Equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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NationIndividualTeamTotal
DressageEventingJumpingDressageEventingJumping
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 11
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 354XXX12
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 112
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Azerbaijan 11
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 123
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 213
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 11
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 244XX10
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 354XXX12
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 114X6
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 11
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 11
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 31X4
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 11
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 11
Flag of France.svg  France 34XX7
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 354XXX12
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 354XXX12
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 11
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 3X3
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 51X6
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 15X6
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 312X6
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 11
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 14X5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 314XX8
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 54XX9
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4X4
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 123
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3X3
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2215
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 4X4
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 11
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 22
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 354XXX12
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 14X5
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4X4
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 11
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 354XXX12
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 11
Total: 42 NOCs477077111116194

Dressage

An NOC may enter up to 3 athletes if they qualified for the team competition

Contents

Team

EventDateVenueVacanciesQualified
World Equestrian Games Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 Flag of Germany.svg Aachen 3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
European Championship Aug 27 - Sep 2, 2007 Flag of Italy.svg Turin 3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland *
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Asia Pacific Championship Group F/GJan 31, 2008
Feb 4, 2008
Feb 7, 2008
Flag of France.svg Cannes
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney
Flag of New Zealand.svg Palmerston North
2Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Pan-American Games Group D/EJuly 13–29, 2007 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro 2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil ***
Composite team from Olympic rankings**--+Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
TOTAL11

* Switzerland decided not to send a Team or an Individual to the Olympic Dressage competition after Silvia Iklé, the top rider on the Swiss team, refused to bring her horse, Salieri CH, to Hong-Kong due to the long travel and concerns over climatic conditions.

** 3 individuals qualified from the same nation from the Olympic rankings to make up a team

*** Brazil sent only two riders

Individual

Individual qualification decided by the FEI Olympic Riders Ranking as of May 1, 2008.

EventVacanciesQualified
Host Nation1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Team Event29**All athletes
North Western Europe1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
South Western Europe1Flag of France.svg  France
Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
North America1Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda ***
Central & South America1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Africa & Middle East1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa ***
South East Asia; Oceania1Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Other places*12+Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland**
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal**
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia **
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal***
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal***
TOTAL47

* Other places to complete the quota will be allocated to best ranked individuals not qualified above and invitation places.

** Switzerland decided not to send a Team and replaced by NOCs of the next highest ranked eligible athletes on the FEI Olympic Riders Ranking.

*** Unused quotas replaced by NOC of the next highest ranked eligible athletes on the FEI Olympic Riders Ranking.

Eventing

An NOC may enter up to 5 athletes if they qualified for the team competition, or up to 2 athletes if they didn't.

Team

Team CompetitionDateVenueVacanciesQualified
World Equestrian Games Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 Flag of Germany.svg Aachen 5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Pan-American Games Group D/EJuly 13–29, 2007 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro 2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Asia Pacific Championship Group F/G*Oct 27-28, 2007 Flag of New Zealand.svg Takapau 1-
European Championship Sep 13-16 2007 Flag of Italy.svg Pratoni del Vivaro 2Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Composite team from Olympic rankings**--+Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
TOTAL11

* Event not held

** made up of minimum 3 to a maximum of 5 individuals qualified from the same nation from the Olympic rankings to make up a team

Individual

Individual qualification will be decided by the FEI Olympic Riders Ranking as of May 1, 2008.

EventVacanciesQualified
Host Nation1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Team Event43All athletes
North Western Europe1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
South Western Europe1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
North America1Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Central & South America1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Africa & Middle East1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa **
South East Asia; Oceania1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Other places*22+Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic**
TOTAL70

* Other places to complete the quota will be allocated to best ranked individuals not qualified above and invitation places.

** Unused quota replaced by NOC of the next highest ranked eligible athletes on the FEI Olympic Riders Ranking.

Jumping

An NOC may enter up to 4 athletes if they qualified for the team competition, or up to 2 athletes if they didn't.

Team

EventDateVenueVacanciesQualified
Host Nation--2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
2006 FEI World Equestrian Games Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 Flag of Germany.svg Aachen 5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
2007 FEI European Jumping Championship August 15–19, 2007 Flag of Germany.svg Mannheim 3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
2007 Pan American Games July 13–29, 2007 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro 3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2006 FEI World Equestrian Games / Qualification Event 2007
(combined) Group F
Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2006
March 6–10, 2007
Flag of Germany.svg Aachen
Flag of Qatar.svg Doha
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
2006 FEI World Equestrian Games Group GAug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 Flag of Germany.svg Aachen 1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Olympic Qualification Event Group GJune 7–10, 2007 Flag of Germany.svg Balve 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
TOTAL16

Individual

Team CompetitionDateVenueVacanciesQualified
Team Event--63All athletes
Olympic Riders Ranking Group A/BMay 1, 2008-2Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Olympic Riders Ranking Group CMay 1, 2008-3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Azerbaijan
Pan-American Games Group DJuly 13–29, 2007 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro 1Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
Pan-American Games Group EJuly 13–29, 2007 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro 4Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
World Equestrian Games Group FAug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 Flag of Germany.svg Aachen 2Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Qualification Event 2007 Group FMarch 6–10, 2007 Flag of Qatar.svg Doha 1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
World Equestrian Games Group GAug 20 - Sep 3, 2006 Flag of Germany.svg Aachen 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Qualification Event 2007 Group GJune 7–10, 2007 Flag of Germany.svg Balve 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
TOTAL77

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