Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team eventing

Team eventing at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Medal ceremony
Venue	Hong Kong Sports Institute
Date	9-12 August
Medalists
Andreas Dibowski Ingrid Klimke Frank Ostholt Hinrich Romeike Peter Thomsen  Germany Clayton Fredericks Lucinda Fredericks Sonja Johnson Megan Jones Shane Rose  Australia Kristina Cook Daisy Dick William Fox-Pitt Sharon Hunt Mary King  Great Britain

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 at which 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:
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

Standings after Dressage

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 Aries	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

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 Aries	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

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 Aries	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

• Competition format