The individual show jumping at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place on 12 August at the Santa Anita Racetrack. The event was open to both men and women. There were 51 competitors from 21 nations. The event was won by Joseph Fargis of the United States, the nation's first victory in individual jumping since 1968 and second overall, third-most all-time behind France and Italy with 3. His teammate Conrad Homfeld earned silver. Heidi Robbiani earned Switzerland's first medal in the event since 1928 with her bronze.

Background

This was the 17th appearance of the event, which had first been held at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been held at every Summer Olympics at which equestrian sports have been featured (that is, excluding 1896, 1904, and 1908). It is the oldest event on the current programme, the only one that was held in 1900. The team and individual events remained separated, as they had been starting in 1968.

Due to the American-led boycott in 1980 and the Soviet-led boycott in 1984, only fourth-place finisher Oswaldo Méndez of Guatemala returned from the 1980 Games. Unlike Moscow 1980, the 1984 Games were unaffected, since all of the top riders were from the Western nations. The favorite was 1982 World Cup winner Melanie Smith, leading an unusually strong American team.

No nations made their debut in the event. France competed for the 15th time, most of any nation.

Competition format

The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1952. The elimination feature added in 1968 returned after not being used in 1980 due to a small field; the number of riders advancing from the first round to the second was increased to 25 from 20 (the number of advancing riders in 1972 and 1976). Both rounds were combined to determine placement. Ties for medal positions would be broken through a jump-off.

Schedule

All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

Date Time Round Sunday, 12 August 1984 7:00 Round 1Round 2

Results

Rank Rider Horse Nation Round 1 Round 2 Total Jump-off Joseph Fargis Touch of Class 0.00 4.00 4.00 0.00 Conrad Homfeld Abdullah 4.00 0.00 4.00 8.00 Heidi Robbiani Jessica V 4.00 4.00 8.00 0.00 4 Mario Deslauriers Aramis 4.00 4.00 8.00 4.00 5 Bruno Candrian Slygof 4.00 4.00 8.00 8.00 6 Luis Álvarez de Cervera Jexico de Park 4.25 4.25 8.50 rowspan=46 7 Frédéric Cottier Flambeau C 8.00 4.00 12.00 Paul Schockemöhle Deister 8.00 4.00 12.00 Melanie Smith Calypso 4.00 8.00 12.00 10 Luis Astolfi Feinschnitt "Z" 5.25 8.50 13.75 11 Peter Luther Livius 12.00 4.00 16.00 Franke Sloothaak Farmer 8.00 8.00 16.00 13 Tim Grubb Linky 8.25 9.00 16.25 14 John Whitaker Ryans Son 12.00 8.00 20.00 Gerardo Tazzer Magod 12.00 8.00 20.00 Ian Millar Big Ben 12.00 8.00 20.00 Pierre Durand Jr. Jappeloup 12.00 8.00 20.00 18 Fernando Senderos Masacre 12.75 8.00 20.75 19 Hugh Graham Elrond 13.00 8.00 21.00 20 Philippe Rozier Jiva 16.00 8.00 24.00 Giorgio Nuti Impedoumi 12.00 12.00 24.00 22 Bruno Scolari Joyaud'or 16.00 12.00 28.00 Hugo Simon The Freak 12.00 16.00 28.00 24 Michael Whitaker Overton Amanda 0.00 28.50 28.50 25 Herman Van Den Broeck Wellington 16.00 16.25 32.25 26 Jeff McVean King Omega 12.50 24.25 36.75 27 Shuichi Toki The Shinto 10.50 28 Gerry Mullins Ruckbarton 16.25 Did not advance 29 Ove Hansen Sancerre 16.50 Did not advance Greg Eurell Mr. Shrimpton 16.50 Did not advance 31 Jaime Azcárraga Royal Today 18.00 Did not advance 32 Jorge Carneiro Testarudo 21.25 Did not advance 33 Caio Sérgio de Carvalho Virtuoso 23.25 Did not advance 34 Yoshihiro Nakano Colman 24.00 Did not advance 35 Alfredo Sone Trumao 24.25 Did not advance 36 George Sanna Kite 24.50 Did not advance Graziano Mancinelli Ideal de la Haye 24.50 Did not advance 38 Willi Melliger Van Gogh 24.75 Did not advance 39 Peter Eriksson Imperator 25.75 Did not advance 40 Justo Albarracín Collon Cura de Tatu 26.50 Did not advance 41 Alberto Honrubia Kaoua 27.00 Did not advance 42 Américo Simonetti Amaranto 28.25 Did not advance Ferdi Tyteca 't Soulaiky 28.25 Did not advance 44 Victor Contador Tostao 40.00 Did not advance 45 Marcelo Blessman Alpes 44.00 Did not advance 46 Takashi Tomura Purplex 48.25 Did not advance Eduardo Zone Cardal 48.25 Did not advance — Martín Mallo Gonzo Did not advance Axel Verlooy Vrijheid Did not advance Oswaldo Méndez Love Forever Did not advance John Cottle Arturo Did not advance

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