Over the course of 16 days, 5,662 athletes from 42 countries in the Americas competed in the XV Pan American Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 13 through 29. Equestrian, one of 34 sports at the Games, saw approximately 100 horse and rider combinations from 18 countries–including the United States–competing for Team and Individual medals in the Olympic disciplines of showjumping, dressage and eventing.
Gold medalist Christopher Hickey (USA) aboard Regent
Not surprisingly, U.S. equestrians took home more medals than any other country. But acquiring medals wasn’t an easy ride. While the Americans found overwhelming victory in eventing and dressage, U.S. show jumpers were confronted with some insurmountable obstacles—namely Canada and Brazil.
Here’s a look at how the medals were awarded in Team and Individual competition for all three equestrian disciplines during the Games:
Team DressageGold: Team USA Silver: Team Canada Bronze: Team Brazil
Individual DressageGold: Christopher Hickey (USA) aboard RegentSilver: Lauren Sammis (USA) aboard SagaciousBronze: Yvonne Losos de Muniz (DOM) aboard Bernstein las Marismas
Dressage news report >>Team Eventing Gold: Team USA Silver: Team CanadaBronze: Team Brazil
Individual EventingGold: Karen O’Connor (USA) aboard Theodore O’ConnorSilver: Phillip Dutton (USA) aboard TruluckBronze: Gina Miles (USA) aboard McKinlaigh
Eventing news report >>Team Showjumping Gold: Team Brazil
Showjumping silver medalist Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) aboard Rufus
Silver: Team Canada Bronze: Team USA
Individual Showjumping Gold: Jill Henselwood (CAN) aboard Special Ed Silver: Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) aboard RufusBronze: Eric Lamaze (CAN) aboard Hickstead
Show Jumping news report >>
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