Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Summary
| Nation | Individual | Team | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dressage | Eventing | Jumping | Dressage | Eventing | Jumping | ||
 Australia | 3 | 5 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
 Austria | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
 Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Argentina | 2 | 2 | |||||
 Belarus | 2 | 2 | |||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 1 | 5 | 4 | X | X | 10 | |
 Bermuda | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Brazil | 1 | 5 | 4 | X | X | 10 | |
 Canada | 3 | 5 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
 Chile | 4 | X | 4 | ||||
 Colombia | 2 | 2 | |||||
 Denmark | 4 | X | 4 | ||||
 Ecuador | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Egypt | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Finland | 1 | 1 | |||||
 France | 1 | 5 | 4 | X | X | 10 | |
 Germany | 4 | 5 | 4 | X | X | X | 13 |
 Great Britain | 4 | 5 | 4 | X | X | X | 13 |
 Ireland | 1 | 5 | 2 | X | 8 | ||
 Italy | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
 Jamaica | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Japan | 1 | 5 | 2 | X | 8 | ||
 Jordan | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Morocco | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Mexico | 4 | X | 4 | ||||
 Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 4 | X | X | X | 11 |
 Norway | 1 | 1 | |||||
 New Zealand | 2 | 5 | X | 7 | |||
 Poland | 3 | 1 | X | 4 | |||
 Portugal | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
 Russia | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
 Saudi Arabia | 4 | X | 4 | ||||
 South Africa | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Spain | 3 | X | 3 | ||||
 Sweden | 3 | 5 | 4 | X | X | X | 12 |
 Switzerland | 4 | X | 4 | ||||
 Syria | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Thailand | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Ukraine | 1 | 4 | X | 5 | |||
 United States | 4 | 5 | 4 | X | X | X | 13 |
| Total: 40 NOCs | 50 | 75 | 75 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 200 |
Dressage
An NOC may enter 3 athletes if they qualified for the team competition. The quota places for top ranked riders in the geographic groups must go to riders from nations without a qualified team. The additional individual qualifying spots are based on the FEI Ranking and can go to any NOC, up to a maximum of 4 riders. If a team obtains 3 individual quota places, it may also be allowed to enter the team competition.[1]
Team
| Event | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | – | 1 | Great Britain | |
| World Equestrian Games | Sep 25 – Oct 10, 2010[2] | Lexington | 3 | Netherlands Germany United States |
| European Championship Groups A, B & C | Aug 17 – 21, 2011 | Rotterdam | 3 | Sweden Spain Denmark |
| Pan-American Games Group D/E | Oct 14 – 30, 2011 | Guadalajara | 1 | Canada Colombia |
| Group F/G Qualifiers | October 28, 2011 | Sydney | 1 | Australia New Zealand |
| November 2, 2011 | Ermelo | |||
| Composite Teams | Poland* | |||
| TOTAL | 9 | |||
Individual
| FEI Rankings (March 1, 2012) | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Team Members | 27 | |
| FEI Olympic Athletes Ranking – Dressage (established March 1, 2012) | ||
| Top Ranked Group A (North Western Europe) | 1 | Norway |
| Top Ranked Group B (South Western Europe) | 1 | Austria |
| Top Ranked Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia) | 1 | Ukraine |
| Top Ranked Group D (North America; English Caribbean) | 1 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
| Top Ranked Group E (Central & South America) | 1 | Brazil |
| Top Ranked Group F (Africa & Middle East) | 1 | Morocco |
| Top Ranked Group G (South East Asia, Oceania) | 1 | Japan |
| Additional | 17 | Germany Italy Great Britain Portugal Belgium Poland Poland France Netherlands Finland New Zealand* New Zealand* Poland* Ireland** United States** Austria** Denmark*** Finland* |
| TOTAL | 50 | |
* New Zealand withdrew its team and decided to nominate only two individual riders. As a result, Poland qualified a third individual rider and was admitted into the team competition. New Zealand later withdrew one of those individual quotas allowing Finland to qualify.
** No riders from the Colombian team reached the minimum qualification standard, so three individual quota places were added.
*** No riders from Antigua and Barbuda reached the minimum qualification standard, so one individual quota place was added.
Eventing
An NOC may enter up to 5 athletes if they qualified for the team competition. Individual qualification quota places may only go to nations without a qualified team, up to a maximum of 5. Should an NOC obtain 3 or more quota places in this manner, it may be allowed to participate in the team competition.[3] The Netherlands, Australia and Ireland have qualified a team by this route.
Team
| Team Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | – | 1 | Great Britain | |
| World Equestrian Games | Sep 25 – Oct 10, 2010[2] | Lexington | 5 | Canada New Zealand United States Germany Belgium |
| European Eventing Championship Groups A, B & C | Aug 25 – 28, 2011 | Luhmühlen | 2 | France Sweden |
| Pan-American Games Group D/E | Oct 13 – 30, 2011 | Guadalajara | 1 | Brazil Argentina |
| FEI Group F/G Eventing championship | Sep 8 – 11 2011 | Blenheim (Oxon)[4] | 1 | Japan |
| Qualification through multiple individual qualifications | - | - | 3 | Australia Ireland Netherlands |
| TOTAL | 13 | |||
Individual
| FEI Rankings (March 1, 2012) | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Team Members | up to 50 | |
| Top Ranked Group A (North Western Europe) | 1 | Netherlands |
| Top Ranked Group B (South Western Europe) | 1 | Italy |
| Top Ranked Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia) | 1 | Belarus |
| Top Ranked Group D (North America; English Caribbean) | 1 | Jamaica |
| Top Ranked Group E (Central & South America) | 1 | Ecuador |
| Top Ranked Group F (Africa & Middle East) | 1 | South Africa |
| Top Ranked Group G (South East Asia, Oceania) | 1 | Australia |
| Additional | 13+5* | Australia Australia Australia Australia Netherlands Netherlands Thailand Italy Ireland Austria Ireland Russia Ireland Ireland* Poland* Ireland* Belarus* Russia* |
| TOTAL | 75 |
* Argentina withdrew its team.
Jumping
An NOC may enter up to 4 athletes if they qualified for the team competition. Individual qualification quota places may only go to nations without a qualified team, up to a maximum of 2.[5]
Team
| Team Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | – | 1 | Great Britain | |
| World Equestrian Games 5 best ranked teams | Sep 25 – Oct 10, 2010[2] | Lexington | 5 | Germany France Belgium Brazil Canada |
| World Equestrian Games – best Group C or G team | 1 | Australia | ||
| Best Group C or G team from the 2011 FEI selected Olympic Qualification event | July 10, 2011 | Aachen | 1 | Ukraine |
| European Jumping Championship Groups A & B | Sep 13 – 18, 2011 | Madrid | 3 | Netherlands Sweden Switzerland |
| Pan-American Games | Oct 13 – 30, 2011 | Guadalajara | 3 | United States Mexico Chile |
| Best combined score from World Equestrian Games and 2011 FEI selected Olympic Qualification event (Group F) | Dec 27 – 30, 2011 |  Doha | 1 | Saudi Arabia |
| TOTAL | 15 | |||
Individual
| Individual Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team members | 60 | – | ||
| World Equestrian Games, Group F | Sep 25 – Oct 10, 2010 | Lexington | 2 | Egypt Syria |
| World Equestrian Games, Group G | 1 | Japan | ||
| Group G FEI Select Olympic Qualification event | July 10, 2011 | Aachen | 1 | Japan |
| Pan-American Games, Group D | Oct 13 – 30, 2011 | Guadalajara | 1 | Bermuda |
| Pan-American Games, Group E | 4 | Colombia Colombia Argentina Argentina | ||
| Group F FEI Select Olympic Qualification event | Dec 27 – 30, 2011 | Doha | 1 | Jordan |
| Olympic Qualification Ranking, Group A & B | March 1, 2012 | – | 3 | Ireland Ireland Portugal |
| Olympic Qualification Ranking, Group C | 2 | Azerbaijan Russia | ||
| TOTAL | 75 | |||
References
- ↑ "Qualification System – Games of the XXX Olympiad – Dressage" (PDF). FEI. 26 Jul 2011. Retrieved 6 Aug 2011.
- 1 2 3 9 teams qualify for equestrian at 2012 Olympics, USA Today, October 13, 2010
- ↑ "Qualification System – Games of the XXX Olympiad – Eventing" (PDF). FEI. 19 Apr 2011. Retrieved 6 Aug 2011.
- ↑ http://www.blenheim-horse.co.uk/how-get-blenheim
- ↑ "Qualification System – Games of the XXX Olympiad – Jumping" (PDF). FEI. 11 Jul 2011. Retrieved 6 Aug 2011.