# Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage

The individual dressage event, part of the equestrian program at the 2004 Summer Olympics, was held from 19 to 25 August 2004 at the Olympic Equestrian Centre on the outskirts of Markópoulo, in the Attica region of Greece. Like all other equestrian events, the dressage competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. 53 horse and rider pairs were entered.

## Medalists

| Gold | Anky van Grunsven (Salinero) Netherlands |
| Silver | Ulla Salzgeber (Rusty) Germany |
| Bronze | Beatriz Ferrer-Salat (Beauvalais) Spain |

## Results
### Inspection

The inspection was held on 19 August. 49 of the horses were passed on initial inspection. Three were re-inspected before being accepted, and one was disqualified.
Re-inspections:
* Wels, ridden by Friedrich Gaulhofer of Austria
* Gabana, ridden by Louisa Hill of New Zealand
* Condor, ridden by Elena Sidneva of Russia
Disqualification:
* Heros, ridden by Alaia Demiropoulou of Greece.

### Grand Prix Test

The first round was the Grand Prix Test. Each of the 52 pairs went through a series of movements in the sandy arena, with judges in five different positions observing the movements and giving percentage scores based on the execution of the movements. The total score for the round was the average of the five judges' scores. The top 25 pairs advanced to the second round, though no more than 3 pairs from any nation could advance.
| Rank | Rider (Horse) | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Judge 3 | Judge 4 | Judge 5 | Score |
| 1 | Ulla Salzgeber (Rusty) (GER) | 77.708 | 77.917 | 81.667 | 76.042 | 77.708 | 78.208 |
| 2 | Beatriz Ferrer-Salat (Beauvalais) (ESP) | 74.792 | 75.208 | 74.583 | 75.417 | 73.333 | 74.667 |
| 3 | Anky van Grunsven (Salinero) (NED) | 72.292 | 75.625 | 75.208 | 73.125 | 74.792 | 74.208 |
| 4 | Martin Schaudt (Weltall) (GER) | 70.000 | 73.333 | 75.833 | 75.000 | 72.917 | 73.417 |
| 5 | Deborah McDonald (Brentina) (USA) | 74.167 | 71.875 | 75.000 | 72.292 | 73.542 | 73.375 |
| 6 | Jan Brink (Briar) (SWE) | 72.083 | 72.500 | 74.167 | 74.375 | 73.125 | 73.250 |
| 7 | Rafael Soto (Invasor) (ESP) | 72.292 | 72.500 | 73.958 | 72.917 | 72.292 | 72.792 |
| 8 | Hubertus Schmidt (Wansuela Suerte) (GER) | 74.167 | 73.333 | 72.292 | 70.000 | 71.875 | 72.333 |
| 9 | Robert Dover (Kennedy) (USA) | 72.083 | 72.083 | 72.083 | 71.250 | 70.625 | 71.625 |
| 10 | Heike Kemmer (Bonaparte) (GER) | 71.250 | 70.625 | 71.875 | 72.917 | 69.792 | 71.292 |
| 10 | Juan Antonio Jimenez (Guizo) (ESP) | 71.458 | 70.208 | 69.583 | 72.708 | 72.500 | 71.292 |
| 12 | Carl Hester (Escapado) (GBR) | 70.208 | 70.625 | 71.042 | 71.458 | 70.000 | 70.667 |
| 12 | Per Sandgaard (Zancor) (DEN) | 68.750 | 70.833 | 71.250 | 71.458 | 71.042 | 70.667 |
| 14 | Sven Rothenberger (Barclay II) (NED) | 69.375 | 70.208 | 70.417 | 68.958 | 70.208 | 69.833 |
| 15 | Imke Bartels (Lancet) (NED) | 70.625 | 69.375 | 68.333 | 68.542 | 71.875 | 69.750 |
| 16 | Guenter Seidel (Aragon) (USA) | 70.625 | 68.542 | 70.625 | 67.292 | 70.417 | 69.500 |
| 17 | Jon Pedersen (Esprit de Valdemar) (DEN) | 69.375 | 67.292 | 70.625 | 68.125 | 69.583 | 69.000 |
| 18 | Lisa Wilcox (Relevant 5) (USA) | 68.542 | 68.125 | 70.000 | 69.583 | 67.708 | 68.792 |
| 19 | Julia Chevanne Gimel (Calimucho) (FRA) | 68.333 | 69.375 | 69.167 | 68.750 | 68.125 | 68.750 |
| 20 | Victoria Max-Theurer (Falcao) (AUT) | 67.500 | 70.417 | 70.208 | 67.083 | 68.125 | 68.667 |
| 21 | Richard Davison (Ballaseyr Royale) (GBR) | 68.333 | 69.583 | 68.333 | 67.708 | 68.750 | 68.542 |
| 22 | Andreas Helgstrand (Cavan) (DEN) | 68.750 | 68.958 | 69.167 | 67.917 | 66.875 | 68.333 |
| 23 | Alexandra Korelova (Balagur) (RUS) | 66.250 | 70.208 | 68.958 | 68.958 | 66.875 | 68.250 |
| 24 | Karen Tebar (Falada M) (FRA) | 67.708 | 67.917 | 68.750 | 69.375 | 66.042 | 67.958 |
| 25 | Emma Hindle (Wie Weltmeyer) (GBR) | 67.500 | 67.500 | 67.292 | 66.875 | 68.333 | 67.500 |
| 26 | Nina Stadlinger (Egalite) (AUT) | 65.625 | 67.500 | 69.792 | 67.500 | 66.458 | 67.375 |
| 27 | Iryna Lis (Problesk) (BLR) | 68.542 | 67.083 | 66.875 | 66.875 | 66.042 | 67.083 |
| 28 | Silvia Ikle (Salieri CH) (SUI) | 66.042 | 66.458 | 67.083 | 68.333 | 67.292 | 67.042 |
| 29 | Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén (Just Mickey) (SWE) | 68.333 | 65.625 | 67.500 | 65.625 | 67.500 | 66.917 |
| 30 | Christian Plaege (Regent) (SUI) | 65.417 | 68.750 | 67.917 | 67.708 | 63.542 | 66.667 |
| 31 | Louise Nathorst (Guinness) (SWE) | 67.500 | 68.125 | 65.417 | 65.208 | 66.667 | 66.583 |
| 31 | Elena Sidneva (Condor) (RUS) | 66.042 | 63.958 | 69.167 | 66.458 | 67.292 | 66.583 |
| 31 | Cynthia Ishoy (Proton) (CAN) | 65.417 | 66.667 | 67.917 | 68.333 | 64.583 | 66.583 |
| 34 | Nicola McGivern (Active Walero) (GBR) | 65.625 | 66.667 | 68.125 | 66.042 | 65.833 | 66.458 |
| 35 | Leslie Reid (Mark) (CAN) | 65.833 | 64.792 | 66.458 | 66.250 | 67.083 | 66.083 |
| 36 | Belinda Trussell (Royan II) (CAN) | 66.458 | 66.458 | 67.708 | 65.000 | 64.375 | 66.000 |
| 37 | Ricky MacMillan (Crisp) (AUS) | 65.000 | 65.000 | 66.042 | 67.917 | 65.625 | 65.917 |
| 38 | Lone Joergensen (Ludewig G) (DEN) | 63.333 | 66.875 | 68.125 | 65.208 | 65.208 | 65.750 |
| 39 | Mary Hanna (Limbo) (AUS) | 65.417 | 65.000 | 67.500 | 65.208 | 64.375 | 65.500 |
| 40 | Minna Telde (Sack) (SWE) | 65.833 | 64.375 | 66.042 | 66.250 | 64.375 | 65.375 |
| 41 | Ignacio Rambla (Oleaje) (ESP) | 65.417 | 64.792 | 65.417 | 65.000 | 63.125 | 64.750 |
| 42 | Ashley Holzer (Imperioso) (CAN) | 64.583 | 65.625 | 65.833 | 64.583 | 62.708 | 64.667 |
| 43 | Marlies van Baalen (Idocus) (NED) | 62.708 | 65.625 | 65.208 | 65.833 | 63.542 | 64.583 |
| 44 | Friedrich Gaulhofer (Wels) (AUT) | 62.917 | 63.333 | 63.542 | 65.417 | 63.125 | 63.667 |
| 45 | Daniel Ramseier (Palladio) (SUI) | 62.083 | 65.625 | 63.333 | 63.750 | 61.458 | 63.250 |
| 46 | César Parra (Galant du Serein) (COL) | 61.250 | 61.458 | 63.542 | 65.208 | 63.125 | 62.917 |
| 47 | Alexandra Sourla (Gregory) (GRE) | 62.500 | 65.208 | 62.083 | 63.125 | 61.250 | 62.833 |
| 48 | Peter Gmoser (Don Debussy) (AUT) | 62.292 | 62.292 | 62.917 | 64.167 | 62.083 | 62.750 |
| 49 | Louisa Hill (Gabana) (NZL) | 60.417 | 62.917 | 63.750 | 62.500 | 63.958 | 62.708 |
| 50 | Heike Holstein (Welt Adel) (IRL) | 60.208 | 64.375 | 58.542 | 61.042 | 57.917 | 60.417 |
| 51 | Gerta Lehmann (Louis) (GRE) | 59.583 | 62.083 | 58.542 | 60.208 | 59.583 | 60.000 |
| — | Jasmien Sanche-Burger (Mr G de Lully) (SUI) | (Withdrawn) | (Withdrawn) | (Withdrawn) | (Withdrawn) | (Withdrawn) | (Withdrawn) |

### Grand Prix Special

The Grand Prix Special Test was the second round. It was similar to the first, though the time allotted was shorter. The score from this round was averaged with the score from the Grand Prix Test, with the top fifteen pairs advancing to the final round. Individual judges' scores were given in 1/5 point increments.
| Rank | Nation | Rider | Horse | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Judge 3 | Judge 4 | Judge 5 | Score | Place | Overall |
| 1 | Germany | Ulla Salzgeber | Rusty | 76.0 | 76.0 | 73.8 | 75.2 | 73.2 | 74.84 | 3 | 76.524 |
| 2 | Netherlands | Anky van Grunsven | Salinero | 76.8 | 82.6 | 76.4 | 77.8 | 75.4 | 77.80 | 1 | 76.004 |
| 3 | Spain | Beatriz Ferrer-Salat | Beauvalais | 75.4 | 76.4 | 75.8 | 76.4 | 74.8 | 75.76 | 2 | 75.213 |
| 4 | United States | Deborah McDonald | Brentina | 75.8 | 76.2 | 73.4 | 75.0 | 73.4 | 74.76 | 4 | 74.067 |
| 5 | Germany | Hubertus Schmidt | Wansuela Suerte | 73.4 | 75.0 | 72.0 | 73.4 | 73.4 | 73.44 | 7 | 72.887 |
| 6 | United States | Robert Dover | Kennedy | 74.6 | 74.2 | 74.8 | 73.6 | 73.0 | 74.04 | 5 | 72.833 |
| 7 | Sweden | Jan Brink | Briar | 73.0 | 71.2 | 71.4 | 70.8 | 70.0 | 71.28 | 11 | 72.265 |
| 8 | Germany | Martin Schaudt | Weltall | 68.8 | 72.4 | 70.4 | 69.6 | 71.8 | 70.60 | 14 | 72.008 |
| 9 | Great Britain | Carl Hester | Escapado | 73.4 | 73.0 | 71.0 | 73.0 | 71.8 | 72.44 | 8 | 71.553 |
| 10 | Denmark | Andreas Helgstrand | Cavan | 74.2 | 75.8 | 73.4 | 73.8 | 72.6 | 73.96 | 6 | 71.147 |
| 11 | Denmark | Per Sandgaard | Zancor | 73.2 | 69.4 | 71.4 | 72.2 | 71.6 | 71.56 | 10 | 71.113 |
| 12 | Spain | Rafael Soto | Invasor | 69.6 | 69.0 | 68.6 | 68.4 | 69.4 | 69.00 | 18 | 70.896 |
| 13 | Netherlands | Imke Bartels | Lancet | 73.4 | 71.6 | 70.6 | 72.4 | 70.6 | 71.72 | 9 | 70.735 |
| 14 | United States | Guenter Seidel | Aragon | 71.6 | 71.4 | 70.8 | 70.2 | 71.2 | 71.04 | 13 | 70.270 |
| 15 | Spain | Juan Antonio Jimenez | Guizo | 69.6 | 68.4 | 68.0 | 67.0 | 68.2 | 68.240 | 20 | 69.766 |
| 16 | France | Julia Chevanne Gimel | Calimucho | 71.0 | 72.2 | 69.6 | 69.4 | 70.6 | 70.56 | 15 | 69.655 |
| 17 | Netherlands | Sven Rothenberger | Barclay II | 72.2 | 67.4 | 67.2 | 70.0 | 68.4 | 69.04 | 17 | 69.437 |
| 18 | Switzerland | Silvia Ikle | Salieri CH | 72.4 | 70.6 | 69.8 | 71.0 | 72.0 | 71.16 | 12 | 69.101 |
| 19 | Denmark | Jon Pedersen | Esprit de Valdemar | 71.4 | 69.2 | 67.6 | 68.6 | 69.0 | 69.16 | 16 | 69.080 |
| 20 | Austria | Victoria Max-Theurer | Falcao | 70.6 | 66.0 | 68.8 | 68.6 | 70.2 | 68.84 | 19 | 68.753 |
| 21 | France | Karen Tebar | Falada M | 67.2 | 65.6 | 66.8 | 67.4 | 70.2 | 67.44 | 21 | 67.699 |
| 22 | Great Britain | Richard Davison | Ballaseyr Royale | 67.6 | 66.8 | 65.2 | 65.6 | 65.6 | 66.16 | 22 | 67.351 |
| 23 | Russia | Alexandra Korelova | Balagur | 65.8 | 66.4 | 65.4 | 65.0 | 67.0 | 65.92 | 24 | 67.085 |
| 24 | Belarus | Iryna Lis | Problesk | 66.2 | 65.6 | 66.2 | 65.6 | 66.2 | 65.96 | 23 | 66.522 |
| 25 | Austria | Nina Stadlinger | Egalite | 65.4 | 66.2 | 64.0 | 63.4 | 65.6 | 64.92 | 25 | 66.148 |

### Grand Prix Freestyle

The final round of dressage competition was the Grand Prix Freestyle Test. Fifteen pairs competed in this round, in which they designed their own program of movements set to music. They were judged on both execution of the movements (technical) and how well their performance matched the music (artistic). Each of the five judges gave a score from 0 to 10 in both categories, with the final score for the round being the sum of those ten scores. This score was then averaged with the scores from the other two rounds to determine final ranking.
| Rank | Nation | Rider | Horse | Technical total | Artistic total | Score | Place | Overall |
| 1 | Netherlands | Anky van Grunsven | Salinero | 40.600 | 45.225 | 85.825 | 1 | 79.278 |
| 2 | Germany | Ulla Salzgeber | Rusty | 38.900 | 44.550 | 83.450 | 2 | 78.833 |
| 3 | Spain | Beatriz Ferrer-Salat | Beauvalais | 37.450 | 42.125 | 79.575 | 3 | 76.667 |
| 4 | United States | Deborah McDonald | Brentina | 37.250 | 41.575 | 78.825 | 6 | 75.653 |
| 5 | Germany | Hubertus Schmidt | Wansuela Suerte | 37.800 | 41.075 | 78.875 | 5 | 74.883 |
| 6 | United States | Robert Dover | Kennedy | 37.650 | 40.825 | 78.475 | 7 | 74.713 |
| 7 | Sweden | Jan Brink | Briar | 36.350 | 40.300 | 76.650 | 8 | 73.727 |
| 8 | Spain | Rafael Soto | Invasor | 38.050 | 40.975 | 79.025 | 4 | 73.606 |
| 9 | Denmark | Andreas Helgstrand | Cavan | 36.150 | 40.150 | 76.300 | 9 | 72.864 |
| 10 | Denmark | Per Sandgaard | Zancor | 35.700 | 39.350 | 75.050 | 11 | 72.426 |
| 11 | Netherlands | Imke Bartels | Lancet | 35.800 | 39.050 | 74.850 | 12 | 72.107 |
| 12 | Spain | Juan Antonio Jimenez | Guizo | 36.350 | 39.050 | 75.400 | 10 | 71.644 |
| 13 | Great Britain | Carl Hester | Escapado | 33.650 | 37.925 | 71.575 | 14 | 71.561 |
| 14 | United States | Guenter Seidel | Aragon | 35.300 | 38.500 | 73.800 | 13 | 71.447 |
| 15 | Germany | Martin Schaudt | Weltall | 31.350 | 33.600 | 64.950 | 15 | 69.656 |

## Qualifying athletes

| Place | Athlete | Country |
| 1 | Anky van Grunsven | Netherlands |
| 2 | Ulla Salzgeber | Germany |
| 3 | Beatriz Ferrer-Salat | Spain |
| 4 | Deborah McDonald | United States |
| 5 | Hubertus Schmidt | Germany |
| 6 | Robert Dover | United States |
| 7 | Jan Brink | Sweden |
| 8 | Rafael Soto | Spain |
| 9 | Andreas Helgstrand | Denmark |
| 10 | Per Sangaard | Denmark |
| 11 | Imke Bartels | Netherlands |
| 12 | Juan Antonio Jiminez | Spain |
| 13 | Carl Hester | Great Britain |
| 14 | Guenter Seidel | United States |
| 15 | Martin Schaudt | Germany |
| 16 | Julia Chevanne-Gimel | France |
| 17 | Sven Rothenberger | Netherlands |
| 18 | Silvia Ikle | Switzerland |
| 19 | Jon Pedersen | Denmark |
| 20 | Victoria Max-Theurer | Austria |
| 21 | Karen Tebar | France |
| 22 | Richard Davison | Great Britain |
| 23 | Alexandra Korelova | Russia |
| 24 | Iryna Lis | Belarus |
| 25 | Nina Stadlinger | Austria |
| 26 | Heike Kemmer | Germany |
| 27 | Lisa Wilcox | United States |
| 28 | Emma Hindle | Great Britain |
| 29 | Tinne Vilhelmson | Sweden |
| 30 | Christian Plaege | Switzerland |
| 31 | Louise Nathorst | Sweden |
| 32 | Elena Sidneva | Russia |
| 33 | Cynthia Ishoy | Canada |
| 34 | Nicola McGivern | Great Britain |
| 35 | Leslie Reid | Canada |
| 36 | Belinda Trussell | Canada |
| 37 | Rick MacMillan | Australia |
| 38 | Lone Joergensen | Denmark |
| 39 | Mary Hanna | Australia |
| 40 | Minna Telde | Sweden |
| 41 | Ignacio Rambla | Spain |
| 42 | Ashley Holzer | Canada |
| 43 | Marlies van Baalen | Netherlands |
| 44 | Fritz Gaulhofer | Austria |
| 45 | Daniel Ramseier | Switzerland |
| 46 | Cesar Parra | Colombia |
| 47 | Alexandra Sourla | Greece |
| 48 | Peter Gmoser | Austria |
| 49 | Louisa Hill | New Zealand |
| 50 | Heike Holstein | Ireland |
| 51 | Gerta Lehmann | Greece |
| w/d | Jasmien Sanche-Burger | Switzerland |
| DSQ | Alaia Demiropoulou | Greece |