Tokyo, Japan – August 3, 2021 – It’s showtime for showjumping at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The most important discipline, amongst all equestrian sports, takes center stage this Tuesday at the Baji Koen Equestrian Park. The first Individual jumping competition is just just hours away, starting at 19:00 (6:00 am EST New York time), serving as the qualifier for the Individual Final on Wednesday, August 4.
SHOWJUMPING SCHEDULE
Individual Competition
Individual Qualifier – Tuesday, August 3 at 6 a.m. EST New York Time
Individual Final – Wednesday, August 4 at 6 a.m. EST New York Time
Team Competition
Team Qualifier – Friday, August 6 at 6 a.m. EDT New York Time
Format for the Individual Competition
The Individual Final is open to the 30 best-placed athletes from the first Individual competition and will be Table A, one round against the clock, with a jump-off for the medal placings if there is a tie on penalties. All athletes start on a zero score in the Individual Final and starting order will be in reverse order of merit following the first Individual competition.
Format for the Team Competition
The first Team competition is open to *20 teams of three athletes and all teams will start on a zero score. It will take place on 6 August and is a qualifier for the Team Final on 7 August.
The best 10 teams, including those tied for tenth place, will qualify for the Team Final.
Facts & Figures
Team France are the defending Olympic champions having clinched gold for only the second time in Olympic history at the Rio 2016 Games.
Germany however holds the record for the greatest number of Olympic gold medals, with 5 Individual and 8 team titles since Jumping joined the Olympic programme in 1900.
35 countries
*19 teams (Australia will not participate in the team competition due to the doping case of one of their team members)
75 horse/athlete combinations
16 countries represented by individuals
Jumping Course Designer is Spain’s Santiago Varela.
Teams will consist of three athlete/horse combinations with all three scores counting for the result, no drop score this time.
Tokyo 2020 Equestrian pages
Equestrian Show Jumping – www.olympic.org/equestrian-jumping
Sources: FEI – Fédération Equestre Internationale / Olympics.org
Photo: © FEI / Christophe Taniére
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