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. There were 74 competitors from 27 nations. The event was won by Nick Skelton of Great Britain, the nation's first victory in individual jumping and first medal of any color since making the podium four consecutive Games from 1960 to 1972. Silver went to Peder Fredricson of Sweden. Eric Lamaze of Canada took bronze, becoming the first person since 1968 and sixth overall to win multiple medals (adding to his 2008 gold).

The medals were presented by Gerardo Werthein, IOC member, Argentina and Luiz Roberto Giugni, Executive Board Member of the FEI.

Background

This was the 25th appearance of the event, which had first been held at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been held at every Summer Olympics at which equestrian sports have been featured (that is, excluding 1896, 1904, and 1908). It is the oldest event on the current programme, the only one that was held in 1900.^[2]

Three of the top 11 riders (including ties for 9th place) from the 2012 Games returned: gold medalist Steve Guerdat of Switzerland, fifth-place finisher Nick Skelton of Great Britain, and ninth-place finisher Ben Maher of Great Britain. Also returning was 2008 gold medalist Eric Lamaze of Canada, who reached the first round of the final in 2012. Ludger Beerbaum of Germany, the 1992 gold medalist, was back for his seventh Games after missing 2012. The reigning World Champion was Jeroen Dubbeldam of the Netherlands.^[2]

Chinese Taipei, Morocco, Peru, and Qatar each made their debut in the event. France and the United States both competed for the 22nd time, tied for most of any nation.

Qualification

See main article: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) could qualify up to 4 horse and rider pairs; there were a total of 75 quota places. Each of the 15 nations qualified for the team jumping could enter 4 pairs in the individual event. The qualified teams were:

• Host Brazil
• 5 teams from the World Equestrian Games: the Netherlands, France, the United States, Germany, and Sweden
• 3 teams from the European Jumping Championship: Switzerland, Great Britain, and Spain
• 2 teams from the Pan American Games: Canada and Argentina
• 1 team from the Group C qualification event: Ukraine
• 1 team from the Group F qualification event: Qatar
• 2 teams from the Group G qualification event: Japan and Australia

There were also 15 individual qualification places, with NOCs not earning team spots able to earn up to 2 individual spots. Most were assigned through regional groups, though some places were open to all competitors:

• Group A had one spot, assigned through rankings
• Group B had one spot, assigned through rankings
• Group C had one spot, assigned through rankings
• Groups D and E had six spots, assigned through the Pan American Games
• Group F had one spot, assigned through rankings
• Group G had one spot, assigned through a qualification event
• The remaining four spots were assigned to the top four remaining ranked riders, regardless of regional group

Competition format

The competition used the five-round, two-stage format introduced in 1992. The first three rounds made up the qualifications, with cuts between each round. The top 60 advanced to the second round; the top 45 advanced to the third round. The second and third rounds were also used for the team jumping event. Following the qualifications, the top 35 pairs moved on to the final round. Only the top 20 pairs advanced to the second of the two final rounds. Final rankings were based on the sum of scores from both rounds of the final stage. A jump-off would be held to break a tie for any of the medal positions.^[2]

Schedule

All times are

Date	Time	Round
Sunday, 14 August 2016	10:00	Qualifying round 1
Tuesday, 16 August 2016	10:00	Qualifying round 2
Wednesday, 17 August 2016	10:00	Qualifying round 3
Friday, 19 August 2016	10:00 13:30	Final round A Final round B

Results

Qualifying round

Round 1

The first qualifying round was run on a course with an allowed time of 82 seconds.^[3]

Rank	Rider	Nation	Horse	Penalties			Notes
				Jump	Time	Total
1			Taloubet Z	0	0	0
			Voyeur	0	0	0
			Bonne Chance CW	0	0	0
			Rahotep de Toscane	0	0	0
			Landpeter do Feroleto	0	0	0
			Fibonacci	0	0	0
			Gran Cru Van de Roz	0	0	0
			Verdi	0	0	0
			First Division	0	0	0
			All In	0	0	0
			Cornetto K	0	0	0
			First Class	0	0	0
			Lintea Tequila	0	0	0
			Heros	0	0	0
			Sydney une Prince	0	0	0
			Yajamila	0	0	0
			Quabri de l'Isle	0	0	0
			Amelia	0	0	0
			Ornellaia	0	0	0
			Emerald	0	0	0
				0	0	0
			Carlo 273	0	0	0
			Nino des Buissonets	0	0	0
			Zipper	0	0	0
25			Gunder	0	1	1
			Prince Royal Z de la Luz	0	1	1
27			Quintol	4	0	4
				4	0	4
			Zenith	4	0	4
			First Choice 15	4	0	4
			Gribouille du Lys	4	0	4
			Quickly de Kreisker	4	0	4
			Tic Tac	4	0	4
			Fedor	4	0	4
			Barron	4	0	4
			Tripple X III	4	0	4
			U Watch	4	0	4
			Quorida de Treho	4	0	4
			Bardolino	4	0	4
			Prince de la Mare	4	0	4
			Reveur de Hurtebise	4	0	4
			Cannavaro 9	4	0	4
			Cassionato	4	0	4
			Rockfeller de Pleville	4	0	4
			Clooney	4	0	4
			Cornet du Lys	4	0	4
			Casello	4	0	4
			Cortes'c'	4	0	4
			Dejavu	4	0	4
50			Chief	4	2	6
51			Appy Cara	4	3	7
53			Valinski S	8	0	8
			Fit for Fun 13	8	0	8
			Appagino 2	8	0	8
			Cue Channa	8	0	8
			Con Dios III	8	0	8
			Going Gloabal	8	0	8
			Antares	8	0	8
			Amarillo	8	0	8
61			Roso au Crosnier	12	1	13
			Hardrock Z	12	1	13
63			Apardi	12	3	15
64			Taloubetdarco K Z	16	0	16
			Imothep	16	0	16
			Unita	16	0	16
67			Caspar 232	24	3	27
68			Fine Fleur du Marais		47
			Chicago Z		47
			Cornet 36		47
			Chadino		47
			Zadarijke V		47
			Flora de Mariposa		47
—			Zilverstar T		Overuse of spurs
		Zirocco Blue		Overuse of whip

Round 2

The second qualifying round took place on 16 August and had an allowed time of 81 seconds.^[4]

Rank	Rider	Nation	Horse	Penalties				Notes
				Jump	Time	Round 1	Total
1			Voyeur	0	0	0	0
			Taloubet Z	0	0	0	0
			All In	0	0	0	0
			Verdi	0	0	0	0
			Fibonacci	0	0	0	0
			Emerald	0	0	0	0
			Cornetto K	0	0	0	0
			First Class	0	0	0	0
			Carlo 273	0	0	0	0
				0	0	0	0
			Quabri de l'Isle	0	0	0	0
12			Zipper	0	1	0	1
			Sydney une Prince	0	1	0	1
14			Gunder	0	1	1	2
15			Zenith	0	0	4	4
			First Choice 15	0	0	4	4
			Rahotep de Toscane	4	0	0	4
			Quintol	0	0	4	4
			Barron	0	0	4	4
			First Division	4	0	0	4
			Quorida de Treho	0	0	4	4
			Reveur de Hurtebise	0	0	4	4
			Azur	0	0	4	4
			Yajamila	4	0	0	4
			Clooney	0	0	4	4
26			Bardolino	0	1	4	5
			Cannavaro 9	0	1	4	5
			Lintea Tequila	4	1	0	5
			Heros	4	1	0	5
30			Fit for Fun 13	0	0	8	8
			Appy Cara	0	1	7	8
			Valinski S	0	0	8	8
			Prince de la Mare	4	0	4	8
				4	0	4	8
			Bonne Chance CW	8	0	0	8
			Tic Tac	4	0	4	8
			U Watch	4	0	4	8
			Tripple X III	4	0	4	8
			Dejavu	4	0	4	8
			Nino des Buissonets	8	0	0	8
			Casello	4	0	4	8
42			Amelia	8	1	0	9
			Cassionato	4	1	4	9
44			Prince Royal Z de la Luz	8	1	1	10
			Gran Cru Van de Roz	8	2	0	10
46			Cornet du Lys	8	0	4	12
			Gribouille du Lys	8	0	4	12
			Cue Channa	4	0	8	12
			Cortes'c'	8	0	4	12
50			Going Gloabal	4	1	8	13
			Quickly de Kreisker	8	1	4	13
			Appagino 2	4	1	8	13
53			Amarillo	8	1	8	17
54			Antares	12	0	8	20
55			Con Dios III	12	1	8	21
56			Chief	16	0	6	22
57			Ornellaia	20	3	0	23
—			Fedor		4	47
		Rockfeller de Pleville		4	47
data-sort-value=60	—			Landpeter do Feroleto		0	data-sort-value=99		Overuse of spurs

Round 3

The third qualifying round was run on 17 August on an allowed time of 82 seconds.^[5]

A maximum of three riders from a single country could advance to the individual final. Therefore, Ludger Beerbaum did not advance as Germany had three riders with fewer penalty points. The four riders from Switzerland had 9 penalty points each. The Swiss team leader decided not to send Janika Sprunger to the final.^[6]

Rank	Rider	Nation	Horse	Penalties				Notes
				Jump	Time	Round 1+2	Total
1				0	0	0	0
2			Voyeur	0	1	0	1
			All In	0	1	0	1
			Verdi	0	1	0	1
5			Sydney une Prince	0	1	1	2
6			Zipper	0	2	1	3
7			Gunder	0	2	2	4
			Taloubet Z	4	0	0	4
			Reveur de Hurtebise	0	0	4	4
			Azur	0	0	4	4
			Cornetto K	4	0	0	4
			First Class	4	0	0	4
13			First Division	0	1	4	5
			Rahotep de Toscane	0	1	4	5
			Fibonacci	4	1	0	5
			Quabri de l'Isle	4	1	0	5
17			Carlo 273	4	2	0	6
18			First Choice 15	4	0	4	8
			Quintol	4	0	4	8
			Tripple X III	0	0	8	8
			Barron	4	0	4	8
			Casello	0	0	8	8
23			Tic Tac	0	1	8	9
			Lintea Tequila	4	0	5	9
			Bonne Chance CW	0	1	8	9
			Zenith	4	1	4	9
			Quorida de Treho	4	1	4	9
			Clooney	4	1	4	9
			Nino des Buissonets	0	1	8	9
30			Cannavaro 9	4	1	5	10
31			Yajamila	8	0	4	12
			Emerald	12	0	0	12
33			Fit for Fun 13	4	1	8	13
				4	1	8	13
			Dejavu	4	1	8	13
36			Valinski S	4	2	8	14
37			Gran Cru Van de Roz	4	1	10	15
38			U Watch	8	1	8	17
			Heros	12	0	5	17
40			Amelia	8	1	9	18
			Appy Cara	8	2	8	18
42			Prince Royal Z de la Luz	12	1	10	23
43			Prince de la Mare	16	1	8	25
data-sort-value=44	—			Bardolino		5	data-sort-value=50
data-sort-value=45	—			Cassionato		5	data-sort-value=99

Final

Round A

Rank	Rider	Nation	Horse	Penalties			Notes
				Jump	Time	Total
1				0	0	0
			Linea Tequila	0	0	0
			Zenith	0	0	0
			Clooney	0	0	0
			Nino des Buissonets	0	0	0
			Carlo 273	0	0	0
			First Division	0	0	0
			Taloubet Z	0	0	0
			First Class	0	0	0
			Sydney une Prince	0	0	0
			Voyeur	0	0	0
			All In	0	0	0
				0	0	0
14			Cannavaro 9	0	1	1
			Zipper	0	1	1
16			Fit for Fun 13	4	0	4
			Yajamila	4	0	4
			Emerald	4	0	4
			Tic Tac	4	0	4
			Tripple X III	4	0	4
			Rahotep de Toscane	4	0	4
			Quabri de l'Isle	4	0	4
			Gunder	4	0	4
			Reveur de Hurtebise	4	0	4
			Azur	4	0	4
			Cornetto K	4	0	4
			Verdi	4	0	4
28			Gran Cru Van de Roz	8	0	8
			Valinski S	8	0	8
			Dejavu	8	0	8
			Quintol	8	0	8
32			Quorida de Treho	12	0	12
			First Choice 15	12	0	12
			Barron	12	0	12
data-sort-value=35	—			Fibonacci

Round B

Rank	Rider	Nation	Horse	Penalties				Notes
				Jump	Time	Round A	Total
1				0	0	0	0
			Nino des Buissonets	0	0	0	0
			First Division	0	0	0	0
			Voyeur	0	0	0	0
			All In	0	0	0	0
				0	0	0	0
7			Zenith	0	1	0	1
8			Cannavaro 9	0	1	1	2
9			Fit for Fun 13	0	0	4	4
			Azur	0	0	4	4
			Cornetto K	0	0	4	4
			Linea Tequila	4	0	0	4
			Clooney	4	0	0	4
			Taloubet Z	4	0	0	4
			First Class	4	0	0	4
16			Quabri de l'Isle	0	1	4	5
			Gunder	0	1	4	5
			Sydney une Prince	4	1	0	5
19			Zipper	4	1	1	6
20			Verdi	4	1	4	9
			Carlo 273	8	1	0	9
22			Reveur de Hurtebise	8	0	4	12
23			Rahotep de Toscane	8	1	4	13
24			Yajamila	12	0	4	16
25			Tic Tac	12	1	4	17
26			Tripple X III	16	1	4	21
data-sort-value=27	—			Emerald		4	data-sort-value=99

Jump-off

Rank	Rider	Nation	Horse	Penalties	Time (s)
				0	42.82
			All In	0	43.35
				4	42.09
4			Nino des Buissonets	4	43.08
5			Voyeur	8	42.23
6			First Division	8	45.03

Notes and References

1. https://www.rio2016.com/en/equestrian-standings-eq-jumping-individual Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics
2. Web site: Jumping, Individual, Open . Olympedia . 2 March 2021.
3. https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/E/Q/EQX002901_RESULTS_2016_08_14_3a936fd4_2960_44b5_8c72_b72a36013b16.pdf Official results Round 1 - Rio 2016
4. https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/E/Q/EQX002902_RESULTS_2016_08_16_9576dbf4_4ed4_4638_aa07_17e1c5d5b28d.pdf Official results Round 2 - Rio 2016
5. https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/E/Q/EQX002903_RESULTS_2016_08_18_72bd8b04_a409_4675_83a5_999eebf4dce5.pdf Official results Round 3 - Rio 2016
6. News: Hippisme: Janika Sprunger sacrifiée . Tribune de Genève . fr . 18 August 2016 . 19 August 2016.