The equestrian events at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics included show jumping, dressage and eventing.

The equestrian sports were held primarily at Santa Anita Racetrack, which offered stabling for up to 2100 horses, a grandstand with almost 16000 seats, and was managed by experienced horsemen. Fairbanks Ranch Country Club in San Diego County hosted the endurance portions of the three-day event.

Horses were required to be at least six years old. Up to 14 riders and 22 horses were permitted per country. In total 157 entries from thirty nations (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), Great Britain, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States, the Virgin Islands, and Yugoslavia) competed.

Due to the boycott, the Soviet Union and its satellite nations were absent, although that had no impact on the competition, as all of the top riders were from the competing nations.

Medal summary

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|Individual dressage<br />

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|Team dressage<br />

| <br />Reiner Klimke <br /> and Ahlerich <br /> Uwe Sauer <br /> and Montevideo <br /> Herbert Krug <br /> and Muscadeur

| <br />Otto Hofer <br /> and Limandus <br /> Christine Stückelberger <br /> and Tansanit <br /> Amy-Cathérine de Bary <br /> and Aintree

| <br />Ulla Håkansson <br /> and Flamingo <br /> Louise Nathhorst <br /> and Inferno <br /> Ingamay Bylund <br /> and Aleks

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|Individual eventing<br />

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|Team eventing<br />

| <br />Michael Plumb <br /> and Blue Stone <br /> Karen Stives <br /> and Ben Arthur <br /> Torrance Fleischmann <br /> and Finvarra <br /> Bruce Davidson <br /> and JJ Babu

| <br />Virginia Leng <br /> and Priceless <br /> Ian Stark <br /> and Oxford Blue<br /> Diana Clapham <br /> and Windjammer <br /> Lucinda Green <br /> and Regal Realm

| <br />Bettina Overesch <br /> and Peacetime <br /> Burkhard Tesdorpf <br /> and Freedom <br /> Claus Erhorn <br /> and Fair Lady <br /> Dietmar Hogrefe <br /> and Foliant

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|Individual jumping<br />

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| <br />Joseph Fargis <br /> and Touch of Class <br /> Conrad Homfeld <br /> and Abdullah <br /> Leslie Howard <br /> and Albany <br /> Melanie Smith <br /> and Calypso

| <br />Michael Whitaker <br /> and Overton Amanda <br /> John Whitaker <br /> and Ryan's Son <br /> Steven Smith <br /> and Shining Example <br /> Timothy Grubb <br /> and Linky

| <br />Paul Schockemöhle <br /> and Deister <br /> Peter Luther <br /> and Livius <br /> Franke Sloothaak <br /> and Farmer <br /> Fritz Ligges <br /> and Ramzes

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Medal table

Officials

Appointment of officials was as follows:

;Dressage

  • Donald Thackeray (Ground Jury President)
  • Johanna Hall (Ground Jury Member)
  • Wolfgang Niggli (Ground Jury Member)
  • Elena Kondratieva (Ground Jury Member)
  • Heinz Schütte (Ground Jury Member)

;Jumping

  • Knud Larsen (Ground Jury President)
  • Eryk Brabec (Ground Jury Member)
  • Jaap Rijks (Ground Jury Member)
  • John Ammermann (Ground Jury Member)
  • Bertalan de Nemethy (Course Designer)
  • Arno Gego (Technical Delegate)

;Eventing

  • Anton Bühler (Ground Jury President)
  • Jonathan Burton (Ground Jury Member)
  • François Lucas (Ground Jury Member)
  • Neil Ayer (Course Designer)
  • Ewen B. Graham (Technical Delegate)

See also

  • Equestrian at the Friendship Games

References

  • Official Olympic Report