Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Team eventing

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Team eventing
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Equestrian pictogram.svg
Venue
Date18–21 October
Competitors48 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Australia.svg  Australia
  1964
1972  

The team eventing at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place between 18 and 21 October. The event was open to men and women. [1]

Competition format

The competition included three segments: dressage, cross-country, and show-jumping. Penalties from each were summed to give a total score. Teams consisted of four horse and rider pairs, though only the best three scores counted for the team total. If a team had fewer than three pairs finish, the team received no score.

Results

49 riders competed. [2]

Standings after dressage

RankNationIndividual resultsTotal
RiderHorseTimePenalties
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Alexander Evdokimov Fat5.53-48.00157.01
German Gazumov Fugas6.21-49.50
Pavel Deev Paket6.06-59.51
Svetozar Gluchkov Balerina5.53-86.51
2Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany Ulrich Vite Hubertus6.23-53.01202.52
Karl-Heinz Fuhrmann Saturn6.19-70.50
Uwe Plank Kranich6.27-79.01
Helmut Hartmann Ingwer6.39-101.01
3Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany Jochen Mehrdorf Lapislazuli6.06-68.01236.03
Horst Karsten Adagio6.21-74.01
Ludwig Gössing Arved5.59-94.01
Klaus Wagner Abdulla6.39-102.00
4Flag of France.svg  France Jean-Jacques Guyon Pitou6.06-73.01236.53
Jean Sarrazin Joburg5.50-80.51
André Le Goupil Olivette5.59-83.01
Jean-Louis Martin Quel Feu6.08-87.51
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Reuben Jones The Poacher6.20-68.51240.03
Derek Allhusen Lochinvar5.58-85.01
Jane Holderness-Roddam Our Nobby6.13-86.51
Richard Meade Cornishman V5.46-97.01
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States Michael Plumb Plain Sailing6.17-63.00241.52
Kevin Freeman Chalan6.22-77.01
James C. Wofford Kilkenny6.24-101.51
Michael Page Foster6.25-107.51
7Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Juliet Jobling-Purser Jenny5.41-72.51243.53
Penelope Moreton Loughlin6.28-74.01
Thomas Brennan March Hawk6.01-97.01
Diana Willson Chianti Rosso5.59-122.51
8Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Carlos Moratorio Hijo Manso6.21-68.01249.51
Roberto Pistarini Warti6.21-90.00
Jorge Bedoya Naranjo7.00-91.50
José Eugenio Acosta Oligarca6.37-110.01
9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mauro Checcoli Surbeam6.17-82.01271.53
Alessandro Argenton Diambo de Nora6.30-83.51
Paolo Angioni King6.37-106.01
Giuseppe Ravano Lord Jim6.47-111.00
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Robin Hahn Taffy6.10-97.01299.02
Allan Ehrlick The Nomad6.08-99.00
Barry Sonshine Durlas Eile6.12-103.01
Norman Elder Questionnaire5.49-106.01
11Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Bill Roycroft Warrathoola6.18-84.00302.51
Wayne Roycroft Zhivago6.31-103.50
Brien Cobcroft Depeche6.39-115.01
James Scanlon The Furtive6.00-122.01
12Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Evaristo Avalos Ludmilla II6.53-98.01327.51
Ramón Mejía Centinela7.10-112.50
Ernesto Del Castillo Codicioso7.09-117.00
Eduardo Higareda Samuray AztecaDSQ

Standings after cross-country

RankNationIndividual resultsTotal
RiderHorseDressageCross-countryTotal
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Derek Allhusen Lochinvar-85.0144.40-40.61-146.93
Richard Meade Cornishman V-97.0154.80-42.21
Reuben Jones The Poacher-68.514.40-64.11
Jane Holderness-Roddam Our Nobby-86.51-52.00-138.51
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States James C. Wofford Kilkenny-101.5171.20-30.31-195.62
Michael Page Foster-107.5159.20-48.31
Michael Plumb Plain Sailing-63.00-54.00-117.00
Kevin Freeman Chalan-77.01DSQ
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Pavel Deev Paket-59.5121.60-37.91-280.21
German Gazumov Fugas-49.50-27.20-76.70
Alexander Evdokimov Fat-48.00-117.60-165.60
Svetozar Gluchkov Balerina-86.51DSQ
4Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Wayne Roycroft Zhivago-103.5021.20-82.30-300.11
Brien Cobcroft Depeche-115.0122.00-93.01
Bill Roycroft Warrathoola-84.00-40.80-124.80
James Scanlon The Furtive-122.01-19.20-141.21
5Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany Horst Karsten Adagio-74.01-23.20-97.21-475.22
Jochen Mehrdorf Lapislazuli-68.01-108.40-176.41
Klaus Wagner Abdulla-102.00-99.60-201.60
Ludwig Gössing Arved-94.01-124.00-218.01
6Flag of France.svg  France Jean-Jacques Guyon Pitou-73.0144.40-28.61-485.33
André Le Goupil Olivette-83.01-14.00-97.01
Jean Sarrazin Joburg-80.51-279.20-359.71
Jean-Louis Martin Quel Feu-87.51DSQ
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Alessandro Argenton Diambo de Nora-83.51-76.40-159.91-536.52
Giuseppe Ravano Lord Jim-111.00-75.60-186.60
Paolo Angioni King-106.01-84.00-190.01
Mauro Checcoli Surbeam-82.01DSQ
8Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Ernesto Del Castillo Codicioso-117.00-19.60-136.60-556.31
Ramón Mejía Centinela-112.50-60.40-172.90
Evaristo Avalos Ludmilla II-98.01-148.80-246.81
Eduardo Higareda Samuray AztecaDSQEliminated
9Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany Karl-Heinz Fuhrmann Saturn-70.50-104.00-174.50-603.72
Uwe Plank Kranich-79.01-132.00-211.01
Helmut Hartmann Ingwer-101.01-117.20-218.21
Ulrich Vite Hubertus-53.01DSQ
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Robin Hahn Taffy-97.0111.60-85.41-744.43
Norman Elder Questionnaire-106.01-203.20-309.21
Barry Sonshine Durlas Eile-103.01-246.80-349.81
Allan Ehrlick The Nomad-99.00-291.60-390.60
11Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Roberto Pistarini Warti-90.00-150.00-240.00-867.22
José Eugenio Acosta Oligarca-110.01-155.20-265.21
Carlos Moratorio Hijo Manso-68.01-294.00-362.01
Jorge Bedoya Naranjo-91.50DSQ
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Juliet Jobling-Purser Jenny-72.51-5.60-78.11Eliminated
Diana Willson Chianti Rosso-122.51-106.40-228.91
Penelope Moreton Loughlin-74.01DSQ
Thomas Brennan March Hawk-97.01DSQ

Final standings after jumping

RankNationIndividual resultsTotal
RiderHorseDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Derek Allhusen Lochinvar-85.0144.40-1.00-41.61-175.93
Richard Meade Cornishman V-97.0154.80-22.25-64.46
Reuben Jones The Poacher-68.514.40-5.75-69.86
Jane Holderness-Roddam Our Nobby-86.51-52.00-25.50-164.01
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States Michael Page Foster-107.5159.20-4.00-52.31-245.87
James C. Wofford Kilkenny-101.5171.20-43.75-74.06
Michael Plumb Plain Sailing-63.00-54.00-2.50-119.50
Kevin Freeman Chalan-77.01DSQEliminated
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Australia.svg  Australia Wayne Roycroft Zhivago-103.5021.20-12.75-94.95-331.26
Brien Cobcroft Depeche-115.0122.00-15.75-108.76
Bill Roycroft Warrathoola-84.00-40.80-2.75-127.55
James Scanlon The Furtive-122.01-19.20-21.00-162.21
4Flag of France.svg  France Jean-Jacques Guyon Pitou-73.0144.40-10.25-38.86-505.83
André Le Goupil Olivette-83.01-14.00-10.25-107.26
Jean Sarrazin Joburg-80.51-279.200.00-359.71
Jean-Louis Martin Quel Feu-87.51DSQEliminated
5Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany Horst Karsten Adagio-74.01-23.20-5.75-102.96-518.22
Jochen Mehrdorf Lapislazuli-68.01-108.40-23.00-199.41
Klaus Wagner Abdulla-102.00-99.60-14.25-215.85
Ludwig Gössing Arved-94.01-124.00DSQ
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Ernesto Del Castillo Codicioso-117.00-19.60-34.00-170.60-631.56
Ramón Mejía Centinela-112.50-60.40-10.00-182.90
Evaristo Avalos Ludmilla II-98.01-148.80-31.25-278.06
Eduardo Higareda Samuray AztecaDSQEliminated
7Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany Karl-Heinz Fuhrmann Saturn-70.50-104.00-43.75-218.25-690.72
Uwe Plank Kranich-79.01-132.00-20.00-231.01
Helmut Hartmann Ingwer-101.01-117.20-23.25-241.46
Ulrich Vite Hubertus-53.01DSQEliminated
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Robin Hahn Taffy-97.0111.60-10.00-95.41-787.68
Norman Elder Questionnaire-106.01-203.20-23.25-332.46
Barry Sonshine Durlas Eile-103.01-246.80-10.00-359.81
Allan Ehrlick The Nomad-99.00-291.60-10.00-400.60
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union German Gazumov Fugas-49.50-27.20-19.00-95.70Eliminated
Alexander Evdokimov Fat-48.00-117.60-27.00-192.60
Pavel Deev Paket-59.5121.60DSQ
Svetozar Gluchkov Balerina-86.51DSQEliminated
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Alessandro Argenton Diambo de Nora-83.51-76.40-0.50-160.41Eliminated
Paolo Angioni King-106.01-84.00-20.00-210.01
Giuseppe Ravano Lord Jim-111.00-75.60DSQ
Mauro Checcoli Surbeam-82.01DSQEliminated
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina José Eugenio Acosta Oligarca-110.01-155.20-12.75-277.96Eliminated
Carlos Moratorio Hijo Manso-68.01-294.00-1.25-363.26
Roberto Pistarini Warti-90.00-150.00DSQ
Jorge Bedoya Naranjo-91.50DSQEliminated
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Juliet Jobling-Purser Jenny-72.51-5.60-1.00-79.11Eliminated
Diana Willson Chianti Rosso-122.51-106.400.00-228.91
Penelope Moreton Loughlin-74.01DSQEliminated
Thomas Brennan March Hawk-97.01DSQEliminated

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