The team dressage in equestrian at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held at Greenwich Park from 2 to 7 August. The competition was performed on raised arena platforms for the first time, which were suspended by support struts.
Competition format
The team and individual dressage competitions used the same results. Dressage had three phases, with only the first two used in the team competition. The first phase was the Grand Prix. The top seven teams advanced to the second phase, the Grand Prix Special. The results of that phase (ignoring the previous Grand Prix scores) produced the final results. Each phase involves a different test for horse and rider to perform, which is made up of a series of movements that horses perform in a rectangular arena The teams scores were determined by judges Leif Torblas of Denmark, Maribel Alonso of Mexico, Jean Michel Roudier of France, Gary Rockwell of the United States, Wim Ernes of the Netherlands, Evi Eisenhardt of Germany, and Stephan Clarke who is the president of the International Equestrian Federations ground jury
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1) Date Time RoundThursday 2 August 2012Friday, 3 August 2012 11:00Grand PrixTuesday, 7 August 2012 10:00Grand Prix Special
Results
Rank Name Horse GP Score GPS Score Overall Average IndividualAverage TeamAverage IndividualAverage TeamAverage Carl Hester Laura Bechtolsheimer Charlotte Dujardin UthopiaMistral HojrisValegro 77.72076.83983.663 79.407 80.57177.79483.286 80.550 79.979 Dorothee Schneider Kristina Sprehe Helen Langehanenberg Diva RoyalDesperados Damon Hill 76.27779.11981.140 78.845 77.57176.25478.937 77.587 78.216 Anky van Grunsven Edward Gal Adelinde Cornelissen SalineroUndercover Parzival 73.34375.39581.687 76.809 74.79475.55681.968 77.439 77.124 4 Anne van Olst Anna Kasprzak Nathalie Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein ClearwaterDonnperignon Digby 71.32275.28974.924 73.845 72.01673.79475.730 73.847 73.846 5 Minna Telde Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén Patrik Kittel SantanaDon Auriello Scandic 67.47774.27174.073 71.940 72.27074.06374.079 73.471 72.706 6 Jan Ebeling Tina Konyot Steffen Peters RafalcaCalecto V Ravel 70.24370.45677.705 72.801 69.30270.65176.254 72.069 72.435 7 Jose Daniel Martin Dockx Morgan Barbancon Mestres Juan Manuel Munoz Diaz GrandiosoPainted BlackFuego 69.04372.75175.608 72.467 69.28671.55675.476 72.106 72.287 8 Michal Rapcewicz Beata Stremler Katarzyna Milczarek RandonMartiniEkwador 66.91569.42269.271 68.536did not advance 9 Kristy Oatley Lyndal Oatley Mary Hanna CliveSandro BoySancette 68.22269.37767.964 68.521did not advance - Jacqueline Brooks David Marcus Ashley Holzer D'NiroCapitalBreaking Dawn 68.526EL71.809 ELdid not advance
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