Absolutely mesmerising and enthralling Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio, with fantastic conditions for the sport to flourish, new nations on the start list and new heroes crowned Olympic and Paralympic champions. The horses were treated to first class accommodation and the spirit of the Games was well and truly alive in the ever welcoming and vibrant city of Rio de Janeiro.
The sport was electric, full of suspense, drama, elegance and #twohearts – and the engagement from the global equestrian fanbase and the worldwide media was bigger and better than ever.
FEI's outreach was greater than ever with the comprehensive #TwoHearts campaign and 350m2 experiential fanzone – voted the best sports pavilion @Rio2016
Key Equestrian Stats @Ri02016
Equestrian sport on the Olympic programme since 1912
104 years
Olympic & Paralympic Games to be held in South America
1st
equestrian disciplines: Jumping, Dressage, Eventing & Para Dressage
4
276 athletes and horses
0 Jumping combinations
0 Dressage combinations
0 Eventing combinations
0 Para Dressage combinations
49 Nations // 6 nations make Olympic and Paralympic débuts:
Chinese Taipei & Qatar for Jumping
Dominican Republic & Palestine for Dressage
Zimbabwe for Eventing
Uruguay for Para Dressage
Medals up for grabs
0
Defending champion makes it three in a row!
0
Sophie Christiansen (GBR) for Para Dressage Grade Ia
Defending champions do the double:
5
Michael Jung (GER) for Eventing
Charlotte Dujardin (GBR) for Dressage
Pepo Puch (AUT) for Para Dressage Grade Ib
Natasha Baker (GBR) for Para Dressage Grade II
Michele George (BEL) for Para Dressage Grade IV
The only sport on the Olympic programme with total gender equality from grass roots all the way to Olympic/Paralympic level // @Rio2016:
0 men
0 women
Back to back clean Games for Equestrian sport
0%
negative for all equine & human samples
0 equine samples - 36% of the 0 competing horses were tested
Samples tested for more substances than ever before
Olympic medal tally by nation @Rio2016 (Jumping, Dressage, Eventing)
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1. Germany
2
2
2
6
2. Great Britain
2
1
0
3
3. France
2
1
0
3
4. USA
0
1
2
3
5. Sweden
0
1
0
1
6. Australia
0
0
1
1
7. Canada
0
0
1
1
Paralympic medal tally by nation @Rio2016 (Para Dressage)
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1. Great Britain
7
4
0
11
2. Netherlands
1
2
4
7
3. Austria
1
1
0
2
3. Norway
1
1
0
2
3. Belgium
1
1
0
2
6. Denmark
0
0
1
1
7. Germany
0
1
2
3
8. Sweden
0
0
2
2
9. Brazil
0
0
2
2
Click on the boxes below for statistics, facts, figures and photos from each of the equestrian disciplines @Rio2016