Equestrian at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held from 25 July to 3 August 1980 at the Trade Unions' Equestrian Complex for most of its disciplines and Luzhniki Stadium for the individual jumping final.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
| Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual dressage | Elisabeth Theurer |
Yuri Kovshov |
Viktor Ugriumov |
| Team dressage | Yuri Kovshov Vera Misevich Viktor Ugriumov |
Georgi Gadzhev Svetoslav Ivanov Petr Mandadzhiev |
Anghelache Donescu Petre Rosca Dumitru Veliku |
| Individual jumping | Jan Kowalczyk |
Nikolai Korolkov |
Joaquin Perez Heras |
| Team jumping | Viktor Asmaev Viacheslav Chukanov Nikolai Korolkov Viktor Poganovski |
Janusz Bobik Wieslaw Hartman Jan Kowalczyk Marian Kozicki |
Jesus Gomez Portugal Joaquin Perez Heras Gerardo Tazzer Valencia Alberto Valdes Lacarra |
| Individual eventing | Federico Euro Roman |
Aleksandr Blinov |
Yuri Salnikov |
| Team eventing | Aleksandr Blinov Sergei Rogozhin Yuri Salnikov Valeri Volkov |
Anna Casagrande Federico Euro Roman Mauro Roman Marina Sciocchetti |
David Barcena Manuel Mendivil Jose Luis Perez Soto Fabian Vazquez |
Statistics[]
- There were 68 athletes from 11 countries.
- Jacek Daniluk was the youngest participant with 18 years and 328 days.
- Petre Rosca was the oldest participant with 57 years and 284 days.
- No competitors were chosen to be flag bearers at the opening ceremony.
- Mexico won 3 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Austria won its first medal in the sport since Berlin 1936.
- Bulgaria won its first-ever medal in the sport.