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Individual, Open

Date19 – 22 September 1988
StatusOlympic
LocationSeo-ul Gyeong-ma Gong-won, Gwacheon / Gyeong-ma Gyu-yug-won, Won-dang, Goyang
Participants50 from 16 countries
FormatDressage, cross-country, and jumping.

The endurance course was designed by Hugh Thomas. It was held at Wondang Ranch, 43 km north of Kwachon, which was a hilly terrain and after inspection, six of the obstacles had to be lowered and the first element of #27 was removed. The four phases measured a total of 26,761 metres in length.

There was no clear favorite in 1988, as the big three competitions, Burghley, Badminton, and Rolex (Kentucky) had been won by several different riders in the last few years. However the defending champion was New Zealander Mark Todd and he had won at the Burghley Horse Trials in 1987, and Virginia Leng was the reigning World and European Champion. Todd opened up with the best score in the dressage phase, and in the endurance competition, he and his teammate Tinks Pottinger both had perfect rides, with no faults. Todd went into the jumping with a comfortable lead over British riders Virginia Leng and Ian Stark. Unusually, for someone who won the endurance phase, Pottinger was well back, in seventh place, because of a poor performance in dressage – she was only 23rd. Todd secured his gold medal with a safe ride, with only one fault. Seven riders went clean in the jumping, including Stark and Pottinger. This moved Stark ahead of Leng for the silver medal, while Pottinger, due to her difficulties in dressage, could only place fifth. Todd became the second eventing rider to defend his individual gold medal, after Dutch rider Charles Pahud de Mortanges in 1928 and 1932.

PosNumberCompetitorHorseNOCPointsDressageCross-CountryJumping
1Mark ToddCharismaNZL-42.60-37.60 (1)0.00 (=1)-5.00 (=11)Gold
2Ian StarkSir WattieGBR-52.80-50.00 (5)-2.80 (3)0.00 (=1)Silver
3Virginia LengMaster CraftsmanGBR-62.00-43.20 (3)-8.80 (5)-10.00 (=22)Bronze
4Claus ErhornJustyn ThymeFRG-62.35-39.60 (2)-16.00 (7)-6.75 (20)
5Tinks PottingerVolunteerNZL-65.80-65.80 (23)0.00 (=1)0.00 (=1)
6Matthias BaumannShamrock IIFRG-68.80-50.60 (7)-13.20 (6)-5.00 (=11)
7Jean TeulèreMohican VFRA-69.00-57.60 (15)-6.40 (4)-5.00 (=11)
8Andrew HoyKiwiAUS-89.00-57.00 (13)-32.00 (9)0.00 (=1)
9Thies KaspareitSherry 42FRG-94.80-46.80 (4)-38.00 (11)-10.00 (=22)
10Phyllis DawsonAlbany IIUSA-99.60-54.60 (10)-40.00 (13)-5.00 (=11)
11Bartolo AmbrosionePhoenixITA-107.90-58.80 (17)-47.60 (17)-1.50 (10)
12Bogusław JareckiNiewiazaPOL-111.40-56.60 (12)-44.80 (15)-10.00 (=22)
13Krzysztof RogowskiAlkierzPOL-114.80-80.20 (41)-29.60 (8)-5.00 (=11)
14Nick Holmes-SmithEspionageCAN-117.40-71.80 (31)-45.60 (16)0.00 (=1)
15Santiago de la RochaKinvarraESP-121.00-69.60 (29)-44.40 (14)-7.00 (21)
16David FosterKilliney BayIRL-122.70-72.80 (34)-34.40 (10)-15.50 (=30)
17Choi Myeong-JinSnufflerKOR-130.55-69.40 (28)-60.40 (18)-0.75 (=8)
18Bruce DavidsonDr. PeachesUSA-141.80-50.40 (6)-76.40 (20)-15.00 (29)
19Karen StrakerGet SmartGBR-142.00-53.20 (9)-88.80 (23)0.00 (=1)
20Andrew BennieGrayshottNZL-162.80-52.20 (8)-85.60 (21)-25.00 (34)
21Krzysztof RafalakDzwinogradPOL-163.40-72.40 (=32)-86.00 (22)-5.00 (=11)
22Francesco GirardiMoreadoITA-166.35-70.80 (30)-94.80 (26)-0.75 (=8)
23Scott KeachTrade CommissionerAUS-176.60-67.60 (26)-104.00 (28)-5.00 (=11)
24David GreenShannaghAUS-192.00-56.00 (11)-136.00 (30)0.00 (=1)
25Barry RoycroftLast TangoAUS-195.80-85.40 (=42)-100.40 (27)-10.00 (=22)
26Eiki MiyazakiScroogeJPN-201.60-97.20 (49)-94.40 (25)-10.00 (=22)
27Vincent BerthetJet CrubFRA-202.20-59.40 (19)-142.80 (31)0.00 (=1)
28Park Dong-JuAqaba Legend AKOR-227.00-99.80 (50)-117.20 (29)-10.00 (=22)
29Pascal MorvillersFrangin IIIFRA-227.60-64.60 (22)-158.00 (33)-5.00 (=11)
30Marie-Christine DuroyHarleyFRA-233.80-60.00 (20)-168.80 (35)-5.00 (=11)
31Peter GraySomersBER-240.70-75.60 (=37)-149.60 (32)-15.50 (=30)
32Ramón BecaCount De BolebecESP-272.80-85.60 (44)-167.20 (34)-20.00 (33)
33Eugeniusz KoczorskiIdrysPOL-277.30-90.00 (46)-170.80 (36)-16.50 (32)
34Park So-UnMoisson d'AvrilKOR-382.60-86.60 (45)-250.00 (37)-46.00 (35)
35Eric BrodnaxMarcellusISV-417.80-74.20 (35)-333.60 (38)-10.00 (=22)
36Kazuhiro IwataniCopen Hagen VJPN-517.25-79.00 (40)-382.00 (39)-56.25 (36)
DNFRalf EhrenbrinkUncle ToddFRG-66.20 (24)-39.60 (12)
DNFDino CostantiniBoardmans BeautyITA-67.80 (27)-62.00 (19)
DNFMarges KnightonEnterpriseNZL-74.60 (36)-90.00 (24)
DNFAnn SuttonTarzanUSA-57.20 (14)– (DNF)
DNFThomas WilsonPersonal TouchPUR-59.20 (18)– (DNF)
DNFKaren LendeThe OptimistUSA-64.20 (21)– (DNF)
DNFHiroshi WatanabeYakumo MasonoriJPN-67.20 (25)– (DNF)
DNFJo TudorSparrow HawkCAN-75.60 (=37)– (DNF)
DNFMark PhillipsCartierGBR-78.20 (39)– (DNF)
DNFJohn WatsonTullineaskeyIRL-85.40 (=42)– (DNF)
DNFCarol Ann BlackmanSneak PreviewBER-92.60 (47)– (DNF)
DNFHisashi WakaharaLord WaterfordJPN-96.40 (48)– (DNF)
DNFRanieri CampelloCotton EndITA-57.80 (16)– (DNF)
DNFKim Hyeong-ChilCasson RoadKOR-72.40 (=32)