Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Team dressage

The team dressage in equestrian at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held at Greenwich Park from 2 to 7 August.[1] The competition was performed on raised arena platforms for the first time, which were suspended by support struts. [2]

Team dressage
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Team dressage victory ceremony
VenueGreenwich Park
Date2–7 August
Competitors30 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carl Hester
Laura Bechtolsheimer
Charlotte Dujardin
 Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dorothee Schneider
Kristina Sprehe
Helen Langehanenberg
 Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anky van Grunsven
Edward Gal
Adelinde Cornelissen
 Netherlands
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Competition format

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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.[3] 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 [4] 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 [5]

Schedule

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All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Thursday 2 August 2012
Friday, 3 August 2012
11:00 Grand Prix
Tuesday, 7 August 2012 10:00 Grand Prix Special

Results

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Rank Name Horse GP Score GPS Score Overall Average
Individual
Average
Team
Average
Individual
Average
Team
Average
    Great Britain (GBR)
Carl Hester
Laura Bechtolsheimer
Charlotte Dujardin

Uthopia
Mistral Hojris
Valegro

77.720
76.839
83.663
79.407
80.571
77.794
83.286
80.550 79.979
    Germany (GER)
Dorothee Schneider
Kristina Sprehe
Helen Langehanenberg

Diva Royal
Desperados
Damon Hill

76.277
79.119
81.140
78.845
77.571
76.254
78.937
77.587 78.216
    Netherlands (NED)
Anky van Grunsven
Edward Gal
Adelinde Cornelissen

Salinero
Undercover
Parzival

73.343
75.395
81.687
76.809
74.794
75.556
81.968
77.439 77.124
4   Denmark (DEN)
Anne van Olst
Anna Kasprzak
Nathalie Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein

Clearwater
Donnperignon
Digby

71.322
75.289
74.924
73.845
72.016
73.794
75.730
73.847 73.846
5   Sweden (SWE)
Minna Telde
Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén
Patrik Kittel

Santana
Don Auriello
Scandic

67.477
74.271
74.073
71.940
72.270
74.063
74.079
73.471 72.706
6   United States (USA)
Jan Ebeling
Tina Konyot
Steffen Peters

Rafalca
Calecto V
Ravel

70.243
70.456
77.705
72.801
69.302
70.651
76.254
72.069 72.435
7   Spain (ESP)
Jose Daniel Martin Dockx
Morgan Barbancon Mestres
Juan Manuel Munoz Diaz

Grandioso
Painted Black
Fuego

69.043
72.751
75.608
72.467
69.286
71.556
75.476
72.106 72.287
8   Poland (POL)
Michal Rapcewicz
Beata Stremler
Katarzyna Milczarek

Randon
Martini
Ekwador

66.915
69.422
69.271
68.536 did not advance
9   Australia (AUS)
Kristy Oatley
Lyndal Oatley
Mary Hanna

Clive
Sandro Boy
Sancette

68.222
69.377
67.964
68.521 did not advance
-   Canada (CAN)
Jacqueline Brooks
David Marcus
Ashley Holzer

D’Niro
Capital
Breaking Dawn

68.526
EL
71.809
EL did not advance

References

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  1. ^ "Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics". Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  2. ^ Northrop, Alison (February 2022). "The Challenges of Equestrian Arena Surfaces: The Unprecedented Use of a Raised Platform at the 2012 Olympic Games" (PDF). Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 109: 103838. doi:10.1016/j.jevs.2021.103838. PMID 34923071. S2CID 245326002.
  3. ^ "Dressage competition format". Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  4. ^ Sellers, Frances (2 August 2012). "Dressage 101: What to expect when you tune in". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ^ Jenny, Sheppard (28 September 2011). "Olympic Judges Named". Weekly Times.