Equestrian events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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Equestrian events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan were held at the Tokyo Equestrian Park. There were eleven gender free events taking place: ten individual events and one mixed team event.
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| Equestrian at the XVI Paralympic Games | |
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Equestrian pictogram of the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
| Venue | Tokyo Equestrian Park Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Dates | 25–30 August 2021 |
| Competitors | 78 in 11 events |
The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1][2]
Qualification
Qualification was held from 1 January 2018 to 31 January 2020.[3]
- An NPC is allowed to have a maximum of four qualification slots:
- One eligible team of four athletes and minimum of three or maximum of four per individual events can contest.
- At least one athlete must be eligible to be in sport classes grade I, grade II or grade III.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team slots | ||||
| 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games[5] | 11–23 September 2018 |  Tryon | 3 top ranked teams 12 athletes |  Netherlands (NED) Great Britain (GBR) Germany (GER) |
| FEI Para Equestrian Team Ranking List Allocation[6] | 1 January 2019 – 31 January 2020 | - | 7 highest ranked teams 28 athletes | United States (USA) Austria (AUT) Belgium (BEL) Denmark (DEN) Italy (ITA) Sweden (SWE) RPC (RUS) |
| Para Equestrian Regional Team Ranking Allocation | - | Africa (1 team quota) | — | |
| Americas (1 team quota) |  Canada (CAN) | |||
| Asia (1 team quota) |  Singapore (SGP) | |||
| Oceania (1 team quota) |  Australia (AUS) | |||
| Individual qualification | ||||
| Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation Regional Distribution | 1 January 2019 – 31 January 2020 | — | 13 |  Brazil (BRA) Brazil (BRA) Hong Kong (HKG) Hong Kong (HKG) New Zealand (NZL) New Zealand (NZL) South Africa (RSA) South Africa (RSA) Finland (FIN) Latvia (LAT) Norway (NOR) Mexico (MEX) Saudi Arabia (KSA) |
| Bipartite Invitation Allocation | 16 March 2020 | — | 3 | Finland (FIN) France (FRA) Hong Kong (HKG) |
| Host Country Allocation | 7 September 2013 |  Buenos Aires | 4 |  Japan (JPN) |
| Reallocation | — | — | 6 |  Czech Republic (CZE) France (FRA) Ireland (IRL) Switzerland (SUI) Poland (POL) Portugal (POR) |
| Total | 78 | |||
Officials
Appointment of officials is as follows:[7]
- Dressage
Marco Orsini (Ground Jury President)
Jeannette Wolfs (Ground Jury Member)
Anne Prain (Ground Jury Member) - replaced 
Alison Pauline King
Kjell Myhre (Ground Jury Member)
Katherine Lucheschi (Ground Jury Member)
Marc Urban (Ground Jury Member) - replaced 
Suzanne Cunningham
Sarah Leitch (Ground Jury Member)- Hanneke Gerritsen (Technical Delegate)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Denmark (DEN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Medalists
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual championship test |
I | Roxanne Trunnell on Dolton (USA) |
Rihards Snikus on King of the Dance (LAT) |
Sara Morganti on Royal Delight (ITA) |
| Individual freestyle test |
Roxanne Trunnell on Dolton (USA) |
Rihards Snikus on King of the Dance (LAT) |
Sara Morganti on Royal Delight (ITA) | |
| Individual championship test |
II | Lee Pearson on Breezer (GBR) |
Pepo Puch on Sailor's Blue (AUT) |
Georgia Wilson on Sakura (GBR) |
| Individual freestyle test |
Lee Pearson on Breezer (GBR) |
Pepo Puch on Sailor's Blue (AUT) |
Georgia Wilson on Sakura (GBR) | |
| Individual championship test |
III | Tobias Jorgensen on Jolene Hill (DEN) |
Natasha Baker on Keystone Dawn Chorus (GBR) |
Rixt van der Horst on Findsley (NED) |
| Individual freestyle test |
Tobias Jorgensen on Jolene Hill (DEN) |
Natasha Baker on Keystone Dawn Chorus (GBR) |
Ann Cathrin Lübbe on La Costa Majlund (NOR) | |
| Individual championship test |
IV | Sanne Voets on Demantur (NED) |
Rodolpho Riskalla on Don Henrico (BRA) |
Manon Claeys on San Dior 2 (BEL) |
| Individual freestyle test |
Sanne Voets on Demantur (NED) |
Louise Etzner Jakobsson on Goldstrike B.J. (SWE) |
Manon Claeys on San Dior 2 (BEL) | |
| Individual championship test |
V | Michèle George on Best of 8 (BEL) |
Sophie Wells on Don Cara M (GBR) |
Frank Hosmar on Alphaville (NED) |
| Individual freestyle test |
Michèle George on Best of 8 (BEL) |
Frank Hosmar on Alphaville (NED) |
Regine Mispelkamp on Highlander Delights (GER) | |
| Team test to music |
Open | Great Britain Lee Pearson on Breezer Natasha Baker on Keystone Dawn Chorus Sophie Wells on Don Cara M |
Netherlands Frank Hosmar on Alphaville Sanne Voets on Demantur Rixt van der Horst on Findsley |
United States Roxanne Trunnell on Dolton Rebecca Hart on El Corona Texel Kate Shoemaker on Solitaer 40 |