Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping

The individual show jumping event, part of the equestrian program at the 1996 Summer Olympics, was held from 29 July to 1 August 1996 at the Georgia International Horse Park, in Conyers, Georgia. Like all other equestrian events, the jumping competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division.[1] There were 82 competitors from 24 nations.[2] Each nation could have up to 4 riders. The event was won by Ulrich Kirchhoff of Germany, the nation's second consecutive victory in the individual jumping (and third overall, tying Italy for second-most all-time after France's four). It was the fourth consecutive Games at which Germany competed that the nation reached the podium in the event—gold in 1936 and bronze in 1952 (with no Games in 1940 or 1944, Germany disinvited in 1948, and either United Team of Germany or separate West Germany and East Germany teams competing from 1956 to 1988), before gold again in 1992 and 1996. The silver medal went to Wilhelm Melliger of Switzerland and the bronze to Alexandra Ledermann of France, the two of whom came out on top of a seven-way jump-off for second place.

Individual jumping
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Kyrgyzstan stamp commemorating 1996 Olympic equestrianism
VenueGeorgia International Horse Park
Dates29 July – 4 August
Competitors82 from 24 nations
Winning total1.00 faults
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ulrich Kirchhoff
 Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wilhelm Melliger
 Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alexandra Ledermann
 France
← 1992
2000 →

Background

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This was the 20th appearance of the event, which had first been held at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been held at every Summer Olympics at which equestrian sports have been featured (that is, excluding 1896, 1904, and 1908). It is the oldest event on the current programme, the only one that was held in 1900.[2]

Seven of the top 10 riders from the 1992 Games returned: gold medalist Ludger Beerbaum of Germany, fourth-place finisher Hervé Godignon of France, fifth-place finisher (and 1988 seventh-place finisher) Jan Tops of the Netherlands, sixth-place finisher Maria Gretzer of Sweden, seventh-place finisher Ludo Philippaerts of Belgium, ninth-place finisher Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil, and tenth-place finisher Michael Matz of the United States. The reigning World Champion was Franke Sloothaak of Germany.[2]

Saudi Arabia made its debut in the event. France competed for the 18th time, most of any nation.

Competition format

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The competition underwent a smaller format change than in the two previous Games. The three-run qualifying and two-run final continued, though the number of finalists was reduced to 25 (from half the field) and there was no cut during the qualifying round or during the final round (only between qualifying and the final). The qualifying round also returned to the traditional fault scoring, rather than the positive points system used in 1988 and 1992.

All riders competed in the three runs of the qualifying round. The three-run total counted as the qualifying score. The top 25 riders advanced to the final, with a maximum of three riders per nation. The final consisted of two runs. The total of the two runs was used for the final score. A jump-off would be used if necessary to break ties for medal positions; other ties would not be broken.[2]

Schedule

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All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

Date Time Round
Monday, 29 July 1996 8:30 Qualifying round 1
Thursday, 1 August 1996 8:30
14:00
Qualifying round 2
Qualifying round 3
Sunday, 4 August 1996 14:00 Final round 1
Final round 2

Results

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Top 25 riders advanced to the final round, maximum of three riders per nation. Qualification round held 21 to 24 July. All scores were reset to zero after the third qualifying round. Final held 4 August 1996. 7 riders tied for second so an additional jump-off round was held.

The Argentine team was disqualified for animal cruelty during training.[2]

Rank Rider Horse Nation Qualifying Final Jump-off
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Round 1 Round 2 Total
  Ulrich Kirchhoff Jus De Pommes   Germany 4.00 0.75 0.75 5.50 0.00 1.00 1.00
  Wilhelm Melliger Calvaro   Switzerland 4.00 12.00 0.00 16.00 0.00 4.00 4.00 0.00
  Alexandra Ledermann Rochet M   France 8.00 4.00 4.00 16.00 4.00 0.00 4.00 0.00
4 Hugo Simon ET   Austria 4.00 4.00 8.00 16.00 4.00 0.00 4.00 4.00
5 Urs Fah Jeremia   Switzerland 4.00 4.00 8.00 16.00 0.00 4.00 4.00 4.00
6 Geoff Billington It's Otto   Great Britain 0.25 12.00 0.00 12.25 4.00 0.00 4.00 4.00
7 Jan Tops Top Gun   Netherlands 0.00 0.00 4.25 4.25 0.00 4.00 4.00 8.00
8 Álvaro de Miranda Neto Aspen   Brazil 8.00 0.25 8.00 16.25 0.00 4.00 4.00 16.00
9 Rodrigo de Paula Pessoa Tomboy   Brazil 1.25 0.00 0.75 2.00 4.00 0.25 4.25
John Whitaker Welham   Great Britain 4.00 4.00 14.50 22.50 4.00 0.25 4.25
11 Anton-Martin Bauer Vesuve Paluelle   Austria 4.00 0.00 8.00 12.00 0.00 8.00 8.00
Leslie Burr-Howard Extreme   United States 0.00 14.00 0.00 14.00 4.00 4.00 8.00
Peter Charles Beneton   Ireland 13.75 0.00 4.00 17.75 0.00 8.00 8.00
Jozef Lansink Carthago   Netherlands 4.00 8.00 8.00 20.00 4.00 4.00 8.00
Beat Maendli City Banking   Switzerland 4.00 8.00 4.00 16.00 4.00 4.00 8.00
Fernando Sarasola Ennio   Spain 10.00 0.00 0.25 10.25 0.00 8.00 8.00
17 Herve Godignon Viking Du Tillard   France 4.25 4.25 0.00 8.50 0.00 9.00 9.00
18 Andre Bier Johannpeter Calei   Brazil 8.25 4.25 8.00 20.50 4.00 8.00 12.00
19 Jerry Smit Constantijn   Italy 8.25 4.00 4.00 16.25 4.00 8.25 12.25
20 Anne Kursinski Feliciano   United States 0.00 0.00 8.00 8.00 4.00 12.00 16.00
Ludo Philippaerts King Darko   Belgium 0.00 4.00 0.00 4.00 4.00 12.00 16.00
Lars Nieberg For Pleasure   Germany 8.00 0.00 12.00 20.00 0.00 16.00 16.00
23 Nick Skelton Show Time   Great Britain 12.00 8.00 4.00 24.00 4.00 12.25 16.25
24 Rutherford Latham Sourire d'Aze   Spain 5.00 8.00 8.00 21.00 4.00 12.50 16.50
25 Helmut Morbitzer Racal   Austria 0.00 16.00 4.00 20.00 4.00 25.00 29.00
26 Ludger Beerbaum Ratina   Germany 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.25 Did not advance
27 Michael Matz Rhum   United States 4.00 4.00 4.00 12.00
Valerio Sozzi Gaston M   Italy 0.00 12.00 0.00 12.00
28 Roger-Yves Bost Souviens Toi   France 4.75 8.00 0.00 12.75
29 Takeshi Shirai Vicomte Du Mesnil   Japan 2.00 8.25 4.50 14.75
30 Peter Eriksson Robin   Sweden 4.00 8.00 4.00 16.00
Peter Leone Legato   United States 12.00 4.00 0.00 16.00
32 Patrice Delaveau Roxane De Gruchy   France 0.50 8.00 8.00 16.50
33 Jaime Guerra Risueno   Mexico 4.00 9.50 4.00 17.50
35 Alejandro Jordá Hernando Du Sablon   Spain 5.00 5.00 8.50 18.50
36 Natale Chiaudani Rheingold De Luyne   Italy 4.00 12.00 4.00 20.00
Emile Hendrix Finesse   Netherlands 4.00 12.00 4.00 20.00
38 Jessica Chesney-Kürten Diamond Exchange   Ireland 8.00 8.50 4.00 20.50
39 Eddie Macken Schalkhaar   Ireland 4.00 4.00 14.00 22.00
40 Ramzy Al-Duhami Let's Talk About   Saudi Arabia 1.50 5.00 16.75 23.25
41 Bert Romp Samantha   Netherlands 4.00 8.00 12.00 24.00
Pedro Sanchez Riccarda   Spain 4.00 8.00 12.00 24.00
Manuel Torres Cartagena   Colombia 12.00 12.00 0.00 24.00
44 Khaled el-Eid Eastern Knight   Saudi Arabia 8.25 8.50 8.00 24.75
45 Maria Gretzer Marcoville   Sweden 9.00 4.00 12.50 25.50
46 Rolf-Goran Bengtsson Paradiso   Sweden 4.00 4.00 20.00 28.00
Ian Millar Play It Again   Canada 8.00 12.00 8.00 28.00
48 Luiz Felipe de Azevedo Cassiana   Brazil 17.00 8.00 4.00 29.00
Malin Baryard Corrmint   Sweden 12.50 12.25 4.25 29.00
50 Antonio Chedraui Elastique   Mexico 4.00 20.00 8.00 32.00
Stanny Van Paesschen Mulga Bill   Belgium 12.00 12.00 8.00 32.00
52 Malcolm Cone Elute   Canada 8.25 12.00 12.00 32.25
53 Michel Blaton Revoulino   Belgium 9.00 17.75 8.50 35.25
54 José Madariaga Genius   Mexico 0.50 20.00 16.25 36.75
55 Vicki Roycroft Coalminer   Australia 8.00 16.00 16.00 40.00
56 Arnaldo Bologni Eileen   Italy 8.00 12.00 24.00 44.00
57 Yoshihiro Nakano Sisal De Jalesnes   Japan 16.50 8.00 20.00 44.50
58 Miguel Leal Surcouf De Revel   Portugal 12.00 21.00 12.50 45.50
Linda Southern-Heathcott Advantage   Canada 12.75 12.00 20.75 45.50
60 Alfonso Romo Flash   Mexico 27.75 12.00 8.00 47.75
61 Russell Johnstone Southern Contrast   Australia 12.00 24.00 12.00 48.00
62 Taizo Sugitani Countryman   Japan 16.75 16.00 16.00 48.75
63 Michael Whitaker Two Step   Great Britain 22.25 16.00 12.00 50.25
64 Damian Gardiner Arthos   Ireland 8.00 28.50 16.00 52.50
65 Markus Fuchs Adelfos   Switzerland 31.25 8.00 16.00 55.25
66 Christopher Delia Silent Sam   Canada 8.00 16.00 32.00 56.00
67 Eric Wauters Bon Ami   Belgium 4.00 16.00 37.50 57.50
68 Antonio Vozone Mr. Cer   Portugal 13.75 17.25 28.25 59.25
69 Daniel Meech Future Vision   New Zealand 40.25 12.00 8.00 60.25
70 Denise Cojuangco Chouman   Philippines 9.75 27.25 26.00 63.00
71 David Cooper Red Sails   Australia 24.00 40.25 24.00 88.25
Alexander Earle Same Old Song   Puerto Rico 16.50 Elim. 34.75 Elim.
Jennifer Parlevliet Another Flood   Australia 5.75 37.00 DNF
Kenji Morimoto Alcazar   Japan 5.00 Elim. DNF
Kamal Bahamdan Missouri   Saudi Arabia 8.00 24.25 DNF
Alejandro Davila Ejmplo   Colombia 16.00 36.25 DNF
Franke Sloothaak Joly   Germany 4.00 Elim. DNF
Thomas Metzger Royal Flash   Austria Elim. DNF
Justo Albarracin Dinastia Pampero   Argentina 12.00 8.00 4.00 24.00 DSQ
Ricardo Kierkegaard Renomme   Argentina 4.50 20.00 5.25 29.75 DSQ
Federico Castaing Landlord   Argentina 28.00 16.00 24.00 68.00 DSQ
Oscar Fuentes Henry J. Speed   Argentina 12.75 Elim. DNF DSQ

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1996 Atlanta Equestrian Games: Mixed Jumping, Individual". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Jumping, Individual, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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