Who was likely to win a medal?
The Olympic team showjumping format of just three riders was the same as at the previous Olympics in Tokyo and made the competition more difficult to predict. Ahead of the Games, H&H’s showjumping editor thought the main contenders for medals in the team competition would be Sweden, Britain, USA, Ireland, Switzerland and France, and the team podium was made up of Britain, USA and France.
Did Britain have a good chance of winning a medal?
We predicted that Great Britain would have a good chance of winning a medal, and the team brought home gold, although there were no Brits on the individual medal podium this time.
How many riders in an Olympic showjumping team?
There were three horse and rider combinations in each team with all scores to count, plus one reserve who could be substituted in under certain circumstances.
Who were the Olympic showjumping judges in Paris?
Italy’s Frances Hesketh-Jones was the president of the showjumping ground jury in Paris. He was joined by Patrice Alvado (FRA), Harrij Braspenning (NED), David Distler (USA) and Karoly Fugli (HUN). The limb sensitivity liaison judge was Manuel Carvalho Martins of Portugal.
Who were the other Olympic showjumping officials?
The Paris showjumping course designer was Spain’s Santiago Varela, who was working alongside France’s Gregory Bodo. The jumping technical delegate was Guilherme Nogueira Jorge of Brazil.
The jumping chief steward was Maria Hernek of Sweden, who was working with Ireland’s Charles Maudlin. The overall chief steward of the Games was Cesar Hirsch of Venezuela.
Essential reading
• H&H’s beginners’ guide: what is showjumping at the Olympics
• The Olympic showjumping format
When did showjumping become an Olympic sport?
Equestrian jumping events were initially seen at the Olympics in the 1900 Games in Paris, when they included individual jumping, high jump and long jump, before returning in the more familiar form of dressage, eventing, and showjumping at the 1912 Games in Stockholm, since when they have been a regular feature.
