Equestrian Preview
One of the only Olympic sports in which men and women compete against each other, equestrian is an ancient art that has been modernized for today’s Olympic landscape. The sport has three disciplines: dressage, eventing and jumping.
The United States has qualified teams and individuals in all three disciplines for this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo. Team USA qualified in jumping and dressage a result of winning team gold and silver, respectively, at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in North Carolina. The U.S. eventing team did so with a gold-medal finish at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
Since the 2014 World Equestrian Games, the U.S. jumping team has medaled in every major team championship. The U.S. dressage team has medaled in the last three major team championships, which also includes team gold at the 2015 Pan American Games and team bronze at the Olympic Games Rio 2016. Overall, U.S. equestrian athletes have consistently produced top finishes in high-level international competitions. Teams hope to continue that momentum and reach the podium in Tokyo.
The U.S. has a history of success at the Olympic Games and is tied with Germany for the most all-time Olympic medals. Team USA has earned 52 podium finishes at the Games, with 11 gold, 21 silver, and 20 bronze medals. At Rio 2016, the U.S. had two teams earn podium finishes — a silver in team jumping and a bronze in team dressage — and Phillip Dutton, riding Mighty Nice, earned bronze in individual eventing.
Updated on June 21, 2021. For more information, contact the sport press officer here.