Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing


The individual eventing event, part of the equestrian program at the 2004 Summer Olympics, was held from 15 to 18 August 2004 in the Olympic Equestrian Centre on the outskirts of Markopoulo in the Attica region of Greece. Like all other equestrian events, the eventing competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division.
For the first time, there was two rounds of jumping. Both rounds counted toward the individual results. After the first round, the final team placings were determined. Then the top 25 pairs contested a second jumping round, the results from this were added to the riders scores to determine the final individual results.

Medalists

Bettina Hoy

The German Bettina Hoy was initially awarded first place. During the first jumping phase, she received 14 time penalty points in an otherwise flawless round. This put her in eighth place going into the final phase. The Germans appealed those points, noting that the time on which the points had been assigned was not the same time as the time displayed on the stadium clock and which Hoy had thought was the official time. The clock had been reset and displayed the time from when Hoy had crossed the starting line the second time, which was when she began her jumps. These points were then rescinded by the Jury of Appeal, which put Hoy in second place only 2.20 points behind the then-leader. In the final jumping phase, Hoy moved into first place and was awarded the gold medal on 18 August. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on 21 August that the appeal had been incorrectly upheld and ordered that the 14 points be returned to Hoy's score. This stripped her of her medal and put her in ninth place.

Results

The total score for each horse and rider was the sum of the total penalty points earned in the various phases of competitions. The pair with the lowest number of penalty points was victorious.

Standings after Dressage

For the dressage portion of the competition, horse and rider pairs performed series of movements that were evaluated by judges. Judges gave marks of 0 to 10 for each movement, subtracting points for errors. The score for each judge was represented by a percentage of marks possible that were gained. Scores from the three judges were averaged for an overall percentage. This was then subtracted from 100 and multiplied by 1.5 to determine the number of penalty points awarded for the round.
RankRiderHorseNationJudge HJudge CJudge BScorePenalty Points
1Nicolas TouzaintGalan de Sauvagere78.882.480.080.4029.4
2Pippa FunnellPrimmore's Pride81.277.678.479.0731.4
3Bettina HoyRingwood Cockatoo78.880.077.278.6732.0
4Kimberly SeversonWinsome Adante76.077.274.475.8736.2
5Jean TeulereEspoir de la Mare74.875.273.274.4038.4
6William Fox-PittTamarillo72.475.275.274.2738.6
7Rebel MorrowOaklea Groover72.071.675.272.9340.6
8Ingrid KlimkeSleep Late69.676.072.472.6741.0
9Frank OstholtAir Jordan68.477.271.672.4041.4
10Leslie LawShear l'Eau71.671.270.871.2043.2
11Linda AlgotssonStand By Me70.073.669.270.9343.6
11Andrew HoyMr Pracatan70.473.668.870.9343.6
13Heelan TompkinsGlengarrick71.271.669.270.6744.0
14Hinrich RomeikeMarius70.872.468.070.4044.4
15Darren ChiacchiaWindfall 269.674.067.270.2744.6
16Olivia BunnTop of the Line68.471.270.069.8745.2
16Heidi AntikatzidesMichaelmas66.873.269.669.8745.2
18Andreas DibowskiLittle Lemon66.070.872.469.7345.4
19Didier CourrègesDebat d'Estruval66.072.470.469.6045.6
20Arnaud BoiteauExpo du Moulin68.472.467.669.4745.8
21Phillip DuttonNova Top68.469.268.868.8046.8
22Matthew GraylingRevo64.870.070.868.5347.2
23John WilliamsCarrick66.470.068.468.2747.6
24Constantin van RijckevorselWithcote Nellie66.473.264.468.0048.0
24Mary KingKing Solomon III69.268.866.068.0048.0
26Marisa CortesiPeppermint III66.467.269.667.7348.4
27Stuart TinneyJeepster68.467.666.467.4748.8
28Jeanette BrakewellOver to You67.668.464.466.8049.8
29Amy TryonPoggio II65.270.862.866.2750.6
30Kamil RajnertMarnego62.069.666.866.1350.8
31Sasha HarrisonAll Love du Fenaud64.862.866.864.8052.8
32Harald AmbrosMiss Ferrari63.668.060.464.0054.0
33Cedric LyardFine Mervielle61.265.664.463.7354.4
34Joris VanspringelOver and Over62.066.859.262.6756.0
35Karin DonckersGormley59.266.861.262.4056.4
36Sara AlgotssonRobin des Bois62.8062.861.262.2756.6
37Dolf DesmedtBold Action59.264.462.462.0057.0
38Jaroslav HatlaJennallas Boy64.458.461.661.4757.8
38Eddy StibbeDusky Moon62.461.260.861.4757.8
40Niall GriffinSinead Cody61.660.860.861.0758.4
41Susan ShorttJust Beauty Queen60.860.461.260.8058.8
42Tim CollinsDelton Magna58.859.662.860.4059.4
43Andreas ZehrerRaemmi Daemmi58.459.261.659.7360.4
43Andrzej PasekDekalog58.460.460.459.7360.4
45Harald SieglGigant 258.062.058.859.6060.6
46Magnus GallerdalKeymaster55.661.660.859.3361.0
47Hawley BennettLivingstone57.660.859.259.2061.2
48Harald RiedlFoxy XX57.260.858.858.9361.6
49Susanna BordoneAva58.458.457.658.1362.8
50Mark KyleDrunken Disorderly59.256.458.458.0063.0
51Michael WinterBalista56.859.257.657.8763.2
52Garry RoqueWaikura57.654.061.657.7363.4
52Andrew NicholsonFenicio58.057.258.057.7363.4
54Hendrik DegrosMr. Noppus56.062.054.457.4763.8
54Blyth TaitReady Teddy56.856.459.257.4763.8
56Fabio MagniVent d'Arade55.258.857.257.0764.4
57Jennifer EicherAgent Mulder55.655.259.256.6765.0
58Julie RichardsJacob Two Two54.054.460.856.4065.4
59Rafael de Gouveira JuniorMozart56.056.855.656.1365.8
60Bruce MandevilleLarissa55.254.457.655.7366.4
61Daniel JocelynSilence57.255.653.655.4766.8
61Stefano BrecciaroliCappa Hill56.453.256.855.4766.8
63Pawel SpisakWeriusz54.057.654.455.3367.0
64Edmond GibneyKings Highway54.856.452.854.6768.0
65Pepo PuchBanville d'Ivoy53.652.057.254.2768.6
66André ParoLand Heir54.052.453.653.3370.0
66Sérgio MarinsRally LF56.449.654.053.3370.0
68Ian RobertsMata-riki54.050.454.452.9370.6
69Giovanni MenchiHunefer51.650.053.651.7372.4
70Carlos GraveLaughton Hills53.251.250.051.4772.8
71Margit AppeltIce on Fire50.850.849.250.2774.6
71Pongsiree BunluewongEliza Jane50.046.054.850.2774.6
73Raul de SennaSuper Rocky49.248.850.049.3376.0
74Remo TelliniEspecial Reserve47.246.846.846.9379.6
75Viorel BubauCarnaval47.642.450.046.6780.0

Standings after Dressage and Cross-Country

In the cross country phase, each pair had to traverse an obstacle course spread over a track of approximately 5.57 kilometres. The optimum time for the course was 9 minutes, 46 seconds. Pairs received.4 penalty points for every second beyond that time, up to a limit of 19 minutes and 32 seconds. Any pair that had not finished in that time was eliminated.
Penalty points were also assessed for disobedience faults at obstacles and for falls. Disobedience faults incurred 20 penalty points, rider falls incurred 65, and horse falls eliminated the pair. The total penalty points from cross country were added to those incurred in phase 1, dressage, for a two-round total.

Standings after Show jumping round one

In show jumping, pairs received 4 penalty points for each obstacle knocked down, 4 penalty points for the horse's first disobedience, and 8 penalty points for the rider's first fall. They also received 1 penalty point for each second over the optimum time.
They could be eliminated for a second disobedience, the rider's second fall, the horse's first fall, or taking more than twice the optimum time to finish the course. No pairs were eliminated in any of these fashions, though one team did not start and two more withdrew.

Final results after Jumping final

A second round of jumping was used to determine final rankings. 25 pairs of horses and riders qualified, but only three from each NOC were allowed to compete.
As before, pairs received 4 penalty points for each obstacle knocked down, 4 penalty points for the horse's first disobedience, and 8 penalty points for the rider's first fall. They also received 1 penalty point for each second over the optimum time.
They could be eliminated for a second disobedience, the rider's second fall, the horse's first fall, or taking more than twice the optimum time to finish the course.

Final rankings

Four pairs did not qualify for the final jumping because three other pairs from their team had already qualified. Those four pairs have their positions after phase three in parentheses.
  1. Leslie Law riding Shear l'Eau, Great Britain
  2. Kimberly Severson riding Winsome Adante, United States
  3. Philippa Funnel riding Primmore's Pride, Great Britain
  4. Jean Teulere riding Espoir de la Mare, France
  5. Hinrich Romeike riding Marius, Germany
  6. Amy Tryon riding Poggio II, United States
  7. Heelan Tompkins riding Glengarrick, New Zealand
  8. Nicolas Touzaint riding Galan de Sauvagere, France
  9. Bettina Hoy riding Ringwood Cockatoo, Germany
  10. Constantin van Rijckevorsel riding Withcote Nellie, Belgium
  11. Rebel Morrow riding Oaklea Groover, Australia
  12. Darren Chiacchia riding Windfall 2, United States
  13. Phillip Dutton riding Nova Top, Australia
  14. Andreas Dibowski riding Little Lemon, Germany
  15. Matthew Grayling riding Revo, New Zealand
  16. Karin Donckers riding Gormley, Belgium
  17. Magnus Gallerdal riding Keymaster, Sweden
  18. Blyth Tait riding Ready Teddy, New Zealand
  19. Harald Ambros riding Miss Ferrari, Austria
  20. Mary King riding King Solomon III, Great Britain
  21. Mark Kyle riding Drunken Disorderly, Ireland
  22. Jaroslav Hatla riding Jennallas Boy, Czech Republic
  23. Niall Griffin riding Lorgaine, Ireland
  24. Giovanni Menchi riding Hunefer, Italy
  25. Didier Courrèges riding Debat d'Estruval, France
  26. Frank Ostholt riding Air Jordan, Germany..........
  27. Jeanette Brakewell riding Over to You, Great Britain..........
  28. John Williams riding Carrick, United States..........
  29. Julie Richards riding Jacob Two Two, United States..........
  30. Cedric Lyard riding Fine Mervielle, France
  31. Daniel Jocelyn riding Silence, New Zealand
  32. Susan Shortt riding Just Beauty Queen, Ireland
  33. Jennifer Eicher riding Agent Mulder, Switzerland
  34. Sara Algotson riding Robin des Bois, Sweden
  35. Stefano Brecciaroli riding Cappa Hill, Italy
  36. Tim Collins riding Delton Magna, Bermuda
  37. Hendrik Degros riding Mr. Noppus, Belgium
  38. Stuart Tinney riding Jeepster, Australia
  39. Kamil Rajnert riding Marnego, Poland
  40. Michael Winter riding Balista, Canada
  41. Bruce Mandeville riding Larissa, Canada
  42. Linda Algotsson riding Stand By Me, Sweden
  43. Dolf Desmedt riding Bold Action, Belgium
  44. Raul Senna riding Super Rocky, Brazil
  45. Harald Siegl riding Gigant 2, Austria
  46. Carlos Grave riding Laughton Hills, Portugal
  47. Rafael Gouveia Jr. riding Mozart, Brazil
  48. Fabio Magni riding Vent d'Arade, Italy
  49. Sasha Harrison riding All Love du Fenaud, Ireland
  50. Sergio Marins riding Rally LF, Brazil
  51. Pongsiree Bunluewong riding Eliza Jane, Thailand
  52. Andrzej Pasek riding Dekalog, Poland
  53. Eddy Stibbe riding Dusky Moon, Netherlands Antilles
  54. Andre Paro riding Land Heir, Brazil
  55. Garry Roque riding Waikura, Canada
  56. Susanna Bordone riding Ava, Italy
  57. Andrew Hoy riding Mr Pracatan, Australia
  58. Harald Riedl riding Foxy XX, Austria
  59. Remo Tellini riding Especial Reserve, Brazil
  60. Heidi Antikatzides riding Michaelmas, Greece
  61. Andrew Nicholson riding Fenicio, New Zealand
  62. Edmond Gibney riding Kings Highway, Ireland
  63. Pepo Puch riding Banville d'Ivoy, Croatia
  64. Hawley Bennett riding Livingstone, Canada
  65. Marisa Cortesi riding Peppermint III, Switzerland
  66. Pawel Spisak riding Weriusz, Poland
  67. Ian Roberts riding Mata-riki, Canada
  68. Margit Appelt riding Ice on Fire, Austria