Date: 5th August – 21st August 2016
Venue: Rio Equestrian Centre
The 2016 Olympic Games were held in Rio de Janeiro the first time the games have been held in South America. The Equestrian competition takes place at the Rio Olympic Equestrian Centre. The Olympic Equestrian Centre at Deodoro was built for the 2007 Pan American Games. Modernised and expanded for the Rio 2016 Games, it includes a main arena for jumping, dressage and eventing, cross country course, training arenas and on-site veterinary clinic. It covers a total of over a million square metres.
New Zealand is represented by an Eventing Team of four riders and a individual Dressage rider.
RIDER | HORSE | EVENT | PLACE |
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Clarke Johnstone | Balmoral Sensation | Eventing Individual | 6th |
Clarke Johnstone | Balmoral Sensation | Eventing Team | 4th |
Jonathan Paget | Clifton Lush | Eventing Team | DNC |
Jonelle Price | Faerie Dianimo | Eventing Team | 4th |
Jonelle Price | Faerie Dianimo | Eventing Individual | 17th |
Julie Brougham | Vom Feinsten | Dressage Grand Prix | 44th |
Sir Mark Todd | Leonidas II | Eventing Team | 4th |
Sir Mark Todd | Leonidas | Eventing Individual | 7th |
Tim Price | Ringwood Sky Boy | Eventing Individual | DNF |
Tim Price | Ringwood Sky Boy | Eventing Team | 4th |