Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Equestrian competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will be held from August 9 to August 20 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.
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[edit] Events
6 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:
- Individual Dressage
- Team Dressage
- Individual Jumping
- Team Jumping
- Individual Eventing
- Team Eventing
[edit] Qualifying Criteria
[edit] Dressage
An NOC may enter up to 3 athletes if they qualified for the team competition, or up to 2 athletes if they didn't.
| Team Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Equestrian Games | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 |  Aachen |
3 | Germany Netherlands United States of America |
| European Championship | Aug 27 - Sep 2, 2007 |  Torino |
3 | |
| Asia Pacific Championship Group F/G | Oct 25-28, 2007 |  Sydney |
2 | |
| Pan-American Games Group D/E | July 13-29, 2007 |  Rio de Janeiro |
2 | |
| TOTAL | 10 | |||
Individual qualification will be decided by the FEI Olympic Riders Ranking as of May 1, 2008.
- The Host Nations will be awarded 1 place if not qualified (
People's Republic of China / 
Hong Kong, China ) - 1 place for the best ranked NOC in each of the following regions:
- North Western Europe
- South Western Europe
- Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia
- North America
- Central & South America
- Africa & Middle East
- South East Asia; Oceania
- Other places to complete the quota will be allocated to best ranked individuals not qualified above and invitation places.
[edit] Jumping
An NOC may enter up to 4 athletes if they qualified for the team competition, or up to 2 athletes if they didn't.
| Team Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | - | 1/1 | People's Republic of China Hong Kong, China |
| World Equestrian Games | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 | Aachen |
5 | Netherlands United States of America Germany Ukraine Switzerland |
| European Championship | August 15-19, 2007 | Mannheim |
3 | |
| Pan-American Games | July 13-29, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro |
3 | |
| WEG 2006 / Qualification Event 2007 (combined) Group F | - | - | 1 |  Saudi Arabia |
| World Equestrian Games Group G | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 | Aachen |
1 | Australia |
| Olympic Qualification Event | June 7-10 2007 | Balve |
1 | |
| TOTAL | 15 | |||
For individual competition, 15 places will be reserved for nations not qualified in the team competition as follows:
| Team Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | - | 1*/1* | |
| Olympic Riders Ranking Group A/B | - | - | 2 | |
| Olympic Riders Ranking Group C | - | - | 3 | |
| Pan-American Games Group D | July 13-29, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro |
1 | |
| Pan-American Games Group E | July 13-29, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro |
4 | |
| World Equestrian Games Group F | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 | Aachen |
2 |  Jordan Egypt |
| Qualification Event 2007 Group F | March 6-10, 2007 |  Doha |
1 |  United Arab Emirates |
| World Equestrian Games Group G | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 | Aachen |
1 |  Japan |
| Qualification Event 2007 Group G | June 7-10 2007 | Balve |
1 | |
| Invitation Places | - | - | + | |
| TOTAL | 15+ | |||
* Should a Host Nation not enter a team it shall qualify 1 or 2 riders
[edit] Eventing
An NOC may enter up to 5 athletes if they qualified for the team competition, or up to 2 athletes if they didn't.
| Team Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Equestrian Games | Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 | Aachen |
5 | Germany Great Britain Australia United States of America Sweden |
| Pan-American Games Group D/E | July 13-29, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro |
2 | |
| Asia Pacific Championship Group F/G | Sep 6-9, 2007 | Blenheim |
1 | |
| European Championship | Sep 13-16 2007 | Pratoni del Vivaro |
2 | |
| TOTAL | 10 | |||
Individual qualification will be decided by the FEI Olympic Riders Ranking as of May 1, 2008.
- The Host Nations will be awarded 1 place if not qualified ( People's Republic of China / Hong Kong, China )
- 1 place for the best ranked NOC in each of the following regions:
- North Western Europe
- South Western Europe
- Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia
- North America
- Central & South America
- Africa & Middle East
- South East Asia; Oceania
- Other places to complete the quota will be allocated to best ranked individuals not qualified above and invitation places.
[edit] References
- Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics
- Beijing 2008 Olympic Equestrian
- Federation Equestre Internationale
- FEI Eventing Qualification Rules
| Events at the 2008 Summer Olympics (Beijing) |
|---|
| Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Softball • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo • Tennis • Triathlon • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Equestrian at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in equestrian |
