<p>Peder Fredricson (left), Ben Maher (center) and Mikael van der Vleuten (right) celebrate their individual medals on the podium in Tokyo. </p>
<p>Great Britain's Ben Maher takes a victory lap aboard Explosion W after claiming the individual show jumping gold medal. </p>
<p>Ben Maher (GBR) beams his gold medal at the top of the podium. </p>
<p>Peder Fredricson (SWE) claimed the silver medal aboard All In. </p>
<p>Holland's Mikael van der Vleuten earned the bronze medal aboard Beauville Z. </p>
<p><em>Ben Maher (GBR) and Explosion W took home the gold medal for Great Britain in individual show jumping. </em></p>
<p>Ben Maher (GBR) and Explosion W held the first place position after the qualifying round and maintained their lead in the jump-off to secure individual gold. </p>
<p><em>Peder Fredricson (SWE) and All In earned the silver medal in individual show jumping in Tokyo. </em></p>
<p><em>Mikael van der Vleuten (NED) earned the bronze medal in individual show jumping aboard Beauville Z. </em></p>
<p><em>Henrik von Eckermann and King Edward achieved a clear round to claim fourth in individual show jumping. </em></p>
<p>Malin Baryard-Johnsson (SWE) claimed 5th place aboard Indiana in the individual show jumping final.</p>
<p>Daisuke Fukashima (JPN) and Chanyon finished in the 6th place spot in the individual show jumping final. </p>
<p>Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Cartello were in the second place position going into the individual show jumping final. </p>
<p>After the qualifying round, Israel's Ashlee Bond and Donatello 141 held the third place position. </p>
<p>USA's Kent Farrington and Gazelle had 4 faults in the qualifying round which excluded them from the individual show jumping final. </p>
<p>Jessica Springsteen and Don Juan Van De Donkhoeve had one rail down for 4 faults in the qualifying round which put them out of contention for the jump-off. </p>
<p>Laura Kraut (USA) had 8 faults aboard Balloutinue in the qualifying round which excluded her from the individual show jumping final. </p>
<p>Laura Kraut (left), Jessica Springsteen (center) and McLain Ward (right) represented the USA for team silver in Tokyo.</p>
<p>Teddy Vlock (ISR) and Amsterdam 27 had trouble at fence eight during the team qualifier, ultimately crashing through it and being eliminated. </p>
<p>Eugenio Garza Perez (MEX) had two refusals at the wall obstacle aboard Armani SL Z in the team qualifier. </p>
<p>Laura Kraut had a fast and clear round in the jump-off for the U.S. aboard Baloutinue. </p>
<p>Jessica Springsteen and Don Juan Van De Donkhoeve had zero faults in the jump-off. </p>
<p>McLain Ward and Contagious were last to jump-off for the U.S. and did so successfully with zero faults. </p>
<p>McLain Ward and Contagious had one down for four faults plus one time fault for a total of five faults in the team qualifying round. </p>
<p>Jessica Springsteen had one rail down for four faults in the team qualifying round aboard Don Juan Van De Donkhoeve. </p>
<p>Laura Kraut and Baloutinue garnered 4 faults in the team qualifying round. </p>
<p>Peder Fredricson and All In rose to the occasion in the jump-off to claim team gold for Sweden. </p>
<p>Sweden's gold medal team—Malin Baryard-Johnsson (left), Peder Fredricson (center) and Henrik von Eckermann (right).</p>
<p>Henrik von Eckermann and King Edward jumped fast and clear for zero faults in the jump-off. </p>
<p>Malin Baryard-Johnsson and Indiana had zero faults in the jump-off. </p>
<p>Gregory Wathelet and Nevados S were part of the bronze medal-winning Belgian show jumping team. </p>
<p>Jerome Guery (BEL) and Quel Homme De Hus</p>
<p>Pieter Devos (BEL) and Claire Z</p>
<p>Belgium's bronze medal team— Pieter Devos (left), Jerome Guery (center) and Gregory Wathelet (right).</p>
<p>Henrik von Eckermann (left), Malin Baryard-Johnsson (center) and Peder Fredricson (right). </p>
<p>The top three show jumping teams celebrating together on the podium. </p>
At the culmination of equestrian competition in Tokyo, the top three show jumping teams were awarded their respective medals. Sweden and USA went head-to-head in an exciting jump-off for the team gold medal, which Sweden ultimately walked away with. All three riders from both teams went fast and clear for zero faults, therefore, the gold medal was decided on time. The last in the ring, Peder Fredricson, who won individual silver just days before, crushed the eight-obstacle jump-off to boost Sweden to team gold by a margin of 1.3 seconds. USA followed close behind for the silver medal and Belgium rounded out the top three for the bronze.
Prior to team competition, two days of individual show jumping competition decided the top three show jumpers in the world. Standing proudly in the middle of the podium was Great Britain's Ben Maher. Going into the individual final, Maher held the first place position with a fast and clear trip from the qualifying round. Maher and his 12-year-old KWPN gelding, Explosion W, rose to the occasion in the final jump-off to secure the individual gold medal with a speedy time of 37.85 seconds.
Behind Maher for the silver medal was Sweden's Peder Fredricson and his mount, All In, who tripped the timers at 38.02 seconds to secure the second podium spot. Rounding out the top three in individual show jumping in Tokyo was The Netherlands' Mikael van der Vleuten aboard Beauville Z with a time of 38.90 seconds.
Take a look at the gallery below for a photo recap of the four days of show jumping competition in Tokyo.
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