Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Team eventing

The team eventing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 30 July to 2 August 2021 at the Baji Koen and Sea Forest Cross-Country Course. Like all other equestrian events, the eventing competition is open-gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. 45 riders (15 teams of 3) from 15 nations competed.

Background

This will be the 25th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since it was introduced in 1912.

The reigning Olympic champion is France (Karim Laghouag, Thibaut Vallette, Mathieu Lemoine, and Astier Nicolas). The reigning (2018) World Champion is Great Britain (Rosalind Canter, Piggy French, Tom McEwen, and Gemma Tattersall).

An Olympics.com preview of equestrian (all events) provided the following overview:

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter 1 team of 3 riders in the team event. Quota places are allocated to the NOC, which selects the riders. There were 15 team quota places available, allocated as follows:

Host nation: Japan was guaranteed a team World Games: The top 6 teams at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, excluding Japan European Championships: The top 2 teams from the 2019 FEI European Championships, in geographic groups A and B (Northwest and Southwest Europe) Group C event: The top team from a group C (Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia) qualification event Pan American Games: The top 2 teams from the 2019 Pan-American Games, with groups D and E covering North, Central, and South America Groups F/G event: The top 2 teams from a groups F and G (Africa, Middle East, Southeast Asia, Oceania) qualification event Nations Cup: The top team from the 2019 Eventing Nations Cup Final, changed to the highest ranked team in the 2019 Eventing Nations Cup Series

Competition format

The eventing competition features all 45 riders competing in three rounds (dressage, cross-country, and jumping). Scores from all 3 riders on each team are summed to give a team score; the number of team members was reduced from 4 in 2016 to 3, with there no longer being a dropped score.

Dressage test: A shortened dressage competition, with penalties based on the dressage score Cross-country test: A race over a 4.5 kilometre cross-country course. The time allotted is 8 minutes (570 metres per minute), with penalties assessed for exceeding that time. There are a maximum of 38 obstacles, with penalties assessed for faults. Staggered starts. Jumping test: A 600-metre show jumping course, with 11 or 12 obstacles (including double and triple jumps, with a maximum of 16 jumps total). Maximum height of obstacles is 1.25 metres. The required speed is 375 metres/minute (time limit of 1:36). Penalties are assessed for exceeding the time limit and for faults at the obstacles.

Schedule

The event took place over four days, with two days for the dressage followed by cross-country and jumping on the next two days.

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

Day Date Start Finish Phase Day 7 Friday, 30 July 2021 8:00 11:10 Dressage Day 1 - Session 1 17:30 20:55 Dressage Day 1 - Session 2 Day 8 Saturday, 31 July 2021 8:00 11:10 Dressage Day 2 - Session 3 Day 9 Sunday, 1 August 2021 8:30 11:55 Cross Country Day 10 Monday, 2 August 2021 17:00 22:25 Jumping

Results

Standings after dressage

At the end of the two days of dressage, Olympic champions Germany and World champions Great Britain had already broken away from the pack, with Germany, for the first time since 2008, not in the lead after the first discipline NationIndividual resultsTeam penaltiesTeam rankRiderHorsePenaltiesOliver TownendBallaghmor Class23.6078.301Laura CollettLondon 5225.80Tom McEwenToledo de Kerser28.90Michael JungChipmunk21.1080.402Julia KrajewskiAmande de B'Neville25.20Sandra AuffarthViamant du Matz34.10Tim PriceVitali25.6086.403Jesse CampbellDiachello30.10Jonelle PriceGrovine de Reve30.70Kazuma TomotoVinci de la Vigne25.9090.104Yoshiaki OiwaCalle 4431.50Toshiyuki TanakaTalma d'Allou32.70Louise RomeikeCato 6028.0091.105Therese ViklundViscera28.10Ludvig SvennerstålBalham Mist35.00Andrew HoyVassily de Lassos29.6093.406Shane RoseVirgil31.70Kevin McNabDon Quidam32.10Alex Huan TianDon Geniro23.9093.607Bao YingfengFlandia34.50Sun HuadongLady Chin van't Moerven Z35.20Phillip DuttonZ30.5094.608Boyd MartinTsetserleg31.10Doug PayneVandiver33.00Christopher SixTotem de Brecey29.6095.109Karim LaghouagTriton Fontaine32.40Nicholas TouzaintAbsolut Gold33.10Felix VoggColero26.7099.2010Mélody JohnerToubleu de Rueire36.10Robin GodelJet Set36.40Marcelo TosiGlenfly31.50103.611Rafael LosanoFuiloda36.00Carlos ParoGoliath36.10Malgorzata CybulskaChenaro31.00104.612Jan KaminskiJard33.10Joanna PawlakFantastic Frieda40.50Sam WatsonFlamenco34.30110.4013Austin O'ConnorColorado Blue38.00Sarah EnnisWoodcourt Garrison38.10Korntawat SamranBonero K32.50113.1014Weerapat PitakanondaCarnival March38.20Arinadtha ChavatanontBoleybawn Prince42.40Susanna BordoneImperial van de Holtakkers33.90115.4015Vittoria PanizzonSuper Cillious38.60Arianna SchivoQuefira de l'Ormeau42.90

Standings after cross-country

Germany suffered a nightmare cross country, with over 34 points in penalties all but knocking them out of medal contention, and ending the defense of their Olympic title. Great Britain, by contrast, backed up their earlier excellent dressage work with a faultless cross-country, posting three of only seven clear rounds all day, which gave them a huge 18 point lead going into the final discipline, the showjumping, equivalent to four posts down. Australia and France took advantage of Germany's disaster to move into medal position, and clear of the pack.

Team rankNationIndividual resultsTeam penaltiesRiderHorseCross Country PenaltiesTotal Penalties1Oliver TownendBallaghmor Class0.0023.6078.30Laura CollettLondon 520.0025.80Tom McEwenToledo de Kerser0.0028.902Andrew HoyVassily de Lassos0.0029.6096.20Shane RoseVirgil0.0031.70Kevin McNabDon Quidam2.8034.903Christopher SixTotem de Brecey1.6031.2097.10Karim LaghouagTriton Fontaine0.0032.40Nicholas TouzaintAbsolut Gold0.4033.504Tim PriceVitali1.2026.80104.00Jesse CampbellDiachello14.4044.50Jonelle PriceGrovine de Reve2.0032.705Phillip DuttonZ4.8035.30109.40Boyd MartinTsetserleg3.2034.30Doug PayneVandiver6.8039.806Michael JungChipmunk11.0032.10114.20Julia KrajewskiAmande de B'Neville0.4025.60Sandra AuffarthViamant du Matz22.4056.507Susanna BordoneImperial van de Holtakkers11.0044.90132.80Vittoria PanizzonSuper Cillious3.6042.20Arianna SchivoQuefira de l'Ormeau2.8045.708Sam WatsonFlamenco13.0047.30161.00Austin O'ConnorColorado Blue0.0038.00Sarah EnnisWoodcourt Garrison37.6075.709Alex Huan TianDon Geniro12.0035.90185.60Bao YingfengFlandia38.0072.50Sun HuadongLady Chin van't Moerven Z42.0077.2010Felix VoggColero11.8038.50311.40Mélody JohnerToubleu de Rueire0.4036.50Robin GodelJet Set200.00236.4011Kazuma TomotoVinci de la Vigne1.6027.50322.50Yoshiaki OiwaCalle 44200.00231.50Toshiyuki TanakaTalma d'Allou30.8063.5012Marcelo TosiGlenfly8.8040.30335.20Rafael LosanoFuiloda200.00236.00Carlos ParoGoliath22.8058.9013Malgorzata CybulskaChenaro200.00231.00362.60Jan KaminskiJard12.8045.90Joanna PawlakFantastic Frieda45.2085.7014Louise RomeikeCato 60200.00269.00711.10Therese ViklundViscera200.00228.10Ludvig SvennerstålBalham MistWithdrew35.00+20.00Sara Algotsson OlstholtChicuelo200.00200.0015Korntawat SamranBonero K200.00232.50713.10Weerapat PitakanondaCarnival March200.00238.20Arinadtha ChavatanontBoleybawn Prince200.00242.40

Final standings (after jumping)

Despite three clear rounds from the defending champions Germany lifting them to fourth, the medal positions remained unchanged as Great Britain won Olympic team eventing gold for the first time since 1972, a gap of 49 years. Australia took silver, with France taking the bronze medals.

RankNationIndividual resultsTotal teamPenaltiesRiderHorseJumping PenaltiesTotal PenaltiesOliver TownendBallaghmor Class4.0027.6086.30Laura CollettLondon 524.0029.80Tom McEwenToledo de Kerser0.0028.90Andrew HoyVassily de Lassos0.0029.60100.20Shane RoseVirgil4.0035.70Kevin McNabDon Quidam0.0034.90Christopher SixTotem de Brecey0.0031.20101.50Karim LaghouagTriton Fontaine4.0036.40Nicholas TouzaintAbsolut Gold0.4033.904Michael JungChipmunk0.0032.10114.20Julia KrajewskiAmande de B'Neville0.0025.60Sandra AuffarthViamant du Matz0.0056.505Tim PriceVitali12.0038.80116.40Jesse CampbellDiachello0.4044.90Jonelle PriceGrovine de Reve0.0032.706Phillip DuttonZ8.0043.30125.80Boyd MartinTsetserleg4.4038.70Doug PayneVandiver4.0043.807Susanna BordoneImperial van de Holtakkers0.0044.90144.80Vittoria PanizzonSuper Cillious8.0050.20Arianna SchivoQuefira de l'Ormeau4.0049.708Sam WatsonFlamenco8.0055.30177.00Austin O'ConnorColorado Blue4.0042.00Sarah EnnisWoodcourt Garrison4.0079.709Alex Huan TianDon Geniro8.8044.70209.60Bao YingfengFlandia5.6078.10Sun HuadongLady Chin van't Moerven Z9.6086.8010Felix VoggColero8.0046.50339.40Mélody JohnerToubleu de Rueire0.0036.50Robin GodelJet Set–236.40Eveline BodenmüllerVioline de la Brasserie0.000.00Replacement penalty20.0011Kazuma TomotoVinci de la Vigne4.0031.50358.50Yoshiaki OiwaCalle 44–231.50Toshiyuki TanakaTalma d'Allou12.0075.50Ryuzo KitajimaFeroza Nieuwmoed0.000.00Replacement penalty20.0012Marcelo TosiGlenflyWD40.30463.60Rafael LosanoFuiloda100.00 (WD)336.00Carlos ParoGoliath4.0062.90Márcio AppelIberon Jmen4.404.40Replacement penalty20.0013Malgorzata CybulskaChenaro8.00239.00479.80Jan KaminskiJard9.2055.10Joanna PawlakFantastic Frieda100.00 (WD)185.7014Louise RomeikeCato 6012.00240.00744.30Therese ViklundViscera8.40236.50Ludvig SvennerstålBalham Mist–35.00Sara Algotsson OlstholtChicuelo12.80212.80Replacement penalty20.0015Korntawat SamranBonero K100.00 (WD)332.501013.10Weerapat PitakanondaCarnival March100.00 (WD)338.20Arinadtha ChavatanontBoleybawn Prince100.00 (WD)342.40

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