Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Team dressage

Team dressage at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Team dressage victory ceremony
Venue	Greenwich Park
Date	2–7 August 2012
Competitors	30 from 10 nations
Medalists
Carl Hester Laura Bechtolsheimer Charlotte Dujardin   Great Britain Dorothee Schneider Kristina Sprehe Helen Langehanenberg   Germany Anky van Grunsven Edward Gal Adelinde Cornelissen   Netherlands
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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]

Competition format

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

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

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

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.