Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing explained

The individual eventing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place from 30 July to 2 August 2021 at the Baji Koen and Sea Forest Cross-Country Course.^[1] Like all other equestrian events, the eventing competition is open-gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. 65 riders from 29 nations are expected to compete.^[2]

Background

This will be the 25th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since it was introduced in 1912.

The two-time reigning Olympic champion is Michael Jung of Germany; Germany has won the last three events (Hinrich Romeike in 2008 before Jung in 2012 and 2016). The reigning (2018) World Champion is Rosalind Canter of Great Britain. Jung has been named to the German team.^[3]

An Olympics.com preview of equestrian (all events) provided the following overview:

Qualification

See main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified riders in the individual eventing. Quota places are allocated to the NOC, which selects the riders. There were 65 quota places available, allocated as follows:^[2]

• Teams (45 places): Each NOC that qualified in the team eventing event entered the 3 riders from the team in the individual eventing. (This included the host nation guarantee.)
• Ranking (20 places): The top 2 riders (excluding NOCs with qualified teams) in each of the 7 geographic regions were to receive a quota place, with 6 final quota places based on rankings regardless of geographic region.

Prior to the start of the competition, three riders withdrew: Aliaksandr Faminou of Belarus (with his horse Martinie),^[4] Katrin Khoddam-Hazrati of Austria (with her horse Cosma)^[5] and Jessica Phoenix of Canada (with her horse Pavarotti).^[6]

Competition format

The eventing competition features all 65 riders competing in three rounds (dressage, cross-country, and jumping) with the top 25 advancing to a second jumping round. Scores from the first three rounds are summed to determine finalists; scores from all four rounds are summed to give a final score for the finalists.^[7]

• Dressage test: A shortened dressage competition, with penalties based on the dressage score
• Cross-country test: A race over a 4.5 kilometres cross-country course. The time allotted is 8 minutes (570 metres per minute), with penalties assessed for exceeding that time. There are a maximum of 38 obstacles, with penalties assessed for faults. Staggered starts.
• Jumping test: A 600-metre show jumping course, with 11 or 12 obstacles (including double and triple jumps, with a maximum of 16 jumps total). Maximum height of obstacles is 1.25 metres. The required speed is 375 metres/minute (time limit of 1:36). Penalties are assessed for exceeding the time limit and for faults at the obstacles.
• Final jumping test: A shorter (360–500 metres) show jumping course. Maximum obstacles is 9, with maximum 12 jumps. The speed required is still 375 metres per minute. Obstacles may be slightly higher (1.30 metres).

Schedule

The event takes place over four days, with two days for the dressage followed by cross-country and jumping on the next two days.^[1]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).^[8]

Day	Date	Start	Finish	Phase
Day 7	Friday, 30 July 2021	8:00	11:10	Dressage Day 1 - Session 1
		17:30	20:55	Dressage Day 1 - Session 2
Day 8	Saturday, 31 July 2021	8:00	11:10	Dressage Day 2 - Session 3
Day 9	Sunday, 1 August 2021	8:30	11:55	Cross Country
Day 10	Monday, 2 August 2021	17:00	22:25	Jumping

Results

Standings after Dressage

Rank	Rider	Horse	Nationality	Dressage
1	Michael Jung	Chipmunk		21.10
2	Oliver Townend	Ballaghmor Class		23.60
3	Alex Huan Tian	Don Geniro		23.90
4	Julia Krajewski	Amande de B'Neville		25.20
5	Tim Price	Vitali		25.60
6	Laura Collett	London 52		25.80
7	Kazuma Tomoto	Vinci de la Vigne		26.10
8	Felix Vogg	Colero		26.70
9	Fouaad Mirza	Seigneur		28.00
9	Louise Romeike	Cato 60		28.00
11	Therese Viklund	Viscera		28.10
12	Tom McEwen	Toledo de Kerser		28.90
13	Christopher Six	Totem de Brecey		29.60
13	Andrew Hoy	Vassily de Lassos		29.60
15	Jesse Campbell	Diachello		30.10
16	Phillip Dutton	Z		30.50
17	Jonelle Price	Grovine de Reve		30.70
18	Alexandre Zelenko	Carlo Grande Jr		31.00
18	Małgorzata Cybulska	Chenaro		31.00
20	Boyd Martin	Tsetserleg		31.10
21	Marcelo Tosi	Glenfly		31.50
21	Merel Blom	The Quizmaster		31.50
21	Yoshiaki Oiwa	Calle 44		31.50
24	Shane Rose	Virgil		31.70
25	Kevin McNab	Don Quidam		32.10
26	Karim Laghouag	Triton Fontaine		32.40
27	Korntawat Samran	Bonero K		32.50
28	Lea Siegl	Fighting Line		32.60
29	Toshiyuki Tanaka	Talma d'Allou		32.70
30	Doug Payne	Vandiver		33.00
30	Janneke Boonzaaijer	Champ de Tailleur		33.00
32	Nicholas Touzaint	Absolut Gold		33.10
32	Jan Kaminski	Jard		33.10
34	Peter Flarup	Fascination		33.70
35	Miloslav Příhoda Jr.	Ferreolus Lat		33.80
36	Susanna Bordone	Imperial van de Holtakkers		33.90
37	Sandra Auffarth	Viamant du Matz		34.10
38	Sam Watson	Flamenco		34.30
39	Bao Yingfeng	Flandia		34.40
40	Ludwig Svennerstal	Balham Mist		35.00
41	Sun Huadong	Lady Chin van't Moerven Z		35.20
42	Colleen Loach	Qorry Blue d'Argouges		35.60
43	Rafael Losano	Fuiloda		36.00
44	Mélody Johner	Toubleu de Rueire		36.10
44	Andrey Mitin	Gurza		36.10
44	Carlos Parro	Goliath		36.10
47	Robin Godel	Jet Set		37.10
48	Lara de Liedekerke-Meier	Alpaga d'Arville		37.20
49	Austin O'Connor	Colorado Blue		38.00
50	Sarah Ennis	Woodcourt Garrison		38.10
51	Weerapat Pitakanonda	Carnival March		38.20
52	Vittoria Panizzon	Super Cillious		38.60
53	Victoria Scott-Legendre	Valtho des Peupliers		39.50
54	Lauren Billys	Castle Larchfield Purdy		39.90
55	Joanna Pawlak	Fantastic Frieda		40.50
56	Nicolas Wettstein	Altier d'Aurois		40.90
57	Arinadtha Chavatanont	Boleybawn Prince		42.40
58	Arianna Schivo	Quefira de l'Ormeau		42.90
59	Mikhail Nastenko	MP Imagine If		43.00
60	Miroslav Trunda	Shutterflyke		46.10
61	Thomas Heffernan Ho	Tayberry		46.70
62	Francisco Gaviño	Source de la Faye		47.70
	Katrin Khoddam-Hazrati	Cosma

Standings after Cross Country

Rank	Rider	Horse	Nationality	Dressage	Cross Country	Total
1	Oliver Townend	Ballaghmor Class		23.60	0.00	23.60
2	Julia Krajewski	Amande de B'Neville		25.20	0.40	25.60
3	Laura Collett	London 52		25.80	0.00	25.80
4	Tim Price	Vitali		25.60	1.20	26.80
5	Kazuma Tomoto	Vinci de la Vigne		26.10	1.60	27.50
6	Tom McEwen	Toledo de Kerser		28.90	0.00	28.90
7	Andrew Hoy	Vassily de Lassos		29.60	0.00	29.60
8	Christopher Six	Totem de Brecey		29.60	1.60	31.20
9	Shane Rose	Virgil		31.70	0.00	31.70
10	Michael Jung	Chipmunk		21.10	11.00	32.10
11	Karim Laghouag	Triton Fontaine		32.40	0.00	32.40
12	Jonelle Price	Grovine de Reve		30.70	2.00	32.70
13	Nicholas Touzaint	Absolut Gold		33.10	0.40	33.50
14	Boyd Martin	Tsetserleg		31.10	3.20	34.30
15	Kevin McNab	Don Quidam		32.10	2.80	34.90
16	Lea Siegl	Fighting Line		32.60	2.40	35.00
17	Phillip Dutton	Z		30.50	4.80	35.30
18	Alex Huan Tian	Don Geniro		23.90	12.00	35.90
19	Mélody Johner	Toubleu de Rueire		36.10	0.40	36.50
20	Austin O'Connor	Colorado Blue		38.00	0.00	38.00
21	Felix Vogg	Colero		26.70	11.80	38.50
22	Fouaad Mirza	Seigneur		28.00	11.20	39.20
23	Doug Payne	Vandiver		33.00	6.80	39.80
24	Marcelo Tosi	Glenfly		31.50	8.80	40.30
25	Vittoria Panizzon	Super Cillious		38.60	3.60	42.20
26	Colleen Loach	Qorry Blue d'Argouges		35.60	7.20	42.80
27	Jesse Campbell	Diachello		30.10	14.40	44.50
28	Susanna Bordone	Imperial van de Holtakkers		33.90	11.00	44.90
29	Arianna Schivo	Quefira de l'Ormeau		42.90	2.80	45.70
30	Jan Kaminski	Jard		33.10	12.80	45.90
31	Sam Watson	Flamenco		34.30	13.00	47.30
32	Sandra Auffarth	Viamant du Matz		34.10	22.40	56.50
33	Carlos Parro	Goliath		36.10	22.80	58.90
34	Victoria Scott-Legendre	Valtho des Peupliers		39.50	19.80	59.30
35	Toshiyuki Tanaka	Talma d'Allou		32.70	30.80	63.50
36	Miloslav Příhoda Jr.	Ferreolus Lat		33.80	30.60	64.40
37	Andrey Mitin	Gurza		36.10	30.00	66.10
38	Bao Yingfeng	Flandia		34.40	38.00	72.50
39	Sarah Ennis	Woodcourt Garrison		38.10	37.60	75.70
40	Sun Huadong	Lady Chin van't Moerven Z		35.20	42.00	77.20
41	Joanna Pawlak	Fantastic Frieda		40.50	45.20	85.70
42	Miroslav Trunda	Shutterflyke		46.10	42.00	88.10
43	Nicolas Wettstein	Altier d'Aurois		40.90	48.40	89.30
44	Alexandre Zelenko	Carlo Grande Jr		31.00	61.60	92.60
45	Peter Flarup	Fascination		33.70	67.20	100.90
46	Thomas Heffernan Ho	Tayberry		46.70	55.60	102.30
47	Mikhail Nastenko	MP Imagine If		43.00	76.40	119.40
48	Francisco Gaviño	Source de la Faye		47.70	75.60	123.30
-	Lara de Liedekerke-Meier	Alpaga d'Arville		37.20	Withdrew
-	Ludvig Svennerstål	Balham Mist		35.00	Withdrew
-	Rafael Losano	Fuiloda		36.00	Retired
-	Robin Godel	Jet Set		37.10	Retired
-	Małgorzata Cybulska	Chenaro		31.00	Eliminated
-	Janneke Boonzaaijer	Champ de Tailleur		33.00	Eliminated
-	Louise Romeike	Cato 60		28.00	Eliminated
-	Therese Viklund	Viscera		28.10	Eliminated
-	Yoshiaki Oiwa	Calle 44		31.50	Eliminated
-	Merel Blom	The Quizmaster		31.50	Eliminated
-	Korntawat Samran	Bonero K		32.50	Eliminated
-	Weerapat Pitakanonda	Carnival March		38.20	Eliminated
-	Lauren Billys	Castle Larchfield Purdy		39.90	Eliminated
-	Arinadtha Chavatanont	Boleybawn Prince		42.40	Eliminated

Standings after Jumping (Round 1)

Top 25 qualify for the final with a maximum of 3 riders per Nation (NOC).

Rank	Rider	Horse	Nationality	Dressage	Cross Country	Jumping 1	Total
1	Julia Krajewski	Amande de B'Neville		25.20	0.40	0.00	25.60
2	Oliver Townend	Ballaghmor Class		23.60	0.00	4.00	27.60
3	Tom McEwen	Toledo de Kerser		28.90	0.00	0.00	28.90
4	Andrew Hoy	Vassily de Lassos		29.60	0.00	0.00	29.60
5	Laura Collett	London 52		25.80	0.00	4.00	29.80
6	Christopher Six	Totem de Brecey		29.60	1.60	0.00	31.20
7	Kazuma Tomoto	Vinci de la Vigne		26.10	1.60	4.00	31.50
8	Michael Jung	Chipmunk		21.10	11.00	0.00	32.10
9	Jonelle Price	Grovine de Reve		30.70	2.00	0.00	32.70
10	Nicholas Touzaint	Absolut Gold		33.10	0.40	0.40	33.90
11	Kevin McNab	Don Quidam		32.10	2.80	0.00	34.90
12	Shane Rose	Virgil		31.70	0.00	4.00	35.70
13	Karim Laghouag	Triton Fontaine		32.40	0.00	4.00	36.40
14	Mélody Johner	Toubleu de Rueire		36.10	0.40	0.00	36.50
15	Boyd Martin	Tsetserleg		31.10	3.20	4.40	38.70
16	Tim Price	Vitali		25.60	1.20	12.00	38.80
17	Lea Siegl	Fighting Line		32.60	2.40	4.00	39.00
18	Austin O'Connor	Colorado Blue		38.00	0.00	4.00	42.00
19	Phillip Dutton	Z		30.50	4.80	8.00	43.30
20	Doug Payne	Vandiver		33.00	6.80	4.00	43.80
21	Alex Huan Tian	Don Geniro		23.90	12.00	8.80	44.70
22	Jesse Campbell	Diachello		30.10	14.40	0.40	44.90
22	Susanna Bordone	Imperial van de Holtakkers		33.90	11.00	0.00	44.90
24	Felix Vogg	Colero		26.70	11.80	8.00	46.50
25	Fouaad Mirza	Seigneur		28.00	11.20	8.00	47.20
26	Arianna Schivo	Quefira de l'Ormeau		42.90	2.80	4.00	49.70
27	Vittoria Panizzon	Super Cillious		38.60	3.60	8.00	50.20
28	Colleen Loach	Qorry Blue d'Argouges		35.60	7.20	8.00	50.80
29	Jan Kaminski	Jard		33.10	12.80	9.20	55.10
30	Sam Watson	Flamenco		34.30	13.00	8.00	55.30
31	Sandra Auffarth	Viamant du Matz		34.10	22.40	0.00	56.50
32	Carlos Parro	Goliath		36.10	22.80	4.00	62.90
33	Miloslav Příhoda Jr.	Ferreolus Lat		33.80	30.60	4.00	68.40
34	Toshiyuki Tanaka	Talma d'Allou		32.70	30.80	12.00	75.50
35	Bao Yingfeng	Flandia		34.40	38.00	5.60	78.10
36	Sarah Ennis	Woodcourt Garrison		38.10	37.60	4.00	79.70
37	Sun Huadong	Lady Chin van't Moerven Z		35.20	42.00	9.60	86.80
38	Andrey Mitin	Gurza		36.10	30.00	26.00	92.10
39	Miroslav Trunda	Shutterflyke		46.10	42.00	13.60	101.70
40	Peter Flarup	Fascination		33.70	67.20	4.00	104.90
41	Nicolas Wettstein	Altier d'Aurois		40.90	48.40	16.00	105.30
42	Thomas Heffernan Ho	Tayberry		46.70	55.60	17.20	119.50
43	Mikhail Nastenko	MP Imagine If		43.00	76.40	14.40	133.80
44	Francisco Gaviño	Source de la Faye		47.70	75.60	12.00	135.30
	Marcelo Tosi	Glenfly		31.50	8.80	Withdrew
	Victoria Scott-Legendre	Valtho des Peupliers		39.50	19.80	Withdrew
	Alexandre Zelenko	Carlo Grande Jr		31.00	61.60	Withdrew
	Joanna Pawlak	Fantastic Frieda		40.50	45.20	Eliminated

Final Results after Jumping (Round 2)

Rank	Rider	Horse	Nationality	Dressage	Cross Country	Jumping 1	Jumping 2	Total
	Julia Krajewski	Amande de B'Neville		25.20	0.40	0.00	0.40	26.00
	Tom McEwen	Toledo de Kerser		28.90	0.00	0.00	0.40	29.30
	Andrew Hoy	Vassily de Lassos		29.60	0.00	0.00	0.00	29.60
4	Kazuma Tomoto	Vinci de la Vigne		26.10	1.60	4.00	0.40	31.90
5	Oliver Townend	Ballaghmor Class		23.60	0.00	4.00	4.80	32.40
6	Nicholas Touzaint	Absolut Gold		33.10	0.40	0.40	0.00	33.90
7	Christopher Six	Totem de Brecey		29.60	1.60	0.00	4.00	35.20
8	Michael Jung	Chipmunk		21.10	11.00	0.00	4.00	36.10
9	Laura Collett	London 52		25.80	0.00	4.00	8.00	37.80
10	Shane Rose	Virgil		31.70	0.00	4.00	4.00	39.70
11	Jonelle Price	Grovine de Reve		30.70	2.00	0.00	9.20	41.90
12	Karim Laghouag	Triton Fontaine		32.40	0.00	4.00	8.80	45.20
13	Austin O'Connor	Colorado Blue		38.00	0.00	4.00	4.00	46.00
14	Kevin McNab	Don Quidam		32.10	2.80	0.00	12.00	46.90
15	Lea Siegl	Fighting Line		32.60	2.40	4.00	8.00	47.00
16	Doug Payne	Vandiver		33.00	6.80	4.00	4.40	48.20
17	Mélody Johner	Toubleu de Rueire		36.10	0.40	0.00	13.20	49.70
18	Susanna Bordone	Imperial van de Holtakkers		33.90	11.00	0.00	5.60	50.50
19	Felix Vogg	Colero		26.70	11.80	8.00	5.20	51.70
20	Boyd Martin	Tsetserleg		31.10	3.20	4.40	13.60	52.30
21	Phillip Dutton	Z		30.50	4.80	8.00	10.80	54.10
22	Jesse Campbell	Diachello		30.10	14.40	0.40	9.60	54.50
23	Fouaad Mirza	Seigneur		28.00	11.20	8.00	12.40	59.60
24	Tim Price	Vitali		25.60	1.20	12.00	21.60	60.40
25	Alex Huan Tian	Don Geniro		23.90	12.00	8.80	17.60	62.30

Notes and References

1. Web site: Equestrian Competition Schedule . Tokyo 2020 . 29 June 2021 . 3 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210703172907/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/schedule/equestrian-schedule . dead .
2. Web site: Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Equestrian Eventing . FEI . 30 June 2021.
3. Web site: Olympische Spiele Tokio: Kandidaten für die Vielseitigkeit benannt . de . Deutsche Reiterliche Vereinigung . 21 June 2021 . 22 June 2021.
4. Web site: Our Olympians 2021, Continuing the Tradition!. be. Belarusian Equestrian Federation. 30 June 2021. 3 July 2021.
5. Web site: 2021-07-31. No start for Katrin Khoddam-Hazrati: horse Cosma did not go lame-free. 2021-07-31. Tiroler. de.
6. News: Jessica Phoenix and Pavarotti withdraw from Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games . . 28 July 2021 . 14 August 2021.
7. Web site: FEI Regulations for Equestrian Events at the Olympic Games.
8. Web site: Schedule - Equestrian Tokyo 2020 Olympics . Olympian Database . 2 March 2020.