This victory marked Great Britain’s third team title in the history of jumping at the Olympic Games; USA took silver and France bronze.
Found 1937 Results from FEI
There were a few surprises: the defending Olympic champions from Sweden placed 8th, Brazil was eliminated and Switzerland is out.
The Grand Prix competition decided the 10 nations qualified for Saturday’s Grand Prix Special, in which all teams will start from scratch.
As temperatures and humidity soar in Versailles, the FEI implements climate mitigation protocols to keep the equine athletes comfortable.
Germany’s Jung becomes the first three-time individual champion as eventing comes to a close at the Paris Olympics.
The draw deciding starting orders for the 15 countries has been held; the Grand Prix takes place over two days.
Germany’s Michael Jung moves into the individual lead but his country loses a rider on course; host France in silver medal position.
All eyes will be on Isabell Werth and her new ride (and secret weapon?) Wendy, plus some Olympic dressage facts and figures.
Eventing Dressage day proved exciting as two riders broke the Olympic record score set in 2000 by David O’Connor and Custom Made.
The Brits are the defending Olympic team champions, while Germany holds the record for most individual Olympic eventing titles.
