Portugal competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. A delegation of sixty five competitors participated in a record number of eleven sports, with the Star sailing team winning an Olympic silver medal, the second in Portugal's history.
The Equestrian events included three disciplines: dressage, eventing, and show jumping, and were held at the Deodoro Military Club.
Portugal competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. It was the nation's twenty-second consecutive appearance at the Olympics. The Olympic Committee of Portugal was represented by a delegation of 129 people, of which 77 were competitors participating in 16 sports. Nelson Évora, the 2007 triple jump world champion, was chosen as the flag bearer during the opening ceremony; he won the triple jump event, giving Portugal its fourth ever Olympic gold medal.
Mary Hanna is an Australian equestrian. She represented Australia at five Olympic Games in the equestrian discipline of dressage.
Kristy Oatley-Nist is an Australian equestrian. She represented Australia at the 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the equestrian discipline of dressage.
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.
Inessa Merkulova is a Russian Olympic dressage rider. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she finished 23rd in the individual competition. She has also represented Russia at five World Equestrian Games, three European Dressage Championships and five Dressage World Cup Finals.
Diederik van Silfhout is a Dutch Olympic dressage rider. Representing the Netherlands, he competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he placed 4th in the team and 11th in the individual competitions.
Marcela Krinke-Susmelj is a Czech-born Swiss Olympics dressage rider. She participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she placed 24th in the individual competition.
Inna Logutenkova is a Ukrainian Olympic dressage rider. She represented Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she placed 41st in the individual competition.
Marina Anatolievna Aframeeva is a Russian Olympic dressage rider. She represented Russia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she placed 32nd in the individual competition.
João Victor Marcari Oliva is a Brazilian Olympic dressage rider. He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he finished 10th in the team competition and 46th in the individual competition.
Manuel Rodrigues Tavares de Almeida Neto is a Brazilian dressage rider. He competed at the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Normandy where she finished 24th with the Brazilian team in the team competition and 87th in the individual dressage competition.
Patrick van der Meer is a Dutch Olympic dressage rider. Representing the Netherlands, he competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where he finished 32nd in the individual competition.
Ludovic Henry is a French Olympic dressage rider. Representing France, he competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where he finished 40th in the individual and 8th in the team competition.
Pierre Volla is a French Olympic dressage rider. Representing France, he competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where he finished 31st in the individual and 8th in the team competition.
Mads Hendeliowitz is a Danish-born Olympic dressage rider who has been representing Sweden since 2010.
Claudio Castilla Ruiz is a Spanish Olympic dressage rider. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where he finished 38th in the individual and 7th in the team competition.
Pedro Veniss is a Brazilian show jumping rider. He participated at two Summer Olympics (in 2008 and 2016. His best Olympic results came in 2016, when he finished 5th in team and 16th in individual competition in front of his home crowd in Rio de Janeiro.
Manuel Fernández Saro is a Spanish show jumping rider. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he placed 11th in the team and 38th in the individual competition.
