The individual dressage at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between 13 and 19 August, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.
The first round of the individual dressage competition is the same FEI Grand Prix Test used for the team dressage event. The Grand Prix Test consists of a battery of required movements that each rider and horse pair performs. Five judges evaluate the pair, giving marks between 0 and 10 for each element. The judges' scores were averaged to give a final score for the pair.
The top 25 individual competitors in that round advance to the individual-only competitions, though each nation was limited to three pairs advancing. This second round consisted of a Grand Prix Special Test, which used the same movements as the first round's Grand Prix Test but required the pair to complete them in a shorter time. The 15 best pairs in the Grand Prix Special Test advanced to the final round. In that round, the Grand Prix Freestyle Test, competitors designed their own choreography set to music. Judges in that round evaluated the artistic merit of the performance and music as well as the technical aspects of the dressage. Final scores were based on the average of the Freestyle and Special Test results.
Medalists GoldSilverBronze Anky van Grunsven Salinero Isabell Werth Satchmo Heike Kemmer Bonaparte
Results RankRiderNationHorseGP ScoreRankGPS ScoreRankGPF ScoreRankTotal GPS+GPF ScoreAnky van GrunsvenSalinero74.750274.960282.400178.680Isabell WerthSatchmo76.417175.200178.100276.650Heike KemmerBonaparte72.250372.960375.950474.4554Steffen PetersRavel70.0001071.800476.500374.1505Hans Peter MinderhoudNadine69.6251170.920775.150573.0356Alexandra KorelovaBalagur68.5001571.400473.850872.6257Emma HindleLancet71.125470.440974.250672.3458Kyra KyrklundMax70.583669.7201074.250671.9859Bernadette PujalsVincent69.2501271.000672.3501171.67510Jan BrinkBriar68.8751368.9601373.450971.20511Andreas HelgstrandDon Schufro68.8331468.8001472.5501070.67512Tinne SilfvenSolos Carex66.0422369.2401171.4501270.34513Ashley HolzerPop art67.0421968.7601571.4501270.10514Nathalie Zu Seyn-WittgensteinDigby70.417869.1201269.1001569.11015Juan Manuel MuñozDuego XII66.083 2268.16016 16Nadine CapellmannElvis Va70.083 967.24017 17Laura BechtolsheimerMistral Hojris65.9172467.16018 18Hayley BeresfordRelampago65.5832666.32019 19Kristy OatleyQuando Quando65.7502566.08020 20Marc BobletWhitini Star66.1252165.64021 21Anne van OlstClearwater67.3751765.32022 22Michal RapcewiczRandon67.5001665.12023 23Patrik KittelFloresco67.1251864.360 24 24Hubert PerringDiabolo St Maurice66.8332062.68025 25Imke Schellekens-BartelsSunrise70.875 526 26Victoria Max-TheurerFalcao65.33327 27Jordi DomingoPrestige64.04228 28Jacqueline BrooksGran Gesto63.75029 29Iryna LisRedford63.50030 30Jane GregoryLucky Star63.37531 31Julia ChevanneCalimucho63.25032 32Daniel PintoGalopin de la Font63.08333 33Debbie McDonaldBrentina63.00034 34Hiroshi HoketsuWhisper62.54235 34Heath RyanGreenoaks Dundee62.54235 36Tatyana MiloserdovaWat a feeling61.87537 36Pierluigi SangiorgiFlourian61.87537 38Carlos PintoNotavel61.70839 39Luiza AlmeidaSamba60.83340 40Liu LinaPiroschka60.62541 41Mieko YagiDow Jones60.16742 42Leandro SilvaOceano Do Top60.12543 43Leslie ReidOrion59.75044 44Yuko KitaiRambo59.25045 45Choi Jun-sangCinque Cento57.33346 Miguel DuarteOxalis Courtney King-DyeMythilus
References
External links Competition format Results Summary