The first team jumping gold medal for Great Britain since 2012.
With a flawless performance in Paris, Great Britain won the Olympic team jumping gold medal for the first time since London 2012.
With only two time penalties, the British three of Ben Maher, Harry Charles, and Scott Brash topped the rankings at the breathtaking Chateau de Versailles. The United States came in second, and France took third.
Twelve years after Great Britain’s previous team jumping gold in 1952 in Helsinki, Maher, Brash, and Charles’ father, Peter, won gold in the London Olympics with Nick Skelton, their medals arrive a full sixty years later.
Charles now joins his famous father, who was only thirteen years old when he stepped on the Olympic podium.
Maher, Charles, and Brash earned Team GB’s ninth gold medal in the Paris Olympics, ending Britain’s medal drought that began in London.
Even in equestrian events, the first of the nine was a team event.
The reigning individual Olympic gold medalist from Tokyo 2020, Maher, went up first for Great Britain on Dallas Vegas Batilly. After the first round, he led the rankings with a single time penalty.
Charles, who is now 25 years old and competing in his second Olympics, followed it up with a flawless round on Romeo 88.
Scott Brash on Jefferson, the last British combination, jumped last. They were calm and composed as they skimmed a few fences but ultimately avoided punishment with only a single infraction.
On Thursday, the three Brits finished in third place, ensuring their spot in the final.
