Switzerland at The 2004 Summer Olympics - Equestrianism

Equestrianism

Only one Swiss pairing made a final, Christina Liebherr riding No Mercy, finishing fifth.

Individual Dressage:

• Silvia Ikle riding Salieri CH
  • First Qualifier: 67.042 (28th overall, Qualified)
  • Second Qualifier: 71.160 (12th overall, 69.101 average, 18th overall, did not advance)

• Christian Plaege riding Regent
  • First Qualifier: 66.667 (30th overall, did not advance)

• Daniel Ramseier riding Palladio
  • First Qualifier: 63.250 (45th overall, did not advance)

• Jasmien Sanche-Burger riding Mr G de Lully
  • First Qualifier: Withdrew

Team Dressage:

• Silvia Ikle riding Salieri CH, Christian Plaege riding Regent, Daniel Ramseier riding Palladio and Jasmien Sanche-Burger riding Mr G de Lully
  • 65.653 (10th overall)

Team scores were calculated from the first qualifier session.

Individual Eventing:

• Marisa Cortesi riding Peppermint III
  • Dressage: 48.40 (26th overall)
  • Cross-country: 111.00 (Total: 159.40, 68th overall)
  • Jumping Qualifier: 12.00 (Total: 171.40, 65th overall, did not advance)

• Jennifer Eicher riding Agent Mulder
  • Dressage: 65.00 (57th overall)
  • Cross-country: 0.00 (Total: 65.00, T-33rd overall)
  • Jumping Qualifier: 12.00 (Total: 77.00, 33rd overall, did not advance)

Individual Jumping:

• Christina Liebherr riding No Mercy
  • First Qualifier: 9 penalties (T-54th overall)
  • Second Qualifier: 0 penalties (Total: 9 penalties, T-23rd overall)
  • Third Qualifier: 8 penalties (Total: 17 penalties, T-21st overall, Qualified)
  • Final Round A: 8 penalties (T-12th overall, Qualified)
  • Final Round B: 9 penalties (Total: 17 penalties, 14th overall)

• Fabio Crotta riding Mme Pompadour M
  • First Qualifier: 5 penalties (T-31st overall)
  • Second Qualifier: 8 penalties (Total: 13 penalties, T-33rd overall)
  • Third Qualifier: 4 penalties (Total: 17 penalties, T-21st overall, Qualified)
  • Final Round A: 16 penalties (T-36th overall, did not advance)

• Markus Fuchs riding Tinka's Boy
  • First Qualifier: 4 penalties (T-19th overall)
  • Second Qualifier: 4 penalties (Total: 8 penalties, T-16th overall)
  • Third Qualifier: 13 penalties (Total: 21 penalties, T-33rd overall, Qualified)
  • Final Round A: retired

• Steve Guerdat riding Olympic
  • First Qualifier: 6 penalties (T-42nd overall)
  • Second Qualifier: 20 penalties (T-55th overall)
  • Third Qualifier: 2 penalties (Total: 28 penalties, T-41st overall, did not advance)

Because only three horse and rider pairs from a single nation could advance to the final rounds in the individual jumping event, Guerdat did not advance despite having performed better in the qualifier rounds than many who moved on to the final.

Team Jumping:

• Christina Liebherr riding No Mercy, Fabio Crotta riding Mme Pompadour M, Markus Fuchs riding Tinka's Boy and Steve Guerdat riding Olympic
  • Round 1: 12 penalties (T-4th overall, Qualified)
  • Round 2: 14 penalties (Total: 26 penalties, 5th overall)

Round 1 team scores were calculated from Individual second qualifier scores, round 2 team scores from Individual third qualifier. final, 5th place