Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Team eventing explained

Event:	Team eventing
Games:	1956 Summer
Venue:	Stockholm Olympic Stadium
Date:	11–14 June
Competitors:	54
Nations:	18
Goldnoc:	GBR
Silvernoc:	EUA
Bronzenoc:	CAN
Prev:	1952
Next:	1960

The team 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. The individual scores were summed to give a team score.

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

18 teams of 3 (54 riders) competed. France also sent a team, but one of its riders did not begin the eventing competition.^[2]

Standings after dressage

Rank	Nation	Individual results			Team result
Rank	Nation	Rider	Horse	Dressage	Team result
1			Wild Venture	-101.60	-313.20
		Kilbarry	-103.20
		Countryman III	-108.40
2			Sissi	-98.40	-330.40
		Prinzess	-102.40
		Trux von Kamax	-129.60
3			Jubal	-110.40	-346.40
		Iluster	-116.40
		Iller	-119.60
4			Perekop	-110.80	-359.20
		Guimnast	-119.20
		Satrap	-129.20
5			Erlfried	-105.60	-366.80
		Romeo	-111.20
		Goya	-150.00
6			Tom	-120.40	-390.80
		Kajus	-129.20
		Havanna	-141.20
7			Cilroy	-122.80	-395.20
		Tara	-131.20
		Colleen	-141.20
8			Naphtaline	-126.80	-402.40
		Greibel	-129.60
		Euphoria	-146.00
9			Lariina	-107.60	-403.20
		Lamora	-142.80
		Locarno	-152.80
10			Uccello	-124.40	-408.80
		Wiston	-138.80
		Tuft of Heather	-145.60
11			Radar	-124.80	-413.60
		Dandy	-134.40
		Brown Sugar	-154.40
12			Brebenel	-136.00	-421.20
		Bolero	-142.40
		Cabala	-142.80
13			Temel	-133.60	-443.60
		Rih	-143.20
		Eskimo	-166.80
14			Fanion	-146.00	-448.80
		Gitana I	-150.00
		Why	-152.80
15			Heléboro	-149.20	-474.40
		Marte	-152.00
		Marto	-173.20
16			Cellarstown	-153.20	-477.20
		Copper Coin	-158.00
		Charleville	-166.00
17			Huntingfield	-155.60	-500.00
		Drop Dead	-162.40
		Mud Dauber	-182.00
18			Thalia	-161.60	-510.00
		Anfitrion	-170.80
		Al-Herrasan	-177.60

Standings after cross-country

Rank	Nation	Individual results					Team result
Rank	Nation	Rider	Horse	Dressage	Cross-country	Total	Team result
1			Kilbarry	-103.20	37.72	-65.48	-311.48
		Wild Venture	-101.60	-4.29	-105.89
		Countryman III	-108.40	-31.71	-140.11
2			Trux von Kamax	-129.60	64.73	-64.87	-445.91
		Sissi	-098.40	-49.64	-148.04
		Prinzess	-102.40	-130.60	-233.00
3			Cilroy	-122.80	-19.73	-142.53	-532.72
		Colleen	-141.20	-42.49	-183.69
		Tara	-131.20	-75.30	-206.50
4			Radar	-124.80	-12.62	-137.42	-578.48
		Brown Sugar	-154.40	9.34	-145.06
		Dand	-134.40	-161.60	-296.00
5			Tuft of Heather	-145.60	26.19	-119.41	-641.14
		Wiston	-138.80	12.37	-126.43
		Uccello	-124.40	-270.90	-395.30
6			Gitana I	-150.00	23.54	-126.46	-694.18
		Why	-152.80	-79.21	-232.01
		Fanion	-146.00	189.71	-335.71
7			Guimnast	-119.20	42.55	-76.65	-1032.33
		Satrap	-129.20	-148.48	-277.68
		Perekop	-110.80	-567.20	-678.00
8			Romeo	-111.20	-227.31	-338.51	-1260.90
		Erlfried	-105.60	-259.58	-365.18
		Goya	-150.00	-407.21	-557.21
–			Iluster	-116.40	69.87	-46.53	Eliminated
		Jubal	-110.40	-138.48	-248.88
		Iller	-119.60	Eliminated
–			Charleville	-166.00	31.02	-134.98	Eliminated
		Cellarstown	-153.20	-7.61	-160.81
		Copper Coin	-158.00	Eliminated
–			Tom	-120.40	-24.00	-144.40	Eliminated
		Havanna	-141.20	-116.48	-257.68
		Kajus	-129.20	Eliminated
–			Eskimo	-166.80	-9.41	-176.21	Eliminated
		Temel	-133.60	-136.57	-270.17
		Rih	-143.20	Eliminated
–			Mud Dauber	-182.00	47.43	-134.57	Eliminated
		Huntingfield	-155.60	-261.00	-416.60
		Drop Dead	-162.40	Eliminated
–			Euphoria	-146.00	44.77	-101.23	Eliminated
		Greibel	-129.60	-400.98	-530.58
		Naphtaline	-126.80	Eliminated
–			Heléboro	-149.20	-190.35	-339.55	Eliminated
		Marte	-152.00	-459.99	-611.99
		Marto	-173.20	Eliminated
–			Cabala	-142.80	-164.94	-307.74	Eliminated
		Brebenel	-136.00	Eliminated
		Bolero	-142.40	Eliminated
–			Lamora	-142.80	-795.72	-938.52	Eliminated
		Lariina	-107.60	Eliminated
		Locarno	-152.80	Eliminated
–			Thalia	-161.60	Eliminated		Eliminated
		Anfitrion	-170.80	Eliminated
		Al-Herrasan	-177.60	Eliminated

Final results after jumping

Rank	Nation	Individual results						Team result
Rank	Nation	Rider	Horse	Dressage	Cross-country	Jumping	Total	Team result
			Kilbarry	-103.20	37.72	-20	-85.48	-355.48
		Wild Venture	-101.60	-4.29	-13.75	-119.64
		Countryman III	-108.40	-31.71	-10.25	-150.36
			Trux von Kamax	-129.60	64.73	-20	-84.87	-475.91
		Sissi	-98.40	-49.64	-10	-158.04
		Prinzess	-102.40	-130.60	0	-233.00
			Cilroy	-122.80	-19.73	-20	-162.53	-572.72
		Colleen	-141.20	-42.49	-10	-193.69
		Tara	-131.20	-75.30	-10	-216.50
4			Radar	-124.80	-12.62	-10	-147.42	-619.98
		Brown Sugar	-154.40	9.34	-10	-155.06
		Dandy	-134.40	-161.60	-21.5	-317.50
5			Wiston	-138.80	12.37	-10	-136.43	-691.14
		Tuft of Heather	-145.60	26.19	-20	-139.41
		Uccello	-124.40	-270.90	-20	-415.30
6			Gitana I	-150.00	23.54	-10	-136.46	-724.18
		Why	-152.80	-79.21	-10	-242.01
		Fanion	-146.00	-189.71	-10	-345.71
7			Guimnast	-119.20	42.55	-20	-96.65	-1112.33
		Satrap	-129.20	-148.48	-20	-297.68
		Perekop	-110.80	-567.20	-40	-718.00
8			Romeo	-111.20	-227.31	-40	-378.51	-1360.90
		Erlfried	-105.60	-259.58	-40	-405.18
		Goya	-150.00	-407.21	-20	-577.21
–			Iluster	-116.40	69.87	-20	-66.53	Eliminated
		Jubal	-110.40	-138.48	-37.5	-286.38
		Iller	-119.60	Eliminated
–			Charleville	-166.00	31.02	-10.5	-145.48	Eliminated
		Cellarstown	-153.20	-7.61	-10	-170.81
		Copper Coin	-158.00	Eliminated
–			Tom	-120.40	-24.00	-10	-154.40	Eliminated
		Havanna	-141.20	-116.48	-10	-267.68
		Kajus	-129.20	Eliminated
–			Heléboro	-149.20	-190.35	-10	-349.55	Eliminated
		Marte	-152.00	-459.99	-45.25	-657.24
		Marto	-173.20	Eliminated
–			Eskimo	-166.80	-9.41	-10	-186.21	Eliminated
		Temel	-133.60	-136.57	Did not start
		Rih	-143.20	Eliminated
–			Euphoria	-146.00	44.77	-10	-111.23	Eliminated
		Greibel	-129.60	-400.98	Did not start
		Naphtaline	-126.80	Eliminated
–			Lamora	-142.80	-795.72	-12.25	-950.77	Eliminated
		Lariina	-107.60	Eliminated
		Locarno	-152.80	Eliminated
–			Mud Dauber	-182.00	47.43	Eliminated		Eliminated
		Huntingfield	-155.60	-261.00	Did not start
		Drop Dead	-162.40	Eliminated
–			Cabala	-142.80	-164.94	Eliminated		Eliminated
		Brebenel	-136.00	Eliminated
		Bolero	-142.40	Eliminated
–			Thalia	-161.60	Eliminated			Eliminated
		Anfitrion	-170.80	Eliminated
		Al-Herrasan	-177.60	Eliminated

Notes and References

Equestrianism at the 1956 Stockholm Equestrian Games: Men's Three-Day Event, Team . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418012740/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/equestrian/1956/EQU/mens-three-day-event-team.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 22 April 2020.
Official Report, pp. 168–71, 174.