Equestrian events at the 2004 Summer Paralympics explained
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.
Men and women competed together, and the horses were also declared medal winners.[2]
Officials
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
Medal summary
| Individual championship dressage GI | | | |
| Individual championship dressage GII | | | (tie) |
| (tie) |
| Individual championship dressage GIII | | | |
| Individual championship dressage GIV | | | |
| Individual freestyle dressage GI | | | |
| Individual freestyle dressage GII | | | |
| Individual freestyle dressage GIII | | | |
| Individual freestyle dressage GIV | | | |
| Team dressage |
Deborah Criddle/Figaro IX
Anne Dunham/Olret
Lee Pearson/Blue Circle Boy
Nicola Tustain/Prinz Heinrich |
Bettina Eistel/Aaron
Britta Naepel/Loverboy 9
Bianca Vogel/Roquefort 16 |
Gert Bolmer/Lodewijk
Joop Stokkel/Pegasus
Sjerstin Vermeulen/Jeffrey STV | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Schedule & Results - Equestrian. https://web.archive.org/web/20060318184538/http://www.athens2004.com/en/ParalympicResults/paralympics/results?rsc=EQ0000000. 18 March 2006. 23 October 2012. Athens 2004 Paralympic Games .
- Web site: Medallists: Athens 2004 Paralympic Games: Equestrian. 23 October 2012. International Paralympic Committee.
- News: Paralympic Games 2004 . Fei.org . 26 November 2019 .
