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Equestrian At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Individual Dressage
The individual dressage event, part of the equestrian program at the 1996 Summer Olympics, was held from 26 July to 3 August 1996, at the Georgia International Horse Park, in Conyers, Georgia. Like all other equestrian events, the dressage Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined b ... competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. 48 horse and rider pairs were entered, with round one scores from team event. Medalists Results Grand Prix Test Top 25 riders advanced to round two. Held 26 and 27 July. The first round was the Grand Prix Test. Each of the 48 pairs went through a series of movements in the sandy arena, with judges in five different positions observing the movements and giving percentage scores based on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equestrian At The 1996 Summer Olympics
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. Medal summary Medal table Officials Appointment of officials was as follows: ;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 * Giovanni Grignolo (Ground Jury President) * Jack Le Goff (Ground Jury Member) * Patrick Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |