Equestrian events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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| 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 |
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| Individual freestyle | Ia | Ib | II | III | IV |
| Mixed team | |||||
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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
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
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
- Norway Kjell Myhre (Ground Jury President)
- Argentina Liliana Iannone (Ground Jury Member)
- France Anne Prain (Ground Jury Member)
- United Kingdom Sarah Rodger (Ground Jury Member)
- Belgium Freddy Leyman (Ground Jury Member)
- Germany Gudrun Hofinga (Ground Jury Member)
- Portugal Carlos Lopes (Ground Jury Member)
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Participating nations
78 riders from 27 nations competed.
- File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (1)
- File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (4)
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (2)
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (4)
- File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (4)
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (4)
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (5)
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (2)
- File:Flag of France.svg France (4)
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (5)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (5)
- File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (1)
- File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (4)
- File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel (1)
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (4)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (1)
- File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia (1)
- File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (3)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (4)
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (2)
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (3)
- File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal (1)
- File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore (3)
- File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (4)
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (1)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (4)
- File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Virgin Islands (1)
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Medal summary
Medalists
References
- "Schedules and Results - Equestrian". London 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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