The equestrian events at the 1984
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Olympics included
show jumping,
dressage and
eventing
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.
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.
Medal summary
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
External links
Official Olympic Report
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1984 Summer Olympics events
1984 Summer Olympics
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1984
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1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...