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Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage

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The individual dressage event, part of the equestrian program at the 2004 Summer Olympics, was held from 19 August to 25 August 2004 at the Olympic Equestrian Centre on the outskirts of Markópoulo, in the Attica region of Greece. Like all other equestrian events, the dressage competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. 53 horse and rider pairs were entered.

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Inspection

The inspection was held on 19 August. 49 of the horses were passed on initial inspection. Three were re-inspected before being accepted, and one was disqualified.

Re-inspections:

  • Wels, ridden by Friedrich Gaulhofer of Austria
  • Gabana, ridden by Louisa Hill of New Zealand
  • Condor, ridden by Elena Sidneva of Russia
  • Disqualification:

  • Heros, ridden by Alaia Demiropoulou of Greece.
  • Grand Prix Test

    The first round was the Grand Prix Test. Each of the 52 pairs went through a series of movements in the sandy arena, with judges in five different positions observing the movements and giving percentage scores based on the execution of the movements. The total score for the round was the average of the five judges' scores. The top 25 pairs advanced to the second round, though no more than 3 pairs from any nation could advance.

    Grand Prix Special

    The Grand Prix Special Test was the second round. It was similar to the first, though the time allotted was shorter. The score from this round was averaged with the score from the Grand Prix Test, with the top fifteen pairs advancing to the final round. Individual judges' scores were given in 1/5 point increments.

    Grand Prix Freestyle

    The final round of dressage competition was the Grand Prix Freestyle Test. Fifteen pairs competed in this round, in which they designed their own program of movements set to music. They were judged on both execution of the movements (technical) and how well their performance matched the music (artistic). Each of the five judges gave a score from 0 to 10 in both categories, with the final score for the round being the sum of those ten scores. This score was then averaged with the scores from the other two rounds to determine final ranking.

    Final ranking

    1. Anky van Grunsven, Netherlands
    2. Ulla Salzgeber, Germany
    3. Beatriz Ferrer-Salat, Spain
    4. Deborah McDonald, United States
    5. Hubertus Schmidt, Germany
    6. Robert Dover, United States
    7. Jan Brink, Sweden
    8. Rafael Soto, Spain
    9. Andreas Helgstrand, Denmark
    10. Per Sandgaard, Denmark
    11. Imke Bartels, Netherlands
    12. Juan Antonio Jimenez, Spain
    13. Carl Hester, Great Britain
    14. Guenter Seidel, United States
    15. Martin Schaudt, Germany
    16. Julia Chevanne Gimel, France
    17. Sven Rothenberger, Netherlands
    18. Silvia Ikle, Switzerland
    19. Jon Pedersen, Denmark
    20. Victoria Max-Theurer, Austria
    21. Karen Tebar, France
    22. Richard Davison, Great Britain
    23. Alexandra Korelova, Russia
    24. Iryna Lis, Belarus
    25. Nina Stadlinger, Austria
    26. Heike Kemmer, Germany (10th in grand prix)
    27. Lisa Wilcox, United States (18th in grand prix)
    28. Emma Hindle, Great Britain (25th in grand prix)
    29. Tinne Vilhelmson, Sweden
    30. Christian Plaege, Switzerland
    31. Louise Nathorst, Sweden
    32. Elena Sidneva, Russia
    33. Cynthia Ishoy, Canada
    34. Nicola McGivern, Great Britain
    35. Leslie Reid, Canada
    36. Belinda Trussell, Canada
    37. Ricky MacMillan, Australia
    38. Lone Joergensen, Denmark
    39. Mary Hanna, Australia
    40. Minna Telde, Sweden
    41. Ignacio Rambla, Spain
    42. Ashley Holzer, Canada
    43. Marlies van Baalen, Netherlands
    44. Friedrich Gaulhofer, Austria
    45. Daniel Ramseier, Switzerland
    46. Cesar Parra, Colombia
    47. Alexandra Sourla, Greece
    48. Peter Gmoser, Austria
    49. Louisa Hill, New Zealand
    50. Heike Holstein, Ireland
    51. Gerta Lehmann, Greece
  • Jasmien Sanche-Burger, Switzerland (withdrew)
  • Alaia Demiropoulou, Greece (barred after inspection)
  • References

    Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage Wikipedia


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