Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing explained

Event:	Individual eventing
Games:	1956 Summer
Venue:	Stockholm Olympic Stadium
Date:	11–14 June
Competitors:	56
Nations:	19
Gold:	Petrus Kastenman
Goldnoc:	SWE
Silver:	August Lütke-Westhues
Silvernoc:	EUA
Bronze:	Francis Weldon
Bronzenoc:	GBR
Prev:	1952
Next:	1960

The individual eventing at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place between 11 and 14 June, at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium. Eventing was open to men only. It was the 9th appearance of the event.^[1]

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 competitor with the best total score (fewest penalty points) won.

Dressage: The eventing competition featured a dressage test. Five judges gave scores.
Cross-country: The cross-country test had five phases.
- Phase A: 7.2 km roads. Time allowed was 30 minutes (240 m/min).
- Phase B: 3.6 km steeplechase. Time allowed was 6 minutes (600 m/min).
- Phase C: 14.4 km roads. Time allowed was 60 minutes (240 m/min).
- Phase D: 7.65 km cross-country. Time allowed was 17 minutes (450 m/min). There were 33 obstacles.
- Phase E: 2 km flat. Time allowed was 6 minutes (333 m/min).
Jumping: The jumping test had 12 obstacles.

Results

56 riders competed.^[2]

Standings after dressage

Rank	Horse	Dressage
1	Sissi	-98.40
2	Wild Venture	-101.60
3	Prinzess	-102.40
4	Kilbarry	-103.20
5	Erlfried	-105.60
6	Lariina	-107.60
7	Countryman III	-108.40
8	Jubal	-110.40
9	Perekop	-110.80
10	Romeo	-111.20
11	Ferney	-112.40
12	Iluster	-116.40
13	Guimnast	-119.20
14	Iller	-119.60
15	Tom	-120.40
16	Cilroy	-122.80
17	Uccello	-124.40
18	Radar	-124.80
19	Farceur	-125.60
20	Naphtaline	-126.80
21	Satrap	-129.20
21	Kajus	-129.20
23	Trux von Kamax	-129.60
23	Greibel	-129.60
25	Tara	-131.20
26	Temel	-133.60
27	Dandy	-134.40
28	Brebenel	-136.00
29	Wiston	-138.80
30	Colleen	-141.20
40	Havanna	-141.20
32	Bolero	-142.40
33	Lamora	-142.80
44	Cabala	-142.80
35	Rih	-143.20
36	Tuft of Heather	-145.60
37	Euphoria	-146.00
37	Fanion	-146.00
39	Heléboro	-149.20
40	Gitana I	-150.00
40	Goya	-150.00
42	Marte	-152.00
43	Why	-152.80
43	Locarno	-152.80
45	Cellarstown	-153.20
46	Brown Sugar	-154.40
47	Huntingfield	-155.60
48	Copper Coin	-158.00
49	Thalia	-161.60
50	Drop Dead	-162.40
51	Charleville	-166.00
52	Eskimo	-166.80
53	Anfitrion	-170.80
54	Marto	-173.20
55	Al-Herrasan	-177.60
56	Mud Dauber	-182.00

Standings after cross-country

Rank	Horse	Dressage	Cross-country							Total
			Obstacle faults			Time points			Total
			Stage B	Stage D	Total	Stage B	Stage D	Total	Total
1	Iluster	-116.40	0	0	0	30.67	39.20	69.87	69.87	-46.53
2	Trux von Kamax	-129.60	0	0	0	20.95	43.78	64.73	64.73	-64.87
3	Kilbarry	-103.20	0	-20	-20	32.38	25.34	57.72	37.72	-65.48
4	Guimnast	-119.20	0	0	0	6.86	35.69	42.55	42.55	-76.65
5	Euphoria	-146.00	0	0	0	14.34	30.43	44.77	44.77	-101.23
6	Wild Venture	-101.60	0	-20	-20	16.61	-0.90	15.71	-4.29	-105.89
7	Tuft of Heather	-145.60	0	0	0	27.99	-1.80	26.19	26.19	-119.41
8	Wiston	-138.80	0	-20	-20	10.29	22.08	32.37	12.37	-126.43
9	Gitana I	-150.00	0	-20	-20	11.90	31.64	43.54	23.54	-126.46
10	Mud Dauber	-182.00	0	0	0	32.99	14.44	47.43	47.43	-134.57
11	Charleville	-166.00	0	0	0	9.06	21.96	31.02	31.02	-134.98
12	Radar	-124.80	0	0	0	4.48	-17.10	-12.62	-12.62	-137.42
13	Countryman III	-108.40	0	-80	-80	36.00	12.29	48.29	-31.71	-140.11
14	Cilroy	-122.80	0	0	0	4.27	-24.00	-19.73	-19.73	-142.53
15	Tom	-120.40	0	0	0	-4.20	-19.80	-24.00	-24.00	-144.40
16	Brown Sugar	-154.40	0	0	0	9.13	0.21	9.34	9.34	-145.06
17	Sissi	-98.40	0	-80	-80	23.33	7.03	30.36	-49.64	-148.04
18	Cellarstown	-153.20	0	-40	-40	24.38	8.01	32.39	-7.61	-160.81
19	Eskimo	-166.80	0	0	0	16.99	-26.40	-9.41	-9.41	-176.21
20	Colleen	-141.20	0	-40	-40	11.31	-13.80	-2.49	-42.49	-183.69
21	Tara	-131.20	0	-20	-20	0.20	-55.50	-55.30	-75.30	-206.50
22	Why	-152.80	0	-100	-100	11.31	9.48	20.79	-79.21	-232.01
23	Prinzess	-102.40	0	-140	-140	15.70	-6.30	9.40	-130.60	-233.00
24	Jubal	-110.40	0	-200	-200	34.46	27.06	61.52	-138.48	-248.88
25	Havanna	-141.20	0	-80	-80	3.72	-40.20	-36.48	-116.48	-257.68
26	Temel	-133.60	0	-140	-140	26.83	-23.40	3.43	-136.57	-270.17
27	Satrap	-129.20	0	-140	-140	7.42	-15.90	-8.48	-148.48	-277.68
28	Farceur	-125.60	0	-180	-180	36.00	-15.30	20.70	-159.30	-284.90
29	Dandy	-134.40	-60	-80	-140	-13.20	-8.40	-21.60	-161.60	-296.00
30	Cabala	-142.80	0	-160	-160	33.16	-38.10	-4.94	-164.94	-307.74
31	Fanion	-146.00	-60	-140	-200	15.39	-5.10	10.29	-189.71	-335.71
32	Romeo	-111.20	0	-180	-180	2.49	-49.80	-47.31	-227.31	-338.51
33	Heléboro	-149.20	0	-140	-140	19.85	-70.20	-50.35	-190.35	-339.55
34	Erlfried	-105.60	0	-180	-180	11.02^[3]	-90.60	-101.62	-259.58	-365.18
35	Uccello	-124.40	0	-220	-220	4.90	-55.80	-50.90	-270.90	-395.30
36	Huntingfield	-155.60	0	-120	-120	-8.40	-132.60	-141.00	-261.00	-416.60
37	Ferney	-112.40	0	-360	-360	24.95	-22.80	2.15	-357.85	-470.25
38	Greibel	-129.60	0	-320	-320	14.42	-95.40	-80.98	-400.98	-530.58
39	Goya	-150.00	0	-320	-320	2.49	-89.70	-87.21	-407.21	-557.21
40	Marte	-152.00	0	-420	-420	1.41	-41.40	-39.99	-459.99	-611.99
41	Perekop	-110.80	0	-460	-460	11.90	-119.10	-107.20	-567.20	-678.00
42	Lamora	-142.80	0	-540	-540	23.58	-279.30	-255.72	-795.72	-938.52
–	Lariina	-107.60	Eliminated
–	Iller	-119.60	Eliminated
–	Naphtaline	-126.80	Eliminated
–	Kajus	-129.20	Eliminated
–	Brebenel	-136.00	Eliminated
–	Bolero	-142.40	Eliminated
–	Rih	-143.20	Eliminated
–	Locarno	-152.80	Eliminated
–	Copper Coin	-158.00	Eliminated
–	Thalia	-161.60	Eliminated
–	Drop Dead	-162.40	Eliminated
–	Anfitrion	-170.80	Eliminated
–	Marto	-173.20	Eliminated
–	Al-Herrasan	-177.60	Eliminated

Final results after jumping

Rank	Horse	Dressage	Cross-country	Jumping			Total
				Points lost
				Obstacles	Time	Total
	Iluster	-116.40	69.87	-20	0	-20	-66.53
	Trux von Kamax	-129.60	64.73	-20	0	-20	-84.87
	Kilbarry	-103.20	37.72	-20	0	-20	-85.48
4	Guimnast	-119.20	42.55	-20	0	-20	-96.65
5	Euphoria	-146.00	44.77	-10	0	-10	-111.23
6	Wild Venture	-101.60	-4.29	-10	-3.75	-13.75	-119.64
7	Wiston	-138.80	12.37	-10	0	-10	-136.43
8	Gitana I	-150.00	23.54	-10	0	-10	-136.46
9	Tuft of Heather	-145.60	26.19	-20	0	-20	-139.41
10	Charleville	-166.00	31.02	-10	-0.5	-10.5	-145.48
11	Radar	-124.80	-12.62	-10	0	-10	-147.42
12	Countryman III	-108.40	-31.71	-10	-0.25	-10.25	-150.36
13	Tom	-120.40	-24.00	-10	0	-10	-154.40
14	Brown Sugar	-154.40	9.34	-10	0	-10	-155.06
15	Sissi	-98.40	-49.64	-10	0	-10	-158.04
16	Cilroy	-122.80	-19.73	-20	0	-20	-162.53
17	Cellarstown	-153.20	-7.61	-10	0	-10	-170.81
18	Eskimo	-166.80	-9.41	-10	0	-10	-186.21
19	Colleen	-141.20	-42.49	-10	0	-10	-193.69
20	Tara	-131.20	-75.30	-10	0	-10	-216.50
21	Prinzess	-102.40	-130.60	0	0	0	-233.00
22	Why	-152.80	-79.21	-10	0	-10	-242.01
23	Havanna	-141.20	-116.48	-10	0	-10	-267.68
24	Jubal	-110.40	-138.48	-30	-7.5	-37.5	-286.38
25	Farceur	-125.60	-159.30	-10	0	-10	-294.90
26	Satrap	-129.20	-148.48	-20	0	-20	-297.68
27	Dandy	-134.40	-161.60	-20	-1.5	-21.5	-317.50
28	Fanion	-146.00	-189.71	-10	0	-10	-345.71
29	Heléboro	-149.20	-190.35	-10	0	-10	-349.55
30	Romeo	-111.20	-227.31	-40	0	-40	-378.51
31	Erlfried	-105.60	-259.58	-40	0	-40	-405.18
32	Uccello	-124.40	-270.90	-20	0	-20	-415.30
33	Goya	-150.00	-407.21	-20	0	-20	-577.21
34	Marte	-152.00	-459.99	-40	-5.25	-45.25	-657.24
35	Perekop	-110.80	-567.20	-40	0	-40	-718.00
36	Lamora	-142.80	-795.72	-10	-2.25	-12.25	-950.77
–	Mud Dauber	-182.00	47.43	Eliminated
–	Cabala	-142.80	-164.94	Eliminated
–	Temel	-133.60	-136.57	Did not start			Elim.
–	Huntingfield	-155.60	-261.00	Did not start			Elim.
–	Ferney	-112.40	-357.85	Did not start			Elim.
–	Greibel	-129.60	-400.98	Did not start			Elim.
–	Lariina	-107.60	Eliminated
–	Iller	-119.60	Eliminated
–	Naphtaline	-126.80	Eliminated
–	Kajus	-129.20	Eliminated
–	Brebenel	-136.00	Eliminated
–	Bolero	-142.40	Eliminated
–	Rih	-143.20	Eliminated
–	Locarno	-152.80	Eliminated
–	Copper Coin	-158.00	Eliminated
–	Thalia	-161.60	Eliminated
–	Drop Dead	-162.40	Eliminated
–	Anfitrion	-170.80	Eliminated
–	Marto	-173.20	Eliminated
–	Al-Herrasan	-177.60	Eliminated

Notes and References

Equestrianism at the 1956 Stockholm Equestrian Games: Men's Three-Day Event, Individual . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418012741/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/equestrian/1956/EQU/mens-three-day-event-individual.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 21 April 2020.
Official Report, pp. 168–71.
The Official Report shows Perret's time score on this phase as -11.02, but the totals given in the Report are consistent with a score of 11.02 instead.