Equestrian at the XII Paralympic Games | |
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Venue | Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre |
Dates | 21–26 September 2004 |
Competitors | 69 from 29 nations |
Equestrian events at the 2004 Summer Paralympics at the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre [1] were competed in the dressage discipline only. There were four grades of rider disability:
Men and women competed together, and the horses were also declared medal winners. [2]
Appointment of officials is as follows: [3]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
2 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
5 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
10 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (10 entries) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Individual championship dressage GI | Lee Pearson on Blue Circle Boy Great Britain | Jan Pike on Dr Doolittle Australia | Sophie Christiansen on Hotstuff Great Britain |
Individual championship dressage GII | Irene Slaettengren on Larino Sweden | Joop Stokkel on Pegasus Netherlands | Gert Bolmer on Lodewijk Netherlands (tie) |
Nicola Tustain on Prinz Heinrich Great Britain (tie) | |||
Individual championship dressage GIII | Deborah Criddle on Figaro IX Great Britain | Bianca Vogel on Roquefort 16 Germany | Bettina Eistel on Aaron Germany |
Individual championship dressage GIV | Ann Cathrin Lubbe on Zanko Norway | Philippa Johnson on Burgmans Benedict South Africa | Karen Brain on Dasskara Canada |
Individual freestyle dressage GI | Lee Pearson on Blue Circle Boy Great Britain | Lynn Seidemann on Phoenix B United States | Jan Pike on Dr Doolittle Australia |
Individual freestyle dressage GII | Irene Slaettengren on Larino Sweden | Hannelore Brenner on Roquefort 16 Germany | Nicola Tustain on Prinz Heinrich Great Britain |
Individual freestyle dressage GIII | Deborah Criddle on Figaro IX Great Britain | Bettina Eistel on Aaron Germany | Bert Vermeir on Den Eik Heino Belgium |
Individual freestyle dressage GIV | Ann Cathrin Lubbe on Zanko Norway | Philippa Johnson on Burgmans Benedict South Africa | Karen Brain on Dasskara Canada |
Team dressage | Great Britain (GBR) Deborah Criddle/Figaro IX Anne Dunham/Olret Lee Pearson/Blue Circle Boy Nicola Tustain/Prinz Heinrich | Germany (GER) Bettina Eistel/Aaron Britta Naepel/Loverboy 9 Bianca Vogel/Roquefort 16 | Netherlands (NED) Gert Bolmer/Lodewijk Joop Stokkel/Pegasus Sjerstin Vermeulen/Jeffrey STV |
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