Olympics Rio 2016: Charlotte Dujardin retains individual dressage title for GB with incredible ride
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Updated 15/08/2016 at 18:52 GMT
Charlotte Dujardin destroyed the field to win gold for Great Britain in the individual dressage, with a score of 93.938%.
Britain's Charlotte Dujardin poses with her gold medal in front of the Olympic rings after the Equestrian's Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle event of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 15, 2016
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The 31-year-old defended her title on Valegro after holding off strong competition from Germany’s Isabell Werth (89.071%) and Kristina Broring-Sprehe (87.142%).
Britain’s Carl Hester, a team-mate of Dujardin in the dressage team event when they won silver, came seventh (82.482%).
It is Dujardin's third gold medal, with her team dressage title from London making up the trio, and she becomes the first British woman to retain an individual Olympic title.
After the display, she told the BBC: "I’m actually a little bit speechless for once in my life. It means the absolute world to me.
"At London, I had no expectations or pressure to go out there. Today I felt a huge amount of pressure and expectation.
"For me it could be one of the last rides on Valegro. For me, to finish it this way, it’s a really emotional time. I’m so happy."
Ian Stark, the Olympic silver medallist and BBC equestrian pundit, said of Dujardin's display: "That was incredible. We can just abandon the rest of the day - I'm happy now!"
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