Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of eleven dressage events. The competitions were held in the Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Centre from 7 September to 11 September.

Equestrian
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Equestrian
VenueHong Kong Olympic Equestrian Centre
Dates7–11 September 2008
Individual championshipIaIbIIIIIIV
Individual freestyleIaIbIIIIIIV
Mixed team

Classification

Riders were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows riders to compete against others with a similar level of function.

Equestrian classes were:

  • I, for riders with impaired limb function, or poor balance and good upper limb function
  • II, for riders with locomotion impairment
  • III, for blind riders with moderate locomotion impairment
  • IV, for riders with some visual impairment or impaired function in one or two limbs

Events

For each of the events below, medals were contested for one or more of the above classifications. After each classification are given the dates that the event was contested. All events were mixed, meaning that men and women competed together.

  • Mixed individual championship
    • Grade Ia
    • Grade Ib
    • Grade II
    • Grade III
    • Grade IV
  • Mixed individual freestyle
    • Grade Ia
    • Grade Ib
    • Grade II
    • Grade III
    • Grade IV
  • Mixed team

Officials

Appointment of officials is as follows:[1]

Dressage
  • Hanneke Gerritsen (Ground Jury President)
  • Liliana Iannone (Ground Jury Member)
  • Anne Prain (Ground Jury Member)
  • Tarja Huttunen (Ground Jury Member)
  • Janet Geary (Ground Jury Member)
  • Gudrun Hofinga (Ground Jury Member)
  • Kjell Myhre (Ground Jury Member)
  • Alison Mastin (Ground Jury Member)

Qualification

There were 73 athletes from 28 nations taking part in this sport.

Medal summary

Medal table

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their riders (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)55010
2 Germany (GER)3126
3 South Africa (RSA)2002
4 Canada (CAN)1102
5 Norway (NOR)0314
6 Denmark (DEN)0123
7 Australia (AUS)0022
 Brazil (BRA)0022
 Singapore (SIN)0022
Totals (9 nations)11111133

Medalists

Laurentia Tan of Singapore won her country's first Paralympic medals, two bronzes, in the individual championship and freestyle grade Ia events.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual championship test grade Ia
 Anne Dunham on Teddy
 Great Britain		 Sophie Christiansen on Lambrusco III
 Great Britain		 Laurentia Tan on Nothing To Lose
 Singapore
Individual championship test grade Ib
 Lee Pearson on Gentlemen
 Great Britain		 Jens Dokkan on Lacour
 Norway		 Marcos Alves on Luthenay De Varnay
 Brazil
Individual championship test grade II
 Britta Naepel on Cherubin 15
 Germany		 Lauren Barwick on Maile
 Canada		 Caroline Cecile Nielsen on Rostorn's Hatim-Tinn
 Denmark
Individual championship test grade III
 Hannelore Brenner on Women Of The World
 Germany		 Annika Lykke Dalskov on Alfarvad April Z
 Denmark		 Bettina Eistel on Fabuleux 5
 Germany
Individual championship test grade IV
 Philippa Johnson on Benedict
 South Africa		 Ann Cathrin Lubbe on Zanko
 Norway		 Georgia Bruce on V Salute
 Australia
Individual freestyle test grade Ia
 Sophie Christiansen on Lambrusco III
 Great Britain		 Anne Dunham on Teddy
 Great Britain		 Laurentia Tan on Nothing To Lose
 Singapore
Individual freestyle test grade Ib
 Lee Pearson on Gentlemen
 Great Britain		 Ricky Balshaw on Deacons Giorgi
 Great Britain		 Marcos Alves on Luthenay De Varnay
 Brazil
Individual freestyle test grade II
 Lauren Barwick on Maile
 Canada		 Felicity Coulthard on Roffelaar
 Great Britain		 Britta Naepel on Cherubin 15
 Germany
Individual freestyle test grade III
 Hannelore Brenner on Women Of The World
 Germany		 Simon Laurens on Ocean Diamond
 Great Britain		 Annika Lykke Dalskov on Alfarvad April Z
 Denmark
Individual freestyle test grade IV
 Philippa Johnson on Benedict
 South Africa		 Ann Cathrin Lubbe on Zanko
 Norway		 Georgia Bruce on V Salute
 Australia
Mixed team
  Great Britain (GBR)
Sophie Christiansen on Lambrusco III
Anne Dunham on Teddy
Lee Pearson on Gentlemen
Simon Laurens on Ocean Diamond		  Germany (GER)
Britta Naepel on Cherubin 15
Angelika Trabert on Londria 2
Steffen Zeibig on Waldemar 27
Hannelore Brenner on Women Of The World		  Norway (NOR)
Jens Dokkan on Lacour
Mariette Garborg on Luthar
Ann Cathrin Lubbe on Zanko
Sigrid Rui on Nanof
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References
  1. https://www.fei.org/history/paralympic-games/2008-beijing-peoples-republic-china
  • "Schedules and Results - Equestrian". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2008-09-10.

See also
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