Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Team dressage

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Team dressage
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueCampo Marte
Date24 October
Competitors24 (8 teams) from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  West Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Switzerland
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1972 →

The team dressage at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place on 24 October, at the Campo Marte. The event was open to men and women. The team dressage competition used the results of the first round of the individual dressage competition. The combined score of the three team members in that round was the team score.[1]

Results[edit]

8 teams, or 24 riders, competed.[2]

Rank Nation Individual results Total
Rider Horse Score
1st place, gold medalist(s)  West Germany Josef Neckermann Mariano 948 2699
Reiner Klimke Dux 896
Liselott Linsenhoff Piaff 855
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union Ivan Kizimov Ijor 908 2657
Ivan Kalita Absent 879
Yelena Petushkova Pepel 870
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Switzerland Gustav Fischer Wald 866 2547
Henri Chammartin Wolfdietrich 845
Marianne Gossweiler Stephan 836
4  East Germany Horst Köhler Neuschnee 875 2375
Gerhard Brockmüller Tristan 789
Wolfgang Müller Marios 693
5  Great Britain Margaret Lawrence San Fernando 793 2332
Lorna Johnstone El Guapo 777
Johanna Hall Conversano Caprice 762
6  Chile Guillermo Squella Colchaguino 693 2015
Antonio Piraino Ciclón 672
Patricio Escudero Prete 650
7  Canada Inez Fischer-Credo Marius 732 2012
Christilot Hanson-Boylen Bonheur 677
Zoltan Sztehlo Virtuose 603
8  United States Kyra Downton Cadet 657 1919
Edith Master Helios 646
Donnan Plumb Attache 616

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1968 Mexico City Equestrian Games: Mixed Dressage, Team". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. ^ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 631.