Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team eventing

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 where 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: 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

NationIndividual resultsTeam PenaltiesTeam RankRiderHorsePenaltiesClayton FredericksBen Along Time37.00102.801Lucinda FredericksHeadley Britannia30.40Megan JonesIrish Jester35.40Sonja JohnsonRingwould Jaguar45.20 Shane RoseAll Luck53.30 Peter ThomsenThe Ghost Of Hamish53.30 110.502Frank OstholtMr. Medicott44.60 Hinrich RomeikeMarius37.40Ingrid KlimkeButts Abraxxas33.50Andreas DibowskiButts Leon39.60Amy TryonPoggio II46.50 115.603Gina MilesMckinlaigh39.30Rebecca HolderCourageous Comet35.70Karen O'ConnorMandiba41.90 Phillip DuttonConnaught40.60Daisy DickSpring Along51.70 121.804William Fox-PittParkmore Ed50.20 Kristina CookMiners Frolic40.20Sharon HuntTankers Town43.50Mary KingCall Again Cavalier38.10Vittoria PanizzonRock Model50.60 127.405Stefano BrecciaroliCappa Hill50.00 Fabio MagniSouthern King V49.60Susanna BordoneAva37.80Roberto RotatoriIrham De Viages40.00Mark ToddGandalf49.40 136.506Heelan TompkinsSugoi55.60 Andrew NicholsonLord Killinghurst44.60Joe MeyerSnip43.90Caroline PowellLenamore48.00Katrin NorlingPandora52.00140.007Linda AlgotssonStand By Me41.50Viktoria CarlerbäckBally's Geronimo46.50Magnus GällerdalKeymaster54.60 Dag AlbertTubber Rebel65.60 Didier DhenninIsmene Du Temple42.80152.708Nicolas TouzaintGalan De Sauvagere1000.00 Eric VigeanelCoronado Prior53.00Jean Renaud AddeHaston D'Elpegere56.90Kyle CarterMadison Park63.50 153.209Sandra DonnellyBuenos Aires60.20Selena O'HanlonColombo44.10Samantha TaylorLivewire70.70 Mike WinterKing Pin48.90Austin O'ConnorHobby Du Mee52.80160.8010Geoffrey CurranKilkishen61.70 Louise LyonsWatership Down57.40Patricia RyanFernhill Clover Mist78.70 Niall GriffinLorgaine50.60Marcelo TosiSuper Rocky64.80180.3011Jeferson MoreiraEscudiero55.90Saulo TristãoTotsie79.60 André ParoLand Heir59.60 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 NationIndividual resultsTotal TeamPenaltiesTeam RankRiderHorseCross Country PenaltiesTotal PenaltiesPeter ThomsenThe Ghost Of Hamish25.6098.90 158.101Frank OstholtMr. Medicott13.2057.80 Hinrich RomeikeMarius12.8050.20Ingrid KlimkeButts Abraxxas17.2050.70Andreas DibowskiButts Leon17.6057.20Clayton FredericksBen Along Time16.4053.40162.002Lucinda FredericksHeadley Britannia27.2057.60Megan JonesIrish Jester15.6051.00Sonja JohnsonRingwould Jaguar13.6058.80 Shane RoseAll Luck9.2062.50 Daisy DickSpring Along17.2068.90 173.703William Fox-PittParkmore Ed10.0060.20Kristina CookMiners Frolic17.2057.40Sharon HuntTankers Town27.6091.10 Mary KingCall Again Cavalier18.0056.10Vittoria PanizzonRock Model18.4069.00198.404Stefano BrecciaroliCappa Hill42.00112.00 Fabio MagniSouthern King V50.00119.60 Susanna BordoneAva28.8066.60Roberto RotatoriIrham De Viages22.8062.80Katrin NorlingPandora16.0068.00200.505Linda AlgotssonStand By Me22.8064.30Viktoria CarlerbäckBally's Geronimo26.4072.90 Magnus GällerdalKeymaster13.6068.20Dag AlbertTubber Rebel27.6093.20 #Mark ToddGandalf27.2076.60210.906Heelan TompkinsSugoi35.20130.80 Andrew NicholsonLord KillinghurstEliminated1000.00 Joe MeyerSnip21.2065.10Caroline PowellLenamore21.2069.20Amy TryonPoggio IIEliminated1000.00 234.007Gina MilesMckinlaigh16.8056.10Rebecca HolderCourageous Comet22.00117.70Karen O'ConnorMandiba44.80126.70 Phillip DuttonConnaught19.6060.20Austin O'ConnorHobby Du Mee34.4087.20265.108Geoffrey CurranKilkishen30.4087.20Louise LyonsWatership Down28.4085.80Patricia RyanFernhill Clover Mist34.80113.50 Niall GriffinLorgaine26.4097.00 Kyle CarterMadison Park18.4081.90287.009Sandra DonnellyBuenos Aires24.0084.20Selena O'HanlonColombo36.80120.90Samantha TaylorLivewire69.60180.30 Mike WinterKing Pin56.80125.70 Marcelo TosiSuper Rocky24.8089.60295.1010Jeferson MoreiraEscudiero50.80106.70Saulo TristaoTotsieEliminated1000.00 Andre ParoLand Heir39.2098.80Didier DhenninIsmene Du Temple14.0056.801135.8011Nicolas TouzaintGalan De SauvagereWithdrew1000.00 Eric VigeanelCoronado Prior26.0079.00Jean Renaud AddeHaston D'ElpegereEliminated1000.000 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.

NationIndividual resultsTotal TeamPenaltiesTeam RankRiderHorseShow jumping PenaltiesTotal PenaltiesPeter ThomsenThe Ghost Of Hamish4.00102.90 #166.10 Frank OstholtMr. Medicott0.0057.80 #Hinrich RomeikeMarius4.0054.20Ingrid KlimkeAbraxxas4.0054.70Andreas DibowskiButts Leon0.0057.20Clayton FredericksBen Along Time4.0057.40171.20Lucinda FredericksHeadley Britannia2.0059.60 #Megan JonesIrish Jester4.0055.00Sonja JohnsonRingwould Jaguar0.0058.80Shane RoseAll Luck8.0070.50 #Daisy DickSpring Along11.0079.90 # 185.70 William Fox-PittParkmore Ed4.0064.20Kristina CookMiners Frolic0.0057.40Sharon HuntTankers Town4.0095.10 #Mary KingCall Again Cavalier8.0064.10Katrin NorlingPandora5.0073.00230.504Linda AlgotssonStand By Me0.0064.30Viktoria CarlerbäckBally's GeronimoWithdrew1000.00 #Magnus GällerdalKeymasterWithdrew1000.00 #Dag AlbertTubber Rebel27.6093.20Mark ToddGandalf1.0077.60240.90 5Heelan TompkinsSugoi8.00138.80 # Andrew NicholsonLord KillinghurstEliminated1000.00 #Joe MeyerSnip25.0090.10Caroline PowellLenamore4.0073.20Vittoria PanizzonRock Model0.0069.00246.40 6Stefano BrecciaroliCappa Hill4.00116.00 #Fabio MagniSouthern King V0.00119.60 #Susanna BordoneAva20.0086.60Roberto RotatoriIrham De Viages28.0090.80Amy TryonPoggio IIEliminated1000.00 #250.00 7Gina MilesMckinlaigh0.0056.10Rebecca HolderCourageous Comet8.00125.70Karen O'ConnorMandiba5.00131.70 #Phillip DuttonConnaught8.0068.20Austin O'ConnorHobby Du Mee0.0087.20276.108Geoffrey CurranKilkishen2.0089.20Louise LyonsWatership Down9.0094.80Patricia RyanFernhill Clover Mist13.00126.50 #Niall GriffinLorgaine12.00109.00 #Kyle CarterMadison Park14.0095.90321.009Sandra DonnellyBuenos Aires8.0092.20Selena O'HanlonColombo12.00132.90Samantha TaylorLivewire8.00188.30 #Mike WinterKing Pin20.00145.70 #Marcelo TosiSuper Rocky0.0089.60334.1010Jeferson MoreiraEscudiero4.00110.70Saulo TristaoTotsieEliminated1000.00 #Andre ParoLand Heir35.00133.80Didier DhenninIsmene Du Temple3.0059.801138.8011Nicolas TouzaintGalan De SauvagereWithdrew1000.00 #Eric VigeanelCoronado Prior0.0079.00Jean Renaud AddeHaston D'ElpegereEliminated1000.000

# = Not counted towards team score.

References Competition format