IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CSIO ORGANISING COMMITTEES AND COMPETITORS List of athletes/horses automatically qualified for Grand Prix competitions at 2016 CSIOs In accordance with Article 261.4.1 of the Jumping Rules, the following athletes or athletes/horses are automatically qualified for the Grand Prix at 2016 CSIOs. Individual Medal Winners of World Championships 2014: 1. Jeroen Dubbeldam NED 2. Patrice Delaveau FRA 3. Beezie Madden USA Individual Medal Winners of Rio Olympic Games 2016: 1. Nick Skelton GBR 2. Peder Fredricson SWE 3. Eric Lamaze CAN Individual Medal Winners of Pan American Games 2015: 1. McLain Ward USA 2. Andres Rodriguez VEN 3. Lauren Hough USA Individual Medal Winners at European Championship 2015: 1. Jeroen Dubbeldam NED 2. Gregory Wathelet BEL 3. Simon Delestre FRA The winner (athlete/horse) in the last FEI World CupTM Final (2015-2016): 1. Steve Guerdat SUI Corbinian For CSIO 5* : The winners (athletes/horses) of Grand Prix CSIO 5* during the last 12 months: 2016 Gijon (ESP) Aug 24-29 Dermott Lennon (IRL) Loughview Lou-Lou Hickstead (GBR) July 28-31 Billy Twomey (IRL) Lizziemary Dublin (IRL) July 20-24 Lorenzo De Luca (ITA) Ensor de Litrange LXII Aachen (GER) July 13-17 Philipp Weishaupt (GER) L B Convall Falsterbo (SWE) July 07-10 Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) Clarimo ASK Rotterdam (NED) June 22-26 Luciana Diniz (POR) Fit For Fun Sopot (POL) June 09-12 Patrick Stühlmeyer (GER) Lacan 2 St Gallen (SUI) June 02-05 Hans-Dieter Dreher (GER) Cool and Easy Rome (ITA) May 26-29 McLain Ward (USA) HH Azur La Baule (FRA) May 12-15 Jérôme Guéry (BEL) Grand Cru de Rozenberg Al Ain (UAE) Feb 17-20 Karim Elzoghby (EGY) Amelia 2015 Calgary (CAN) Sept 09-13 Scott Brash (GBR) Hello Sanctos For CSIO 4* : All the above plus the winners (athletes/horses) of any Grand Prix 4* CSIO during the last 12 months: 2016 Linz Ebelsberg (AUT) May 05-08 Taizo Sugitani (JPN) Avenzio 3 Coapexpan (MEX) April 28-May 01 Ben Asselin (CAN) Veyron Wellington (USA) Mar 02-06 Darragh Kenny (IRL) Red Star d‘Argent Ocala (USA) Feb 16-21 Scott Keach (AUS) Fedor .