Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
In the Summer Paralympics in London in 2012 in a total of eleven decisions in dressage, the rider will be awarded with medals disability.
- 3.2.1 Grade Ia
- 3.2.2 Grade Ib
- 3.2.3 Grade II
- 3.2.4 Grade III
- 3.2.5 Grade IV
- 3.3.1 Grade Ia
- 3.3.2 Grade Ib
- 3.3.3 Grade II
- 3.3.4 Grade III
- 3.3.5 Grade IV
Grade
There are four degrees of the Disabled Horse riding:
- I, for riders whose limbs are only limited functionality, or that have a limited ability to balance. In this class also riders who are good arm functions, but lack of body balance may start.
- II, for riders with disabilities movement, but with some good arm functions.
- III, for blind riders with limited mobility.
- IV, for riders with visual impairments or limitations in one or two limbs.
Competitions and schedule
The competitions of the riders will be held from 30 August to 4 September 2012, which decisions will be held from September 1. The venue is the temporary equestrian stadium in Greenwich Park. Also where the Olympic equestrian competitions were held.
It take a total of 78 athletes at the Paralympic equestrian competitions, exclusively dressage competitions, in part. Men and women come here, as in the equestrian usual, together in a competition to. Thus, the starting field at eight athletes ( along with their horses ) than in Hong Kong four years earlier.
The athletes compete for 26 different nations. All qualified nations were allowed to send a team of four riders and their horses. Three nations - the team medalist at the World Equestrian Games 2010 ( UK, Germany and Denmark) - were also able to send a single starter together with his horse.
With eleven decisions, the program is the Summer 2008 Paralympics identical.
Decisions and outcomes
Team classification
Each team was composed of up to four riders per nation, the three best results were included in the ranking. Each team had to at least be associated with the levels of Ia, Ib or a Grade II rider. In addition, the provision that no more than three per team riders were allowed to belong to such a degree was considered.
The team score was decided in the exams from August 30 to September 2. For this rating were the team competition and the Championship test of all grades.
Final result
Scores: Championship test
The individual competition was separated from the team score. Two sets of medals will be awarded per grade, the first thereof in the championship tests. These take place on 1 and 2 September 2012.
Grade Ia
The Championship Test Grade Ia rider took place on September 2, 2012 starts at 16:15 local time clock. The gold medalist in 2008, the now 63 -year-old Anne Dunham, was no longer at the start. New Paralympic gold medalist is the British Sophie Christiansen, who won silver in 2008 and at the World Equestrian Games 2010 has already been single winner with her horse Rivaldo of Berkeley.
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Grade Ib
The decision of the Grade Ib rider was held on September 1, 2012 from 14:45 clock to local time. The defending champion and winner of last year duration, Lee Pearson, narrowly missing the win in front of his home crowd. This went to Joann Formosa from Australia. The bronze medal went to the Paralympics newbie Pepo Puch, the distance of the winner was less than one percent.
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Grade II
September 1, 2012 at 9:00 local time clock of the Championship test the Grade II rider was performed. The victory here went to the British Natasha Baker with Cabral. Nearly missed the victory the winner of 2008, Britta Näpel, this time Aquilina was riding. The winner of the World Equestrian Games in 2010, Petra van de Sande, was with another horse Fourth.
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Grade III
Start time of the Championship tests the Grade III rider was 13:45 local time clock, this test was conducted on September 2, 2012. The winner of the Paralympic Summer Games in 2008 and the World Equestrian Games in 2010, Hannelore Brenner, won with her mare Women of the World and the Championship test the Summer Paralympics 2012 case, the victory was not always safe. Meanwhile forgot burner the other end of the dressage test and had the arbitral tribunal shall ask what lesson sequence is to ride next.
The silver medalist in 2008 and 2010, Annika Lykke Dalskov, this time reached the third place. Steffen Zeibig that of Grade II joined the competition class grade III in 2011, reached the eighth place.
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Grade IV
The Championship Test Grade IV rider was on September 2, from 9:00 clock local time. The winner of 2008, Philippa Johnson, only reached 11th place with another horse. Sophie Wells, who won with Pinocchio gold at the World Equestrian Games in 2010, this time was second.
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Scores: Freestyle
The second set of medals per grade is awarded in the freestyle of the respective degrees. In these Küren the rider can put together the lessons of their prescribed levels individually for an examination. Even more difficult lessons that are not required by the control tasks, the competition classes of athletes can be installed.
Grade Ia
The conclusion of the dressage riders formed at the Summer Paralympics 2012 freestyle Grade Ia rider. This took place on September 4, 2012 starts at 16:15 local time clock. As in the British Championship Test Sophie Christiansen won the gold medal here.
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Grade Ib
The free program the Grade Ib rider was held on 3 September 2012 from 14:45 clock to local time. The gold medal went to this decision the world record holder pair of freestyle the Grade Ib, Pepo Puch with Feeling Fine. The winner of the freestyle of 2008 and the World Equestrian Games in 2010, Lee Pearson, won bronze. The silver medal secured the Finnish Katja Karjalainen.
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Grade II
On September 3, 2012 at 9:00 local time, the clock freestyle Grade II rider was discharged. The victory went, as in the Championship test, to Natasha Baker, who won this repeatedly, however, by a wide margin. The other two medals were won by German riders.
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Grade III
From 13.45 clock local time, the freestyle Grade III rider was conducted on September 4, 2012. Also in the freestyle Hannelore Brenner was able to defend their title with a lead of more than three percent. The two other medals are occupied by the riders who had won this already in the Championship test.
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Grade IV
On September 4, from 9:00 clock local time, the freestyle Grade IV rider was discharged. This test confirmed the first places the result of the Championship tests again won Michele George from Belgium. Sophie Wells, who also won in the freestyle at the World Equestrian Games 2010 Gold Pinocchio, was again second.
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