The FEI today announced and confirmed the Group winners which opened a Rio Olympic slot for their national federation. One slot in the top 6 of the final individual slots is still to be confirmed following an investigation into the controversial scoring at the 2016 CDI Lier last weekend.
In a document released on 6 March 2016, the FEI announced the "list of qualified nations, according to the Qualification procedures of each discipline - FEI Regulations for Equestrian Events at the Olympic Games, 24th Edition, effective for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games."
The Dressage Teams – Qualification System entails that 10 NOCs will obtain “direct” qualification; 9 team quota places will be allocated through team championships or a special qualification event and one 1 as a Host Nation place, as per the table below. A team consists of minimum 3 athletes/horses and maximum of 4 athletes/horses.
Dressage Teams – Qualification System
- Host Nation Brazil
1. BRA - The 3 best ranked teams at the 2014 World Equestrian Games excluding the team qualified above
2. GER
3. GBR
4. NED - The 3 best ranked teams from the 2015 European Championship from Olympic Groups A, B and/or C excluding Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and teams qualified above
5. ESP
6. SWE
7. FRA - The best ranked team from FEI Olympic Groups D or E of the 2015 Pan-American Games, excluding the teams qualified above
8. USA - Only if Olympic Groups F and/or G have not qualified a team at the 2014 World Equestrian Games, the best ranked team from Olympic Group F or G at the 2014 World Equestrian Games is directly qualified.
If Olympic Groups F and/or G have already qualified a team at the 2014 World Equestrian Games, this team quota place will be added to the 2014 World Equestrian Gamesso that the 4 best ranked teams from the 2014 World Equestrian Games are directly qualified.
9. AUS - The best ranked team from:
FEI Olympic Group F or FEI Olympic Group G or
FEI Olympic Group C countries Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
at the FEI approved special qualification event, excluding the teams qualified above.
10. JPN - TOTAL = 40 ATHLETES - 10 TEAMS
One "composite" team has qualified for the Olympics. “Composite” qualified teams are teams are made up of minimum 3 to maximum 4 individuals qualified from the same NOC from the FEI Olympic Athletes Ranking - Dressage to make up a team.
Dressage Individuals – Qualification System
Only NOCs which have not obtained “direct” team qualification are eligible to qualify for individual quota places. Each athlete can qualify a maximum of one (1) quota place for his/her NOC.
- FEI Olympic Athletes Ranking – Dressage (allocation through FEI Olympic Groups)
The point system, including the list of events, to be used for establishing the FEI Olympic Athletes Ranking – Dressage, will be published by 1 January 2015 and distributed to NOCs/NFs.
The FEI Olympic Athletes Ranking – Dressage is limited to the best 4 results per athlete/horse combination in these events, within the period from 9 March 2015 to 6 March 2016 included.
For FEI Olympic Groups A, B, C (6 quota places):
- The NOCs of the athletes placed first and second in each of the Groups A, B and C on the FEI Olympic Athletes Ranking
– Dressage (by group) will each obtain 1 individual quota place.
Group A: 2 DEN (Composite team)
Group B: 1 AUT, 1 BEL
Group C: 2 RUS
For FEI Olympic Groups D, E (4 quota places):
- The NOCs of the athletes placed first in each Group D and E on the FEI Olympic Athletes Ranking – Dressage (by group) will each obtain 1 individual quota place.
Group D: 1 CAN
Group E: 1 DOM
- The NOCs of the highest ranked athletes in each of the Groups D and E in the Grand Prix at the 2015 Pan-American Games will each obtain one 1 individual quota place..
Group D: 1 CAN
Group E: 1 MEX
For FEI Olympic Groups F, G (4 quota places):
- The NOCs of the athletes placed first in each Group F and G on the FEI Olympic Athletes Ranking – Dressage (by group) will each obtain 1 individual quota place..
- The NOCs of the highest ranked athletes in each of the Groups F and G at the Grand Prix at the FEI approved special qualification event will obtain each 1 individual quota place
Group F: 1 PLE
Group G: 1 NZL
Group F: 1 RSA
Group G: 1 KOR - FEI Olympic Athletes Ranking – Dressage (allocation through overall ranking)
6 quota places will be allocated to the NOCs of the best ranked athletes in the FEI Olympic Ranking Athletes - Dressage. The ranking will not include:
- the athletes from NOCs which have qualified a team
- the athletes that qualified an individual quota place for their FEI Olympic Group at the 2015 Pan-American Games
Individual Championships or the special qualification event
- the athletes that qualified an individual quota place for their FEI Olympic Group through the FEI Olympic Athletes Ranking
– Dressage (allocation through FEI Olympic Groups) An NOC may qualify a maximum of 4 athletes/horses.
1 ITA
1 IRL
1 SUIT
2 DEN (Composite team)
+ 1 TO BE CONFIRMED
View the official FEI document here.
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