Dressage has overtaken eventing to become the second largest equestrian event at an Olymics for the fist time with the release Monday of validated entries for the Games opening in London in 11 days.
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) announced that athletes from 40 countries on six continents will compete in the equestrian events at London’s Greenwich Park.
Continuing the Olympic tradition, jumping is the strongest discipline with 26 nations represented.
For the first time, dressage has overtaken eventing and has the second highest number of nations taking part, with 23 compared to 22 for eventing.
Seven nations–Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the USA–will have teams in all three Olympic equestrian disciplines. Germany, the Netherlands, the USA and host nation Great Britain have qualified the maximum number of 13 riders.
The Olympic equestrian events will take place July 28 to Aug. 9.
Summary by discipline:
DRESSAGE
23 nations: AUS, AUT, BEL, BRA, CAN, DEN, ESP, FIN, FRA, GBR, GER, IRL, ITA, JPN, MAR, NED, NOR, NZL, POL, POR, SWE, UKR, USA
5 nations represented by a team and one individual: DEN, GBR, GER, NED, USA
10 teams (including the teams mentioned above): AUS, CAN, DEN, ESP, GBR, GER, NED, POL, SWE, USA
13 nations represented by individuals only: AUT, BEL, BRA, FIN, FRA, IRL, ITA, JPN, MAR, NOR, NZL, POR, UKR
50 riders
JUMPING
26 nations: ARG, AUS, AZE, BEL, BER, BRA, CAN, CHI, COL, EGY, FRA, GBR, GER, IRL, JOR, JPN, KSA, MEX, NED, POR, RUS, SUI, SWE, SYR, UKR, USA
15 teams: AUS, BEL, BRA, CAN, CHI, FRA, GBR, GER, KSA, MEX, NED, SUI, SWE, UKR, USA
11 nations represented by individuals only: ARG, AZE, BER, COL, EGY, IRL, JOR, JPN, POR, RUS, SYR
75 riders
EVENTING
22 nations: AUS, AUT, BEL, BLR, BRA, CAN, ECU, FRA, GBR, GER, IRL, ITA, JAM, JPN, NED, NZL, POL, RSA, RUS, SWE, THA, USA
13 teams: AUS, BEL, BRA, CAN, FRA, GBR, GER, IRL, JPN, NED, NZL, SWE, USA
9 nations represented by individuals only: AUT, BLR, ECU, ITA, JAM, POL, RUS, RSA, THA
75 riders
TOTAL: 200 riders: 76 women, 124 men
40 nations: ARG, AUS, AUT, AZE, BEL, BER, BLR, BRA, CAN, CHI, COL, DEN, ECU, EGY, ESP, FIN, FRA, GBR, GER, IRL, ITA, JAM, JOR, JPN, KSA, MAR, MEX, NED, NOR, NZL, POL, POR, RSA, RUS, SUI, SWE, SYR, THA, UKR, USA
(A previous version incorrectly identified the number of nations on dressage and eventing.)
The complete list of validated entries:
