British Equestrian Rio 2016 Nominated Entries
British Equestrian confirmed the equestrian athletes and horses submitted to the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) as the Nominated Entries list for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Only the athletes and horses named on the Nominated Entries list could be put forward to the British Olympic Association and the British Paralympic Association for final selection.
How many places Great Britain had qualified
Great Britain had secured the following allocation across the equestrian events at the Games:
- Dressage – 4 athletes
- Eventing – 4 athletes
- Jumping – 4 athletes
- Para-Dressage – 5 athletes
The athletes selected to compete for Team GB in dressage, eventing and jumping were due to be announced on 5 July 2016, with the ParalympicsGB para-dressage line-up confirmed on 14 July 2016.
What a nominated entry means
The Nominated Entries list is an FEI requirement that fixes the pool of horse-and-rider combinations a nation may draw on for its final team. It does not confirm selection — it sets the field from which selectors make their final choices closer to the Games, allowing for late changes on form, fitness and veterinary grounds.
Nominated entries — Dressage
The dressage pool was headed by reigning Olympic champion Charlotte Dujardin with Valegro, alongside Carl Hester with Nip Tuck, Fiona Bigwood with Atterupgaards Orthilia, Spencer Wilton with Super Nova II and Laura Tomlinson with Rosalie B, among other listed combinations.
Nominated entries — Eventing
The eventing pool included established championship riders such as Kristina Cook, Laura Collett and a strong group of British four-star combinations, reflecting the depth Great Britain carried into the Rio cycle.
Nominated entries — Jumping and Para-Dressage
The jumping squad pool featured the leading British showjumpers of the period, while the para-dressage list — the largest GB allocation, with five places — underlined Britain’s long-running strength in the discipline ahead of a ParalympicsGB campaign in Rio.
Final team selections followed in July 2016, with Great Britain going on to win multiple equestrian medals across the Olympic and Paralympic programmes.