The team jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

took place from August 15 to 18, at the Hong Kong Sports Institute

Hong Kong Sports Institute

The Hong Kong Sports Institute is a sports institute in the Fo Tan, Sha Tin district of Hong Kong. It was the site of equestrian events of the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:**...

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The second and third rounds of show-jumping from the individual jumping event were used to determine scores for the team round. The best three scores from teams having more than three competing pairs were used to determine the team score.

Medalists

Gold:		Silver:		Bronze:
Laura Kraut Laura Kraut Laura Kraut is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic champion.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Kraut won the gold medal as part of the United States team with her horse Cedric in team jumping, together with McLain Ward, Will Simpson, and Beezie Madden.In 2010 Kraut was featured in...	Cedric	Mac Cone Mac Cone Mac Cone is a Canadian show jumper.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Cone won the silver medal as part of the Canadian team in team jumping, together with Jill Henselwood, Eric Lamaze, and Ian Millar....	Ole	Christina Liebherr Christina Liebherr Christina Liebherr is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. She won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-References:...	No Mercy
Beezie Madden Beezie Madden Elizabeth Madden is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic winner from Cazenovia, New York....	Authentic	Jill Henselwood Jill Henselwood Jill Henselwood is a Canadian show jumper.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Henselwood won the silver medal as part of the Canadian team in team jumping, together with Mac Cone, Eric Lamaze, and Ian Millar.She currently lives in Oxford Mills, Ontario.Her horse, an Oldenberg gelding named...	Special Ed	Pius Schwizer Pius Schwizer Pius Schwizer is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-External links:*...	Nobless M
Will Simpson Will Simpson (equestrian) William Simpson is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic champion.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Simpson won the gold medal as part of the United States team in team jumping, together with McLain Ward, Laura Kraut, and Beezie Madden.In 2010 Simpson was featured in the...	Carlsson Vom Dach	Eric Lamaze Eric Lamaze Eric Lamaze is a Canadian show jumper. He and his best known horse, Hickstead, completed the rare feat of only having one rail during the entire Olympic Games.-Early life:...	Hickstead Hickstead (horse) Hickstead was a stallion ridden by Canadian Eric Lamaze. With rider Lamaze, he was an Olympic gold and silver medalist in show jumping. Hickstead was owned by Torrey Pines and Ashland Stables Inc....	Niklaus Schurtenberger Niklaus Schurtenberger Niklaus Schurtenberger is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen....	Cantus
McLain Ward McLain Ward McLain Ward is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic champion.Official website: http://mclainward.com...	Sapphire	Ian Millar Ian Millar Ian Millar, CM is a Canadian show jumping world champion and Olympic silver medalist. Due to his longevity and accomplishments, he is often nicknamed "Captain Canada" in his sport. He is tied with Austrian sailor Hubert Raudaschl for most Olympic appearances .-Biography:Millar was born in Halifax,...	In Style	Steve Guerdat Steve Guerdat Steve Guerdat is an Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-External links:*...	Jalisca Solier

Results

The first round of the competition were held on August 17, 2008. The eight highest ranked teams in the first round progressed to the second round, which was held on August 18, 2008.

Rank	Name	Round 1		Round 2		Team Total Penalties	Jump-off
		Penalties		Penalties			Penalties		Time
		Individual	Team	Individual	Team		Individual	Team	Individual	Team
	McLain Ward McLain Ward McLain Ward is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic champion.Official website: http://mclainward.com...   Laura Kraut Laura Kraut Laura Kraut is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic champion.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Kraut won the gold medal as part of the United States team with her horse Cedric in team jumping, together with McLain Ward, Will Simpson, and Beezie Madden.In 2010 Kraut was featured in...   Will Simpson Will Simpson (equestrian) William Simpson is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic champion.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Simpson won the gold medal as part of the United States team in team jumping, together with McLain Ward, Laura Kraut, and Beezie Madden.In 2010 Simpson was featured in the...   Beezie Madden Beezie Madden Elizabeth Madden is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic winner from Cazenovia, New York....	0 4 8 11	12	4 0 8 4	8	20	0 0 0 DNS	0	37.05 39.86 38.50	115.41
	Mac Cone Mac Cone Mac Cone is a Canadian show jumper.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Cone won the silver medal as part of the Canadian team in team jumping, together with Jill Henselwood, Eric Lamaze, and Ian Millar....   Jill Henselwood Jill Henselwood Jill Henselwood is a Canadian show jumper.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Henselwood won the silver medal as part of the Canadian team in team jumping, together with Mac Cone, Eric Lamaze, and Ian Millar.She currently lives in Oxford Mills, Ontario.Her horse, an Oldenberg gelding named...   Eric Lamaze Eric Lamaze Eric Lamaze is a Canadian show jumper. He and his best known horse, Hickstead, completed the rare feat of only having one rail during the entire Olympic Games.-Early life:...   Ian Millar Ian Millar Ian Millar, CM is a Canadian show jumping world champion and Olympic silver medalist. Due to his longevity and accomplishments, he is often nicknamed "Captain Canada" in his sport. He is tied with Austrian sailor Hubert Raudaschl for most Olympic appearances .-Biography:Millar was born in Halifax,...	12 18 0 4	16	WD 0 4 0	4	20	DNS 4 0 DNS	4	40.32 36.35	76.67
	Christina Liebherr Christina Liebherr Christina Liebherr is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. She won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-References:...   Pius Schwizer Pius Schwizer Pius Schwizer is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-External links:*...   Niklaus Schurtenberger Niklaus Schurtenberger Niklaus Schurtenberger is a Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen....   Steve Guerdat Steve Guerdat Steve Guerdat is an Swiss equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in team jumping following the disqualification of Norwegian rider Tony André Hansen.-External links:*...	4 4 4 4	12	23 5 8 5	18	30
=4	Angelique Hoorn Angelique Hoorn Angelique Hoorn is a Dutch show jumper.As a newcomer Hoorn reached the fourth position at the 2000 Dutch National Show Jumping Championships, announcing her appearance for the upcoming years. Together with her horse Hascal she won the 2001 Championship in Papendal...   Marc Houtzager Marc Houtzager Marc Houtzager is a Dutch show jumper.Houtzager competed in the 2002 Show Jumping World Cup circuit and won the meeting in Dublin. After that he kept on riding international tournaments, but never succeeded on World Cup level again. In 2008 he and his team mates became Dutch national champion in...   Vincent Voorn Vincent Voorn Vincent Voorn is a Dutch show jumper. His father is Albert Voorn who also competed as an international show jumper....   Gerco Schroder Gerco Schröder Gerco Bernardus Schröder is a Dutch show jumping equestrian.Gerco Schröder represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he took part in the individual jumping competition and the show jumping team event alongside Wim Schröder, Leopold van Asten and Gert-Jan Bruggink...	4 1 16 12	17	8 5 27 4	17	34
=4	Christian Ahlmann Christian Ahlmann Christian Ahlmann is a German equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.During the 2008 Summer Olympics, Ahlmann's horse tested positive for the banned substance capsaicin along with the horses of three other riders, and was subsequently suspended from the Games...   Marco Kutscher Marco Kutscher Marco Kutscher is a German equestrian athlete who originally finished fourth in the show jumping competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, but was moved to third place and received a bronze medal after Irish gold medal winner Cian O'Connor was stripped of his medal after a doping...   Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum is an American-born German equestrian who competes at the international level in show jumping....   Ludger Beerbaum Ludger Beerbaum Ludger Beerbaum is an internationally successful German rider who competes in show jumping, and has been ranked the No. 1 Show Jumper in the world by the FEI on multiple occasions....	8 13 4 8	20	4 19 4 6	14	34
6	Nick Skelton Nick Skelton Nicholas "Nick" Skelton is a British Showjumper with over 30 years experience.-Biography:...   Tim Stockdale Tim Stockdale Tim Stockdale is an English equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.He competes in international competitions and rides a number of horses, owned by both himself and others...   Ben Maher Ben Maher Ben Maher is an English equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.Ben is married. His wife is Kathleen Maher, a model and a show jumper as well. Together they live in Great Britain.-2010:...   John Whitaker	8 4 4 DNS	16	13 8 0 DNS	21	37
7	Peter Eriksson  Lotta Schultz  Helena Lundback  Rolf-Göran Bengtsson Rolf-Göran Bengtsson Rolf-Göran Bengtsson is a Swedish show jumper. He won a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the individual jumping, and also a silver medal in the team jumping event at the 2004 Summer Olympics....	8 5 12 0	13	4 20 17 4	25	38
8	Peter McMahon  Laurie Lever Laurie Lever Laurie Lever is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Australia. He was selected for the 2008 Summer Olympics at the age of 60, making him the oldest member of Australia's 2008 team and one of the oldest people to make an Olympic debut. He will compete in jumping at Beijing aboard...   Edwina Alexander Edwina Alexander Edwina Tops-Alexander is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Australia. Her coach and husband is former Dutch champion Jan Tops and she uses the Netherlands as her base for most of the year....   Matt Williams Matt Williams (equestrian) Matt Williams is an Australian equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he came in 21st individually and 7th with the Australian team....	16 16 0 4	20	DNS 4 0 17	21	41
9	Alberto Michan  Antonio Chedraui  Enrique Gonzalez  Federico Fernandez Federico Fernández (equestrian) Federico Fernández is an equestrian showjumper.He represented his country in the 2004 Summer Olympics in both the individual and team jumping events....	9 8 16 9	26
10	Stein Endresen Stein Endresen Stein Endresen is a Norwegian show jumping competitor.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Endresen originally won the bronze medal as part of the Norwegian team in team jumping, together with Morten Djupvik, Geir Gulliksen, and Tony Andre Hansen...   Morten Djupvik Morten Djupvik Morten Djupvik is a Norwegian show jumping competitor.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Djupvik originally won the bronze medal as part of the Norwegian team in team jumping, together with Stein Endresen, Geir Gulliksen, and Tony Andre Hansen...   Geir Gulliksen Geir Gulliksen Geir Gulliksen is a Norwegian show jumping competitor.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Gulliksen originally won the bronze medal as part of the Norwegian team in team jumping, together with Morten Djupvik, Stein Endresen, and Tony Andre Hansen...   Tony Andre Hansen Tony André Hansen Tony Andre Hansen is a Norwegian show jumping competitor.-Beijing Olympics Controversy:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Hansen initially won the bronze medal as part of the Norwegian team in team jumping, together with Morten Djupvik, Stein Endresen, and Geir Gulliksen.However, after...	4 12 12 DSQ	28	12 4 5 DSQ	21
11	Aleksandr Onishchenko  Jean-Claude Van Geenberghe Jean-Claude Van Geenberghe Jean-Claude Van Geenberghe was a Belgian-Ukrainian equestrian who competed in the sport of show jumping.-External links:*...   Bjorn Nagel Björn Nagel Björn Nagel is a German-Ukrainian equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. Since 2006 he competes for Ukraine .-External links:*...   Katharina Offel	EL 8 9 17	34
12	HH F. Al Shalan  Kamal Bahamdan  HRH A. Al Saud  Ramzy Al Duhami	18 15 30 5	38
13	Katie McVean  Kirk Webby  Sharn Wordley  Bruce Goodin	45 8 25 12	45
14	Patrick Lam  Samantha Lam Samantha Lam Samantha Lam is a Chinese-Canadian equestrian. She competed for Hong Kong at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...   Kenneth Cheng	9 29 21	59
15	Huang Zuping Huang Zuping Huang Zuping is an Olympic equestrian sportsman for China. His best performance is coming 6th place at the 2008 Germany Hagen Qualification. He will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the show jumping events....   Zhang Bin Zhang Bin (equestrian) Zhang Bin is an Olympic equestrian sportsman for China. His best performance is winning the 2005 National Games - individual/team jumping events. He will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the show jumping events....   Zhao Zhiwen Zhao Zhiwen Zhao Zhiwen is an Olympic equestrian sportsman for China. His best performance is winning gold at the 2005 National Games - team jumping event. He will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the show jumping...   Li Zhenqiang Li Zhenqiang Li Zhenqiang is a Chinese Olympic equestrian.-Achievements:-References:*http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/911...	36 31 32 39	99
EL	Pedro Veniss  Bernardo Alves Bernardo Alves Bernardo Cardoso de Resende Alves is a show jumping rider from Brazil.- Early life :He is the son of João Baptista Ribeiro de Resende Alves and Maria José Cardoso. His interest in the sport of show jumping began at age four on a visit to a farm. He began to learn the sport at this age under the...   Camila Benedicto  Rodrigo Pessoa Rodrigo Pessoa Rodrigo Pessoa is an equestrian and show jumper from Brazil. He is an accomplished rider backed by his 50 Grand Prix wins and a total of in prize money during his career. Rodrigo Pessoa is the son of equestrian and show jumper Nelson Pessoa.- Riding career :Rodrigo first competed in 1981 at...	EL 12 13 DSQ	EL

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Tony André Hansen

Tony Andre Hansen is a Norwegian show jumping competitor.-Beijing Olympics Controversy:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Hansen initially won the bronze medal as part of the Norwegian team in team jumping, together with Morten Djupvik, Stein Endresen, and Geir Gulliksen.However, after...

's horse Camiro tested positive for use of capsaicin, Norway has been stripped of their bronze medals.