Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping
The individual competition in show jumping at the 2012 Olympics in London was discharged Park from the 4th to the 8th of August 2012 at Greenwich. It came to 75 riders.
Unlike many championships, the Olympic show jumping competition did not start with a time jumping, but with a Jumping Competition. The result of this examination was a first in the individual competition, however, was relevant to the team score only for the boot order.
In the second and third part inspection it was the Nations Cup, which consisted of two jumping for errors. On both days, different courses were to dispute. On the first day of the Nations were the best 60 individual riders and all the team riders who were not among the best 60 in the first test run. On the second Nationenpreistag were the best eight Equipen the previous day and all riders eligible to place up to 45 of the previous individual classification results. Based on the result of the two Nations Cup rounds the team classification was decided.
For the finals in the individual competition, the top 35 individual riders qualified. It all points have been removed from the previous rounds, so that all tab again with zero penalties were at the start. However, only three riders were allowed per nation. On this day the riders had with their horses to contest a jumping competition with two rounds. For the second round of testing is qualified still the best 20 riders of the first circulation.
- 3.1 First Final Round
- 3.2 Second Round Final
- 3.3 jump-off for the silver medal
Title holders
Qualification
Round 1
August 4, 2012, 11:30 CEST clock Course Length: 510 meters Time limit: 82 seconds Qualifying for Round 2: to place 60
Christian Ahlmann (GER ) fails in the first qualifying round
Round 2
August 5, 2012, 12:00 CEST clock Course Length: 550 meters Time limit: 88 seconds Qualifying for Round 3: up to 45th place
Tiffany Foster's horse Victor was removed from the competition. It was found a hypersensitivity on the left hand front, the horse was excluded as not fit to compete from the competition.
Also Catherine Offel, a German woman who starts for the Ukrainian team, is leaving
For Penelope Leprevost ( FRA ) is closing
Tiffany Foster ( CAN) will be disqualified. My horse had been injured.
Round 3
August 6, 2012, 15:00 CEST clock Course Length: 550 meters Time limit: 88 seconds Qualification for the Final Round: at No. 35 ( up to three starters per country)
Final round
August 8, 2012, 13:00 CEST clock
First Final Round
Qualifying for the second final round: to place 20
The Swede Rolf -Göran Bengtsson, the reigning European champion, pulled his horse back Casall from the competition. In the veterinary examination before the finale, it was found that the Holsteiner Stallion was lame.
Defending champion Eric Lamaze ( CAN), here at the Games in 2008, is leaving.
The Frenchman Kevin Impounds fails
As Julia Hargreaves (AUS)
The Belgian Gregory Wathelet also differs from
Rolf- Göran Bengtsson (SWE ) had to cancel, because his horse was lame
Second Final Round
Jump-off for the silver medal
Full on the medal places
Cian O'Connor succeeded the first Irish medal in the Olympic equestrian sport. The 65- year-old Canadian Ian Millar, who finished the tournament in 9th place, took the tenth time since 1972 Summer Olympics in part. After the Games, the silver medal winner Gerco Schröder were several horses, including also London, revoked due to financial problems. Through an agreement between the bank and attorneys Schröder was able to ride again later tournaments on London. Cian O'Connor benefited from the disqualification of the horse Lantinus his compatriot Denis Lynch. Lynch's horse was suffering from a hypersensitivity to the leg, the Irish Pferdesportverband pulled Lynch's nomination back. Instead Lynch O'Connor single starting place was awarded.
Gerco Schröder ( NED) wins silver
Bronze for Cian O'Connor (IRL )
Kamal Bahamdan ( KSA) reached No. 4
As well as his team-mate Nick Skelton
Ian Millar ( CAN), No. 9, at 65 years the oldest participant at its tenth games
Ben Maher, the third Briton in the final, reached No. 9
Pius Schwizer (SUI ), also place 12
Together with Marcus Ehning (GER )
Paul Estermann (SUI ), 17th place
Simon Delestre ( FRA ) No. 19
Edwina Tops -Alexander (AUS), No. 20
Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA ), 22 Place