Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Individual freestyle test grade IV

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Equestrian – Individual freestyle test, grade IV
at the XVII Paralympic Games
Venue Palais de Versailles
Date7 September 2024
Competitors8 from 6 nations
Winning score83.840
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Demi Haerkens
on Daula
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Silver medal icon.svg Anna-Lena Niehues
on Quimbaya 6
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Kate Shoemaker
on Vianne
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2020
2028

The individual freestyle test, grade IV, para-equestrian dressage event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics was contested on the afternoon of 7 September 2024 at the Palace of Versailles, Paris. [1] [2]

Contents

The competition was assessed by a ground jury composed of five judges placed at locations designated E, H, C, M, and B. Each judge rated the competitors' performances with a percentage score across two areas - technique and artistry. The ten scores from the jury were then averaged to determine a rider's total percentage score.

Ground jury

Judge at ESuzanne Cunningham (Flag of Australia.svg  Australia)
Judge at HKatherine Lucheschi (Flag of Italy.svg  Italy)
Judge at CIneke Jansen (Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands), jury president
Judge at MFreddy Leyman (Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium)
Judge at BJohn Robinson (Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain)

Classification

Grade IV [3] riders are described by the IPC as " athletes [that] have a severe impairment or deficiency of both arms or a moderate impairment of all four limbs or short stature." [4] .

Results

Riders performed one test apiece. Unlike the Championship test, riders and horses are marked on both technical ('Tech.') and artistic criteria ('Art.'). All five marks in both categories are then averaged for the final score. As with all freestyle finals, 8 Riders started the event. [5] [6] [7]

RankRider
Horse
NationalitySectionEHCMBAvgResult
Gold medal icon.svg Demi Haerkens
on Daula
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 83.0381.5585.4587.6381.5583.84
Tech.81.2579.5082.5082.2579.5081.00
Art.84.8083.6088.4093.0083.6086.68
Silver medal icon.svg Anna-Lena Niehues
on Quimbaya 6
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 81.2579.2580.1085.5078.4080.90
Tech.78.5075.5077.0080.0075.0077.20
Art.84.0083.0083.2091.0081.8084.60
Bronze medal icon.svg Kate Shoemaker
on Vianne
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 80.1882.1381.2879.2578.0380.17
Tech.77.7579.2576.7575.5074.2576.70
Art.82.6085.0085.8083.0081.8083.64
4 Sanne Voets
on Demantur
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 81.1082.4582.5875.3877.9079.88
Tech.78.0078.5077.7573.7573.0076.20
Art.84.2086.4087.4077.0082.8083.56
5 Vladimir Vinchon
on Pegase Mayenne
Flag of France.svg  France 76.9876.7375.1374.8877.4576.23
Tech.73.7573.2569.2573.7572.5072.50
Art.80.2080.2081.0076.0082.4079.96
6 Manon Claeys
on Katharina Sollenburg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 78.6375.9073.7375.0076.7376.00
Tech.78.2573.0072.2572.0074.2573.95
Art.79.0078.8075.2078.0079.2078.04
7 Alexia Pittier
on Sultan 768
Flag of France.svg  France 79.1875.2873.0874.8876.5875.80
Tech.76.7571.7569.7571.7572.7572.55
Art.81.6078.8076.4078.0080.4079.04
8 Louise Etzner  Jakobsson
on Goldstrike B.J.
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 73.3372.0874.8873.0074.5873.57
Tech.69.2568.7570.7571.0069.7569.90
Art.77.4075.4079.0075.0079.4077.24

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References

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  2. Paris 2024 : Para Equestrian : Classification
  3. FEI Classification of Para-events
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