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The Summer Olympic Games, first held in 1896, is an international multi-sport event that is hosted by a different city every four years. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) organizes the games and oversees the host city's preparations, with support from each indiviudal sport's International Federation (IF). In each Olympic event, gold medals are awarded for first place, silver medals are awarded for second place, and bronze medals are awarded for third; this tradition began in 1904. The Summer Paralympic Games is also awarded to the same city that hosts the Summer Olympic Games.The Summer Olympic Games includes the disciplines of Dressage, Eventing and Jumping, while the Summer Paralympic Games includes the discipline of Para-Dressage. Equestrian remains one of the only sports in which men and women compete as equals in all events.

The United States has hosted four Summer Olympics (1904, 1932, 1984, 1996). The United States also leads the all-time medal table. In 1964, when women were first permitted to compete in Olympic eventing, the U.S. fielded the first eventing team to include a woman, Lana DuPont, who contributed to a Team Silver medal-win. The U.S. has also fielded teams in each of the Paralympic Games since para-dressage’s inception at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games, capturing four Individual medals. 

The 2024 Paris Olympic & Paralympic Games will be hosted in the gardens at the Palace of Versailles, one of the most iconic locations of the venue allocations for the 2024 Olympic Games. Equestrian competition for the Olympic disciplines will begin on Saturday, July 26, with eventing, before finishing with the Individual Final for jumping on August 6. The Paralympics will begin on August 27, with para-dressage competition beginning on September 3, and continuing through September 7. 

 

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Olympics News

Laura Kraut and Baloutinue Finish Eighth in Jumping Individual Final to Conclude Equestrian Competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Laura Kraut and Baloutinue Finish Eighth in Jumping Individual Final to Conclude Equestrian Competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | Aug 6, 2024, 10:52 AM EST

Versailles, France – On the final day of equestrian competition at the incredible equestrian venue at Versailles, the U.S. Olympic Jumping Team saw Laura Kraut and her two-time Olympic silver medalist partner, Baloutinue, finish inside of the top ten in the Jumping Individual Final, which determined individual medals. Kraut and Baloutinue finished in eighth on four faults, while Karl Cook and Caracole de la Roque took 16th in the final competition on a total of eight faults....
U.S. Olympic Jumping Team Takes Silver Medal in Jumping Team Final at Paris 2024

U.S. Olympic Jumping Team Takes Silver Medal in Jumping Team Final at Paris 2024

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | Aug 2, 2024, 12:00 PM EST

Versailles, France - The U.S. Olympic Jumping Team took silver in the Jumping Team Final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, finishing on a final team total of four faults. Great Britain took gold on a total of two faults, while host nation France, finished with the bronze medal on seven faults. More information to follow. Results Watch For media inquiries, please contact Carly Weilminster, Sr. Director of Sport Communications & Social Media at [email protected] . Connect With Us Stay up...
U.S. Olympic Jumping Team Qualifies for Jumping Team Final at Paris 2024

U.S. Olympic Jumping Team Qualifies for Jumping Team Final at Paris 2024

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | Aug 1, 2024, 12:03 PM EST

Versailles, France – The U.S. Olympic Jumping Team secured their qualification for the Jumping Team Final at Paris 2024 today and will move forward to compete for medals tomorrow, Friday, August 2. The team finished with a final total of six faults, behind Germany, who topped the qualifier leaderboard on zero faults as a team. The top ten teams from today’s Jumping Team Qualifier will move forward to contest the Jumping Team Final, which will see teams return in reverse order of...

Paralympics News

U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team Finishes Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with Two Triple Gold Medalists and Historic Medal Haul

U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team Finishes Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with Two Triple Gold Medalists and Historic Medal Haul

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | Sep 7, 2024, 4:03 PM EST

Versailles, France – The U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team finished their time at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with a tremendous final day to conclude competition at the Palace of Versailles. The team saw three combinations podium in their respective freestyles, with Hart and Howard completing the coveted triple gold-medal sweep in their Grades and Shoemaker finishing with an individual bronze in the Grade IV FEI Grand Prix Freestyle aboard Vianne. This is the most successful Paralympic Games...
NEWSFLASH - Rebecca Hart and Floratina Finish Paris 2024 Games as Triple Gold Medalists

NEWSFLASH - Rebecca Hart and Floratina Finish Paris 2024 Games as Triple Gold Medalists

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | Sep 7, 2024, 12:15 PM EST

Versailles, France – Rebecca Hart (Grade III) and Floratina concluded competition at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with an incredible freestyle, earning a personal best score of 83.534% to stand atop the podium in the Grade III FEI Grand Prix Freestyle. Hart and Howard both finished the Games as triple gold medalists for Team USA. More news to follow.
NEWSFLASH - Fiona Howard and Diamond Dunes Finish Paris 2024 with Third Consecutive Gold Medal in Paralympic Debut

NEWSFLASH - Fiona Howard and Diamond Dunes Finish Paris 2024 with Third Consecutive Gold Medal in Paralympic Debut

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | Sep 7, 2024, 9:47 AM EST

Versailles, France – Fiona Howard (Grade II) and Diamond Dunes secured their third consecutive gold medal of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, taking top honors in the Grade II FEI Grand Prix Freestyle with personal best score of 81.994%. The pair's freestyle was choreographed to music from the movie Avatar . More news to follow. Keep up with US Equestrian Stay up to date on the U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team by following USA Para Dressage on Facebook and Instagram and US Equestrian on...

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2024 Olympic Games Staff Selection Procedures

Staff Selection Procedures for the 2024 Olympic Games.

2024 Paralympic Games Staff Selection Procedures

These procedures provide for selection of the United States Equestrian Federation’s (“USEF”) Games Staff [see following table for a list of positions] for the 2024 Paralympic Games. However, accreditation allocation is not guaranteed and will be based on final USOPC credential allocation and overall team size. Responsibility of payment for allocated accreditations will be determined by the USOPC and USEF.