Olympics: Eventing Dressage

Team & Individual Eventing Dressage

Individual Eventing

Tokyo gold medalist Julia Krajewski will have a chance to defend her title in Paris after it was announced that she would replace Sandra Auffarth as a member of Germany’s eventing team. While Krajewski became the first woman to capture the Olympic individual eventing title in Tokyo, she will face fierce competition if she is going to repeat that feat this summer.

Great Britain’s Rosalind Canter will be one of the gold medal favorites heading into Pari and enters her first Olympic games as the FEI’s top ranked eventing athlete. Canter also captured the individual eventing title at the 2023 European Championships. Canter will face stiff competition from Tokyo silver medalist and British teammate Tom McEwen, who will return to competition in Paris as the No. 3-ranked eventing athlete in the world by the FEI. He will look to secure his third Olympic medal with another successful Games this summer. Notably absent for Great Britain is No. 2 ranked Oliver Townend, who pulled out from contention citing his horse’s “welfare and happiness.”

Boyd Martin of the United States is also poised for a strong competition, entering as the world No. 6. Martin will compete in his fourth games after securing his best results in Tokyo with sixth in the team event. He will be joined by fellow American Caroline Pamukcu who secured the individual eventing title at the 2023 Pan American Games ahead of her Olympic debut. Pamukcu will be the youngest rider for Team USA.

Team Eventing

Great Britain is poised to defend its Olympic title after ending a 50-year team eventing gold medal drought in Tokyo. Joining both McEwan and Canter on the British team is Laura Collett, who won gold at both the Tokyo Olympics and 2023 European Championship as a member of Great Britain’s eventing team. The British boast incredible depth in the eventing competition, with 10 of the world’s top 20 eventing athletes.

Host-nation France is also primed for a strong showing after narrowly missing out on silver in 2020. The French team grabbed bronze in Tokyo as well as at the 2023 European Eventing Championship and will hope to continue its success in front of the home crowd. Leading France will be five-time Olympian and world No. 12 Nicolas Touzaint, who won team gold in 2004 along with his Tokyo bronze medal. He will be joined by Tokyo teammate Karim Laghouag and first-time Olympian Stephane Landois.

The United States has put together a strong team after finishing off the podium in Tokyo. In 2022, the squad grabbed silver at the 2022 FEI World Eventing Championships, securing their first medal in the event in 20 years. Traveling reserve Liz Halliday-Sharp will complete the U.S. team after replacing Will Coleman, who’s horse was pulled from competition for health reasons.

*Eventing rankings as of July 3, 2024.

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*Please note: Times here are South African, and end times are best guess