The equestrian events at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics included show jumping, dressage and eventing.[1]
| Equestrian at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | |
| Dates | 29 July – 12 August 1984 |
| No. of events | 6 |
| Competitors | 157 from 30 nations |
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
editMedal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Officials
editAppointment of officials was as follows:[2]
- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1984 Los Angeles Equestrian Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Olympic Games 1984 | FEI.org". 26 November 2019.