Following the end of the qualification period at 31 December 2023, the FEI has published the Olympic and Paralympic Rankings which are used as the basis for the individual qualification slots for Paris 2024, and where relevant for reallocation and composite team purposes as per the qualification systems inherent to each discipline.
Team Update
Overall quota: 60 Athlete/Horse Combinations – 15 Teams (45 Athlete/Horse Combinations) & 15 Individual Athlete/Horse Combinations
You will find here the Dressage Qualification System and the 14 NOCs that have obtained a team quota place (subject to meeting relevant requirements – NOC Certificate of Capability to be confirmed by 8 January 2024):
- France (as host nation)
- Denmark (team spot obtained at the 2022 World Championships)
- Great Britain (team spot obtained at the 2022 World Championships)
- Germany (team spot obtained at the 2022 World Championships)
- Sweden (team spot obtained at the 2022 World Championships)
- the Netherlands (team spot obtained at the 2022 World Championships)
- United States of America (team spot obtained at the 2022 World Championships)
- Austria (team spot obtained at the 2023 European Championships)
- Belgium (team spot obtained at the 2023 European Championships)
- Spain (team spot obtained at the 2023 European Championships)
- Poland (team spot obtained at the Group C Qualifier in Pilisjaszfalu)
- Brazil (team spot obtained at the 2023 Pan American Games)
- Canada (team spot obtained at the 2023 Pan American Games)
- Australia (team spot obtained at the 2022 World Championships)
These NOCs have until 5 February 2024 to confirm their Team quota place with the exception of France (as host country) who is required to confirm by 8 January 2024.
The 15th team quota slot for Group F (in principle South Africa), which is yet to be allocated, will be confirmed as per the reallocation procedure of unused team quota places in the Dressage Qualification System in due course.
Individual Quota Places, Not the Final Quota!!
Currently, the following nations have qualified an individual qualification slot, however, depending on the reallocation of unused team quota places and/or should any nations decline their team slot (deadline 5 February 2024), the reallocation process for unused team quota places would have an impact on the nations listed below.
Furthermore, should the overall quota of 60 places not have been filled after completing the reallocation process, the leftover quota places will be allocated via the overall FEI Olympic Rankings for Dressage and a NOC that has already earned/accepted an Individual quota place will be entitled to earn a second Individual quota place.
Individual Olympic Ranking including validated results from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 - DRESSAGE (As per the current status at 02/01/2024, the nations listed below have qualified one individual slot, however, this list of nations may change should any NOCs listed above decline their team slot or not meet the relevant requirements as per NOC Certificate of Capability.)
- Olympic Ranking - Group A: Norway and Finland
- Olympic Ranking - Group B: Portugal and Luxembourg
- Olympic Ranking - Group C: Lithuania and Moldova
- Olympic Ranking - Group D and E: Dominican Republic and Venezuela // through Pan Am Games: Ecuador and Chile
- Olympic Ranking - Group F: Morocco and Palestine
- Olympic Ranking - Group G: New Zealand and Singapore
- Highest ranked NOC not yet qualified: Switzerland
TOTAL 15
Two Composite Teams, Individual Board Will be Reshaken
However, those following the sport to a team know that for the second consecutive time Brazil has been unable to achieve their Certificate of Capability (three GP combinations that scored 2x 67%). They had a team spot for Tokyo and realised too late they had to achieve a CoC in time. The same happened again.
Also South Africa was unable to field a team for Group F, as well as qualify an individual as Grethe Ferreira's horse is sidelined with an injury. This team spot will also be reallocated and it will affect the individual board.
Once the teams have been confirmed (including any required reallocation process February/March 2024), only NOCs that have not accepted a Team quota place will be eligible to obtain one of the 15 Individual quota places, based on the FEI Olympic Ranking for Dressage published today (see links below) which is limited to the best four results per Athlete/Horse combination in Olympic Ranking events, within the period from 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023.
So according to Eurodressage statisticians and calculations it is Portugal and Finland that will take Brazil and South Africa's team spot. Switzerland was a close third but couldn't catch up to Finland.
This will also reshuffle the individual board. Only one rider per NF can qualify for an individual quota place
According to our calculations - NOT CONFIRMED BY FEI - the individual quota places will be:
- Olympic Ranking - Group A: Norway and Ireland
- Olympic Ranking - Group B: Luxembourg and Switzerland
- Olympic Ranking - Group C: Lithuania and Moldova
- Olympic Ranking - Group D and E: Brazil and Dominican Republic // through Pan Am Games: Ecuador and Chile
- Olympic Ranking - Group F: Morocco and Palestine
- Olympic Ranking - Group G: New Zealand and Singapore
- Highest ranked NOC not yet qualified: India
Related Links
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Eurodressage Coverage of the 2024 Olympic Games