Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Team eventing explained

Event:	Team eventing
Games:	1960 Summer
Date:	6–10 September
Competitors:	72
Nations:	18
Goldnoc:	AUS
Silvernoc:	SUI
Bronzenoc:	FRA
Prev:	1956
Next:	1964

The team eventing at the 1960 Summer Olympics took place between 6 and 10 September. Eventing was open to men only. It was the 10th appearance of the event.^[1]

For the first time since 1924, the eventing team consisted of 4 riders rather than 3. 18 nations, with a total of 72 riders, competed. The eventing competition at the 1960 Olympics clearly went to the Australians. The team had fantastic performances cross-country, with three of the four riders (Lawrence "Laurie" Morgan, Neale Lavis, and Brian Crago) in the top three spots of the competition following endurance day. Bill Roycroft, the fourth Australian team member, had fallen on cement drain pipes, resulting in a concussion and broken collar bone. Unfortunately, Brian Crago's mount Sabre was rejected at the final horse inspection, removing him from his current silver-medal position. In order to insure his team finished, Roycroft left the hospital to ride in the final phase, posting a clear round and insuring a team gold for his country.

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 best three total individual scores counted for the team score; any team that did not have at least three members finish the competition was eliminated.

• Dressage: The eventing competition featured a dressage test.
• Cross-country: The cross-country test had five phases.
  • Phase A: 7.24 km roads. Time allowed was 30 minutes, 10 seconds (240 m/min).
  • Phase B: 3.6 km steeplechase. Time allowed was 6 minutes (600 m/min). A penalty of 0.8 points was incurred for each second above that time. A bonus of 0.8 points could be earned for each second under that time, to a maximum of 37.6 points at 5 minutes, 13 seconds (47 seconds under).
  • Phase C: 13.44 km roads. Time allowed was 60 minutes (240 m/min). A penalty of 1 point was incurred for each second above that time.
  • Phase D: 8.1 km cross-country. Time allowed was 18 minutes (450 m/min). A penalty of 0.4 points was incurred for each second above that time. A bonus of 0.4 points could be earned for each second under that time, to a maximum of 90.8 points at 14 minutes, 13 seconds (3 minutes, 47 seconds under).
  • Phase E: 1.98 km flat. Time allowed was 6 minutes (330 m/min). A penalty of 1 point was incurred for each second above that time.
• Jumping: There was an 800-meter jumping test, with a maximum time of 2 minutes. Penalties were incurred for going over the time or for obstacle faults.

Results

18 teams, totaling 72 riders, competed.^[2]

Standings after dressage

Rank	Nation	Individual results			Team result
		Rider	Horse	Dressage
1			Emir	−77.50	−263.00
		Armagnac	−84.00
		Uran	−101.50
		Dan	−118.00
2			Satrap	−79.00	−276.50
		Registratoia	−94.00
		Bazis	−103.50
		Opera	−107.49
3			Polarfuchs	−81.00	−295.51
		Famulus	−95.50
		Wanderlilli	−119.01
		Winzerin	−126.51
4			Lakaj	−73.50	−303.51
		Neutron	−93.51
		Rolf II	−136.50
		Poker	−176.50
5			Nicias	−70.50	−309.51
		Image	−108.51
		Gulliano	−130.50
		Garden	−133.50
6			Salad Days	−106.00	−345.01
		Our Solo	−114.51
		Mirrabooka	−124.50
		Sabre	−132.51
7			Gay-Spark	−89.01	−347.02
		Burn-Trout	−125.50
		Atraba	−132.51
		Gentleman III	−142.00
8			Nucleo	−92.50	−348.01
		Quipar	−117.51
		The Man from Laramie	−138.00
		Heleboro	−140.50
9			Desidia	−103.50	−350.01
		Febo II	−116.01
		Ceibera	−130.50
		Mesonero	−143.01
10			Blue Jeans	−102.00	−353.01
		Samuel Johnson	−122.01
		Cottage Romance	−129.00
		Wild Venture	−174.00
11			Canadian Envoy	−100.00	−369.51
		Royal Beaver	−127.51
		Roma	−142.00
		Pepper Knowes	−175.00
12			Wolborz	−124.00	−386.51
		Volt	−127.00
		Krokosz	−135.51
		Wizma	−153.51
13			Greibel	−88.00	−399.50
		Cratere	−148.50
		Egoist	−163.00
		Gloria	−169.00
14			Markham	−120.51	−400.01
		Grasshopper	−137.50
		Sea Tiger	−142.00
		Fleet Captain	−146.01
15			Sonnet	−136.00	−416.51
		Corrigneagh	−140.50
		St. Finbarr	−140.01
		Harlequin	−151.50
16			Court Hill	−124.50	−441.51
		Rahin	−135.00
		Arcidosso	−182.01
		Rainbow Bouncer	−185.01
17			Bambus	−139.00	−465.52
		Noniusz	−153.51
		Mures II	−173.01
		Adjud	−182.50
18			Libramiento	−167.00	−536.01
		Noya	−175.00
		Dona	−194.01
		Peyoba	−199.50

Standings after cross-country

Rank	Nation	Individual results					Team result
		Rider	Horse	Dressage	Cross-country	Total
1			Salad Days	−106.00	128.40	22.40	1.39
		Sabre	−132.51	128.00	−4.51
		Mirrabooka	−124.50	108.00	−16.50
		Our Solo	−114.51	−4.32	−118.83
2			Burn-Trout	−125.50	92.80	−32.70	−253.01
		Gay-Spark	−89.01	50.80	−38.21
		Atraba	−132.51	−49.60	−182.11
		Gentleman III	−142.00	Eliminated
3			St. Finbarr	−140.01	75.60	−64.41	−407.51
		Harlequin	−151.50	39.20	−112.30
		Sonnet	−136.00	−94.80	−230.80
		Corrigneagh	−140.50	−166.40	−306.90
4			Image	−108.51	55.60	−52.91	−425.71
		Garden	−133.50	−40.80	−174.30
		Nicias	−70.50	−128.00	−198.50
		Gulliano	−130.50	−73.60	−204.10
5			Cottage Romance	−129.00	66.40	−62.60	−470.20
		Blue Jeans	−102.00	−90.00	−192.00
		Wild Venture	−174.00	−41.60	−215.60
		Samuel Johnson	−122.01	−115.80	−237.81
6			Rahin	−135.00	9.20	−125.80	−515.71
		Arcidosso	−182.01	20.60	−161.41
		Court Hill	−124.50	−104.00	−228.50
		Rainbow Bouncer	−185.01	Eliminated
			Satrap	−79.00	46.00	−33.00	Eliminated
		Bazis	−103.50	38.40	−65.10
		Registratoia	−94.00	Eliminated
		Opera	−107.49	Eliminated
			Volt	−127.00	61.60	−65.40	Eliminated
		Krokosz	−135.51	−22.00	−157.51
		Wolborz	−124.00	Eliminated
		Wizma	−153.51	Eliminated
			Wanderlilli	−119.01	11.20	−107.81	Eliminated
		Winzerin	−126.51	−24.80	−151.31
		Polarfuchs	−81.00	Retired
		Famulus	−95.50	Eliminated
			Markham	−120.51	−29.20	−149.71	Eliminated
		Grasshopper	−137.50	−24.80	−162.30
		Sea Tiger	−142.00	Eliminated
		Fleet Captain	−146.01	Eliminated
			Canadian Envoy	−100.00	−14.80	−114.80	Eliminated
		Royal Beaver	−127.51	−77.20	−204.71
		Roma	−142.00	Eliminated
		Pepper Knowes	−175.00	Eliminated
			Cratere	−148.50	−15.20	−163.70	Eliminated
		Egoist	−163.00	−185.60	−348.60
		Greibel	−88.00	Retired
		Gloria	−169.00	Retired
			Lakaj	−73.50	−192.80	−266.30	Eliminated
		Poker	−176.50	−162.00	−338.50
		Neutron	−93.51	Eliminated
		Rolf II	−136.50	Retired
			Noniusz	−153.51	−275.20	−428.71	Eliminated
		Adjud	−182.50	−314.80	−497.30
		Bambus	−139.00	Eliminated
		Mures II	−173.01	Eliminated
			Dan	−118.00	−42.80	−160.80	Eliminated
		Emir	−77.50	Retired
		Armagnac	−84.00	Retired
		Uran	−101.50	Retired
			Ceibera	−130.50	−174.80	−305.30	Eliminated
		Desidia	−103.50	Eliminated
		Febo II	−116.01	Eliminated
		Mesonero	−143.01	Eliminated
			The Man from Laramie	−138.00	−554.40	−692.40	Eliminated
		Nucleo	−92.50	Retired
		Quipar	−117.51	Eliminated
		Heleboro	−140.50	Retired
			Libramiento	−167.00	Eliminated		Eliminated
		Noya	−175.00	Retired
		Dona	−194.01	Retired
		Peyoba	−199.50	Eliminated

Final results after jumping

Rank	Nation	Individual results						Team result
		Rider	Horse	Dressage	Cross-country	Jumping	Total
			Salad Days	−106.00	128.40	−15.25	7.15	−128.18
		Mirrabooka	−124.50	108.00	0	−16.50
		Our Solo	−114.51	−4.32	0	−118.83
		Sabre	−132.51	128.00	Retired
			Gay-Spark	−89.01	50.80	−13.00	−51.21	−386.02
		Burn-Trout	−125.50	92.80	−98.75	−131.45
		Atraba	−132.51	−49.60	−21.25	−203.36
		Gentleman III	−142.00	Eliminated
			Image	−108.51	55.60	−20.00	−72.91	−515.71
		Nicias	−70.50	−128.00	−10.00	−208.50
		Garden	−133.50	−40.80	−60.00	−234.30
		Gulliano	−130.50	−73.60	Retired
4			Cottage Romance	−129.00	66.40	0	−62.60	−516.21
		Wild Venture	−174.00	−41.60	0	−215.60
		Samuel Johnson	−122.01	−115.80	0	−237.81
		Blue Jeans	−102.00	−90.00	Retired
5			Rahin	−135.00	9.20	0	−125.80	−528.21
		Arcidosso	−182.01	20.60	−0.50	−161.91
		Court Hill	−124.50	−104.00	−12.00	−240.50
		Rainbow Bouncer	−185.01	Eliminated
6			Harlequin	−151.50	39.20	0	−112.30	−407.51
		Sonnet	−136.00	−94.80	−20.75	−251.55
		Corrigneagh	−140.50	−166.40	−3.25	−310.15
		St. Finbarr	−140.01	75.60	Eliminated
			Satrap	−79.00	46.00	−30.75	−63.75	Eliminated
		Bazis	−103.50	38.40	−20.25	−85.35
		Registratoia	−94.00	Eliminated
		Opera	−107.49	Eliminated
			Wanderlilli	−119.01	11.20	−41.5	−149.31	Eliminated
		Winzerin	−126.51	−24.80	−22.00	−173.31
		Polarfuchs	−81.00	Retired
		Famulus	−95.50	Eliminated
			Markham	−120.51	−29.20	−3.25	−152.96	Eliminated
		Grasshopper	−137.50	−24.80	−10.00	−172.30
		Sea Tiger	−142.00	Eliminated
		Fleet Captain	−146.01	Eliminated
			Canadian Envoy	−100.00	−14.80	−0.50	−115.30	Eliminated
		Royal Beaver	−127.51	−77.20	−30.75	−235.46
		Roma	−142.00	Eliminated
		Pepper Knowes	−175.00	Eliminated
			Cratere	−148.50	−15.20	−34.75	−198.45	Eliminated
		Egoist	−163.00	−185.60	−22.75	−371.35
		Greibel	−88.00	Retired
		Gloria	−169.00	Retired
			Lakaj	−73.50	−192.80	−10.00	−276.30	Eliminated
		Poker	−176.50	−162.00	−42.00	−380.50
		Neutron	−93.51	Eliminated
		Rolf II	−136.50	Retired
			Noniusz	−153.51	−275.20	−10.00	−438.71	Eliminated
		Adjud	−182.50	−314.80	−12.25	−509.55
		Bambus	−139.00	Eliminated
		Mures II	−173.01	Eliminated
			Volt	−127.00	61.60	−20.00	−85.40	Eliminated
		Krokosz	−135.51	−22.00	Eliminated
		Wolborz	−124.00	Eliminated
		Wizma	−153.51	Eliminated
			Ceibera	−130.50	−174.80	−2.00	−307.30	Eliminated
		Desidia	−103.50	Eliminated
		Febo II	−116.01	Eliminated
		Mesonero	−143.01	Eliminated
			The Man from Laramie	−138.00	−554.40	−12.75	−705.15	Eliminated
		Nucleo	−92.50	Retired
		Quipar	−117.51	Eliminated
		Heleboro	−140.50	Retired
			Dan	−118.00	−42.80	Retired		Eliminated
		Emir	−77.50	Retired
		Armagnac	−84.00	Retired
		Uran	−101.50	Retired
			Libramiento	−167.00	Eliminated			Eliminated
		Noya	−175.00	Retired
		Dona	−194.01	Retired
		Peyoba	−199.50	Eliminated

Notes and References

1. Equestrianism at the 1960 Rome Equestrian Games: Men's Three-Day Event, Team . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041005/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/EQU/mens-three-day-event-team.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 23 April 2020.
2. Official Report, pp. 904–07.