Equestrian events at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification explained

The 200 quota places for equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics were divided between the three disciplines (75 for jumping, 65 for eventing, and 60 for dressage). Teams in each discipline consisted of three horse and rider pairs; any NOC that qualified a team (20 teams for jumping, 15 each for eventing and dressage) also received 3 entries in the individual competition for that discipline. NOCs that did not qualify teams could earn one individual place in dressage and jumping, and up to two individual places in eventing, for a total of 15 entries in jumping and dressage and 20 for eventing. Teams qualify primarily through specific competitions (World Equestrian Games and continental tournaments), while individuals qualify through rankings. The host nation, Japan, automatically qualified a team in each discipline.[1] [2] [3]

Timeline

The following is a timeline of the qualification events for the equestrian events at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Event Date Venue
September 11–23, 2018 Tryon
Group C eventing qualification event May 23–26, 2019 Baborówko
Groups F/G eventing qualification event Saumur
May 23 – October 13, 2019 Various
Group C dressage qualification event June 20–23, 2019 Moscow
Group C1 jumping qualification event June 26–30, 2019
Group C2 jumping qualification event Budapest
July 26 – August 11, 2019 Lima
Group G jumping qualification event August 12–13, 2019 Valkenswaard
August 19–25, 2019 Rotterdam
August 28 – September 1, 2019 Luhmühlen
October 3–6, 2019 Barcelona
Group F jumping qualification event October 10–13, 2019 Rabat
Group F dressage qualification event October 24–27, 2019 Exloo
End of FEI ranking period December 31, 2019

Qualification summary

Nation Individual Team Total
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33
3339
325
22
3137
1337
3216
112
336
11
235
3115
112
11
33
11
11
3339
3339
3339
11
11
1337
33
1315
3339
11
11
11
134
134
3238
336
11
33
314
11
325
11
112
11
3115
11
3339
1337
11
11
33
112
3339
Total: 50 NOCs 60 65 75 15 15 20 200

Dressage

Team

Event Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation 1
September 11–23, 2018 6




2019 European Dressage Championships Groups A/B August 19–25, 2019 2

Group C qualification event June 20–23, 2019 1
2019 Pan American Games Groups D/E July 26 – August 11, 2019 1
Group F qualification event October 24–27, 2019 0
2018 FEI World Equestrian Games Group G September 11–23, 2018 1
Composite teams December 31, 2019 3

Total 15

Individual

Event Vacancies Qualified
Team Members 45 See above
FEI Olympic Athletes Ranking – Dressage
Group A (North Western Europe) 1
Group B (South Western Europe) 2
Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia) 2

Groups D/E (Americas) 4



Group F (Africa & Middle East) 2
Group G (South East Asia, Oceania) 2

Additional 2
Total 60

– Brazil and South Africa initially qualified a team, but failed to provide the NOC Certificate of Capability by December 31, 2019. As a result, their team quotas got reallocated to Composite teams, while Brazil and South Africa received one individual spot each from the respective regional groups.

– Ireland withdrew their team spot, which got reallocated to Belgium.

– Norway, Belarus and New Zealand withdrew their individual spots, which got reallocated to Italy, Estonia and Singapore, respectively.

– Bermuda failed to confirm the minimum eligibility requirements (MER). Their quota place got reallocated to Chile.

Eventing

Team

Event Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation 1
September 11–23, 2018 6




2019 European Eventing Championships Groups A/B August 28 – September 1, 2019 2
Group C qualification event May 23–26, 2019 1
2019 Pan American Games Groups D/E July 26 – August 11, 2019 2
Groups F/G qualification event May 23–26, 2019 2
2019 Eventing Nations CupMay 23 – October 13, 2019 Various 1
Total 15

Individual

Event Vacancies Qualified
Team Members 45 See above
FEI Olympic Athletes Ranking – Eventing
Group A (North Western Europe) 2
Group B (South Western Europe) 2
Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia) 2
Group D (North America; English Caribbean) 2
Group E (Central & South America)2

Group F (Africa & Middle East) 1
Group G (South East Asia, Oceania) 2
Additional 7





Total 65

– Chile and Pakistan failed to confirm the minimum eligibility requirements (MER). Their quota places got reallocated to Ecuador and Austria, respectively.

Jumping

Team

Event Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation 1
September 11–23, 2018 6




2019 European Jumping Championships Groups A/B August 19–25, 2019 3

Group C1 qualification event June 26–30, 2019 1
Group C2 qualification event 1
2019 Pan American Games Groups D/E July 26 – August 11, 2019 3


Group F qualification event October 10–13, 2019 2

Group G qualification event August 12–13, 2019 2
October 3–6, 2019 1
Total 20

Individual

Event Vacancies Qualified
Team Members 60 See above
4


FEI Olympic Athletes Ranking – Jumping
Group A (North Western Europe) 2
Group B (South Western Europe) 2
Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia) 2
Group F (Africa & Middle East) 2
Group G (South East Asia, Oceania) 2
Additional 1
Total 75

– Ukraine initially qualified a team, but failed to provide the NOC Certificate of Capability by December 31, 2019. As a result, their team quota got reallocated to Czech Republic, while Ukraine received an individual spot from the respective regional group.

– Canada and Qatar were disqualified from the respective qualifiers due to positive doping cases.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Dressage. FEI. 28 October 2019. 23 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Eventing. FEI. 14 October 2019. 23 November 2019.
  3. Web site: Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Jumping. FEI. 14 October 2019. 23 November 2019. 28 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210728124316/https://inside.fei.org/system/files/Tokyo%202020%20-%20Qualification%20System%20-%20JUMPING%20-%2014Oct%202019.pdf. dead.