Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Team eventing

Team eventing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue	Stockholm Olympic Stadium
Date	11–14 June 1956
Competitors	54 from 18 nations
Medalists
Francis Weldon Arthur Rook Bertie Hill   Great Britain August Lütke-Westhues Otto Rothe Klaus Wagner   United Team of Germany John Rumble Jim Elder Brian Herbinson   Canada
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The team eventing at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place between 11 and 14 June, at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium. Eventing was open to men only. It was the 9th appearance of the event. ^[1]

Competition format

The team and individual eventing competitions used the same results. Eventing consisted of a dressage test, a cross-country test, and a jumping test. The competitor with the best total score (fewest penalty points) won. The individual scores were summed to give a team score.

• Dressage: The eventing competition featured a dressage test. Five judges gave scores.
• Cross-country: The cross-country test had five phases.
  • Phase A: 7.2 km roads. Time allowed was 30 minutes (240 m/min).
  • Phase B: 3.6 km steeplechase. Time allowed was 6 minutes (600 m/min).
  • Phase C: 14.4 km roads. Time allowed was 60 minutes (240 m/min).
  • Phase D: 7.65 km cross-country. Time allowed was 17 minutes (450 m/min). There were 33 obstacles.
  • Phase E: 2 km flat. Time allowed was 6 minutes (333 m/min).
• Jumping: The jumping test had 12 obstacles.

Results

18 teams of 3 (54 riders) competed. France also sent a team, but one of its riders did not begin the eventing competition. ^[2]

Standings after dressage

Rank	Nation	Individual results			Team result
		Rider	Horse	Dressage
1	Great Britain	Arthur Rook	Wild Venture	-101.60	-313.20
		Francis Weldon	Kilbarry	-103.20
		Bertie Hill	Countryman III	-108.40
2	United Team of Germany	Otto Rothe	Sissi	-98.40	-330.40
		Klaus Wagner	Prinzess	-102.40
		August Lütke-Westhues	Trux von Kamax	-129.60
3	Sweden	Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr.	Jubal	-110.40	-346.40
		Petrus Kastenman	Iluster	-116.40
		Johan Asker	Iller	-119.60
4	Soviet Union	Valerian Kuybyshev	Perekop	-110.80	-359.20
		Lev Baklyshkin	Guimnast	-119.20
		Nikolay Shelenkov	Satrap	-129.20
5	Switzerland	Roland Perret	Erlfried	-105.60	-366.80
		Milo Gmür	Romeo	-111.20
		Samuel Koechlin	Goya	-150.00
6	Denmark	Hans Christian Andersen	Tom	-120.40	-390.80
		Karl Ammitzböll	Kajus	-129.20
		Lars Kirkebjerg	Havanna	-141.20
7	Canada	John Rumble	Cilroy	-122.80	-395.20
		Brian Herbinson	Tara	-131.20
		Jim Elder	Colleen	-141.20
8	Bulgaria	Rashko Fratev	Naphtaline	-126.80	-402.40
		Konstantin Venkov	Greibel	-129.60
		Genko Rashkov	Euphoria	-146.00
9	Finland	Kari Tolvanen	Lariina	-107.60	-403.20
		Reijo Kuistila	Lamora	-142.80
		Kaarlo Anttinen	Locarno	-152.80
10	Italy	Giuseppe Molinari	Uccello	-124.40	-408.80
		Giancarlo Gutierrez	Wiston	-138.80
		Adriano Capuzzo	Tuft of Heather	-145.60
11	Australia	Brian Crago	Radar	-124.80	-413.60
		Ernie Barker	Dandy	-134.40
		Bunty Thompson	Brown Sugar	-154.40
12	Romania	Virgil Barbuceanu	Brebenel	-136.00	-421.20
		Gheorghe Langa	Bolero	-142.40
		Gheorghe Soare	Cabala	-142.80
13	Turkey	Nail Gönenli	Temel	-133.60	-443.60
		Fethi Gürcan	Rih	-143.20
		Kemal Özçelik	Eskimo	-166.80
14	Argentina	Carlos de la Serna	Fanion	-146.00	-448.80
		Juan Martín-Merbilháa	Gitana I	-150.00
		Eduardo Cano	Why	-152.80
15	Portugal	Joaquim Silva	Heléboro	-149.20	-474.40
		Fernando Cavaleiro	Marte	-152.00
		Alvaro Sabbo	Marto	-173.20
16	Ireland	Harry Freeman-Jackson	Cellarstown	-153.20	-477.20
		Ian Hume-Dudgeon	Copper Coin	-158.00
		Bill Mullins	Charleville	-166.00
17	United States	Jack Burton	Huntingfield	-155.60	-500.00
		Frank Duffy	Drop Dead	-162.40
		Walter Staley	Mud Dauber	-182.00
18	Spain	Joaquín Nogueras	Thalia	-161.60	-510.00
		Faustino Dominguez	Anfitrion	-170.80
		Hernán Espinosa	Al-Herrasan	-177.60

Standings after cross-country

Rank	Nation	Individual results					Team result
		Rider	Horse	Dressage	Cross-country	Total
1	Great Britain	Francis Weldon	Kilbarry	-103.20	37.72	-65.48	-311.48
		Arthur Rook	Wild Venture	-101.60	-4.29	-105.89
		Bertie Hill	Countryman III	-108.40	-31.71	-140.11
2	United Team of Germany	August Lütke-Westhues	Trux von Kamax	-129.60	64.73	-64.87	-445.91
		Otto Rothe	Sissi	-098.40	-49.64	-148.04
		Klaus Wagner	Prinzess	-102.40	-130.60	-233.00
3	Canada	John Rumble	Cilroy	-122.80	-19.73	-142.53	-532.72
		Jim Elder	Colleen	-141.20	-42.49	-183.69
		Brian Herbinson	Tara	-131.20	-75.30	-206.50
4	Australia	Brian Crago	Radar	-124.80	-12.62	-137.42	-578.48
		Bunty Thompson	Brown Sugar	-154.40	9.34	-145.06
		Ernie Barker	Dand	-134.40	-161.60	-296.00
5	Italy	Adriano Capuzzo	Tuft of Heather	-145.60	26.19	-119.41	-641.14
		Giancarlo Gutierrez	Wiston	-138.80	12.37	-126.43
		Giuseppe Molinari	Uccello	-124.40	-270.90	-395.30
6	Argentina	Juan Martín-Merbilháa	Gitana I	-150.00	23.54	-126.46	-694.18
		Eduardo Cano	Why	-152.80	-79.21	-232.01
		Carlos de la Serna	Fanion	-146.00	189.71	-335.71
7	Soviet Union	Lev Baklyshkin	Guimnast	-119.20	42.55	-76.65	-1032.33
		Nikolay Shelenkov	Satrap	-129.20	-148.48	-277.68
		Valerian Kuybyshev	Perekop	-110.80	-567.20	-678.00
8	Switzerland	Milo Gmür	Romeo	-111.20	-227.31	-338.51	-1260.90
		Roland Perret	Erlfried	-105.60	-259.58	-365.18
		Samuel Koechlin	Goya	-150.00	-407.21	-557.21
–	Sweden	Petrus Kastenman	Iluster	-116.40	69.87	-46.53	Eliminated
		Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr.	Jubal	-110.40	-138.48	-248.88
		Johan Asker	Iller	-119.60	Eliminated
–	Ireland	Bill Mullins	Charleville	-166.00	31.02	-134.98	Eliminated
		Harry Freeman-Jackson	Cellarstown	-153.20	-7.61	-160.81
		Ian Hume-Dudgeon	Copper Coin	-158.00	Eliminated
–	Denmark	Hans Christian Andersen	Tom	-120.40	-24.00	-144.40	Eliminated
		Lars Kirkebjerg	Havanna	-141.20	-116.48	-257.68
		Karl Ammitzböll	Kajus	-129.20	Eliminated
–	Turkey	Kemal Özçelik	Eskimo	-166.80	-9.41	-176.21	Eliminated
		Nail Gönenli	Temel	-133.60	-136.57	-270.17
		Fethi Gürcan	Rih	-143.20	Eliminated
–	United States	Walter Staley	Mud Dauber	-182.00	47.43	-134.57	Eliminated
		Jack Burton	Huntingfield	-155.60	-261.00	-416.60
		Frank Duffy	Drop Dead	-162.40	Eliminated
–	Bulgaria	Genko Rashkov	Euphoria	-146.00	44.77	-101.23	Eliminated
		Konstantin Venkov	Greibel	-129.60	-400.98	-530.58
		Rashko Fratev	Naphtaline	-126.80	Eliminated
–	Portugal	Joaquim Silva	Heléboro	-149.20	-190.35	-339.55	Eliminated
		Fernando Cavaleiro	Marte	-152.00	-459.99	-611.99
		Alvaro Sabbo	Marto	-173.20	Eliminated
–	Romania	Gheorghe Soare	Cabala	-142.80	-164.94	-307.74	Eliminated
		Virgil Barbuceanu	Brebenel	-136.00	Eliminated
		Gheorghe Langa	Bolero	-142.40	Eliminated
–	Finland	Reijo Kuistila	Lamora	-142.80	-795.72	-938.52	Eliminated
		Kari Tolvanen	Lariina	-107.60	Eliminated
		Kaarlo Anttinen	Locarno	-152.80	Eliminated
–	Spain	Joaquín Nogueras	Thalia	-161.60	Eliminated		Eliminated
		Faustino Dominguez	Anfitrion	-170.80	Eliminated
		Hernán Espinosa	Al-Herrasan	-177.60	Eliminated

Final results after jumping

Rank	Nation	Individual results						Team result
		Rider	Horse	Dressage	Cross-country	Jumping	Total
	Great Britain	Francis Weldon	Kilbarry	-103.20	37.72	-20	-85.48	-355.48
		Arthur Rook	Wild Venture	-101.60	-4.29	-13.75	-119.64
		Bertie Hill	Countryman III	-108.40	-31.71	-10.25	-150.36
	United Team of Germany	August Lütke-Westhues	Trux von Kamax	-129.60	64.73	-20	-84.87	-475.91
		Otto Rothe	Sissi	-98.40	-49.64	-10	-158.04
		Klaus Wagner	Prinzess	-102.40	-130.60	0	-233.00
	Canada	John Rumble	Cilroy	-122.80	-19.73	-20	-162.53	-572.72
		Jim Elder	Colleen	-141.20	-42.49	-10	-193.69
		Brian Herbinson	Tara	-131.20	-75.30	-10	-216.50
4	Australia	Brian Crago	Radar	-124.80	-12.62	-10	-147.42	-619.98
		Bunty Thompson	Brown Sugar	-154.40	9.34	-10	-155.06
		Ernie Barker	Dandy	-134.40	-161.60	-21.5	-317.50
5	Italy	Giancarlo Gutierrez	Wiston	-138.80	12.37	-10	-136.43	-691.14
		Adriano Capuzzo	Tuft of Heather	-145.60	26.19	-20	-139.41
		Giuseppe Molinari	Uccello	-124.40	-270.90	-20	-415.30
6	Argentina	Juan Martín-Merbilháa	Gitana I	-150.00	23.54	-10	-136.46	-724.18
		Eduardo Cano	Why	-152.80	-79.21	-10	-242.01
		Carlos de la Serna	Fanion	-146.00	-189.71	-10	-345.71
7	Soviet Union	Lev Baklyshkin	Guimnast	-119.20	42.55	-20	-96.65	-1112.33
		Nikolay Shelenkov	Satrap	-129.20	-148.48	-20	-297.68
		Valerian Kuybyshev	Perekop	-110.80	-567.20	-40	-718.00
8	Switzerland	Milo Gmür	Romeo	-111.20	-227.31	-40	-378.51	-1360.90
		Roland Perret	Erlfried	-105.60	-259.58	-40	-405.18
		Samuel Koechlin	Goya	-150.00	-407.21	-20	-577.21
–	Sweden	Petrus Kastenman	Iluster	-116.40	69.87	-20	-66.53	Eliminated
		Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr.	Jubal	-110.40	-138.48	-37.5	-286.38
		Johan Asker	Iller	-119.60	Eliminated
–	Ireland	Bill Mullins	Charleville	-166.00	31.02	-10.5	-145.48	Eliminated
		Harry Freeman-Jackson	Cellarstown	-153.20	-7.61	-10	-170.81
		Ian Hume-Dudgeon	Copper Coin	-158.00	Eliminated
–	Denmark	Hans Christian Andersen	Tom	-120.40	-24.00	-10	-154.40	Eliminated
		Lars Kirkebjerg	Havanna	-141.20	-116.48	-10	-267.68
		Karl Ammitzböll	Kajus	-129.20	Eliminated
–	Portugal	Joaquim Silva	Heléboro	-149.20	-190.35	-10	-349.55	Eliminated
		Fernando Cavaleiro	Marte	-152.00	-459.99	-45.25	-657.24
		Alvaro Sabbo	Marto	-173.20	Eliminated
–	Turkey	Kemal Özçelik	Eskimo	-166.80	-9.41	-10	-186.21	Eliminated
		Nail Gönenli	Temel	-133.60	-136.57	Did not start
		Fethi Gürcan	Rih	-143.20	Eliminated
–	Bulgaria	Genko Rashkov	Euphoria	-146.00	44.77	-10	-111.23	Eliminated
		Konstantin Venkov	Greibel	-129.60	-400.98	Did not start
		Rashko Fratev	Naphtaline	-126.80	Eliminated
–	Finland	Reijo Kuistila	Lamora	-142.80	-795.72	-12.25	-950.77	Eliminated
		Kari Tolvanen	Lariina	-107.60	Eliminated
		Kaarlo Anttinen	Locarno	-152.80	Eliminated
–	United States	Walter Staley	Mud Dauber	-182.00	47.43	Eliminated		Eliminated
		Jack Burton	Huntingfield	-155.60	-261.00	Did not start
		Frank Duffy	Drop Dead	-162.40	Eliminated
–	Romania	Gheorghe Soare	Cabala	-142.80	-164.94	Eliminated		Eliminated
		Virgil Barbuceanu	Brebenel	-136.00	Eliminated
		Gheorghe Langa	Bolero	-142.40	Eliminated
–	Spain	Joaquín Nogueras	Thalia	-161.60	Eliminated			Eliminated
		Faustino Dominguez	Anfitrion	-170.80	Eliminated
		Hernán Espinosa	Al-Herrasan	-177.60	Eliminated

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1956 Stockholm Equestrian Games: Men's Three-Day Event, Team". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
2. Official Report, pp. 168–71, 174.