Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Individual championship test grade Ia
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The individual championship test, grade Ia, para-equestrian dressage event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested on the afternoon of 15 September 2016 at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Rio de Janeiro.[1]
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Venue | Olympic Equestrian Centre | ||||||||||||
Date | 15 September 2016 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 26 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning score | 78.217 | ||||||||||||
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The competition was assessed by a ground jury composed of five judges placed at locations designated E, H, C, M, and B. Each judge rated the competitors' performances with a percentage score. The five scores from the jury were then averaged to determine a rider's total percentage score.
Sophie Christiansen of Great Britain defended her title, holding off 2008 Champion and compatriot Anne Dunham. This was Christensen's 4th medal in the event, having also won a silver behind Dunham in 2008, and a bronze in 2004.