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Rio 2016 Olympics showjumping
The Rio Olympics showjumping competition is run over four days, with the first three counting towards the team medals. Only the top 35 riders after the first three days go forward to the individual competition, which is run over two rounds on a single day to decide the individual medals.
Read our beginners’ guide to Olympic showjumping
View the Olympic showjumping horse and rider entries
Olympic showjumping timetable
- 14 August: first qualifier (UK time: 2pm – 5.45pm)
- 16 August: team round one (UK time: 2pm – 5.30pm)
- 17 August: team round two, plus medal ceremony (UK time: 2pm – 4.45pm)
- 19 August: individual final, plus medal ceremony (UK time: 2pm – 6.45pm)
Horse & Hound will be providing interactive written commentary during all four days of the Olympic showjumping competition.
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Say what? The quotes from 2016 that put a smile on our face (or got us thinking)
A year's worth of reporting by Horse & Hound garners some memorable quotes from our top riders, whether in Rio or on home soil
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The placid stallion who yawns when it's time to work: behind the scenes after Big Star's homecoming
Spa treatments and selfies but he has to wait his turn for dinner – we find out how Big Star is coping with his new celebratory status back at home
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William Funnell: The golden moment *H&H VIP*
Horse & Hound's showjumping columnist discusses gold medals, the British performance in Rio and Big Star
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Olympic champion Nick Skelton eyes Rolex Grand Slam
He’s received a hero’s welcome back home and the 'Skelfie' has gone viral, now the new Olympic champion tells us he’s got his eye on one very big prize — but it doesn’t involve sequins, unfortunately…
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Geoff Billington: Skelton planned, prepared and delivered *H&H VIP*
Horse & Hound's guest showjumping columnist reflects on Nick Skelton's Rio success
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Nick Skelton 'amazed' by calls for him to be crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year
The Rio 2016 gold medallist said it would be an 'honour for showjumping' and Sir AP McCoy is among those backing Nick for the accolade
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Tales from Rio: 'He's the most brave breeding stallion in the world'
Meet the rider who preferred football as a youngster and whose Rio horse has had to get over his fear of water jumps
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'He looked after me and helped me out' — and more emotional quotes from Rio
The Olympics can do funny things to the most stoic of people. And so it's no surprise, that when it comes the equestrian sport, we're an emotional wreck...
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Alice Collins’ Rio blog: ‘I cried. Then I got a ‘Skelfie’ with the Olympic champion’
H&H's journalist at the Rio Olympics witnesses a performance more than the sum of its parts — and loses a few stone in the process
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Big Star: the 'runaway train' who neighs at jumps
Get to know the 13-year-old stallion who carried Nick Skelton to individual glory in Rio
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Nick Skelton and Big Star win GOLD in Rio showjumping showdown
The Brit came off best in a six-horse jump-off at the Olympics today in Rio
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H&H Live: Replay Rio Olympics showjumping individual final
Follow the jumping action from the individual final at the Rio Olympic Games via our live and interactive written commentary service
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Big Star’s ‘a bit rusty’ but Nick Skelton is in gold medal position in Rio
Both British riders make it through to the final round, where the individual Rio showjumping medals will be decided today
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What time do British showjumpers Nick Skelton and Ben Maher go for individual medals today in Rio?
All the essential info you need to follow today's individual medal showdown
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Olympic showjumper to retire from national team
'He's a legend in his own lifetime, a complete horseman and a man who is deeply involved in the development of the sport'
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Tales from Rio: ‘We had no money; I did Polly Pocket commercials to pay for lessons’
Meet the friendly, fun and bouncy jet-setting rider of Ben Maher’s former horse Tripple X III who used to act in ads for toys
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Rio showjumping: France lands another team gold medal, plus there's a jump-off for bronze
The French riders secured top spot today without their final rider having to jump, while there was a thrilling jump-off for bronze
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Britain's Nick Skelton and Ben Maher both qualify for Rio showjumping individual final
There was good news for Team GB at the Olympics today as Britain's two showjumpers still in the contest both pulled off good rounds to qualify for the individual medal decider on Friday
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H&H Live: Rio Olympics showjumping team round two
Follow the jumping action from the second team round at the Rio Olympic Games via our live and interactive written commentary service
