| Equestrian events at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Dressage | individual | team |
| Eventing | individual | team |
| Jumping | individual | team |
| Equestrian events at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Dressage | individual | team |
| Eventing | individual | team |
| Jumping | individual | team |
| Nation | Individual | Team | Total | ||||
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| Dressage | Eventing | Jumping | Dressage | Eventing | Jumping | ||
 Argentina | 4 | X | 4 | ||||
 Australia | 4 | 4 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
 Austria | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Belgium | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
 Brazil | 4 | 4 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
 Canada | 2 | 4 | 4 | X | X | 10 | |
 Chile | 1 | 1 | |||||
 China | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Colombia | 2 | 2 | |||||
 Denmark | 4 | X | 4 | ||||
 Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Ecuador | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Egypt | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Finland | 1 | 1 | |||||
 France | 4 | 4 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
 Germany | 4 | 4 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
 Great Britain | 4 | 4 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
 Ireland | 1 | 4 | 1 | X | 6 | ||
 Italy | 1 | 4 | 1 | X | 6 | ||
 Japan | 4 | 2 | 4 | X | X | 10 | |
 Mexico | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Morocco | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Netherlands | 4 | 4 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
 New Zealand | 1 | 4 | X | 5 | |||
 Palestine | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Peru | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Poland | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Portugal | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Qatar | 4 | X | 4 | ||||
 Russia | 2 | 3 | X | 5 | |||
 South Africa | 1 | 1 | |||||
 South Korea | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Spain | 4 | 1 | 4 | X | X | 9 | |
 Sweden | 4 | 4 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
 Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 4 | X | 7 | ||
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Turkey | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Ukraine | 1 | 4 | X | 5 | |||
 United States | 4 | 4 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
 Uruguay | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Venezuela | 2 | 2 | |||||
 Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total: 43 NOCs | 60 | 65 | 75 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 200 |
The following is a timeline of the qualification events for the equestrian events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Date | Venue |
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| Dressage | ||
| 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games | August 23 – September 7, 2014 |  Normandy |
| 2015 Pan American Games | July 11–14, 2015 |  Toronto |
| 2015 European Dressage Championships | August 11–16, 2015 |  Aachen |
| 2015 FEI Groups C/F/G qualification event | September 11, 2015 | Perl |
| FEI ranking period | March 9, 2015 – March 6, 2016 | — |
| Eventing | ||
| 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games | August 23 – September 7, 2014 | Normandy |
| 2015 Pan American Games | July 16–19, 2015 | Toronto |
| 2015 European Eventing Championships | September 10–13, 2015 |  Blair Castle |
| 2015 Asia-Pacific Eventing Championships | October 8–11, 2015 |  Boekelo |
| FEI ranking period | March 9, 2015 – March 6, 2016 | — |
| Jumping | ||
| 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games | August 23 – September 7, 2014 | Normandy |
| 2015 FEI Group F qualification event | February 19, 2015 |  Abu Dhabi |
| 2015 Pan American Games | July 21–25, 2015 | Toronto |
| 2015 FEI Group C qualification event | August 2, 2015 |  Šamorín |
| 2015 European Show Jumping Championships | August 17–23, 2015 | Aachen |
| 2015 FEI Group G qualification event | August 25, 2015 | Hagen |
| FEI ranking period | January 1, 2015 – March 6, 2016 | — |
| Event | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | October 2, 2009 |  Copenhagen | 1 | Brazil |
| 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games | August 24–29, 2014 | Normandy | 3 | Germany Great Britain Netherlands |
| 2015 European Dressage Championships Groups A/B/C | August 11–16, 2015 | Aachen | 3 | Spain Sweden France |
| 2015 Pan American Games Group D/E | July 10–14, 2015 | Toronto | 1 | United States |
| 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games Group F/G | August 24–29, 2014 | Normandy | 1 | Australia |
| 2015 FEI Groups C/F/G qualification event | September 11, 2015 | Perl | 1 | Japan |
| Composite Teams [2] | March 6, 2016 | 1 | Denmark | |
| Total | 11 | |||
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Team Members | 40 | |
| 2015 Pan American Games, Group D | 1 | Canada |
| 2015 Pan American Games, Group E | 1 | Mexico |
| 2015 FEI Group F qualification event | 1 | South Africa |
| 2015 FEI Group G qualification event | 1 | South Korea |
| FEI Olympic Athletes Ranking – Dressage (established 6 March 2016) | ||
| Group A (North Western Europe) | 2 | Denmark Denmark |
| Group B (South Western Europe) | 2 | Austria Belgium |
| Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia) | 2 | Russia Russia |
| Group D (North America; English Caribbean) | 1 | Canada |
| Group E (Central & South America) | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| Group F (Africa & Middle East) | 1 | Palestine |
| Group G (South East Asia, Oceania) | 1 | New Zealand |
| Additional | 6 | Italy Ireland Switzerland Denmark Denmark Ukraine |
| Total | 60 | |
| Event | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | October 2, 2009 | Copenhagen | 1 | Brazil |
| 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games | August 27–31, 2014 | Normandy | 6 | Germany Great Britain Netherlands Australia Ireland Canada |
| 2015 European Eventing Championships (Groups A/B/C) | September 10–13, 2015 | Blair Castle | 2 | France Sweden |
| 2015 Pan American Games (Groups D/E) | July 16–19, 2015 | Toronto | 1 | United States |
| 2015 Asia-Pacific Eventing Championship (Groups F/G) | October 8–11, 2015 | Boekelo | 1 | New Zealand |
| Composite Teams [4] | March 6, 2016 | 2 | Italy Russia Switzerland | |
| Total | 13 | |||
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Team Members | 44 | |
| FEI Olympic Athletes Ranking – Eventing (established 6 March 2016) | ||
| Group A (North Western Europe) | 1 | Finland |
| Group B (South Western Europe) | 1 | Italy |
| Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia) | 1 | Russia |
| Group D (North America; English Caribbean) | 0* | — |
| Group E (Central & South America) | 1 | Chile |
| Group F (Africa & Middle East) | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| Group G (South East Asia, Oceania) | 1 | Japan |
| Combined Groups A/B/C Ranking | 2 |  Belarus Switzerland |
| Combined Groups D/E Ranking | 2 | Puerto Rico Ecuador |
| Combined Groups F/G Ranking | 2 | China Japan |
| Additional | 9 | Belgium Belgium Russia Italy Russia Switzerland Italy Spain Switzerland Poland Italy |
| Total | 65 | |
* With Canada and the United States being the only nations eligible to compete in the individual eventing, no other rider from the North America and Caribbean continent is registered to Group D; thus, the unused berth has been redistributed to the next rider in the Individual Olympic Rankings.
| Event | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host Nation | October 2, 2009 | Copenhagen | 1 | Brazil |
| 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games | September 1–7, 2014 | Normandy | 5 | Netherlands |
| France | ||||
| United States | ||||
| Germany | ||||
| Sweden | ||||
| 2015 European Show Jumping Championships (Groups A/B) [6] | August 17–23, 2015 | Aachen | 3 | Switzerland |
| Great Britain | ||||
| Spain | ||||
| 2015 Pan American Games | July 21–25, 2015 | Toronto | 2 | Canada |
| Argentina | ||||
| 2015 FEI Group C qualification event | August 2, 2015 | Šamorín | 1 | Ukraine |
| 2015 FEI Group F qualification event | February 19, 2015 | Abu Dhabi | 1 | Qatar |
| 2015 FEI Group G qualification event | August 25, 2015 | Hagen | 2 | Japan |
| Australia | ||||
| Total | 15 | |||
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Team Members | 60 | |
| 2015 Pan American Games, Groups D/E | 6 | Colombia |
| Colombia | ||
| Peru | ||
| Uruguay | ||
| Venezuela | ||
| Venezuela | ||
| 2015 FEI Group G qualification event | 1 | Chinese Taipei |
| FEI Olympic Athletes Ranking – Jumping (established 6 March 2016) | ||
| Group A (North Western Europe) | 1 | Ireland |
| Group B (South Western Europe) | 1 | Portugal |
| Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia) | 1 | Turkey |
| Group F (Africa & Middle East) | 1 | Morocco |
| Additional | 4 | Belgium |
| Italy | ||
| Belgium | ||
| Egypt | ||
| Total | 75 | |
The equestrian events at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were held between 6 and 19 August at National Equestrian Center in Deodoro. Medals were awarded in three disciplines for both individual and team competitions.
The equestrian events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured three disciplines for both individual and team competitions.
The individual show jumping in equestrian at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics was held from 14–19 August. Like all other equestrian events, the jumping competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. There were 74 competitors from 27 nations. The event was won by Nick Skelton of Great Britain, the nation's first victory in individual jumping and first medal of any color since making the podium four consecutive Games from 1960 to 1972. Silver went to Peder Fredricson of Sweden. Eric Lamaze of Canada took bronze, becoming the first person since 1968 and sixth overall to win multiple medals.
Dominican Republic competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fourteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Equestrian competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 11 to 25 at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave. The cross-country portion of eventing took place at nearby Will O' Wind Farm, which is located in Mono. Due to naming rights the venue was known as the latter for the duration of the games. The competition was split into three disciplines, dressage, eventing and show jumping. Each discipline awarded a team and individual set of medals.
Zimbabwe competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Olympics, after gaining its independence from the former Rhodesia.
Palestine competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
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The 200 quota places for equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics were divided between the three disciplines. The 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Teams in each discipline consisted of three horse and rider pairs; any NOC that qualified a team also received 3 entries in the individual competition for that discipline. NOCs that did not qualify teams could earn one individual place in dressage and jumping, and up to two individual places in eventing, for a total of 15 entries in jumping and dressage and 20 for eventing. Teams qualify primarily through specific competitions, while individuals qualify through rankings. The host nation, Japan, automatically qualified a team in each discipline.
Austria competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Olympic Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's twenty-eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
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The team dressage event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place from 24 to 27 July 2021 at the Baji Koen. Like all other equestrian events, the dressage competition is open-gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. 45 riders from 15 nations are expected to compete.
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The equestrian events at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are scheduled to run from 27 July to 6 August at the Palace of Versailles, featuring 200 riders across three disciplines for both individual and team competitions, namely dressage, eventing, and jumping.
The 200 quota places for equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics were divided between the three disciplines. Teams in each discipline consisted of three horse and rider pairs; any NOC that qualified a team also received three entries in the individual competition for that discipline. NOCs that did not qualify teams could earn one individual place in dressage and jumping and up to two individual places in eventing, for a total of 15 entries in jumping and dressage and 17 for eventing. Teams qualify primarily through specific competitions, while individuals qualify through rankings. The host nation, France, automatically qualified a team in each discipline.
Denmark was the only nation to achieve this, and was therefore granted an entry in the team event. Italy, Russia and Switzerland were the nations to achieve this, and were each therefore granted an entry in the team event. Switzerland later declined one of the individual quotas what resulted in withdrawing from team competition as well. Qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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