The team
eventing
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in
equestrian
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at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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in
Rio de Janeiro
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was held at
National Equestrian Center
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from 6 to 9 August.
The
French team of
Karim Laghouag,
Thibaut Vallette,
Mathieu Lemoine and
Astier Nicolas
Astier Nicolas (born 19 January 1989) is a French equestrian. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the team eventing and the silver in the individual eventing.
Biography
Astier Nicolas started h ...
won the gold medal.
Germany
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won the silver medal and
Australia
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took bronze.
Competition format
The team and individual eventing competitions used the same scores. Eventing consisted of a dressage test, a cross-country test, and a jumping test. The jumping test had two rounds, with only the first used for the team competition. Team eventing final scores were the sum of the three best overall individual scores (adding the three components) from the four-pair teams.
Schedule
Times are Brasília time
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, BRT (UTC−03:00)
Results
Standings after dressage
Note: The team penalties given above are for the top three in each team at this stage and may not tally with the final total scores. The final results are determined by adding the total scores of the top three team members at the end of the competition.
Standings after cross-country
Note: The team penalties given above are for the top three in each team at this stage and may not tally with the final total scores. The final results are determined by adding the total scores of the top three team members at the end of the competition.
Standings after jumping (Final Standings)
Final results below, determined by combining the three best overall scores for each team.
References
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Team eventing