List of Qualified Nations for the 2008 Olympic Games

you're listening to an article from horse sport.com. list of qualified nations for the 2008 olympic games. a total of 41 countries have qualified, either with team or individual, to participate in the 2008 olympic games. according to the qualification procedures of each discipline – fei regulations for equestrian events at the olympic games, 22nd edition, effective for the 2008 beijing olympic games (hong kong). national federations have until 30 may to confirm their participation. jumping team (16 nocs will be qualified to take part with a team consisting of 4 riders and 4 horses or 3 riders and 3 horses as follows): australia brazil canada china great britain germany saudi arabia mexico the netherlands norway new zealand switzerland sweden ukraine usa. individual (15 spaces will be reserved for nocs not represented by teams, each competitor with 1 horse, with a maximum of 2 riders per nation): argentina – 1 azerbaijan – 1 belgium – 1 bermuda – 1 colombia – 1 egypt – 1 guatemala – 1 ireland – 1 jordan – 1 japan – 2 russia – 2 united arab emirates – 1 venezuela – 1. advertisement scroll to continue with content dressage team (10 nocs will be qualified to take part with a team consisting of a maximum of 3 riders and 3 horses as follows): australia brazil canada denmark *(composite team) spain *(composite team) great britain germany japan the netherlands switzerland sweden usa * â«compositeâ» qualified teams: 3 individuals qualified from the same nation from the olympic rankings to make up a team. individual (the following qualification places for individuals may only be allocated to nocs which have not qualified teams “directly”. each qualification place will be for 1 rider and 1 horse.) antigua – 1 austria – 2 belgium – 1 belarus – 1 finland – 1 france – 2 italy – 1 korea – 1 mexico – 1 south africa – 1 russia – 1. eventing team (10 nocs will be qualified to take part with a team consisting of a minimum of 3 riders and 3 horses, and a maximum of 5 riders and 5 horses, as follows): australia brazil canada france great britain germany ireland *(composite team) italy new zealand * (composite team) sweden usa * â«compositeâ» qualified teams: 3 individuals qualified from the same nation from the olympic rankings to make up a team. individual (the following qualification places for individuals may only be allocated to nocs which have not qualified teams. each qualification place will be for 1 rider and 1 horse.) argentina – 1 austria – 1 belgium – 2 belarus – 2 china/hong kong – 1 chile – 2 denmark – 1 jamaica – 1 japan – 1 the netherlands – 2 poland – 2 south africa – 1 russia – 2 switzerland – 1. the following 7 nations have qualified a team in all three disciplines: australia brazil canada great britain germany sweden usa. for further details and information, visit the fei website: