2000
Olympic Games - Sydney (AUS)
Equestrian Sports
Olympic Qualification
update - 22-Sep-99 - CN
EVENTING
Quota : A maximum
of 96 riders and 96 horses (+ 15 reserve horses)
QUALIFICATION
PROCEDURE - EVENTING
1. TEAM COMPETITION
15 NFs will be qualified to take part with a team consisting of
4 riders and 4 horses or 3 riders and 3 horses, as follows:
| A.
|
The
host nation |
AUS
(1) |
| B.
|
The
6 best placed teams from the WEG 1998 excluding AUS
|
NZL
(2)
FRA (3)
USA (4)
SWE (5)
IRL (6)
ITA (7) |
| C.
|
The
best placed teams, from the Groups mentioned below, at the
1999 Pan American Games (Winnipeg - CAN) excluding the teams
qualified as above |
| |
a)
|
Olympic
Qualification Group D |
none
|
| |
b)
|
Olympic
Qualification Group E |
BRA
(8) |
| D.
|
The
best placed team from 1999/2000 Asia Pacific Championship,
excluding teams qualified as above (FEI Approved event)
|
JPN
(9) |
| E.
|
The
3 best placed teams from the 1999 European Championship, excluding
teams qualified as above |
GBR
(10)
GER (11)
BEL (12) |
| F.
|
Further
teams to make up a total of 15 teams, will become qualified
from the Three Day Event World Championship 1998 team placing,
after the requirements of B above have been satisfied.
|
DEN
(13)
ESP (14)
SUI (15) |
| TOTAL
|
15
|
1.1. Completion
of Quota - Teams - Eventing
If completion of the team quota will be required, either to fill-up
the 15 spaces available or following the cancellation of team
entries by a nation, it will be achieved in the following order
of priority:
- Further nations
will become qualified from the competitions in C, D and E above,
in equal proportion to the number of teams having started in
each competition. In case of equal rights the FEI Executive
Board will have the final decision, on the recommendation of
the FEI Three Day Event Committee. (Only NED has the possibility
to fill-up the quota as it is the only NF, in addition to those
mentioned under C, D and E above, that has completed as a team
an Olympic Qualifying competition)
- an NF not qualified
as per above that has a minimum of 4 riders who have obtained
the minimum requirements for participation in the Olympic Games
will become qualified to fill up the quota as per decision of
the FEI Executive Board acting on the advice of the Three Day
Event Committee.
2. INDIVIDUAL
COMPETITION
36 Individual competitors are qualified to take part in the Individual
competition, each competitor with one horse, and a maximum of
3 riders per nation.
All 3 competitors will be allowed to ride in both the Individual
and team competition if they ride a different horse in each competition.
The NFs of competitors from the FEI approved World Ranking for
Three Day Event Riders (of 3 & 4 star events) counting from
1st January 1999 to the deadline for confirmation of
qualification to NOCs of 1st March 2000, will be qualified
to enter competitors as follows:
| A.
|
Each
NFs of the competitor placed first in the FEI World Ranking
for Three Day Event Riders in each Region will become qualified
to enter 1 Individual as follows: |
| |
a)
|
North-western
Europe - Olympic Qualification Group A |
(1)
|
| |
b)
|
South-western
Europe - Olympic Qualification Group B |
(2)
|
| |
c)
|
Eastern
and Central Europe - Olympic Qualification Group C
|
(3)
|
| |
d)
|
North
America - Olympic Qualification Group D |
(4)
|
| |
e)
|
South
America - Olympic Qualification Group E |
(5)
|
| |
f)
|
South
East Asia and Oceania - Olympic Qualification Group G
|
(6)
|
| B.
|
NFs
will become qualified to enter further Individuals according
to the position of individuals from each NF in the FEI World
Ranking for Three Day Event Riders from the Global Ranking
list to make up a total of 36 Individuals. |
(+)
|
| TOTAL
|
36
|
2.1. Completion
of Quota - Individual Competition - Eventing
Please refer to Bulletin 1/99.
3. RIDERS RANKING LIST FOR THREE DAY EVENT
The point system to be used for establishing the Riders Ranking
list for Eventing has been published in the FEI Olympic Regulations
(Annex E-1) and will be published in an FEI Bulletin. The standing
as of 1st March 2000 will count.
4. REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFYING PERIOD - EVENTING
Please refer to Bulletin 1/99.
FEI
Olympic Qualifying GROUPS
| |
NATIONAL
FEDERATIONS |
| Olympic
Group A
(North-western Europe)
|
Denmark
Finland
Germany |
Great
Britain
Iceland
Ireland |
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden |
| Olympic
Group B
(South-western Europe)
|
Andorra
Austria
Belgium
France |
Italy
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Monaco |
Portugal
San Marino
Spain
Switzerland |
| Olympic
Group C
(Central & Eastern Europe)
|
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Greece |
Hungary
Israel (D3)
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldavia
Romania |
Russia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Poland
Ukraine
Uzbekistan |
| Olympic
Group D
(North America)
|
Antigua
Bahamas
Barbados |
Bermuda
(D2)
Canada
Jamaica |
Trinidad
& Tobago
USA
Virgin Islands |
| Olympic
Group E
(South America)
|
Argentina
(D1)
Bolivia
Brazil (D1)
Chile (D1)
Colombia (D2)
Costa Rica (D2)
Cuba |
Dominican
Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala (D2)
Honduras
Mexico (D2)
Nether. Antilles |
Panama
Paraguay
Peru (D2)
Puerto Rico
Venezuela
Uruguay (D1) |
| Olympic
Group F
(Africa/Middle
east)
|
Algeria
Bahrain
Botswana
Congo
Egypt
Ethiopia
Iran
Jordan
Kenya |
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritius
Morocco
Namibia
Oman
Pakistan
Qatar |
Saudi
Arabia
Senegal
South Africa (D1)
Sudan
Syria
Tunisia
U. Arab Emirates
Zambia
Zimbabwe |
| Olympic
Group G
(South East
Asia)
|
Australia
(D3)
Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia |
Japan
(D3)
Korea (D3)
Malaysia
Mongolia
Myanmar |
New
Zealand (D3)
People's Rep. China
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand |
(D1, D2, D3)
Division of regions for the Dressage Challenge
|
Federation
Equestre Internationale 
