The individual
eventing
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in
equestrian
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at the
1936 Olympic Games in
Berlin
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was held on the May Field (dressage), in
Döberitz (cross-country), and at the
Olympiastadion
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(jumping) from 13 to 16 August.
Of the 50 horse and rider pairs to begin the competition, only 27 finished.
[Official Report, p. 895] Three horses died during the competition.
[Official Report, p. 893]
The fourth jump was a relatively novel obstacle: a jump over a hurdle into a pond.
[Official Report, p. 899] Of the 46 pairs remaining by that point in the competition, 28 had a fall of the horse or the rider at that obstacle.
[ This included one of the equine fatalities, the American horse Slippery Slim.][Official Report, p. 901] The International Equestrian Federation
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subsequently temporarily banned such jumps.[Official Report, p. 900]
Competition format
The team and individual eventing competitions used the same scores. Eventing consisted of a dressage test, a cross-country test, and a jumping test.
The dressage test was a 12 section test. The maximum time allotted was 13 minutes; points were deducted over that time. The maximum score was 400 points, though the results typically listed the difference between the score and that maximum (that is, a score of 250 would be listed as a "loss of points" of 150).[Official Report, p. 902]
The 36 km cross-country test had five phases: (1) a 7 km road stretch; (2) a 4 km, 12 obstacle steeplechase; (3) a 15 km road stretch; (4) an 8 km, 35 obstacle cross-country course; and (5) a 2 km road stretch.[Official Report, p. 894] Points could be lost for refusals or falls at the obstacles in the second a fourth phases, with three refusals at the same obstacle resulting in elimination.[Official Report, p. 903] Points could also be lost if maximum time limits for each phase were exceeded; however, points could be gained instead if the pair finished the obstacle phases under the allotted time.[
The jumping test featured 12 obstacles and had a time limit of 155 seconds. Points were lost for faults (including elimination for the third refusal on the course) and for exceeding the time limit.][
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Results
Standings after dressage
Standings after cross-country
No pair was over time on Stage A, so no points were lost in that phase.
Final results after jumping
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Individual eventing
Equestrian events at the 1936 Summer Olympics