Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing

The individual eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 9 and 12 2008 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.

Individual eventing consisted of four phases: dressage, cross-country, and two phases of show-jumping. Scores from each phase were converted into penalty points, which were summed to give a score.

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 phases were 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 top 25 pairs after the first jumping portion (limited to three pairs per nation) took part in a second phase of jumping; the scores from this jumping final were added to the scores of the first three phases to give a grand final.

The results of the individual phase were also used in the team eventing event, though that event did not use the second jumping phase. Sports Reference

Medalists GoldSilverBronze Hinrich Romeike Marius Gina Miles McKinlaigh Kristina Cook Miners Frolic

Results The total score for each horse and rider was the sum of the total penalty points earned in the various phases of competitions. The pair with the lowest number of penalty points was victorious.

Summary RankRiderHorseNationDressageCross Country JumpingTotal after Jumping 1Final JumpingTotal Hinrich Romeike Marius 37.40 12.80 4 54.20 - 54.20 Gina Miles McKinlaigh 39.30 16.80 - 56.10 -56.10 Kristina Cook Miners Frolic 40.20 17.20 - 57.40 -57.404 Megan Jones Irish Jester 35.40 15.60 4 55.00 4 59.005 Ingrid Klimke Abraxxas 33.50 17.20 4 54.70 5 59.706 Didier Dhennin Ismene du Temple 42.80 14.00 3 59.80 - 59.807Clayton Fredericks Ben Along Time 37.00 16.40 4 57.40 4 61.408 Andreas Dibowski Butts Leon 39.60 17.60 - 57.20 8 65.209 Karin Donckers Gazelle de la Brasserie 31.70 25.60 4 61.30 465.3010 Sonja Johnson Ringwould Jaguar 45.20 13.60 - 58.80 866.8011Mary King Call Again Cavalier 38.10 18.00 8 64.10 468.1012 William Fox-Pitt Parkmore Ed 50.20 10.00 4 64.20 4 68.2013 Linda Algotsson Stand By Me 41.50 22.80 - 68.30 4 68.3014 Caroline Powell Lenamore 48.00 21.20 4 69.20 -73.2015 Tim Lips Oncarlos 52.60 22.40 - 75.00 - 75.0016 Vittoria Panizzon Rock Model 50.60 18.40 - 69.00 8 77.0017 Mark Todd Gandalf 49.40 27.20 1 77.60 - 77.6018 Katrin Norling Pandora 52.00 16.00 5 73.00 8 81.0019 Pawel Spisak Weriusz 48.70 34.00 - 82.70 - 82.7020 Eric Vigeanel Coronado Prior 53.00 26.00 - 79.00 4 83.0021 Austin O'Connor Hobby du Mee 52.80 34.40 - 87.20 -87.2022 Marcelo Tosi Super Rocky 64.80 24.80 - 89.60 - 89.6023 Susanna Bordone Ava 37.80 28.80 20 86.60 14100.6024 Joe Meyer Snip 43.90 21.20 25 90.10 12102.10 25 Frank Ostholt Mr. Medicott 44.60 13.20 - 57.80 26 Lucinda Fredericks Headley Britannia 30.40 27.20 2 59.60 27 Shane Rose All Luck 53.30 9.20 8 70.5028 Daisy Dick Spring Along 51.70 17.20 11 79.9029 Roberto Rotatori Irham de Viages 40.00 22.80 28 90.8030 Sandra Donnelly Buenos Aires 60.20 24.00 8 92.2031 Dag Albert Tubber Rebel 65.60 27.60 - 93.2032 Geoffrey Curran Kilkishen 61.70 30.40 2 94.1033 Louise Lyons Watership Down 57.40 28.40 9 94.8034 Sharon Hunt Tankers Town 43.50 47.60 4 95.1035 Kyle Carter Madison Park 63.50 18.40 14 95.90 36 Tiziana Realini Gamour 48.90 32.80 16 97.7037 Peter Thomsen The Ghost of Hamish 53.30 45.60 4 38 Niall Griffin Lorgaine 50.60 46.40 12 109.0039 Jeferson Moreira Escudeiro 55.90 50.80 4 110.7040 Stefano Brecciaroli Cappa Hill 50.00 62.00 4 116.0041 Fabio Magni Southern King V 49.60 70.00 - 42 Rebecca Holder Courageous Comet 35.70 82.00 8 43 Patricia Ryan Fernhill Clover Mist 78.70 34.80 13 44 Karen O'Connor Mandiba 41.90 84.80 5 45 Selena O'Hanlon Colombo 44.10 76.80 12 46 Joris Vanspringel Bold Action 52.00 66.40 15 47 Andre Paro Land Heir 59.60 39.20 35 48 Valery Martyshev Kinzhal 64.40 60.40 12 49 Yoshiaki Oiwa Gorgeous George 52.40 76.40 8 50Heelan Tompkins Sugoi 55.60 75.20 8 51 Mike Winter King Pin 48.90 76.80 20 52 Artur Spolowicz Wag 57.00 74.40 23 53 Vyacheslav Poyto Energiya 59.10 75.60 31 54 Alena Tseliapushkina Passat 77.40 59.60 30 55 Samantha Taylor Livewire 70.70 109.60 8 Samantha Albert Before I Do It 56.30 41.60 EL Peter Flarup Silver Ray 53.10 13.20 WD Viktoria Carlerback Bally's Geronimo 46.50 26.40 WD Magnus Gallerdal Keymaster 54.60 13.60 WD Amy Tryon Poggio II 46.50 EL Igor Atrokhov Elkasar 65.20 EL Jaroslav Hatla Karla 52.80 EL Sergio Iturriaga Lago Rupanco 63.00 EL Alex Hua Tian Chico 49.60 EL Andrew Nicholson Lord Killinghurst 44.60 EL Saulo Tristao Totsie 79.60 EL Jean Renaud Adde Haston d'Elpegere 56.90 EL Harald Ambros Quick 55.70 WD Nicolas Touzaint Galan de Sauvagere Phillip Dutton Connaught Phillip Dutton qualified for the final show jumping event round on 68.2 faults (sixteenth place) and jumped a clear round to move up to twelfth place, but was disqualified because weighted boots worn by his horse exceeded the maximum limit. Four riders did not qualify for the final jumping round as three others from their nation had already qualified, The positions of these riders after the first jumping round (and after Dutton's disqualification) were: Frank Osholt (8th), Lucinda fredericks (10th), Shane Rose (17th) and Daisy Dick (23rd).

Dressage For the dressage portion of the competition, horse and rider pairs performed series of movements that were evaluated by judges. Judges gave marks of 0 to 10 for each movement, subtracting points for errors. The score for each judge was represented by a percentage of marks possible that were gained. Scores from the three judges were averaged for an overall percentage. This was then subtracted from 100 and multiplied by 1.5 to determine the number of penalty points awarded for the round.

RankRiderHorseNationJudge EJudge CJudge MScorePenalty Points1 Lucinda Fredericks Headley Britannia 82.22 78.52 78.52 78.52 30.42 Karin Donckers Gazelle de la Brasserie 80.00 80.37 76.30 78.34 31.73 Ingrid Klimke Abraxxas 78.52 78.89 75.56 33.54 Megan Jones Irish Jester 76.30 78.15 74.81 76.48 35.45 Rebecca Holder Courageous Comet 75.56 75.93 77.04 76.49 35.76 Clayton Fredericks Ben Along Time 78.15 72.22 75.56 73.89 37.07 Hinrich Romeike Marius 75.19 74.44 75.56 75.00 37.48 Susanna Bordone Ava 74.81 74.81 74.81 74.8137.89 Mary King Call Again Cavalier 74.44 74.07 75.19 38.110 Gina Miles McKinlaigh 74.81 74.44 72.22 73.3339.311 Andreas Dibowski Butts Leon 73.33 72.59 74.81 39.612 Roberto Rotatori Irham de Viages 74.81 75.56 69.63 40.0 13 Kristina Cook Miners Frolic 74.81 73.33 71.48 72.41 40.214 Phillip Dutton Connaught 72.22 70.74 75.93 40.615 Linda Algotsson Stand By Me 75.19 71.48 70.37 70.93 41.516 Karen O'Connor Mandiba 71.11 70.74 74.44 41.9 17 Didier Dhennin Ismene du Temple 71.85 71.48 71.11 71.30 42.818 Sharon Hunt Tankers Town 71.11 69.63 72.22 43.519 Joe Meyer Snip 68.89 71.11 72.22 43.9 20 Selena O'Hanlon Colombo 68.89 73.33 69.63 71.48 44.121 Frank Ostholt Mr. Medicott 70.00 69.63 71.11 70.37 44.621 Andrew Nicholson Lord Killinghurst 71.11 70.00 69.63 69.82 44.623 Sonja Johnson Ringwould Jaguar 70.00 70.00 69.63 45.2 24 Amy Tryon Poggio II 69.63 70.74 66.67 68.71 46.524 Viktoria Carlerback Bally's Geronimo 69.63 68.15 69.26 68.71 46.526 Caroline Powell Lenamore 68.52 65.93 69.63 48.0 27 Pawel Spisak Weriusz 68.89 68.15 65.56 66.86 48.728 Tiziana Realini Gamour 66.30 68.15 67.78 48.9 28 Mike Winter King Pin 66.30 66.67 69.26 48.9 30 Mark Todd Gandalf 65.56 67.78 67.78 67.78 49.431 Alex Hua Tian Chico 69.63 68.52 62.59 65.56 49.631 Fabio Magni Southern King V 65.56 65.93 69.26 67.60 49.633 Stefano Brecciaroli Cappa Hill 67.04 65.56 67.41 66.49 50.034 William Fox-Pitt Parkmore Ed 65.56 68.15 65.93 67.04 50.235 Vittoria Panizzon Rock Model 66.30 67.41 65.19 66.30 50.635 Niall Griffin Lorgaine 65.93 66.67 66.30 50.637 Daisy Dick Spring Along 66.30 65.56 64.81 65.19 51.738 Katrin Norling Pandora 65.56 63.33 67.04 65.19 52.038 Joris Vanspringel Bold Action 66.30 63.33 66.30 52.040 Oiwa Yoshiaki Gorgeous George 65.93 63.70 65.56 64.63 52.441 Tim Lips Oncarlos 66.67 65.56 62.59 52.642 Austin O'Connor Hobby du Mee 65.93 64.44 64.07 64.26 52.842 Jaroslav Hatla Karla 66.67 62.59 65.19 63.89 52.844 Eric Vigeanel Coronado Prior 64.44 65.19 64.44 53.045 Peter Flarup Silver Ray 62.96 65.56 65.19 65.38 53.146 Peter Thomsen The Ghost of Hamish 63.70 64.44 65.19 64.82 53.346 Shane Rose All Luck 65.19 62.59 65.56 53.348 Magnus Gallerdal Keymaster 65.56 64.81 60.37 54.649 Heelan Tompkins Sugoi 64.07 60.74 64.07 62.41 55.650 Harald Ambros Quick 61.85 63.33 63.33 63.33 55.751 Jeferson Moreira Escudeiro 59.63 62.59 65.93 64.26 55.952 Samantha Albert Before I Do It 62.22 63.33 61.85 62.59 56.353 Jean Renaud Adde Haston d'Elpegere 60.37 62.96 62.96 56.954 Artur Spolowicz Wag 60.00 64.07 61.85 62.96 57.055 Louise Lyons Watership Down 61.11 60.00 64.07 62.04 57.456 Viachaslau Poita Energiya 58.89 60.74 62.22 61.48 59.157 Andre Paro Land Heir 58.52 59.63 62.59 59.658 Sandra Donnelly Buenos Aires 59.63 59.63 60.37 60.00 60.259 Geoffrey Curran Kilkishen 58.52 57.04 61.11 59.08 61.760 Sergio Iturriaga Lago Rupanco 58.52 57.78 57.78 57.78 63.061 Kyle Carter Madison Park 58.15 56.67 58.15 57.41 63.562 Valery Martyshev Kinzhal 55.93 57.04 58.15 57.60 64.463 Marcelo Tosi Super Rocky 55.93 55.19 59.26 57.23 64.864 Igor Atrohov Elkasar 55.56 54.07 60.00 57.04 65.265 Dag Albert Tubber Rebel 55.56 56.67 56.67 65.666 Samantha Taylor Livewire 51.85 52.96 53.70 70.767 Alena Tseliapushkina Passat 48.52 45.93 50.74 77.468 Patricia Ryan Fernhill Clover Mist 47.78 47.04 47.78 78.769 Saulo Tristao Totsie 46.30 45.56 48.89 47.23 79.6 — Nicolas Touzaint Galan de Sauvagere Withdrew 1000.00

Cross country 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.