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2004 Olympic Games
Qualified Countries for the 2004 Olympic Games
May 6, 2004
 Team Qualification System
10 NOCs will be qualified to take part with a team consisting of a maximum of 4 riders and 4 horses as follows:
- 1. The 7 best placed teams from the 2002 World Equestrian Games
GER (1) - USA (2) - ESP (3) - DEN (4) - NED (5) - SUI (6) - SWE (7)
- 2. The 2 best placed teams from the 2003 “Open” European Championship, excluding teams qualified as above:
GBR (8) - AUT (9)
- 3. The best placed team (from Olympic Groups C, D, E, F and G)
from the 2003 “Open” European Championship, excluding teams as qualified above:
CAN (10)
Individual Qualification System
10 spaces will be reserved for NOCs not represented by a team, with a maximum of 2 riders and 2 horses qualified per NOC.
- 1. The host nation will be qualified with 1 individual, if not otherwise qualified
GRE (1)
- 2. The NOC of the best placed Individual at the 2002 WEG in the Team Competition (Grand Prix)
RUS (2)
- 3. The NOC of the best placed Individual in the Team Competition (Grand Prix) from the 2003 “Open” European Championship (Hickstead GBR, August 2003) from a nation not yet qualified through the 2002 WEG
IRL (3)
- 4. The NOC (not yet qualified through WEG 2002 or the 2003 “Open” European Championship, Hickstead GBR, August 2003 of the 3 best placed riders from the FEI approved World Dressage Riders Ranking list on 1 May 2004
FIN (4)
FRA (5)
BLR (6)
- 4 spaces will be reserved for NOCs participating in the 2003 FEI World Dressage Challenge finalized 1 May 2004. The best rider/horse combination from each of the following four regions will qualify their NOC for 1 place:
- 1. Europe (FEI Olympic Groups A, B, C) = ISR (7)
- 2. North and South America (FEI Olympic Groups D, E) = COL (8)
- 3. South East Asia (FEI Olympic Group G) = NZL (9)
- 4. Africa/Middle East (FEI Olympic Group F).= /
- 5. Fill-up of quota from Riders Rankings according to Art 624 = AUS (10)
- 6. In accordance with the specifications noted under the heading ‘Tripartite Commission (IOC-ANOC-FEI) Invitation places’, Invitation places may be distributed to NOCs if confirmed by the Tripartite Commission
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