Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Team eventing

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The team eventing event, part of the equestrian program at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 21 to 24 July 1996. The competition was held in the Georgia International Horse Park, in Conyers, Georgia. The team event was a separate event from the individual eventing. A rider could compete in both competitions (on different horses). Like all other equestrian events, the eventing competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. 16 teams, each consisting of between three and four horse and rider pairs, entered the contest. [1]

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Medalists

Gold: Gold medal.svg Silver: Silver medal.svg Bronze: Bronze medal.svg
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Wendy Schaeffer Sunburst Karen O'Connor Biko Blyth Tait Chesterfield
Phillip Dutton True Blue Girdwood David O'Connor Giltedge Andrew Nicholson Jaegermeister II
Gillian Rolton Peppermint Grove Bruce Davidson Heyday Victoria Latta Broadcast News
Andrew Hoy Darien Powers Jill Henneberg Nirvana Vaughn Jefferis Bounce

Results

Dressage

Each team consisted of four pairs of horse and rider. The penalty points of the lowest three pairs were added together to reach the team's penalty points.

RankNOCRiderHorseTotal PenaltiesScoredTeam Penalties
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Karen O'Connor Biko 39.60#123.00
David O'Connor Giltedge 40.80#
Bruce Davidson Heyday 42.60#
Jill Henneberg Nirvana 57.00
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Ian Stark Stanwick Ghost 35.20127.80
William Fox-Pitt Cosmopolitan II 49.00#
Gary Parsonage Magic Rogue 62.20#
Karen Dixon Too Smart 43.60#
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Blyth Tait Chesterfield 48.80#135.60
Andrew Nicholson Jaegermeister II 47.20#
Victoria Latta Broadcast News 41.00
Vaughn Jefferis Bounce 47.40#
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Therese Washtock Aristotle 40.00#139.20
Kelli McMullen Temple Kilkenny 47.20#
Claire Smith Gordon Gibbons 53.00#
Stuart Young-Black Market Venture 52.00
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bodo Battenberg Samthe Man 52.00#145.00
Juergen Blum Brownie McGee 61.60#
Ralf Ehrenbrink Connection L 44.20
Bettina Overesch-Boeker Watermill Stream 48.20#
6Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Wendy Schaeffer Sunburst 49.40#156.40
Phillip Dutton True Blue Girdwood 50.60#
Gillian Rolton Peppermint Grove 57.00
Andrew Hoy Darien Powers 56.40#
7Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Kazuhiro Iwatani Sejane De Vozerier 48.40#161.60
Masaru Fuse Talisman De Jarry 53.40
Yoshihiko Kowata Hell at Dawn 59.80#
Takeaki Tsuchiya Right on Time 61.60#
8Flag of France.svg  France Marie-Christine Duroy Yarlands Summer Song 44.40162.40
Roldolphe Scherer Urane Des Pine 50.60#
Koris Vieules Tandresse de Canta 81.60#
Jacques Dulcy Upont 67.40#
9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Ranieri Campello Mill Bank 64.20#166.40
Giacamo della Chiesa Diver Dan 61.80
Lara Villata Nikki Dow 50.60#
Nicola delli Santi Donizetti 54.00#
10Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Paula Tornqvist Monaghan 58.80#166.80
Linda Algotsson Lafayette 51.80#
Therese Olavsson Hectort 61.40#
Dag Albert Nice 'N' Easy 56.20
11Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland David Foster Duneight Carnival 52.20#167.60
Virginia McGrath The Yellow Earl 61.20#
Alfie Buller Sir Knight 74.60#
Eric Smiley Enterprise 54.20
12Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Luis Alvarez-Cervera Pico's Nippur 77.60#172.60
Santiago Centenera Just Dixon 47.80#
Javier Revuelta Toby 61.00#
Enrique Sarasola Jr. New Venture 63.80
13Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Rafal Choynowski Viva 5 67.20#182.80
Boguslaw Jarecki Polisa 61.00#
Artur Spolowicz Hazard 63.60#
Boguslaw Owczarek Askar 58.80
14Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Christoph Meier Hunter V 56.80#190.60
Marius Marro Gai Jeannot Ch 65.00#
Heinz Wehrli Ping Pong 68.80#
15Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Gabor Schaller Albattrosz 60.80#195.60
Atilla Sos Zsizsik 63.00#
Pal Tuska Zatony 71.80#
Tibor Herczegfalvi Lump 72.40
16Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Serguei Fofanoff Kaiser Eden 73.40#208.60
Sidney de Souza Avalon da Mata 68.00#
Andre Giovanni Al do Beto 67.20#
Luciano Miranda Xilena 74.40

Cross Country

Each team consisted of four pairs of horse and rider. The penalty points of the lowest three pairs were added together to reach the team's penalty points.

RankNOCRiderHorseTotal PenaltiesScoredTeam Penalties
1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Wendy Schaeffer Sunburst 11.60#27.29
Phillip Dutton True Blue Girdwood 8.80#
Gillian Rolton Peppermint Grove WD
Andrew Hoy Darien Powers 6.80#
2Flag of France.svg  France Marie-Christine Duroy Yarlands Summer Song RT106.00
Roldolphe Scherer Urane Des Pine 40.80#
Koris Vieules Tandresse de Canta 28.00#
Jacques Dulcy Upont 0.00#
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Blyth Tait Chesterfield 20.80#120.20
Andrew Nicholson Jaegermeister II 51.20#
Victoria Latta Broadcast News RT
Vaughn Jefferis Bounce 40.40#
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States Karen O'Connor Biko 66.00#121.60
David O'Connor Giltedge 35.20#
Bruce Davidson Heyday 20.40#
Jill Henneberg Nirvana RT
5Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Kazuhiro Iwatani Sejane De Vozerier 47.60#147.80
Masaru Fuse Talisman De Jarry 94.40
Yoshihiko Kowata Hell at Dawn 57.20#
Takeaki Tsuchiya Right on Time 34.80#
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Paula Tornqvist Monaghan 55.20#163.20
Linda Algotsson Lafayette 16.40#
Therese Olavsson Hectort 106.40#
Dag Albert Nice 'N' Easy RT
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Ian Stark Stanwick Ghost 121.20170.60
William Fox-Pitt Cosmopolitan II 62.80#
Gary Parsonage Magic Rogue 37.20#
Karen Dixon Too Smart 43.20#
8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Luis Alvarez-Cervera Pico's Nippur 184.80#395.80
Santiago Centenera Just Dixon 73.20#
Javier Revuelta Toby 124.00#
Enrique Sarasola Jr. New Venture EL
9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bodo Battenberg Samthe Man 32.40#1047.40
Juergen Blum Brownie McGee RT#
Ralf Ehrenbrink Connection L EL
Bettina Overesch-Boeker Watermill Stream 59.20#
10Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Christoph Meier Hunter V 122.00#1121.40
Marius Marro Gai Jeannot Ch EL#
Heinz Wehrli Ping Pong 64.40#
11Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland David Foster Duneight Carnival 36.00#1162.80
Virginia McGrath The Yellow Earl 181.00#
Alfie Buller Sir Knight WD#
Eric Smiley Enterprise WD
12Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Ranieri Campello Mill Bank RT#1193.80
Giacamo della Chiesa Diver Dan WD
Lara Villata Nikki Dow 124.80#
Nicola delli Santi Donizetti 130.80#
13Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Gabor Schaller Albattrosz RT#1220.00
Atilla Sos Zsizsik 158.80#
Pal Tuska Zatony 122.00#
Tibor Herczegfalvi Lump RT
14Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Therese Washtock Aristotle EL#1935.20
Kelli McMullen Temple Kilkenny 27.20#
Claire Smith Gordon Gibbons RT#
Stuart Young-Black Market Venture WD
15Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Serguei Fofanoff Kaiser Eden 94.80#1959.60
Sidney de Souza Avalon da Mata WD#
Andre Giovanni Al do Beto EL#
Luciano Miranda Xilena RT
16Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Rafal Choynowski Viva 5 EL#2005.40
Boguslaw Jarecki Polisa 127.20#
Artur Spolowicz Hazard EL#
Boguslaw Owczarek Askar EL

Dressage & Cross Country

Each team consisted of four pairs of horse and rider. The penalty points of the lowest three pairs were added together to reach the team's penalty points.

RankNOCRiderHorseDressageCross CountryScoredTeam Penalties
1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Wendy Schaeffer Sunburst 49.4011.60#183.60
Phillip Dutton True Blue Girdwood 50.608.80#
Gillian Rolton Peppermint Grove 57.00WD
Andrew Hoy Darien Powers 56.406.80#
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States Karen O'Connor Biko 39.6066.00#244.60
David O'Connor Giltedge 40.8035.20#
Bruce Davidson Heyday 46.2020.40#
Jill Henneberg Nirvana 57.00RT
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Blyth Tait Chesterfield 48.8020.80#255.80
Andrew Nicholson Jaegermeister II 47.2051.20#
Victoria Latta Broadcast News 41.00RT
Vaughn Jefferis Bounce 47.4040.40#
4Flag of France.svg  France Marie-Christine Duroy Yarlands Summer Song 44.40RT268.40
Roldolphe Scherer Urane Des Pine 50.6040.80#
Koris Vieules Tandresse de Canta 81.6028.00#
Jacques Dulcy Upont 67.400.00#
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Ian Stark Stanwick Ghost 35.20121.20298.40
William Fox-Pitt Cosmopolitan II 49.0062.80#
Gary Parsonage Magic Rogue 62.6037.20#
Karen Dixon Too Smart 43.6043.20#
6Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Kazuhiro Iwatani Sejane De Vozerier 48.4047.60#309.40
Masaru Fuse Talisman De Jarry 53.4094.40
Yoshihiko Kowata Hell at Dawn 59.8057.20#
Takeaki Tsuchiya Right on Time 61.6034.80#
7Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Paula Tornqvist Monaghan 58.8055.20#330.00
Linda Algotsson Lafayette 51.8016.40#
Therese Olavsson Hectort 61.40106.40#
Dag Albert Nice 'N' Easy 56.20RT
8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Luis Alvarez-Cervera Pico's Nippur 77.60184.80#568.40
Santiago Centenera Just Dixon 47.8073.20#
Javier Revuelta Toby 61.00124.00#
Enrique Sarasola Jr. New Venture 63.80EL
9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bodo Battenberg Samthe Man 52.0032.40#1192.40
Juergen Blum Brownie McGee 61.60RT#
Ralf Ehrenbrink Connection L 44.20EL
Bettina Overesch-Boeker Watermill Stream 48.8059.20#
10Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Christoph Meier Hunter V 56.80122.00#1312.00
Marius Marro Gai Jeannot Ch 65.00EL#
Heinz Wehrli Ping Pong 68.8064.40#
11Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland David Foster Duneight Carnival 52.2036.00#1330.40
Virginia McGrath The Yellow Earl 61.20181.00#
Alfie Buller Sir Knight 74.60WD#
Eric Smiley Enterprise 54.20WD
12Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Ranieri Campello Mill Bank 64.20RT#1360.20
Giacamo della Chiesa Diver Dan 61.80WD
Lara Villata Nikki Dow 50.60124.80#
Nicola delli Santi Donizetti 54.00130.80#
13Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Gabor Schaller Albattrosz 60.80RT#1415.60
Atilla Sos Zsizsik 63.00158.80#
Pal Tuska Zatony 71.80122.00#
Tibor Herczegfalvi Lump 72.40RT
14Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Therese Washtock Aristotle 40.00EL#2074.40
Kelli McMullen Temple Kilkenny 47.2027.20#
Claire Smith Gordon Gibbons 53.00RT#
Stuart Young-Black Market Venture 52.00WD
15Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Serguei Fofanoff Kaiser Eden 73.4094.80#2168.20
Sidney de Souza Avalon da Mata 68.00WD#
Andre Giovanni Al do Beto 67.20EL#
Luciano Miranda Xilena 74.40RT
16Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Rafal Choynowski Viva 5 67.20EL#2188.20
Boguslaw Jarecki Polisa 61.00127.20#
Artur Spolowicz Hazard 63.00EL#
Boguslaw Owczarek Askar 58.80EL

Jumping

Each team consisted of four pairs of horse and rider. The penalty points of the lowest three pairs were added together to reach the team's penalty points.

RankNOCRiderHorseTotal PenaltiesScoredTeam Penalties
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Blyth Tait Chesterfield 0.50#12.75
Andrew Nicholson Jaegermeister II 2.25#
Victoria Latta Broadcast News
Vaughn Jefferis Bounce 10.00#
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Ian Stark Stanwick Ghost 15.2514.50
William Fox-Pitt Cosmopolitan II 5.75#
Gary Parsonage Magic Rogue 7.00#
Karen Dixon Too Smart 1.75#
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Paula Tornqvist Monaghan 5.00#15.25
Linda Algotsson Lafayette 10.25#
Therese Olavsson Hectort 0.00#
Dag Albert Nice 'N' Easy
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States Karen O'Connor Biko 0.00#16.50
David O'Connor Giltedge 0.00#
Bruce Davidson Heyday 16.50#
Jill Henneberg Nirvana
5Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Kazuhiro Iwatani Sejane De Vozerier 5.00#16.75
Masaru Fuse Talisman De Jarry 6.25
Yoshihiko Kowata Hell at Dawn 5.50#
Takeaki Tsuchiya Right on Time 6.25#
6Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Wendy Schaeffer Sunburst 0.00#20.25
Phillip Dutton True Blue Girdwood 10.00#
Gillian Rolton Peppermint Grove
Andrew Hoy Darien Powers 10.25#
7Flag of France.svg  France Marie-Christine Duroy Yarlands Summer Song 39.25
Roldolphe Scherer Urane Des Pine 17.75#
Koris Vieules Tandresse de Canta 10.00#
Jacques Dulcy Upont 11.50#
8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Luis Alvarez-Cervera Pico's Nippur 11.00#53.25
Santiago Centenera Just Dixon 40.00#
Javier Revuelta Toby 2.25#
Enrique Sarasola Jr. New Venture
-Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bodo Battenberg Samthe Man 5.00#
Juergen Blum Brownie McGee #
Ralf Ehrenbrink Connection L
Bettina Overesch-Boeker Watermill Stream 6.75#
-Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Christoph Meier Hunter V 0.00#
Marius Marro Gai Jeannot Ch #
Heinz Wehrli Ping Pong 5.50#
-Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland David Foster Duneight Carnival 5.00#
Virginia McGrath The Yellow Earl 49.00#
Alfie Buller Sir Knight #
Eric Smiley Enterprise
-Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Ranieri Campello Mill Bank #
Giacamo della Chiesa Diver Dan
Lara Villata Nikki Dow 18.75#
Nicola delli Santi Donizetti 15.50#
-Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Gabor Schaller Albattrosz #
Atilla Sos Zsizsik 11.50#
Pal Tuska Zatony 7.00#
Tibor Herczegfalvi Lump
-Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Therese Washtock Aristotle #
Kelli McMullen Temple Kilkenny 0.00#
Claire Smith Gordon Gibbons #
Stuart Young-Black Market Venture
-Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Serguei Fofanoff Kaiser Eden 6.25#
Sidney de Souza Avalon da Mata #
Andre Giovanni Al do Beto #
Luciano Miranda Xilena
-Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Rafal Choynowski Viva 5 #
Boguslaw Jarecki Polisa 9.75#
Artur Spolowicz Hazard #
Boguslaw Owczarek Askar

Dressage, Cross Country, & Jumping (Final Result)

Each team consisted of four pairs of horse and rider. The penalty points of the lowest three pairs were added together to reach the team's penalty points.

RankNOCRiderHorseDressageCross CountryJumpingTotalScoredTeam Penalties
1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Wendy Schaeffer Sunburst 49.4011.600.0061.00#203.85
Phillip Dutton True Blue Girdwood 50.608.8010.0069.40#
Gillian Rolton Peppermint Grove 57.00WD
Andrew Hoy Darien Powers 56.406.8010.2573.45#
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States Karen O'Connor Biko 39.6066.000.00105.60#261.10
David O'Connor Giltedge 40.8035.200.0076.00#
Bruce Davidson Heyday 46.2020.4016.5079.50#
Jill Henneberg Nirvana 57.00RT
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Blyth Tait Chesterfield 48.8020.800.5070.10#268.55
Andrew Nicholson Jaegermeister II 47.2051.202.25100.65#
Victoria Latta Broadcast News 41.00RT
Vaughn Jefferis Bounce 47.4040.4010.0097.80#
4Flag of France.svg  France Marie-Christine Duroy Yarlands Summer Song 44.40RT307.65
Roldolphe Scherer Urane Des Pine 50.6040.8017.75109.15#
Koris Vieules Tandresse de Canta 81.6028.0010.00119.60#
Jacques Dulcy Upont 67.400.0011.5078.90#
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Ian Stark Stanwick Ghost 35.20121.2015.25171.65312.90
William Fox-Pitt Cosmopolitan II 49.0062.805.75117.55#
Gary Parsonage Magic Rogue 62.6037.207.00106.80#
Karen Dixon Too Smart 43.6043.201.7588.55#
6Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Kazuhiro Iwatani Sejane De Vozerier 48.4047.605.00101.00#326.15
Masaru Fuse Talisman De Jarry 53.4094.406.25154.05
Yoshihiko Kowata Hell at Dawn 59.8057.205.50122.50#
Takeaki Tsuchiya Right on Time 61.6034.806.25102.65#
7Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Paula Törnqvist Monaghan 58.8055.205.0099.00#345.25
Linda Algotsson Lafayette 51.8016.4010.2578.45#
Therese Olausson Hectort 61.40106.400.00167.80#
Dag Albert Nice 'N' Easy 56.20RTRT
8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Luis Alvarez-Cervera Pico's Nippur 77.60184.8011.00273.40#621.65
Santiago Centenera Just Dixon 47.8073.2011.00273.40#
Javier Revuelta Toby 61.00124.002.25187.25#
Enrique Sarasola Jr. New Venture 63.80ELEL
9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bodo Battenberg Samthe Man 52.0032.405.0089.40#1204.50
Jürgen Blum Brownie McGee 61.60RTRT#
Ralf Ehrenbrink Connection L 44.20ELEL
Bettina Overesch-Böker-Hoy Watermill Stream 48.8059.206.75114.75#
10Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Christoph Meier Hunter V 56.80122.000.00178.80#1317.50
Marius Marro Gai Jeannot Ch 65.00ELEL#
Heinz Wehrli Ping Pong 68.8064.405.50138.70#
11Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland David Foster Duneight Carnival 52.2036.005.0093.20#1384.40
Virginia McGrath The Yellow Earl 61.20181.0049.00291.20#
Alfie Buller Sir Knight 74.60WDWD#
Eric Smiley Enterprise 54.20WDWD
12Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Ranieri Campello Mill Bank 64.20RTRT#1394.45
Giacomo Della Chiesa Diver Dan 61.80WDWD
Lara Villata Nikki Dow 50.60124.8018.75194.15#
Nicola Delli Santi Donizetti 54.00130.8015.50200.30#
13Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Gábor Schaller Albattrosz 60.80RTRT#1434.10
Atilla Sos Zsizsik 63.00158.8011.50233.30#
Pál Tuska Zatony 71.80122.007.00200.80#
Tibor Herczegfalvi Lump 72.40RTRT
14Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Therese Washtock Aristotle 40.00ELEL#2074.40
Kelli McMullen Temple Kilkenny 47.2027.200.0074.40#
Claire Smith Gordon Gibbons 53.00RTRT#
Stuart Young-Black Market Venture 52.00WDWD1
15Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Serguei Fofanoff Kaiser Eden 73.4094.806.25174.45#2174.45
Sidney de Souza Avalon da Mata 68.00WDWD#
André Giovanini Al do Beto 67.20ELEL#
Luciano Miranda Xilena 74.40RTRT
16Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Rafał Choynowski Viva 5 67.20ELEL#2197.95
Bogusław Jarecki Polisa 61.00127.209.75197.75#
Artur Społowicz Hazard 63.00ELEL#
Bogusław Owczarek Askar 58.80ELEL

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The individual dressage event, part of the equestrian program at the 1996 Summer Olympics, was held from 26 July to 3 August 1996, at the Georgia International Horse Park, in Conyers, Georgia. Like all other equestrian events, the dressage competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. 48 horse and rider pairs were entered, with round one scores from team event.

The team dressage event, part of the equestrian program at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held on 27 July 1996 at the Georgia International Horse Park, in Conyers, Georgia. The results of the first round of the individual dressage were used to award rankings. Like all other equestrian events, the dressage competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. Nine teams, each consisting of four horse and rider pairs, entered the contest.

The individual eventing event, part of the equestrian program at the 1996 Summer Olympics, was held from 23 to 26 July 1996 in the Georgia International Horse Park, in Conyers, Georgia. Like all other equestrian events, the eventing competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division.

The team eventing competition of the equestrian events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place July 17–19 at the Caledon Equestrian Park. The cross-country portion of eventing took place at nearby Will O' Wind Farm, which is located in Mono.

The team jumping event, part of the equestrian program at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held on 31 July and 1 August 1996 at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, Georgia. The results of the second and third round of the individual jumping were used to award rankings. Like all other equestrian events, the competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. Fourteen teams, each consisting of four horse and rider pairs, entered the contest.

The team jumping event, part of the equestrian program at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held on 28 July and 9 August 1992 at the Royal Polo Club in Barcelona. The results of the second and third round of the individual jumping were used to award rankings. Like all other equestrian events, the competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division. Fourteen teams, each consisting of four horse and rider pairs, entered the contest.

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

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1996 Atlanta Equestrian Games: Mixed Three-Day Event, Team". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

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