Rio 2016 Olympics: Jumping Day 1 Results
Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)
August 14, 2016
Brazil and German jumped clean to lead the competition. Team USA sits in a tie for eighth place.
Brazil and German jumped clean to lead the competition. Team USA sits in a tie for eighth place.
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USA collects dressage team bronze behind gold-medal winning Germany and silver medalist team Great Britain.
Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro (GBR) hold the lead with a score of 85.071.
Phillip Dutton and Mighty Nice take third to gold-medal-winning Michael Jung of Germany.
Germany earned the silver, and Australia claimed bronze.
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Australia topped both the eventing team and individual rankings after cross-country concluded Monday.
A solid ride by Ingrid Klimke maintained team Germany’s lead as eventing dressage drew to a close on Sunday.
The pair from Great Britain hold the lead on a score of 37. Germany leads the team competition with 122 points.
Three team horses–one each from Germany, New Zealand, and Sweden–have been withdrawn; reserve horses will compete.
The news comes following confirmation that none of the five have previous horse or human anti-doping rule violations.
Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat will ride the same horse he did in London four years ago: Nino des Buissonnets.
World record holders Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro (GBR) will face stiff competition in Rio.
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Reigning Olympic champion Michael Jung (GER) and the rest of the field will kick off the competition on Aug. 6.
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