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Individual, Open

Date12 August 1984 — 7:00
StatusOlympic
LocationSanta Anita Park, Arcadia, California
Participants51 from 21 countries
FormatTwo rounds. Total score for both rounds determined placement.

The event was slightly different as the top 25 riders in round one, instead of 20, were advanced to the second round. The favorite was probably American Melanie Smith who, aboard Calypso, had led the 1982 World Cup and was third in 1983 behind her countryman Norman Dello Joio and Austrian Hugo Simon. The US team for Los Angeles was so strong that Dello Joio was not even selected for it, as they opted instead for Joe Fargis and Conrad Homfeld, who were stablemates in Petersburg, Virginia.

Fargis led round one with a clean trip, tied with Britain’s Michael Whitaker, while Holmfeld and Smith were in a five-way tie for third with 4.00 faults. Holmfeld then posted a clean ride in round two for a total of 4.00 faults. Fargis rode cleanly in his second round, until the final barrier, on which his horse, Touch of Class, knocked over the top rail. Fargis and Holmfeld thus tied with 4.00 faults and would have to jump-off. Fargis won the gold medal with another perfect round, leaving Holmfeld with silver.

Smith dropped back in round two and tied for seventh, but Whitaker had a disastrous ride, with 28.50 faults, and placed 24th. The bronze came down to a jump-off among Switzerland’s Heidi Robbiani and Bruno Candrian, Canada’s Mario Deslauriers. Robbiani secured third-place with a clean ride in the jump-off, as Deslauriers placed fourth with 4 faults, and Candrian had 8 faults.

PosCompetitorHorseNOCFaultsJump-Off FaultsJump-Off TimeRound #1Round #2
1Joe FargisTouch of ClassUSA4.000.0058.060.00 (=1)4.00 (=2)Gold
2Conrad HomfeldAbdullahUSA4.008.0051.034.00 (=3)0.00 (1)Silver
3Heidi RobbianiJessica VSUI8.000.0053.394.00 (=3)4.00 (=2)Bronze
4Mario DeslauriersAramisCAN8.004.0057.074.00 (=3)4.00 (=2)
5Bruno CandrianSlygofSUI8.008.0058.104.00 (=3)4.00 (=2)
6Luis Antonio ÁlvarezJexico de ParcESP8.504.25 (8)4.25 (9)
=7Frédéric CottierFlambeau CFRA12.008.00 (=10)4.00 (=2)
=7Paul SchockemöhleDeisterFRG12.008.00 (=10)4.00 (=2)
=7Melanie SmithCalypsoUSA12.004.00 (=3)8.00 (=10)
10Luis AstolfiFeinschnitt ZESP13.755.25 (9)8.50 (19)
=11Peter LutherLiviusFRG16.0012.00 (=15)4.00 (=2)
=11Franke SloothaakFarmerFRG16.008.00 (=10)8.00 (=10)
13Tim GrubbLinkyGBR17.258.25 (13)9.00 (20)
=14John WhitakerRyan's SonGBR20.0012.00 (=15)8.00 (=10)
=14Gerardo TazzerMagodMEX20.0012.00 (=15)8.00 (=10)
=14Ian MillarBig BenCAN20.0012.00 (=15)8.00 (=10)
=14Pierre DurandJappeloup de LuzeFRA20.0012.00 (=15)8.00 (=10)
18Fernando SenderosMassacreMEX20.7512.75 (23)8.00 (=10)
19Hugh GrahamElrondCAN21.0013.00 (24)8.00 (=10)
=20Philippe RozierJivaFRA24.0016.00 (=25)8.00 (=10)
=20Giorgio NutiImpedoumiITA24.0012.00 (=15)12.00 (=21)
=22Bruno ScolariJoyau d'OrITA28.0016.00 (=25)12.00 (=21)
=22Hugo SimonThe FreakAUT28.0012.00 (=15)16.00 (23)
24Michael WhitakerOverton AmandaGBR28.500.00 (=1)28.50 (26)
25Herman Van Den BroeckWellingtonBEL32.2516.00 (=25)16.25 (24)
26Jeff McVeanKing OmegaAUS36.7512.50 (22)24.25 (25)
AC r2/2Shuichi TokiThe ShintoJPN10.50 (14)– (DNF)DNF
28Gerry MullinsRockbartonIRL16.25 (28)DNQ
=29Ove HansenSancerreNOR16.50 (=29)DNQ
=29Greg EurellMr. ShrimptonAUS16.50 (=29)DNQ
31Jaime AzcárragaRoyal TodayMEX18.00 (31)DNQ
32Jorge CarneiroTestarudoBRA21.25 (32)DNQ
33Caio Sérgio de CarvalhoVirtuosoBRA23.25 (33)DNQ
34Yoshihiro NakanoColmanJPN24.00 (34)DNQ
35Alfredo SoneTrumaoCHI24.25 (35)DNQ
=36George SannaKiteAUS24.50 (=36)DNQ
=36Graziano MancinelliIdeal de la HayeITA24.50 (=36)DNQ
38Willi MelligerVan GoghSUI24.75 (38)DNQ
39Peter ErikssonImperatorSWE25.75 (39)DNQ
40Justo AlbarracínCollon Cura de TatuARG26.50 (40)DNQ
41Alberto HonrubiaKaouaESP27.00 (41)DNQ
=42Américo SimonettiAmarantoCHI28.25 (=42)DNQ
=42Ferdi Tyteca't SoulaikyBEL28.25 (=42)DNQ
44Víctor ContadorTostaoCHI40.00 (44)DNQ
45Marcelo BlessmanAlpesBRA44.00 (45)DNQ
=46Takashi TomuraPurplexJPN48.25 (=46)DNQ
=46Eduardo ZoneCardalARG48.25 (=46)DNQ
DNFMartín MalloGonzoARG– (DNF)
DNFAxel VerlooyVrijheidBEL– (DNF)
DNFOswaldo MéndezLove ForeverGUA– (DNF)
DNFJohn CottleArturoNZL– (DNF)