Equestrian_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics
Equestrian events at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Equestrian at the Olympics
Quick Facts Equestrian at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, Venue ...
Equestrian at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |
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Venue | Georgia International Horse Park |
Dates | 23 July – 4 August 1996 |
No. of events | 6 |
Competitors | 219 from 30 nations |
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The Equestrian events were held at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, United States, 30 miles or 50 km east of Atlanta. For the first time in Olympic history, the three-day event individual and team events were held as two separate competitions. A rider could compete in both events. This format would continue on to the 2000 Olympics.[1]
More information Event, Gold ...
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More information Rank, Nation ...
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
5 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
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Appointment of officials was as follows:[2]
- Dressage
- Linda Zang (Ground Jury President)
- Uwe Mechlem (Ground Jury Member)
- Jan Peeters (Ground Jury Member)
- Bernard Maurel (Ground Jury Member)
- Eric Lette (Ground Jury Member)
- Jumping
- John Ammermann (Ground Jury President)
- José Alvarez de Bohorques (Ground Jury Member)
- Franz Pranter (Ground Jury Member)
- Francis Michielsen (Ground Jury Member)
- Linda Allen (Course Designer)
- Olaf Petersen (Technical Delegate)
- Eventing
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1996 Atlanta Equestrian Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2020.