Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Canada claimed the Team Silver Medal in the equestrian sport of dressage on Sunday at the XV Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The United States earned Gold while the home country of Brazil claimed the Team Bronze.
After a tight race for the Gold Medal in the team competition, the United States pulled into the lead when its final team member competed on Sunday. Canada had been in second place after its first rider, Tom Dvorak of Hillsburgh, ON, finished only one percentage point behind the U.S. Team’s first competitor, Lauren Sammis, in the first half of the team competition held on Saturday.
On Sunday morning, the second of Canada’s three dressage riders, Diane Creech, 44, of Caistor Centre, ON, performed a harmonious test on the 10-year-old Hanoverian mare, Wiona, owned by Doug and Louise Leatherdale, to ultimately stand fifth individually with a score of 67.40%.