Which nation won the team dressage gold at the 2012 London Olympics?

Great Britain won the team dressage gold at the 2012 London Olympics. The British team consisted of Carl Hester, Laura Bechtolsheimer and Charlotte Dujardin, riding Uthopia, Mistral Hojris and Valegro.

The competition took place at Greenwich Park from 2 to 7 August 2012. Teams first performed the Grand Prix, after which the top seven advanced to the Grand Prix Special. The team result was decided from the Special, rather than by simply combining scores from both phases.

Great Britain finished with a team average of 79.979, ahead of Germany on 78.216 and the Netherlands on 77.124. The result was especially significant for Britain because dressage had been part of the Olympic equestrian programme since 1912, but the host nation had never previously won this team title.

A common mix-up is confusing the team result with the individual dressage competition. Charlotte Dujardin also won individual gold in London aboard Valegro, while Britain’s team victory depended on the combined performances of all three horse-and-rider partnerships.