Equestrian events at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The 200 quota places for equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics were divided between the three disciplines (75 for jumping, 65 for eventing, and 60 for dressage). Teams in each discipline consisted of three horse and rider pairs; any NOC that qualified a team (20 teams for jumping, 15 each for eventing and dressage) also received 3 entries in the individual competition for that discipline. NOCs that did not qualify teams could earn one individual place in dressage and jumping, and up to two individual places in eventing, for a total of 15 entries in jumping and dressage and 20 for eventing. Teams qualify primarily through specific competitions (World Equestrian Games and continental tournaments), while individuals qualify through rankings. The host nation, Japan, automatically qualified a team in each discipline.

Timeline The following is a timeline of the qualification events for the equestrian events at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Event Date Venue2018 FEI World Equestrian Games 11–23 September 2018 Tryon Group C eventing qualification event 23–26 May 2019 Baborówko Groups F/G eventing qualification event Saumur 2019 Eventing Nations Cup 23 May – 13 October 2019 Various Group C dressage qualification event 20–23 June 2019 Moscow Group C1 jumping qualification event 26–30 June 2019 Group C2 jumping qualification event Budapest2019 Pan American Games 26 July – 11 August 2019 Lima Group G jumping qualification event 12–13 August 2019 Valkenswaard2019 European Dressage Championships 19–25 August 2019 Rotterdam2019 European Jumping Championships 2019 European Eventing Championships 28 August – 1 September 2019 Luhmühlen 2019 Jumping Nations Cup Final 3–6 October 2019 Barcelona Group F jumping qualification event 10–13 October 2019 Rabat Group F dressage qualification event 24–27 October 2019 Exloo End of FEI ranking period 31 December 2019 —

Qualification summary Nation Individual Team Total Dressage Eventing Jumping Dressage Eventing Jumping 3 3 333 9 32 5 2 2 313 7 133 7 321 6 1 1 2 33 6 1 1 23 5 311 5 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 333 9 333 9 333 9 1 1 1 1 133 7 3 3 131 5 333 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 3 4 323 8 33 6 1 1 3 3 3 1 4 1 132 5 1 1 11 2 1 1 311 5 1 1 333 9 133 7 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 333 9 Total: 50 NOCs 60 65 75 15 15 20 200

Dressage

Team Event Date Venue Vacancies Qualified Host Nation – – 1 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games 11–23 September 2018 Tryon 6 2019 European Dressage Championships Groups A/B 19–25 August 2019 Rotterdam 2 Group C qualification event 20–23 June 2019 Moscow 1 2019 Pan American Games Groups D/E 26 July – 11 August 2019 Lima 1 Group F qualification event 24–27 October 2019 Exloo 0 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games Group G 11–23 September 2018 Tryon 1 Composite teams 31 December 2019 – 3 Total 15

Individual Event Vacancies Qualified Team Members 45 See above FEI Olympic Athletes Ranking – Dressage Group A (North Western Europe) 1 Group B (South Western Europe) 2 Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia) 2 Groups D/E (Americas) 4 Group F (Africa & Middle East) 2 Group G (South East Asia, Oceania) 2 Additional 2 Total 60 – Brazil and South Africa initially qualified a team, but failed to provide the NOC Certificate of Capability by 31 December 2019. As a result, their team quotas got reallocated to Composite teams, while Brazil and South Africa received one individual spot each from the respective regional groups. – Ireland withdrew their team spot, which got reallocated to Belgium. – Norway, Belarus and New Zealand withdrew their individual spots, which got reallocated to Italy, Estonia and Singapore, respectively. – Bermuda failed to confirm the minimum eligibility requirements (MER). Their quota place got reallocated to Chile.

Eventing

Team Event Date Venue Vacancies Qualified Host Nation – – 1 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games 11–23 September 2018 Tryon 6 2019 European Eventing Championships Groups A/B 28 August – 1 September 2019 Luhmühlen 2 Group C qualification event 23–26 May 2019 Baborowko 1 2019 Pan American Games Groups D/E 26 July – 11 August 2019 Lima 2 Groups F/G qualification event 23–26 May 2019 Saumur 2 2019 Eventing Nations Cup 23 May – 13 October 2019 Various 1 Total 15

Individual Event Vacancies Qualified Team Members 45 See above FEI Olympic Athletes Ranking – Eventing Group A (North Western Europe) 2 Group B (South Western Europe) 2 Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia) 2 Group D (North America; English Caribbean) 2 Group E (Central & South America)2 Group F (Africa & Middle East) 1 Group G (South East Asia, Oceania) 2 Additional 7 Total 65 – Chile and Pakistan failed to confirm the minimum eligibility requirements (MER). Their quota places got reallocated to Ecuador and Austria, respectively.

Jumping

Team Event Date Venue Vacancies Qualified Host Nation – – 1 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games 11–23 September 2018 Tryon 6 2019 European Jumping Championships Groups A/B 19–25 August 2019 Rotterdam 3 Group C1 qualification event 26–30 June 2019 Moscow 1 Group C2 qualification event Budapest 1 2019 Pan American Games Groups D/E 26 July – 11 August 2019 Lima 3 Group F qualification event 10–13 October 2019 Rabat 2 Group G qualification event 12–13 August 2019 Valkenswaard 2 2019 Jumping Nations Cup Final 3–6 October 2019 Barcelona 1 Total 20

Individual Event Vacancies Qualified Team Members 60 See above 2019 Pan American Games 4 FEI Olympic Athletes Ranking – Jumping Group A (North Western Europe) 2 Group B (South Western Europe) 2 Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia) 2 Group F (Africa & Middle East) 2 Group G (South East Asia, Oceania) 2 Additional 1 Total 75 – Ukraine initially qualified a team, but failed to provide the NOC Certificate of Capability by 31 December 2019. As a result, their team quota got reallocated to Czech Republic, while Ukraine received an individual spot from the respective regional group. – Canada and Qatar were disqualified from the respective qualifiers due to positive doping cases.

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