Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping

The individual show jumping event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place on 3–4 August 2021 at the Baji Koen.[1] Like all other equestrian events, the jumping competition is mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. 75 riders from 35 nations are expected to compete.[2]

Individual jumping
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Equestrian jumping pictogram
VenuesBaji Koen
Dates3–4 August 2021
Competitors75 from 35 nations
Winning total0 penalties, 37.85 s in the jump off
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ben Maher  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Peder Fredricson  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maikel van der Vleuten  Netherlands
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Background

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This will be the 26th appearance of the event, which had first been held at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been held at every Summer Olympics at which equestrian sports have been featured (that is, excluding 1896, 1904, and 1908). It is the oldest event on the current programme, the only one that was held in 1900.

The Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Israel, and Latvia have all qualified riders or teams and are each scheduled to make their debut in the event. France and the United States have both qualified teams and are expected to compete for the 23rd time, tied for most of any nation.

The reigning World Champion is Simone Blum of Germany. The reigning Olympic champion, Nick Skelton did not return to defend his title, having retired shortly after the 2016 Games.

Qualification

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A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified riders in the individual jumping if the NOC qualified for the team event or up to 1 qualified rider if the NOC did not qualify for the team event. A total of 75 quota places were available.[2]

The 20 NOCs that qualified teams and received automatic entries for 3 riders each in the individual competition were:

  • The host, Japan
  • 6 from the World Equestrian Games: the United States, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Australia
  • 3 from the European Jumping Championships: Belgium, Great Britain, and France
  • 1 each from the Groups C1 and C2 qualification events: Israel (C1) and the Czech Republic (C2, replacing Ukraine, which failed to submit its NOC Certificate of Capability)
  • 3 from the Pan American Games: Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina
  • 2 each from the Groups F and G qualification events: Egypt and Morocco (F) and New Zealand and China (G)
  • 1 at-large place at the Jumping Nations Cup Final: Ireland

There were also 15 places available for individual spots. NOCs with qualified teams were not eligible. Each NOC could only earn one individual place. Most of the places were limited by geographic group. The places went to:

  • 4 from the Pan American Games for Groups D and E: (Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Canada, and Chile)
  • 2 each from the following regional groups by ranking:
    • Group A: Denmark and Norway
    • Group B: Italy and Portugal
    • Group C: Latvia and Ukraine
    • Group F: Syria and Jordan
    • Group G: Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong
  • 1 place at-large for the highest-ranked individual from an NOC not yet qualified.

Because qualification was complete by the end of the calendar year 2019 (the ranking period ended on December 31, 2019), qualification was unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Competition format

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For the first time since 1992, the show jumping competition format is seeing significant changes. The five-round format (three-round qualifying, two-round final) has been eliminated, with single rounds for each of the qualifying and final. The number of team members per NOC has been reduced from four to three (with even more significant impact on the team competition). Ties in the advancement spot will now be broken rather than all tied riders advancing. The top 30 riders will advance from the qualifying to the final.[3]

The qualifying round will feature a course with a minimum distance of 500 metres and a maximum of 650 metres. The speed required is 400 metres per minute, though the Technical Delegate may reduce this to 375 metres per minute. There will be between 12 and 14 obstacles, including 1 or 2 double jumps and 1 triple jump, with a maximum of 17 possible jumps (that is, if there are 14 obstacles, only 1 double jump is permitted). The height of obstacles is between 1.40 metres and 1.65 metres, with spread of up to 2 metres (2.20 metres for the triple bar). In general, ties are not broken; however, for the last advancement place, any tie will be broken by time. Only if tied on both faults and time will more than 30 riders advance.[3]

Scores do not carry over from the qualifying to the final. The final will feature a course with a minimum distance of 500 metres and a maximum of 700 metres, with the same speed provisions as the qualifying. The number of obstacles will be from 12 to 15, again with 1 or 2 double jumps and 1 triple jump, with a maximum of 19 possible jumps (15 obstacles with 2 doubles and a triple). The height and spread rules remain the same. Ties are generally broken by time (the round is "against the clock"), but a tie on faults for first place will be broken by a jump-off. A tie for second or third place will only be broken by a jump-off if the faults and time are the same.[3]

The jump-off, if necessary, will feature a six-obstacle course.[3]

Schedule

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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 3 August 2021 19:00 Qualifying round
Wednesday, 4 August 2021 19:00 Final round

Results

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Qualification

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The best 30 athletes (including all tied for 30th place) after the individual qualifier progress to the individual final.[4]

Rank Rider Nation Horse Penalties Time Notes
Jump Time Total
1 Ben Maher   Great Britain Explosion W 0.00 0.00 0.00 81.34 Q
Darragh Kenny   Ireland Cartello 0.00 0.00 0.00 82.01 Q
Ashlee Bond   Israel Donatello 141 0.00 0.00 0.00 82.84 Q
Maikel van der Vleuten   Netherlands Beauville Z 0.00 0.00 0.00 84.61 Q
Mario Deslauriers   Canada Bardolina 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 84.76 Q
Bertram Allen   Ireland Pacino Amiro 0.00 0.00 0.00 85.18 Q
Grégory Wathelet   Belgium Nevados S 0.00 0.00 0.00 85.20 Q
Luciana Diniz   Portugal Vertigo du Desert 0.00 0.00 0.00 85.62 Q
Scott Brash   Great Britain Hello Jefferson 0.00 0.00 0.00 85.72 Q
Peder Fredricson   Sweden All In 0.00 0.00 0.00 85.83 Q
Jérôme Guery   Belgium Quel Homme de Hus 0.00 0.00 0.00 86.10 Q
Daniel Deusser   Germany Killer Queen 0.00 0.00 0.00 86.14 Q
Niels Bruynseels   Belgium Delux van T & L 0.00 0.00 0.00 86.67 Q
Yuri Mansur   Brazil Alfons 0.00 0.00 0.00 86.74 Q
Harry Charles   Great Britain Romeo 88 0.00 0.00 0.00 86.94 Q
Malin Baryard-Johnsson   Sweden Indiana 0.00 0.00 0.00 87.42 Q
Nicolas Delmotte   France Urvoso du Roch 0.00 0.00 0.00 87.49 Q
Daisuke Fukushima   Japan Chanyon 0.00 0.00 0.00 87.51 Q
Martin Fuchs   Switzerland Clooney 51 0.00 0.00 0.00 87.56 Q
Kristaps Neretnieks   Latvia Valour 0.00 0.00 0.00 87.66 Q
Henrik von Eckermann   Sweden King Edward 0.00 0.00 0.00 88.00 Q
Marc Houtzager   Netherlands Dante 0.00 0.00 0.00 88.02 Q
Nayel Nassar   Egypt Igor van de Wittemoere 0.00 0.00 0.00 88.42 Q
Koki Saito   Japan Chilensky 0.00 0.00 0.00 88.56 Q
Cian O'Connor   Ireland Kilkenny 0.00 0.00 0.00 88.66 Q
26 Geir Gulliksen   Norway Quatro 0.00 1.00 1.00 89.41 Q
Eiken Sato   Japan Saphyr des Lacs 0.00 1.00 1.00 90.40 Q
Beat Mändli   Switzerland Dsarie 0.00 1.00 1.00 91.46 Q
Mouda Zeyada   Egypt Galanthos SHK 0.00 1.00 1.00 91.71 Q
30 Daniel Meech   New Zealand Cinca 3 0.00 2.00 2.00 93.87 Q
31 Eduardo Álvarez Aznar   Spain Legend 4.00 0.00 4.00 83.49
31 Marlon Zanotelli   Brazil Edgar M 4.00 0.00 4.00 84.11
31 Steve Guerdat   Switzerland Venard de Cerisy 4.00 0.00 4.00 85.62
31 Willem Greve   Netherlands Zypria S 4.00 0.00 4.00 86.20
31 André Thieme   Germany DSP Chakaria 4.00 0.00 4.00 86.45
31 Jessica Springsteen   United States Don Juan van de Donkhoeve 4.00 0.00 4.00 87.15
31 Aleš Opatrný   Czech Republic Forewer 4.00 0.00 4.00 87.17
31 Samuel Parot   Chile Dubai 4.00 0.00 4.00 87.60
31 Edwina Tops-Alexander   Australia Identity Vitseroel 4.00 0.00 4.00 87.93
31 Christian Kukuk   Germany Mumbai 4.00 0.00 4.00 88.07
31 Kent Farrington   United States Gazelle 4.00 0.00 4.00 88.57
42 Teddy Vlock   Israel Amsterdam 27 4.00 2.00 6.00 95.74
43 Mathieu Billot   France Quel Filou 13 4.00 3.00 7.00 98.99
44 José Maria Larocca   Argentina Finn Lente 8.00 0.00 8.00 84.69
44 Laura Kraut   United States Baloutinue 8.00 0.00 8.00 85.23
44 Enrique González   Mexico Chacna 4.00 4.00 8.00 101.53
47 Eugenio Garza   Mexico Armani SL Z 8.00 1.00 9.00 89.10
47 Emanuele Gaudiano   Italy Chalou 8.00 1.00 9.00 89.48
47 Andreas Schou   Denmark Darc de Lux 8.00 1.00 9.00 89.52
47 Roberto Terán   Colombia Dez' Ooktoff 8.00 1.00 9.00 89.71
47 Jasmine Chen   Chinese Taipei Benitus di Vallerano 8.00 1.00 9.00 91.01
52 Martín Dopazo   Argentina Quintino 9 8.00 2.00 10.00 93.39
52 Li Zhenqiang   China Uncas S 8.00 2.00 10.00 95.79
52 Pénélope Leprevost   France Vancouver de Lanlore 8.00 2.00 10.00 96.82
55 Anna Kellnerová   Czech Republic Catch Me If You Can OLD 12.00 0.00 12.00 86.55
55 Manuel González   Mexico Hortensia van de Leeuwerk 12.00 0.00 12.00 88.23
57 Bruce Goodin   New Zealand Danny V 12.00 1.00 13.00 90.18
57 Oleksandr Prodan   Ukraine Casanova F Z 12.00 1.00 13.00 92.17
57 Fabian Sejanes   Argentina Emir 12.00 1.00 13.00 92.49
60 El Ghali Boukaa   Morocco Ugolino Du Clos 12.00 2.00 14.00 93.13
60 Hector Florentino   Dominican Republic Carnaval 12.00 2.00 14.00 95.53
62 Abdel Said   Egypt Bandit Savoie 8.00 7.00 15.00 113.40
63 Abdelkebir Ouaddar   Morocco Istanbull V.h Ooievaarshof 16.00 0.00 16.00 87.52
64 Uma O'Neill   New Zealand Clockwise of Greenhill Z 16.00 1.00 17.00 91.45
65 Zhang Xingjia   China For Passion d'Ive Z 16.00 2.00 18.00 93.60
Katie Laurie   Australia Casebrooke Lomond Retired
Zhang You   China Caesar Retired
Kamil Papoušek   Czech Republic Warness Retired
Ibrahim Bisharat   Jordan Blushing Retired
Alberto Michán   Israel Cosa Nostra Eliminated
Mathilda Karlsson   Sri Lanka Chopin VA Eliminated
Ahmad Hamcho   Syria Deville Eliminated
Ali Al-Ahrach   Morocco USA de Riverland Eliminated

Final

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Rank Rider Nation Horse Penalties Time Notes
Jump Time Total
=1 Maikel van der Vleuten   Netherlands Beauville Z 0.00 0.00 0.00 85.31 Q
Henrik von Eckermann   Sweden King Edward 0.00 0.00 0.00 85.48 Q
Ben Maher   Great Britain Explosion W 0.00 0.00 0.00 85.67 Q
Peder Fredricson   Sweden All In 0.00 0.00 0.00 86.77 Q
Malin Baryard-Johnsson   Sweden Indiana 0.00 0.00 0.00 87.22 Q
Daisuke Fukushima   Japan Chanyon 0.00 0.00 0.00 87.57 Q
=7 Cian O'Connor   Ireland Kilkenny 0.00 1.00 1.00 88.45
Scott Brash   Great Britain Jefferson 0.00 1.00 1.00 88.45
9 Grégory Wathelet   Belgium Nevados S 4.00 0.00 4.00 84.26
10 Luciana Diniz   Portugal Vertigo du Desert 4.00 0.00 4.00 84.69
11 Ashlee Bond   Israel Donatello 141 4.00 1.00 5.00 88.02
12 Nicolas Delmotte   France Urvoso du Roch 4.00 1.00 5.00 88.04
13 Koki Saito   Japan Chilensky 4.00 1.00 5.00 89.82
14 Jérôme Guery   Belgium Quel Homme de Hus 4.00 3.00 7.00 99.84
15 Bertram Allen   Ireland Pacino Amiro 8.00 0.00 8.00 84.64
16 Martin Fuchs   Switzerland Clooney 51 8.00 0.00 8.00 84.99
17 Darragh Kenny   Ireland Cartello 8.00 0.00 8.00 85.11
18 Daniel Deusser   Germany Killer Queen 8.00 0.00 8.00 85.69
19 Mouda Zeyada   Egypt Galanthos SHK 8.00 0.00 8.00 86.63
20 Yuri Mansur   Brazil Alfons 8.00 0.00 8.00 87.27
21 Marc Houtzager   Netherlands Dante 12.00 1.00 13.00 88.10
22 Mario Deslauriers   Canada Bardolina 2 12.00 1.00 13.00 88.51
23 Kristaps Neretnieks   Latvia Valour 12.00 1.00 13.00 88.75
24 Nayel Nassar   Egypt Igor van de Wittemoere 12.00 1.00 13.00 89.63
25 Eiken Sato   Japan Saphyr des Lacs 16.00 0.00 16.00 84.67
Niels Bruynseels   Belgium Delux van T & L Eliminated
Daniel Meech   New Zealand Cinca 3 Eliminated
Harry Charles   Great Britain Romeo 88 Retired
Geir Gulliksen   Norway Quatro Retired
Beat Mändli   Switzerland Dsarie Retired

Jump-Off

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Rank Rider Nation Horse Penalties Time (s)
  Ben Maher   Great Britain Explosion W 0 37.85
  Peder Fredricson   Sweden All In 0 38.02
  Maikel van der Vleuten   Netherlands Beauville Z 0 38.90
4 Henrik von Eckermann   Sweden King Edward 0 39.71
5 Malin Baryard-Johnsson   Sweden Indiana 0 40.76
6 Daisuke Fukushima   Japan Chanyon 0 43.76

References

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  1. ^ "Equestrian Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Jumping" (PDF). FEI. 14 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "FEI Regulations for Equestrian Events at the Olympic Games" (PDF). FEI. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Qualification Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.