The individual show jumping event, part of the equestrian program at the 2000 Summer Olympics, was held from 25 September–1 October 2000 at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre 45 miles outside of Sydney, Australia. Like all other equestrian events, the jumping competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. There were 74 competitors from 28 nations. Each nation could have up to 4 riders. The event resulted in a three-way tie for first and a medal jump-off. Dutch riders Jeroen Dubbeldam and Albert Voorn finished first and second in that jump-off, earning the Netherlands' first gold medal and second silver medal in individual jumping. Khaled Al Eid earned Saudi Arabia's first medal in the event with his bronze, finishing third in the jump-off.

Background

This was the 21st appearance of the event, which had first been held at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been held at every Summer Olympics at which equestrian sports have been featured (that is, excluding 1896, 1904, and 1908). It is the oldest event on the current programme, the only one that was held in 1900.

Seven of the top 10 riders from the 1996 Games returned: silver medalist Wilhelm Melliger of Switzerland, bronze medalist Alexandra Ledermann of France, sixth-place finisher Geoff Billington of Great Britain, seventh-place finisher Jan Tops of the Netherlands (who had also finished in the top 10 in 1988 and 1992), eighth-place finisher Álvaro de Miranda Neto of Brazil, and ninth-place finishers Rodrigo de Paula Pessoa of Brazil and John Whitaker of Great Britain. 1992 Olympic gold medalist Ludger Beerbaum of Germany also returned. Pessoa was also the reigning World Champion and had finished in the top 10 at the 1992 Games; he was the favorite in Sydney.

Iran and Jordan each made their debut in the event. France competed for the 19th time, most of any nation.

Competition format

The competition used the five-round format introduced in 1992, with three rounds in the qualifying round and two rounds in the final. The one significant change from the previous Games was that the number of pairs advancing to the final increased from 25 to 45 but a mid-final cut was reintroduced, with only 20 pairs competing in the second half of the final.

For the qualifying round, each pair competed in three rounds. The total score across all three rounds counted for advancement to the individual final; the second and third rounds counted towards the team score. The individual competition allowed 45 pairs to advance to the final, though only three pairs per nation were allowed.

In the final, there were two rounds. All of the finalists competed in the first, but only the top 20 pairs competed again in the second round. The combined score for the two rounds was the result for those pairs. A jump-off would be used if necessary to break ties for medal positions; other ties would not be broken.

Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Date Time Round Monday, 25 September 2000 10:30 Qualifying round 1 Thursday, 28 September 2000 8:3013:45 Qualifying round 2Qualifying round 3 Sunday, 1 October 2000 10:0014:00 Final round AFinal round B

Results

Qualifying round

Round 1

Held Monday, 25 September 2000. The two riders who were eliminated during the round automatically received a score 20 points higher than the highest other score and continued to compete in the second round.

RankRiderHorseNationPenalties Jump Time Total1 Jeroen Dubbeldam Sjiem 0 0.50 0.50Bruce Goodin Lenaro 0 0.50 0.50 3 Ludger Beerbaum Goldfever 3 0 1.25 1.25 4 Martin Dopazo Calwaro 0 2.25 2.25 5 Jamie Coman Zazu 4.0 0.25 4.256 Maria Gretzer Feliciano 4.0 0.50 4.50Malin Baryard Butterfly Flip 4.0 0.50 4.50Khaled Al Eid Khashm Al Aan 4.0 0.50 4.509 Luiz Felipe De Azevedo Ralph 4.0 0.75 4.75Thomas Velin Carnute 4.0 0.75 4.7511 Rodrigo Pessoa Baloubet du Rouet 4.0 1.0 5.00Phillipe Rozier Barbarian 4.0 1.0 5.0013 Ian Millar Dorincord 4.0 1.25 5.25Andre Johannpeter Calei 4.0 1.25 5.25Markus Fuchs Tinka's Boy 4.0 1.25 5.2516 Carlos Milthaler As Schylok 4.0 1.50 5.50Rutherford Latham Bretzel 4.0 1.50 5.50 18 Tadayoshi Hayashi Swanky 4.0 1.75 5.75 19 Lesley McNaught Dulf 4.0 2.00 6.00 20 Jan Tops Roofs 4.0 2.25 6.25 21 Laura Kraut Liberty 8.0 0.00 8.00Alexandra Ledermann Rochet M 8.0 0.00 8.00 23 Thierry Pomel Thor Des Chain 8.0 0.50 8.50Saleh Andre Sakakini Careful 8.0 0.50 8.50 25Taizo Sugitani Mania Jolly 8.0 0.75 8.75Marcus Ehning For Pleasure 8.0 0.75 8.75 27Gianni Govoni Las Vegas 8.0 1.00 9.00Jos Lansink Carthago Z 8.0 1.00 9.00Takeshi Shirai Vicomte Du Mes 8.0 1.00 9.00 30 Alfonso Carlos Romo Montemorelos 8.0 1.25 9.25 31 Lars Nieberg Esprit FRH 8.0 1.50 9.50 32Beat Maendli Pozitano 8.0 1.75 9.75Michael Whitaker Prince of Wales 8.0 1.75 9.75 34 Geoff Billington It's Otto 7.0 3.25 10.25 35Antonio Maurer Mortero 12.0 0.00 12.00Albert Voorn Lando 12.0 0.00 12.00 37Lauren Hough Clasiko 12.0 0.50 12.50Geoff Bloomfield Money Talks 12.0 0.50 12.50Rosen Raychev Premier Cru 12.0 0.50 12.50 40 Gavin Chester Another Flood 12.0 1.00 13.00 41Manuel Torres Marco 12.0 1.50 13.50Lisen Bratt Casanova 12.0 1.50 13.50 43Santiago Lambre Tlaloc 12.0 2.00 14.00Otto Becker Cento 12.0 2.00 14.00 45 Samantha McIntosh Royal Discover 11.0 2.25 14.25 46 Jonathan Asselin Spirit 12.0 2.50 14.50 47Toni Leviste Ghandy 12.0 2.75 14.75 Carl Edwards Bit More Candy 12.0 2.75 14.75 49Margie Goldstein Engle Perin 16.0 0.00 16.00Ludo Philippaerts Otterongo 16.0 0.00 16.00Jerry Smit Lux Z 16.0 0.00 16.00 52 Fernando Sarasola Ennio 16.0 0.50 16.50 53 Ron Easey Rolling Thunder 16.0 0.75 16.75 54 Joaquin Larrain Jagermeister 16.0 1.00 17.00 55 Helena Lundbaeck Mynta 16.0 1.25 17.25 56 Jay Hayes Diva 16.0 1.50 17.50 57 Wilhelm Melliger Calvaro V 16.0 2.00 18.00 58 Ali Nilforoshan Campione 16.0 2.50 18.50 59 Peter Breakwell Leonson 20.0 0.75 20.75 60 Günter Orschel Excellent 20.0 2.25 22.25 61 Ricardo Jurado Gismo 19.0 3.50 22.50 62 Patrice Deleveau Caucalis 19.0 4.50 23.50 63 Gigi Hewitt Genevieve 24.0 0.00 24.00 64 Luis Astolfi Filias 20.0 4.25 24.25 65 Anton-Martin Bauer Equo 24.0 0.50 24.5066 Alvaro Miranda Neto Aspen 24.0 7.75 24.75John Whitaker Calvaro 17.0 0.75 24.75 68 Princess Haya bint Al Hussein Lucilla 24.0 1.50 25.50 69 John Pearce Vagabond 24.0 2.00 26.00 70 Kamal Bahamdan Chanel 27.0 4.50 31.50 71 Ryuma Hirota Man of Gold 27.0 6.75 33.75 72 Fahad Al-Geaid National Guard 51.0 8.75 59.7573 Ramzy Al Duhami Saif Al Adel — — Nona Garson Rhythmical — —

Round 2

The second qualifying round was also the first team round. Held Thursday, 28 September 2000.

RankRiderHorseNationPenalties Round 1 Jump Time Total 1 Thomas Velin Carnute 4.75 0.00 0.00 4.75 2 Rodrigo Pessoa Baloubet du Rouet 5.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 3 Markus Fuchs Tinka's Boy 5.25 0.00 0.00 5.25Ian Millar Dorincord 5.25 0.00 0.00 5.25 5 Alexandra Ledermann Rochet M 8.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 6 Jamie Coman Zazu 4.25 4.00 0.00 8.25 7 Jeroen Dubbeldam Sjiem 0.50 8.00 0.00 8.50Bruce Goodin Lenaro 0.50 8.00 0.00 8.50Khaled Al Eid Khashm Al Aan 4.50 4.00 0.00 8.50 10 Marcus Ehning For Pleasure 8.75 0.00 0.00 8.75 11 Phillipe Rozier Barbarian 5.00 4.00 0.00 9.00 12 Laura Kraut Liberty 8.00 4.00 0.00 12.00 13 Thierry Pomel Thor Des Chain 8.50 4.00 0.00 12.50 14 Luiz Felipe De Azevedo Ralph 4.75 8.00 0.00 12.7515 Gianni Tovoni Las Vegas 9.00 4.00 0.00 13.00Jos Lansink Carthago Z 9.00 4.00 0.00 13.0017 Malin Baryard Butterfly Flip 4.50 7.00 1.75 13.25Andre Johannpeter Calei 5.25 8.00 0.00 13.25 19 Tadayoshi Hayashi Swanky 5.75 8.00 0.00 13.75 20 Otto Becker Cento 14.00 0.00 0.00 14.00 21 Samantha McIntosh Royal Discover 14.25 0.00 0.00 14.25 22 Martin Dopazo Calwaro 2.25 12.00 0.25 14.50 23 Albert Voorn Lando 12.00 0.00 4.00 16.00Margie Goldstein Engle Perin 16.00 0.00 0.00 16.00 25 Saleh Andre Sakakini Careful 8.50 8.00 0.00 16.50 26 Takeshi Shirai Vicomte Du Mes 9.00 8.00 0.00 17.00 27 Alfonso Carlos Romo Montemorelos 9.25 8.00 0.00 17.25 28 Lisen Bratt Casanova 13.50 4.00 0.00 17.50Lars Nieberg Esprit FRH 9.50 8.00 0.00 17.50 30 Michael Whitaker Prince of Wales 9.75 8.00 0.00 17.75Beat Maendli Pozitano 9.75 8.00 0.00 17.75 32Wilhelm Melliger Calvaro V 18.00 0.00 0.00 18.00Santiago Lambre Tlaloc 14.00 4.00 0.00 18.00 34 Taizo Sugitani Mania Jolly 8.75 7.00 3.00 18.75 35 Jan Tops Roofs 6.25 11.00 2.25 19.50Rutherford Latham Bretzel 5.50 11.00 3.00 19.50 37 Lauren Hough Clasiko 12.50 8.00 0.00 20.50Geoff Bloomfield Money Talks 12.50 8.00 0.00 20.50 39 Lesley McNaught Dulf 6.00 11.00 4.00 21.00Gavin Chester Another Flood 13.00 8.00 0.00 21.00 41 Helena Lundbaeck Mynta 17.25 4.00 0.00 21.25Ludger Beerbaum Goldfever 3 1.25 20.00 0.00 21.25 43 Carlos Milthaler As Schylok 5.50 16.00 0.00 21.50 44 Geoff Billington It's Otto 10.25 11.00 1.75 23.00 45 Ludo Philippaerts Otterongo 16.00 8.00 0.00 24.00 46 Maria Gretzer Feliciano 4.50 19.00 1.25 24.75John Whitaker Calvaro 24.75 0.00 0.00 24.75 48 Manuel Torres Marco 13.50 12.00 0.00 25.50 49 Jonathan Asselin Spirit 14.50 12.00 0.00 26.50 50 Carl Edwards Bit More Candy 14.75 12.00 0.50 27.25 51 Antonio Maurer Mortero 12.00 16.00 0.00 28.00 52 Rossen Raitchev Premier Cru 12.50 16.00 0.00 28.50 53 Alvaro Miranda Neto Aspen 24.75 4.00 0.00 28.75 54 Joaquin Larrain Jagermeister 17.00 12.00 0.00 29.0055 Ali Nilforoshan Campione 18.50 12.00 0.00 30.50Ricardo Jurado Gismo 22.50 8.00 0.00 30.50 57 Jerry Smit Lux Z 16.00 16.00 0.00 32.00 58 Anton-Martin Bauer Equo 24.50 8.00 0.00 32.5059 Peter Breakwell Leonson 20.75 12.00 0.00 32.75Ron Easey Rolling Thunder 16.75 16.00 0.00 32.7561 Toni Leviste Ghandy 14.75 20.00 0.75 35.50Patrice Deleveau Caucalis 23.50 12.00 0.00 35.50 63 Fernando Sarasola Ennio 16.50 20.00 0.00 36.50 64 John Pearce Vagabond 26.00 12.00 0.00 38.00 65 Guenter Orschel Excellent 22.50 16.00 0.00 38.50 66 Gigi Hewitt Genevieve 24.00 16.00 0.00 40.00 67 Ryuma Hirota Man of Gold 33.75 8.00 0.00 41.75 68 Jay Hayes Diva 17.50 27.00 2.25 46.75 69 Princess Haya bint Al Hussein Lucilla 25.50 19.00 4.25 48.75 70 Luis Astolfi Filias 24.25 23.00 3.75 51.00 71 Kamal Bahamdan Chanel 31.5 21.00 8.25 60.75 72 Nona Garson Rhythmical 79.75 16.00 0.00 95.7573 Fahad Al-Geaid National Guard 59.75 Ramzy Al Duhami Saif Al Adel 79.75

Round 3

The third individual qualifier was also the second team round. All athletes competed individually regardless of their team's qualification. 45 pairs advanced to the final round. Only three pairs from any single NOC could advance. This led to four pairs being eliminated. Held Thursday, 28 September 2000.