Olympics 2012: The Home Team is Golden

An aficionado of show jumping could hardly have asked for a more exciting show jumping competition with the home team Brits and the Netherlands jumping off for the gold medal.  And Peter Charles, who hadn't had the best games, came through with a crucial clear round during the jump-off to clinch the gold.

It wasn't meant to be for either the 2008 silver medal Canadians or gold medal US team who finished in 5th and 6th place respectively, the US tied with Sweden.

Saudi Arabia, which led going into the final, held on for the bronze.

It wasn't meant to be for either the 2008 silver medal Canadians or gold medal US team who finished in 5th and 6th place respectively, the US tied with Sweden.

Brazil, the team with only three members so no drop score, finished in 8th place.

Individual Ranking After Qualifier 3

After 51 Riders
Rk	Bib	Athlete	Horse	Pen. Points	+
=1	341	SKELTON N	BIG STAR	0 Q	+
=1	365	VAN DER VLEUTEN M	VERDI	0 Q	+
=1	363	HOUTZAGER M	TAMINO	0 Q	+
=4	305	TOPS-ALEXANDER E	ITOT DU CHATEAU	4 Q	+
=4	354	AL SAUD HPA	DAVOS	4 Q	+
=4	340	MAHER B	TRIPPLE X	4 Q	+
=7	344	EHNING M	PLOT BLUE	5 Q	+
=7	330	BLUMAN D	SANCHA	5 Q	+
9	353	AL DUHAMI R	BAYARD VAN DE VILLA THERE	6 Q	+
10	357	BAHAMDAN K	NOBLESSE DES TESS	7 Q	+
=11	336	STAUT K	SILVANA	8 Q	+
=11	310	LANSINK J	VALENTINA VAN 'T HEIKE	8 Q	+
=11	315	AFFONSO DE MIRANDA	RAHMANNSHOF'S BOGENO	8 Q	+
=11	371	GUERDAT S	NINO DES BUISSONNETS	8 Q	+
=11	370	ESTERMANN P	CASTLEFIELD ECLIPSE	8 Q	+
=11	338	BRASH S	HELLO SANCTOS	8 Q	+
=11	386	FELLERS R	FLEXIBLE	8 Q	+
=11	323	MILLAR I	STAR POWER	8 Q	+
=11	364	SCHRODER G	LONDON	8 Q	+
=11	376	BENGTSSON RG	CASALL	8 Q	+
=11	373	SCHWIZER P	CARLINA IV	8 Q	+
=22	347	MICHAELS-BEERBAUM	BELLA DONNA	9 Q	+
=22	360	MICHAN A.	ROSALIA LA SILLA	9 Q	+
=22	322	LAMAZE E	DERLY CHIN DE MUZE	9 Q	+
25	317	PESSOA R	REBOZO	10 Q	+
=26	368	DINIZ L	LENNOX	12 Q	+
=26	312	WATHELET G	CADJANINE Z	12 Q	+
=26	351	SUGITANI T	AVENZIO	12 Q	+
=26	389	WARD M	ANTARES	12 Q	+
=26	377	FREDRICSON J	LUNATIC	12 Q	+
31	303	HARGREAVES J	VEDOR	13 Q	+
32	333	DELESTRE S	NAPOLI DU RY	14 Q	+
=33	334	GUILLON O	LORD DE THEIZE	16 Q	+
=33	366	VRIELING J	BUBALU	16	+
=33	378	VON ECKERMANN H	ALLERDINGS	16 Q	+
=33	372	MUFF W	KIAMON	16	+
37	384	RIVETTI C	TEMPLE ROAD	17	+
=38	301	LAROCCA JM	ROYAL POWER	20	+
=38	348	O'CONNOR C	BLUE LOYD 12	20	+
=38	309	DEMEERSMAN D	BUFERO VAN HET PANISHOF	20	+
=41	304	PATERSON-ROBINSONJ	LANOSSO	21	+
=41	381	NAGEL B	NIACK DE L'ABBAYE	21	+
=41	345	MEYER JF	LAMBRASCO	21	+
44	361	PIZARRO N	CROSSING JORDAN	28	+
45	318	REYNOSO FERNANDEZ	MAESTRO ST LOIS	50	+

Team Ranking after Round 2

Rank	Team	Penalty Points	+
=1	Great Britain	8	+
=1	Netherlands	8	+
3	Saudi Arabia	14	+
4	Switzerland	16	+
5	Canada	26	+
=6	United States	28	+
=6	Sweden	28	+
8	Brazil	67	+

Riders competing in Team Event Only

Bib	Athlete	Horse	Pen. Points	+
321	HENSELWOOD J	-	9	+
387	KESSLER R	-	12	+
356	SHARBATLY AW	-	6	+
339	CHARLES P	-	5	+
379	FREDRICSON L	-	12	+
388	MADDEN E	-	4	+