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- Introduced to the Olympics in 1900International Olympic Committee: Equestrian Jumping History
- Event categories: Dressage, eventing and jumpingOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Equestrian
- Three mixed-gender individual and three mixed-gender team eventsOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Equestrian
- Governed by the Fédération Equestre InternationaleOfficial Site: Fédération Equestre Internationale Profile
- One of only a few Olympic sports where men and women compete side by side for the same medalsInternational Olympic Committee: Equestrian Jumping
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Equestrian events have been held at the Summer Olympics since 1900.International Olympic Committee: Equestrian Jumping History Athletes compete in three categories of events: dressage, eventing and jumping. Each category features a mixed individual and a mixed team competition.Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Equestrian
Equestrian Events at the 2008 Olympics
Equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 21, 2008, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Beas River in Hong Kong. Germany led all nations in total medals, taking home five. The U.S. equestrian team won three medals, while Canada, the Netherlands and Great Britain each earned two.NBC Olympics: Equestrian - 2008 Medals Standings By NationHistory
The individual jumping event was added to the Summer Olympics in 1900. Four additional equestrian events were introduced in 1912, including individual dressage, individual and team eventing and team jumping. The sixth event, team dressage, was added in 1928.NBC Olympics: Olympic Equestrian HistoryEvents
- Individual mixed dressageOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Equestrian
- Individual mixed eventingOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Equestrian
- Individual mixed jumpingOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Equestrian
- Team mixed dressageOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Equestrian
- Team mixed eventingOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Equestrian
- Team mixed jumpingOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Equestrian
About the Events
In the dressage events, riders demonstrate their horse's ability to complete a routine of specific movements.International Olympic Committee: Equestrian Dressage The jumping events challenge riders and horses to complete a course of approximately 15 jumps.International Olympic Committee: Equestrian Jumping The eventing competitions combine dressage and jumping with a cross-country riding portion.International Olympic Committee: Equestrian Eventing Dressage and eventing competitions are scored by a panel of judges for technical and artistic qualities, while jumping events are scored on technical aspects, including completing the course in the specified time.International Olympic Committee: Equestrian Dressage International Olympic Committee: Equestrian Jumping International Olympic Committee: Equestrian Eventing-
2008 Olympic Equestrian Medal Winners
Equestrian Event Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Individual dressage Anky van Grunsven - Netherlands Isabell Werth - Germany Heike Kemmer - Germany Individual eventing Hinrich Romeike - Germany Gina Miles - United States Kristina Cook - Great Britain Individual jumping Eric Lamaze - Canada Rolf-Goran Bengtsson - Sweden Beezie Madden - United States Team dressage Germany Netherlands Denmark Team eventing Germany Australia Great Britain Team jumping United States Canada Norway
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