Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Team jumping
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The team jumping in equestrian at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held at Greenwich Park from 4 to 6 August.[1]
| Team jumping at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Greenwich Park |
| Date | 4–6 August 2012 |
| Competitors | 60 from 15 nations |
| Medalists | |
Great Britain's team consisting of Scott Brash, Peter Charles, Ben Maher and Nick Skelton won the gold medal in a jump-off, the first win in the event for Great Britain since 1952. The Netherlands won silver and Saudi Arabia took bronze — the only medal of the 2012 Games for the latter.
Competition format
Five rounds of jumping were conducted in total. The second and third rounds were used for the team jumping event. Final rankings were based on the sum of scores of the three best riders from both rounds. A jump-off would be held to break a tie for any of the medal positions.[2]
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 4 August 2012 | 10:30 | Qualification |
| Sunday, 5 August 2012 | 11:00 | Team round 1 |
| Monday, 6 August 2012 | 14:00 16:37 | Team round 2 Jump-off |
Participants
Medalists
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: | |||
 Great Britain |
 Netherlands |
 Saudi Arabia | |||
| Scott Brash | Hello Sanctos | Marc Houtzager | Tamino | Ramzy Al Duhami | Bayard van de Villa There |
| Peter Charles | Vindicat | Gerco Schroder | London | Abdullah bin Mutaib Al Saud | Davos |
| Ben Maher | Tripple X | Maikel Van Der Vleuten | Verdi | Kamal Bahamdan | Noblesse des Tess |
| Nick Skelton | Big Star | Jur Vrieling | Bubalo | Abdullah Waleed Sharbatly | Sultan |