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Rio 2016 Olympic Games
The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, took place on 5-21 August.
The 2016 Rio Olympics will be fondly remembered by British equestrians as being the Olympics when Nick Skelton, 58, won individual showjumping gold riding Big Star at his seventh attempt, and Charlotte Dujardin successfully defended her Olympic individual title, clinching the gold with a massive 93.857% on Valegro. There were no individual medals for Britain in the eventing and no British team medals in any of the three disciplines.
Rio Olympics equestrian medals
2016 Olympic showjumping medals
France won team gold, ahead of the USA took silver, with Germany narrowly claiming the bronze after a jump-off with Canada. The individual medals went down to a jump-off, with Nick Skelton and Big Star first to jump. They set a blisteringly quick clear round that proved unbeatable. Sweden’s Peder Fredricson took the silver on All In, with bronze going to Canada’s Eric Lamaze and Fine Lady 5.
2016 Olympic dressage medals
Germany took dressage team gold in Rio, while Britain claimed silver and the USA bronze. Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro retained their title as individual Olympic dressage champions for Britain, ahead of German riders Isabell Werth (Weihegold OLD) in silver and Krstina Broring-Sprehe (Desperados FRH) in bronze.
2016 Olympic eventing medals
France won another team gold medal in the eventing, ahead of Germany in silver with Australia in bronze. Germany’s Michael Jung retained his individual Olympic champion status from London 2012 with Sam FBW, ahead of France’s Astier Nicolas on Piaf De Bneville in silver. Phillip Dutton claimed bronze for the USA on Mighty Nice.
The equestrian venue at the 2016 Olympics
The events were held at Deodoro Park, which was a military base that previously stabled army horses. The venue also hosted the para dressage for the Paralympics that followed from 7-18 September.
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Ticket prices for Rio 2016 Olympics released
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Sophie Wells' blog: Don’t panic… panic!
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Rio 2016 Olympic cross-country course designer welcomed by riders
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Riders raise funds for Rio horses
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Horse Trials Support Group will fund reserve horse for Rio
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Emile Faurie appointed as Finland’s dressage team trainer
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Changes to Olympic equestrian teams
Rio 2016 will feature teams of four for each discipline, with three scores to count
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Fewer eventers but more dressage riders at the Rio Olympics in 2016
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Funding boost for Olympic horse sport
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Surprise as British Eventing orders ‘performance’ review
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Call for more dressage competitors at Rio Olympics
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The future's bright for British dressage
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Lord Harris looks forward to the 2016 Olympic Games
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Chinese riders aim for 2016 Olympics in Rio
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Concern that some nations get an 'easier ride' to the Olympics
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