Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Team eventing

The team eventing at the 1960 Summer Olympics took place between 6 and 10 September. Eventing was open to men only. It was the 10th appearance of the event.[1]

Team eventing at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venue	Villa Borghese gardens Rocca di Papa Stadio Olimpico
Date	6–10 September
Competitors	72 from 18 nations
Medalists
Lawrence Morgan Neale Lavis Bill Roycroft  Australia Anton Bühler Hans Schwarzenbach Rudolf Günthardt  Switzerland Jack Le Goff Guy Lefrant Jéhan Le Roy  France

For the first time since 1924, the eventing team consisted of 4 riders rather than 3. 18 nations, with a total of 72 riders, competed. The eventing competition at the 1960 Olympics clearly went to the Australians. The team had fantastic performances cross-country, with three of the four riders (Lawrence "Laurie" Morgan, Neale Lavis, and Brian Crago) in the top three spots of the competition following endurance day. Bill Roycroft, the fourth Australian team member, had fallen on cement drain pipes, resulting in a concussion and broken collar bone. Unfortunately, Brian Crago's mount Sabre was rejected at the final horse inspection, removing him from his current silver-medal position. In order to insure his team finished, Roycroft left the hospital to ride in the final phase, posting a clear round and insuring a team gold for his country.

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 best three total individual scores counted for the team score; any team that did not have at least three members finish the competition was eliminated.

• Dressage: The eventing competition featured a dressage test.
• Cross-country: The cross-country test had five phases.
  • Phase A: 7.24 km roads. Time allowed was 30 minutes, 10 seconds (240 m/min).
  • Phase B: 3.6 km steeplechase. Time allowed was 6 minutes (600 m/min). A penalty of 0.8 points was incurred for each second above that time. A bonus of 0.8 points could be earned for each second under that time, to a maximum of 37.6 points at 5 minutes, 13 seconds (47 seconds under).
  • Phase C: 13.44 km roads. Time allowed was 60 minutes (240 m/min). A penalty of 1 point was incurred for each second above that time.
  • Phase D: 8.1 km cross-country. Time allowed was 18 minutes (450 m/min). A penalty of 0.4 points was incurred for each second above that time. A bonus of 0.4 points could be earned for each second under that time, to a maximum of 90.8 points at 14 minutes, 13 seconds (3 minutes, 47 seconds under).
  • Phase E: 1.98 km flat. Time allowed was 6 minutes (330 m/min). A penalty of 1 point was incurred for each second above that time.
• Jumping: There was an 800-meter jumping test, with a maximum time of 2 minutes. Penalties were incurred for going over the time or for obstacle faults.

Results

18 teams, totaling 72 riders, competed.[2]

Standings after dressage

Rank	Nation	Individual results			Team result
		Rider	Horse	Dressage
1	Sweden	Olle Barkander	Emir	−77.50	−263.00
		Sune Lindback	Armagnac	−84.00
		Hans Johansson	Uran	−101.50
		Ragnar Gustafsson	Dan	−118.00
2	Soviet Union	Saybattal Mursalimov	Satrap	−79.00	−276.50
		Yury Smyslov	Registratoia	−94.00
		Lev Baklyshkin	Bazis	−103.50
		Boris Konkov	Opera	−107.49
3	United Team of Germany	Ottokar Pohlmann	Polarfuchs	−81.00	−295.51
		Klaus Wagner	Famulus	−95.50
		Gerhard Schulz	Wanderlilli	−119.01
		Reiner Klimke	Winzerin	−126.51
4	Denmark	Ib Bjorke	Lakaj	−73.50	−303.51
		Peter Zobel	Neutron	−93.51
		Poul Erik Baek	Rolf II	−136.50
		Arne Preben Jensen	Poker	−176.50
5	France	Guy Lefrant	Nicias	−70.50	−309.51
		Jack Le Goff	Image	−108.51
		Pierre Durand, Sr.	Gulliano	−130.50
		Jéhan Le Roy	Garden	−133.50
6	Australia	Lawrence Morgan	Salad Days	−106.00	−345.01
		Bill Roycroft	Our Solo	−114.51
		Neale Lavis	Mirrabooka	−124.50
		Brian Crago	Sabre	−132.51
7	Switzerland	Anton Bühler	Gay-Spark	−89.01	−347.02
		Hans Schwarzenbach	Burn-Trout	−125.50
		Rudolf Günthardt	Atraba	−132.51
		Rolf Ruff	Gentleman III	−142.00
8	Portugal	Jorge Mathias	Nucleo	−92.50	−348.01
		Ãlvaro Sabbo	Quipar	−117.51
		Mario Delgado	The Man from Laramie	−138.00
		Joaquim Silva	Heleboro	−140.50
9	Argentina	Ignacio Verdura	Desidia	−103.50	−350.01
		Fernando Urdapilleta	Febo II	−116.01
		Cesar Madelon	Ceibera	−130.50
		Carlos Moratorio	Mesonero	−143.01
10	Great Britain	Norman Arthur	Blue Jeans	−102.00	−353.01
		Frank Weldon	Samuel Johnson	−122.01
		Michael Bullen	Cottage Romance	−129.00
		Bertie Hill	Wild Venture	−174.00
11	Canada	Jim Elder	Canadian Envoy	−100.00	−369.51
		Norman Elder	Royal Beaver	−127.51
		Brian Herbinson	Roma	−142.00
		Thomas Gayford	Pepper Knowes	−175.00
12	Poland	Andrzej Kobylinski	Wolborz	−124.00	−386.51
		Marian Babirecki	Volt	−127.00
		Andrzej Orlos	Krokosz	−135.51
		Marek Roszczynialski	Wizma	−153.51
13	Bulgaria	Konstantin Venkov	Greibel	−88.00	−399.50
		Genko Rashkov	Cratere	−148.50
		Vasil Tsolov	Egoist	−163.00
		Mitko Milushev	Gloria	−169.00
14	United States	J. Michael Plumb	Markham	−120.51	−400.01
		Michael Page	Grasshopper	−137.50
		David Lurie	Sea Tiger	−142.00
		Walter Staley	Fleet Captain	−146.01
15	Ireland	Tony Cameron	Sonnet	−136.00	−416.51
		Ian Hume-Dudgeon	Corrigneagh	−140.50
		Harry Freeman-Jackson	St. Finbarr	−140.01
		Eddie Harty	Harlequin	−151.50
16	Italy	Giovanni Grignolo	Court Hill	−124.50	−441.51
		Lucio Tasca	Rahin	−135.00
		Lodovico Nava	Arcidosso	−182.01
		Alessandro Argenton	Rainbow Bouncer	−185.01
17	Romania	Grigore Lupancu	Bambus	−139.00	−465.52
		Wilhelm Fleischer	Noniusz	−153.51
		Andrei Cadar	Mures II	−173.01
		Oscar Recer	Adjud	−182.50
18	Spain	Jose Centenera	Libramiento	−167.00	−536.01
		Antonio Queipo	Noya	−175.00
		Beltran, Duke de Albuquerque	Dona	−194.01
		Enrique Martinez	Peyoba	−199.50

Standings after cross-country

Rank	Nation	Individual results					Team result
		Rider	Horse	Dressage	Cross-country	Total
1	Australia	Lawrence Morgan	Salad Days	−106.00	128.40	22.40	1.39
		Brian Crago	Sabre	−132.51	128.00	−4.51
		Neale Lavis	Mirrabooka	−124.50	108.00	−16.50
		Bill Roycroft	Our Solo	−114.51	−4.32	−118.83
2	Switzerland	Hans Schwarzenbach	Burn-Trout	−125.50	92.80	−32.70	−253.01
		Anton Bühler	Gay-Spark	−89.01	50.80	−38.21
		Rudolf Günthardt	Atraba	−132.51	−49.60	−182.11
		Rolf Ruff	Gentleman III	−142.00	Eliminated
3	Ireland	Harry Freeman-Jackson	St. Finbarr	−140.01	75.60	−64.41	−407.51
		Eddie Harty	Harlequin	−151.50	39.20	−112.30
		Tony Cameron	Sonnet	−136.00	−94.80	−230.80
		Ian Hume-Dudgeon	Corrigneagh	−140.50	−166.40	−306.90
4	France	Jack Le Goff	Image	−108.51	55.60	−52.91	−425.71
		Jéhan Le Roy	Garden	−133.50	−40.80	−174.30
		Guy Lefrant	Nicias	−70.50	−128.00	−198.50
		Pierre Durand, Sr.	Gulliano	−130.50	−73.60	−204.10
5	Great Britain	Michael Bullen	Cottage Romance	−129.00	66.40	−62.60	−470.20
		Norman Arthur	Blue Jeans	−102.00	−90.00	−192.00
		Bertie Hill	Wild Venture	−174.00	−41.60	−215.60
		Frank Weldon	Samuel Johnson	−122.01	−115.80	−237.81
6	Italy	Lucio Tasca	Rahin	−135.00	9.20	−125.80	−515.71
		Lodovico Nava	Arcidosso	−182.01	20.60	−161.41
		Giovanni Grignolo	Court Hill	−124.50	−104.00	−228.50
		Alessandro Argenton	Rainbow Bouncer	−185.01	Eliminated
–	Soviet Union	Saybattal Mursalimov	Satrap	−79.00	46.00	−33.00	Eliminated
		Lev Baklyshkin	Bazis	−103.50	38.40	−65.10
		Yury Smyslov	Registratoia	−94.00	Eliminated
		Boris Konkov	Opera	−107.49	Eliminated
–	Poland	Marian Babirecki	Volt	−127.00	61.60	−65.40	Eliminated
		Andrzej Orlos	Krokosz	−135.51	−22.00	−157.51
		Andrzej Kobylinski	Wolborz	−124.00	Eliminated
		Marek Roszczynialski	Wizma	−153.51	Eliminated
–	United Team of Germany	Gerhard Schulz	Wanderlilli	−119.01	11.20	−107.81	Eliminated
		Reiner Klimke	Winzerin	−126.51	−24.80	−151.31
		Ottokar Pohlmann	Polarfuchs	−81.00	Retired
		Klaus Wagner	Famulus	−95.50	Eliminated
–	United States	J. Michael Plumb	Markham	−120.51	−29.20	−149.71	Eliminated
		Michael Page	Grasshopper	−137.50	−24.80	−162.30
		David Lurie	Sea Tiger	−142.00	Eliminated
		Walter Staley	Fleet Captain	−146.01	Eliminated
–	Canada	Jim Elder	Canadian Envoy	−100.00	−14.80	−114.80	Eliminated
		Norman Elder	Royal Beaver	−127.51	−77.20	−204.71
		Brian Herbinson	Roma	−142.00	Eliminated
		Thomas Gayford	Pepper Knowes	−175.00	Eliminated
–	Bulgaria	Genko Rashkov	Cratere	−148.50	−15.20	−163.70	Eliminated
		Vasil Tsolov	Egoist	−163.00	−185.60	−348.60
		Konstantin Venkov	Greibel	−88.00	Retired
		Mitko Milushev	Gloria	−169.00	Retired
–	Denmark	Ib Bjorke	Lakaj	−73.50	−192.80	−266.30	Eliminated
		Arne Preben Jensen	Poker	−176.50	−162.00	−338.50
		Peter Zobel	Neutron	−93.51	Eliminated
		Poul Erik Baek	Rolf II	−136.50	Retired
–	Romania	Wilhelm Fleischer	Noniusz	−153.51	−275.20	−428.71	Eliminated
		Oscar Recer	Adjud	−182.50	−314.80	−497.30
		Grigore Lupancu	Bambus	−139.00	Eliminated
		Andrei Cadar	Mures II	−173.01	Eliminated
–	Sweden	Ragnar Gustafsson	Dan	−118.00	−42.80	−160.80	Eliminated
		Olle Barkander	Emir	−77.50	Retired
		Sune Lindback	Armagnac	−84.00	Retired
		Hans Johansson	Uran	−101.50	Retired
–	Argentina	Cesar Madelon	Ceibera	−130.50	−174.80	−305.30	Eliminated
		Ignacio Verdura	Desidia	−103.50	Eliminated
		Fernando Urdapilleta	Febo II	−116.01	Eliminated
		Carlos Moratorio	Mesonero	−143.01	Eliminated
–	Portugal	Mario Delgado	The Man from Laramie	−138.00	−554.40	−692.40	Eliminated
		Jorge Mathias	Nucleo	−92.50	Retired
		Álvaro Sabbo	Quipar	−117.51	Eliminated
		Joaquim Silva	Heleboro	−140.50	Retired
–	Spain	Jose Centenera	Libramiento	−167.00	Eliminated		Eliminated
		Antonio Queipo	Noya	−175.00	Retired
		Beltran, Duke de Albuquerque	Dona	−194.01	Retired
		Enrique Martinez	Peyoba	−199.50	Eliminated

Final results after jumping

Rank	Nation	Individual results						Team result
		Rider	Horse	Dressage	Cross-country	Jumping	Total
	Australia	Lawrence Morgan	Salad Days	−106.00	128.40	−15.25	7.15	−128.18
		Neale Lavis	Mirrabooka	−124.50	108.00	0	−16.50
		Bill Roycroft	Our Solo	−114.51	−4.32	0	−118.83
		Brian Crago	Sabre	−132.51	128.00	Retired
	Switzerland	Anton Bühler	Gay-Spark	−89.01	50.80	−13.00	−51.21	−386.02
		Hans Schwarzenbach	Burn-Trout	−125.50	92.80	−98.75	−131.45
		Rudolf Günthardt	Atraba	−132.51	−49.60	−21.25	−203.36
		Rolf Ruff	Gentleman III	−142.00	Eliminated
	France	Jack Le Goff	Image	−108.51	55.60	−20.00	−72.91	−515.71
		Guy Lefrant	Nicias	−70.50	−128.00	−10.00	−208.50
		Jéhan Le Roy	Garden	−133.50	−40.80	−60.00	−234.30
		Pierre Durand, Sr.	Gulliano	−130.50	−73.60	Retired
4	Great Britain	Michael Bullen	Cottage Romance	−129.00	66.40	0	−62.60	−516.21
		Bertie Hill	Wild Venture	−174.00	−41.60	0	−215.60
		Frank Weldon	Samuel Johnson	−122.01	−115.80	0	−237.81
		Norman Arthur	Blue Jeans	−102.00	−90.00	Retired
5	Italy	Lucio Tasca	Rahin	−135.00	9.20	0	−125.80	−528.21
		Lodovico Nava	Arcidosso	−182.01	20.60	−0.50	−161.91
		Giovanni Grignolo	Court Hill	−124.50	−104.00	−12.00	−240.50
		Alessandro Argenton	Rainbow Bouncer	−185.01	Eliminated
6	Ireland	Eddie Harty	Harlequin	−151.50	39.20	0	−112.30	−407.51
		Tony Cameron	Sonnet	−136.00	−94.80	−20.75	−251.55
		Ian Hume-Dudgeon	Corrigneagh	−140.50	−166.40	−3.25	−310.15
		Harry Freeman-Jackson	St. Finbarr	−140.01	75.60	Eliminated
–	Soviet Union	Saybattal Mursalimov	Satrap	−79.00	46.00	−30.75	−63.75	Eliminated
		Lev Baklyshkin	Bazis	−103.50	38.40	−20.25	−85.35
		Yury Smyslov	Registratoia	−94.00	Eliminated
		Boris Konkov	Opera	−107.49	Eliminated
–	United Team of Germany	Gerhard Schulz	Wanderlilli	−119.01	11.20	−41.5	−149.31	Eliminated
		Reiner Klimke	Winzerin	−126.51	−24.80	−22.00	−173.31
		Ottokar Pohlmann	Polarfuchs	−81.00	Retired
		Klaus Wagner	Famulus	−95.50	Eliminated
–	United States	J. Michael Plumb	Markham	−120.51	−29.20	−3.25	−152.96	Eliminated
		Michael Page	Grasshopper	−137.50	−24.80	−10.00	−172.30
		David Lurie	Sea Tiger	−142.00	Eliminated
		Walter Staley	Fleet Captain	−146.01	Eliminated
–	Canada	Jim Elder	Canadian Envoy	−100.00	−14.80	−0.50	−115.30	Eliminated
		Norman Elder	Royal Beaver	−127.51	−77.20	−30.75	−235.46
		Brian Herbinson	Roma	−142.00	Eliminated
		Thomas Gayford	Pepper Knowes	−175.00	Eliminated
–	Bulgaria	Genko Rashkov	Cratere	−148.50	−15.20	−34.75	−198.45	Eliminated
		Vasil Tsolov	Egoist	−163.00	−185.60	−22.75	−371.35
		Konstantin Venkov	Greibel	−88.00	Retired
		Mitko Milushev	Gloria	−169.00	Retired
–	Denmark	Ib Bjorke	Lakaj	−73.50	−192.80	−10.00	−276.30	Eliminated
		Arne Preben Jensen	Poker	−176.50	−162.00	−42.00	−380.50
		Peter Zobel	Neutron	−93.51	Eliminated
		Poul Erik Baek	Rolf II	−136.50	Retired
–	Romania	Wilhelm Fleischer	Noniusz	−153.51	−275.20	−10.00	−438.71	Eliminated
		Oscar Recer	Adjud	−182.50	−314.80	−12.25	−509.55
		Grigore Lupancu	Bambus	−139.00	Eliminated
		Andrei Cadar	Mures II	−173.01	Eliminated
–	Poland	Marian Babirecki	Volt	−127.00	61.60	−20.00	−85.40	Eliminated
		Andrzej Orlos	Krokosz	−135.51	−22.00	Eliminated
		Andrzej Kobylinski	Wolborz	−124.00	Eliminated
		Marek Roszczynialski	Wizma	−153.51	Eliminated
–	Argentina	Cesar Madelon	Ceibera	−130.50	−174.80	−2.00	−307.30	Eliminated
		Ignacio Verdura	Desidia	−103.50	Eliminated
		Fernando Urdapilleta	Febo II	−116.01	Eliminated
		Carlos Moratorio	Mesonero	−143.01	Eliminated
–	Portugal	Mario Delgado	The Man from Laramie	−138.00	−554.40	−12.75	−705.15	Eliminated
		Jorge Mathias	Nucleo	−92.50	Retired
		Álvaro Sabbo	Quipar	−117.51	Eliminated
		Joaquim Silva	Heleboro	−140.50	Retired
–	Sweden	Ragnar Gustafsson	Dan	−118.00	−42.80	Retired		Eliminated
		Olle Barkander	Emir	−77.50	Retired
		Sune Lindback	Armagnac	−84.00	Retired
		Hans Johansson	Uran	−101.50	Retired
–	Spain	Jose Centenera	Libramiento	−167.00	Eliminated			Eliminated
		Antonio Queipo	Noya	−175.00	Retired
		Beltran, Duke de Albuquerque	Dona	−194.01	Retired
		Enrique Martinez	Peyoba	−199.50	Eliminated

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1960 Rome 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 23 April 2020.
2. Official Report, pp. 904–07.