Equestrian at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held from 29 July to 12 August 1984 at Santa Anita Racetrack for most of its disciplines and Fairbanks Ranch Country Club for the endurance phase of the individual eventing tournament.
Medal Table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
2 | West Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
3 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Event | |||
---|---|---|---|
Individual dressage | Reiner Klimke |
Anne Grethe Jensen |
Otto Hofer |
Team dressage | West Germany Reiner Klimke Herbert Krug Uwe Sauer |
Switzerland Amy Catherine de Bary Otto Hofer Christine Stueckelberger |
Sweden Ingamay Bylund Ulla Hakanson Louise Nathhorst |
Individual jumping | Joe Fargis |
Conrad Hornfeld |
Heidi Robbiani |
Team jumping | United States Leslie Burr Joe Fargis Conrad Hornfeld Melanie Smith |
Great Britain Timothy Grubb Steven Smith John Whitaker Michael Whitaker |
West Germany Fritz Ligges Peter Luther Paul Schockemohle Franke Sloothaak |
Individual eventing | Mark Todd |
Karen Stives |
Virginia Holgate |
Team eventing | United States Bruce Davidson Torrance Fleischmann Michael Plumb Karen Stives |
Great Britain Diana Clapham Lucinda Green Virginia Holgate Ian Stark |
West Germany Claus Erhorn Dietmar Hogrefe Bettina Overesch Burkhard Tesdorpf |
Statistics[]
- There were 157 athletes from 30 countries.
- Geremia Toia was the youngest participant with 18 years and 192 days.
- Margaret McIver was the oldest participant with 51 years and 3 days.
- 7 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Switzerland won 3 medals, more than in any other sport.
- New Zealand won its first-ever medal in the sport.