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Britain’s first Olympic gold of Paris 2024, records broken, and champions crowned: all the stories as eventing signs off

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    • The Olympic team and individual eventing competitions at Versailles concluded in fabulous style today (29 July) with Britain successfully defending team GOLD, plus there were new records set as more wonderful stories unfolded on a dazzling day for equestrian sport. Here’s the lowdown on the Olympic eventing results.

    Britain’s trio of Ros Canter (Lordships Graffalo), Tom McEwen (JL Dublin) and Laura Collett (London 52) jumped to glory, securing a record fifth Olympic eventing team gold – Britain’s first gold medal of Paris 2024 – in a scintillating team final

    Ros was the first British rider to jump, putting a solid performance on the board

    Tom McEwen was Mr Cool in the high-octane Versailles arena, with his clear helping secure the team title

    The supportive French crowd had even more to cheer about when their riders secured a team medal for the home side – while Japan bagged a first Olympic eventing medal after a challenging start to the day

    After a quick break, it was time for the individual final – and yet more record-breaking performances. Eventing master Michael Jung won a third individual Olympic title – the first rider to do so – with a wow-factor performance aboard Chipmunk FRH

    Chris Burton, who returned to the sport after switching to showjumping, landed individual silver with a borrowed ride

    Laura Collett won her first individual senior championship medal just hours after helping Britain to team gold with London 52

    While Tom and “Dubs” put in yet another beautiful showjumping round to finish fourth, on their dressage score

    All three members of the gold medal-winning British team made it through to the individual final, with Ros opting for a change of tactics ahead of the second round of showjumping that really paid off

    And finally, although it didn’t impact on the gold medal, discussion about Ros’s controversial flag penalties rumbles on

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    Lucy Elder
    Lucy Elder

    H&H senior news writer
    Lucy is an experienced news journalist, reporter and presenter. Since joining the Horse & Hound team in 2015, Lucy has reported from major global sporting events including the Tokyo Paralympic Games and multiple European Championships, as well as Badminton, Burghley and London, to name a few. She has covered current affairs and sports news across the full spectrum of equestrian disciplines and racing, as well as human and equine welfare, industry news and court cases.
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