Equestrian events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
| Equestrian at the XIV Paralympic Games | |
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| Venue | Greenwich Park |
| Dates | 30 August – 4 September |
| Competitors | 78 from 27 nations |
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| Individual championship | Ia | Ib | II | III | IV |
| Individual freestyle | Ia | Ib | II | III | IV |
| Mixed team | |||||
Equestrian events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics consisted of 11 dressage events. The competitions was held in the Greenwich Park from 30 August to 4 September.
Classification
[edit]Riders were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed 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
[edit]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
[edit]Appointment of officials is as follows:[1]
- Dressage
Kjell Myhre (Ground Jury President)
Liliana Iannone (Ground Jury Member)
Anne Prain (Ground Jury Member)
Sarah Rodger (Ground Jury Member)
Freddy Leyman (Ground Jury Member)
Gudrun Hofinga (Ground Jury Member)
Carlos Lopes (Ground Jury Member)
Participating nations
[edit]78 riders from 27 nations competed.
Argentina (1)
Australia (4)
Austria (2)
Belgium (4)
Brazil (4)
Canada (4)
Denmark (5)
Finland (2)
France (4)
Germany (5)
Great Britain (5)
Hong Kong (1)
Ireland (4)
Israel (1)
Italy (4)
Japan (1)
Latvia (1)
Mexico (3)
Netherlands (4)
New Zealand (2)
Norway (3)
Portugal (1)
Singapore (3)
South Africa (4)
Sweden (1)
United States (4)
Virgin Islands (1)
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 |  Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Medal summary
[edit]Medalists
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References
[edit]- "Schedules and Results - Equestrian". London 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
External links
[edit]- Official website of the 2012 Summer Paralympics Archived 20 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Paralympics website
- FEI:Fédération Equestre Internationale
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