Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing

The individual 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.

For the first time since 1924, the eventing team consisted of 4 riders rather than 3. Although 19 nations, with a total of 79 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 competitor with the best total score (fewest penalty points) won.

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

73 riders competed.Official Report, pp. 904–07.

Standings after dressage

RankRiderHorseNationDressage 1 Nicias -70.50 2 Lakaj -73.50 3 Emir -77.50 4 Satrap -79.00 5 Polarfuchs -81.00 6 Armagnac -84.00 7 Greibel -88.00 8 Gay-Spark -89.01 9 Nucleo -92.50 10 Neutron -93.51 11 Registratoia -94.00 12 Famulus -95.50 13 Canadian Envoy -100.00 14 Uran -101.50 15 Blue Jeans -102.00 16 Bazis -103.50 Desidia -103.50 18 Salad Days -106.00 19 Opera -107.49 20 Image -108.51 21 Our Solo -114.51 22 Febo II -116.01 23 Quipar -117.51 24 Dan -118.00 25 Wanderlilli -119.01 26 Markham -120.51 27 Samuel Johnson -122.01 28 Wolborz -124.00 29 Mirrabooka -124.50 Court Hill -124.50 31 Burn-Trout -125.50 32 Winzerin -126.51 33 Volt -127.00 34 Royal Beaver -127.51 35 Cottage Romance -129.00 36 Ceibera -130.50 37 Gulliano -130.50 38 Atraba -132.51 Sabre -132.51 40 Garden -133.50 41 Rahin -135.00 42 Krokosz -135.51 43 Sonnet -136.00 44 Rolf II -136.50 45 Grasshopper -137.50 46 The Man from Laramie -138.00 47 Bambus -139.00 48 St. Finbarr -140.01 49 Corrigneagh -140.50 Omen -140.50 Heleboro -140.50 52 Roma -142.00 Sea Tiger -142.00 Gentleman III -142.00 55 Mesonero -143.01 56 Fleet Captain -146.01 57 Cratere -148.50 58 Harlequin -151.50 59 Noniusz -153.51 Wizma -153.51 61 Egoist -163.00 62 Libramiento -167.00 63 Gloria -169.00 64 Mures II -173.01 65 Wild Venture -174.00 66 Pepper Knowes -175.00 Noya -175.00 68 Poker -176.50 69 Arcidosso -182.01 70 Adjud -182.50 71 Rainbow Bouncer -185.01 72 Dona -194.01 73 Peyoba -199.50

Standings after cross-country

Rank Rider Horse Nation Dressage Cross-country Total Obstacles Time points Total Stage D Stage B Stage C Stage D Stage E Total 1 Salad Days -106.00 0 37.60 0.00 90.80 0.00 128.40 128.40 22.40 2 Sabre -132.51 0 37.60 0.00 90.40 0.00 128.00 128.00 -4.51 3 Mirrabooka -124.50 0 32.80 0.00 75.20 0.00 108.00 108.00 -16.50 4 Burn-Trout -125.50 0 37.60 0.00 55.20 0.00 92.80 92.80 -32.70 5 Satrap -79.00 0 14.40 0.00 31.60 0.00 46.00 46.00 -33.00 6 Gay-Spark -89.01 0 29.60 0.00 21.20 0.00 50.80 50.80 -38.21 7 Image -108.51 0 20.00 0.00 35.60 0.00 55.60 55.60 -52.91 8 Cottage Romance -129.00 0 28.80 0.00 37.60 0.00 66.40 66.40 -62.60 9 St. Finbarr -140.01 0 34.40 0.00 41.20 0.00 75.60 75.60 -64.41 10 Bazis -103.50 -20 23.20 0.00 35.20 0.00 58.40 38.40 -65.10 11 Volt -127.00 0 26.40 0.00 35.20 0.00 61.60 61.60 -65.40 12 Wanderlilli -119.01 0 37.60 0.00 -26.40 0.00 11.20 11.20 -107.81 13 Harlequin -151.50 0 21.60 0.00 17.60 0.00 39.20 39.20 -112.30 14 Canadian Envoy -100.00 -80 20.00 0.00 45.20 0.00 65.20 -14.80 -114.80 15 Our Solo -114.51 -60 37.60 0.00 18.08 0.00 55.68 -4.32 -118.83 16 Rahin -135.00 0 26.40 0.00 -17.20 0.00 9.20 9.20 -125.80 17 Markham -120.51 -60 5.60 0.00 25.20 0.00 30.80 -29.20 -149.71 18 Winzerin -126.51 0 35.20 0.00 -60.00 0.00 -24.80 -24.80 -151.31 19 Krokosz -135.51 -20 6.40 0.00 -8.40 0.00 -2.00 -22.00 -157.51 20 Dan -118.00 -60 25.60 0.00 -8.40 0.00 17.20 -42.80 -160.80 21 Arcidosso -182.01 -20 36.80 -15.00 18.80 0.00 40.60 20.60 -161.41 22 Grasshopper -137.50 -120 37.60 0.00 57.60 0.00 95.20 -24.80 -162.30 23 Cratere -148.50 0 -0.80 0.00 -14.40 0.00 -15.20 -15.20 -163.70 24 Garden -133.50 -80 33.60 0.00 5.60 0.00 39.20 -40.80 -174.30 25 Atraba -132.51 -80 15.20 0.00 15.20 0.00 30.40 -49.60 -182.11 26 Blue Jeans -102.00 -80 37.60 0.00 -47.60 0.00 -10.00 -90.00 -192.00 27 Nicias -70.50 -140 14.40 0.00 -2.40 0.00 12.00 -128.00 -198.50 28 Gulliano -130.50 -140 37.60 0.00 28.80 0.00 66.40 -73.60 -204.10 29 Royal Beaver -127.51 -60 -8.00 0.00 -9.20 0.00 -17.20 -77.20 -204.71 30 Wild Venture -174.00 -120 37.60 0.00 54.80 -14.00 78.40 -41.60 -215.60 31 Court Hill -124.50 -60 1.60 0.00 -45.60 0.00 -44.00 -104.00 -228.50 32 Sonnet -136.00 -120 18.40 0.00 6.80 0.00 25.20 -94.80 -230.80 33 Samuel Johnson -122.01 -200 37.60 0.00 46.60 0.00 84.20 -115.80 -237.81 34 Lakaj -73.50 -200 32.00 0.00 -24.80 0.00 7.20 -192.80 -266.30 35 Ceibera -130.50 -120 -8.80 0.00 -46.00 0.00 -54.80 -174.80 -305.30 36 Corrigneagh -140.50 -120 -18.40 0.00 -28.00 0.00 -46.40 -166.40 -306.90 37 Poker -176.50 -60 12.00 0.00 -114.00 0.00 -102.00 -162.00 -338.50 38 Egoist -163.00 -60 -13.60 0.00 -112.00 0.00 -125.60 -185.60 -348.60 39 Noniusz -153.51 -140 -7.20 0.00 -128.00 0.00 -135.20 -275.20 -428.71 40 Adjud -182.50 -200 21.60 0.00 -136.40 0.00 -114.80 -314.80 -497.30 41 The Man from Laramie -138.00 -428 37.60 0.00 -164.00 0.00 -126.40 -554.40 -692.40 Emir -77.50 Retired Polarfuchs -81.00 Retired Armagnac -84.00 Retired Greibel -88.00 Retired Nucleo -92.50 Retired Neutron -93.51 Eliminated Registratoia -94.00 Eliminated Famulus -95.50 Eliminated Uran -101.50 Retired Desidia -103.50 Eliminated Opera -107.49 Eliminated Febo II -116.01 Eliminated Quipar -117.51 Eliminated Wolborz -124.00 Eliminated Rolf II -136.50 Retired Bambus -139.00 Eliminated Omen -140.50 Eliminated Heleboro -140.50 Retired Roma -142.00 Eliminated Sea Tiger -142.00 Eliminated Gentleman III -142.00 Eliminated Mesonero -143.01 Eliminated Fleet Captain -146.01 Eliminated Wizma -153.51 Eliminated Libramiento -167.00 Eliminated Gloria -169.00 Retired Mures II -173.01 Eliminated Pepper Knowes -175.00 Eliminated Noya -175.00 Retired Rainbow Bouncer -185.01 Eliminated Dona -194.01 Retired Peyoba -199.50 Eliminated

Final results after jumping

Rank Rider Horse Nation Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total Points Total Obstacles Time Salad Days -106.00 128.40 -10 -5.25 -15.25 7.15 Mirrabooka -124.50 108.00 0 0 0 -16.50 Gay-Spark -89.01 50.80 -10 -3 -13 -51.21 4 Cottage Romance -129.00 66.40 0 0 0 -62.60 5 Satrap -79.00 46.00 -30 -0.75 -30.75 -63.75 6 Image -108.51 55.60 -20 0 -20 -72.91 7 Bazis -103.50 38.40 -20 -0.25 -20.25 -85.35 8 Volt -127.00 61.60 -20 0 -20 -85.40 9 Harlequin -151.50 39.20 0 0 0 -112.30 10 Canadian Envoy -100.00 -14.80 0 -0.5 -0.5 -115.30 11 Our Solo -114.51 -4.32 0 0 0 -118.83 12 Rahin -135.00 9.20 0 0 0 -125.80 13 Burn-Trout -125.50 92.80 -90 -8.75 -98.75 -131.45 14 Wanderlilli -119.01 11.20 -40 -1.5 -41.5 -149.31 15 Markham -120.51 -29.20 0 -3.25 -3.25 -152.96 16 Arcidosso -182.01 20.60 0 -0.5 -0.5 -161.91 17 Grasshopper -137.50 -24.80 -10 0 -10 -172.30 18 Winzerin -126.51 -24.80 -20 -2 -22 -173.31 19 Cratere -148.50 -15.20 -30 -4.75 -34.75 -198.45 20 Atraba -132.51 -49.60 -20 -1.25 -21.25 -203.36 21 Nicias -70.50 -128.00 -10 0 -10 -208.50 22 Wild Venture -174.00 -41.60 0 0 0 -215.60 23 Garden -133.50 -40.80 -60 0 -60 -234.30 24 Royal Beaver -127.51 -77.20 -30 -0.75 -30.75 -235.46 25 Samuel Johnson -122.01 -115.80 0 0 0 -237.81 26 Court Hill -124.50 -104.00 -10 -2 -12 -240.50 27 Sonnet -136.00 -94.80 -20 -0.75 -20.75 -251.55 28 Lakaj -73.50 -192.80 -10 0 -10 -276.30 29 Ceibera -130.50 -174.80 0 -2 -2 -307.30 30 Corrigneagh -140.50 -166.40 0 -3.25 -3.25 -310.15 31 Egoist -163.00 -185.60 -20 -2.75 -22.75 -371.35 32 Poker -176.50 -162.00 -30 -12 -42 -380.50 33 Noniusz -153.51 -275.20 -10 0 -10 -438.71 34 Adjud -182.50 -314.80 -10 -2.25 -12.25 -509.55 35 The Man from Laramie -138.00 -554.40 -10 -2.75 -12.75 -705.15 Sabre -132.51 128.00 Retired St. Finbarr -140.01 -75.60 Eliminated Krokosz -135.51 -22.00 Eliminated Dan -118.00 -42.80 Retired Blue Jeans -102.00 -90.00 Retired Gulliano -130.50 -73.60 Retired Emir -77.50 Retired Polarfuchs -81.00 Retired Armagnac -84.00 Retired Greibel -88.00 Retired Nucleo -92.50 Retired Neutron -93.51 Eliminated Registratoia -94.00 Eliminated Famulus -95.50 Eliminated Uran -101.50 Retired Desidia -103.50 Eliminated Opera -107.49 Eliminated Febo II -116.01 Eliminated Quipar -117.51 Eliminated Wolborz -124.00 Eliminated Rolf II -136.50 Retired Bambus -139.00 Eliminated Omen -140.50 Eliminated Heleboro -140.50 Retired Roma -142.00 Eliminated Sea Tiger -142.00 Eliminated Gentleman III -142.00 Eliminated Mesonero -143.01 Eliminated Fleet Captain -146.01 Eliminated Wizma -153.51 Eliminated Libramiento -167.00 Eliminated Gloria -169.00 Retired Mures II -173.01 Eliminated Pepper Knowes -175.00 Eliminated Noya -175.00 Retired Rainbow Bouncer -185.01 Eliminated Dona -194.01 Retired Peyoba -199.50 Eliminated

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