Equestrian at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Team eventing

The team eventing at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place between 23 and 25 July. The event was open to men and women. The competition included three segments: dressage, cross-country, and show-jumping. Penalties from each were summed to give a total score. Scores from the top 3 horse and rider pairs for each nation were summed to give a team score; the lowest pair's score was dropped. Teams without at least 3 finishing pairs were not given a final score.[1]

Team eventing at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Equestrian Centre
Date	23–25 July
Competitors	47 from 12 nations
Medalists
Edmund Coffin Bruce Davidson Michael Plumb Mary Anne Tauskey  United States Otto Ammermann Herbert Blöcker Helmut Rethemeier Karl Schultz  West Germany Mervyn Bennet Denis Pigott Bill Roycroft Wayne Roycroft  Australia

The competition was split into three phases:

1. Dressage (23 July)

   Riders performed the dressage test.

2. Endurance (24 July)

   Riders tackled roads and tracks, steeplechase and cross-country portions.

3. Jumping (25 July)

   Riders jumped at the show jumping course.

Results

Rank	Nation	Individual results						Team score
		Rider	Horse	Dressage	Endurance	Jumping	Total
	United States	Edmund Coffin	Bally-Cor	64.59	50.40	0.00	114.99	441.00
		Michael Plumb	Better & Better	66.25	49.60	10.00	125.85
		Bruce Davidson	Irish-Cap	54.16	136.00	10.00	200.16
		Mary Anne Tauskey	Marcus Aurelius	97.06	162.40	10.00	269.46
	West Germany	Karl Schultz	Madrigal	46.25	63.20	20.00	129.45	584.60
		Herbert Blöcker	Albrant	108.75	94.40	10.00	213.15
		Helmut Rethemeier	Pauline	70.00	152.00	20.00	242.00
		Otto Ammermann	Volturno	58.75	DSQ	EL	EL
	Australia	Wayne Roycroft	Laurenson	80.84	97.20	0.00	178.04	599.54
		Mervyn Bennett	Regal Reign	120.84	85.20	0.00	206.04
		Bill Roycroft	Version	86.66	128.80	0.00	215.46
		Denis Pigott	Hillstead	92.91	153.60	0.00	246.51
4	Italy	Federico Roman	Shamrock	73.34	120.80	0.00	194.14	682.24
		Mario Turner	Tempest Blisland	99.59	113.60	0.00	213.19
		Alessandro Argenton	Woodland	102.91	172.00	0.00	274.91
		Giovanni Bossi	Boston	92.91	68.80	DNF	EL
5	Soviet Union	Yuri Salnikov	Rumpel	86.66	102.80	0.00	189.46	721.55
		Valery Dvoryaninov	Zeila	86.25	122.00	10.00	218.25
		Viktor Kalinin	Araks	85.84	218.00	10.00	313.84
		Pyotr Gornushko	Gusar	88.75	DNF	EL	EL
6	Canada	Juliet Graham	Sumatra	110.84	81.60	10.25	202.69	808.81
		Cathy Wedge	City Fella	99.16	187.60	0.00	286.76
		Robin Hahn	L'Esprit	94.16	215.20	10.00	319.36
		Jim Day	Viceroy	60.00	220.40	DNF	EL
–	Ireland	Gerry Sinnott	Croghan	101.25	77.60	0.00	178.85	EL
		Eric Horgan	Pontoon	72.50	120.80	20.00	213.30
		Ronnie McMahon	San Carlos	107.50	322.40	DSQ	EL
		Norman van de Vater	Blue Tom Tit	94.16	279.20	DNF	EL
–	France	Jean Valat	Vampire	92.50	95.20	0.00	187.70	EL
		Jean-Yves Touzaint	Aladin	112.91	101.20	10.00	224.11
		Thierry Touzaint	Ut Majeur	73.34	DNF	EL	EL
		Dominique Bentejac	Djerk	82.09	DSQ	EL	EL
–	Great Britain	Richard Meade	Finvarra	73.75	57.60	10.00	141.35	EL
		Princess Anne	Goodwill	91.25	204.80	3.25	299.30
		Lucinda Prior-Palmer	Be Fair	62.91	59.60	DNF	EL
		Hugh Thomas	Playamar	85.00	156.00	DNF	EL
–	Argentina	Carlos Alfonso	Ucase	117.91	321.20	10.00	449.11	EL
		Rodolfo Grazzini	Veracruz	88.34	420.80	20.75	529.89
		Carlos Rawson	Dos de Oro	87.50	DNF	EL	EL
		Ángel Boyenechea	Rasputin	94.16	DSQ	EL	EL
–	Mexico	Juan Roberto Redon	Arrupe	105.41	574.00	20.00	699.41	EL
		David Bárcena	Cachibache	87.09	DNF	EL	EL
		José Luis Pérez Soto	Fasinante	104.59	DSQ	EL	EL
		Maríano Bucio	Cocaleco	108.75	DSQ	EL	EL
–	Japan	Gen Ueda	Pontiff	82.91	DNF	EL	EL	EL
		Kenkichi Ishiguro	Asodeska	90.84	DSQ	EL	EL
		Kenji Eto	Inter-Nihon	105.00	DSQ	EL	EL

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1976 Montreal Equestrian Games: Mixed Three-Day Event, Team". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2020.