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Individual, Open

Date26 July – 3 August 1996
StatusOlympic
LocationGeorgia International Horse Park, Conyers, Georgia
Participants49 from 18 countries
FormatTotal score in three rounds determines final placements.

The event was changed with three rounds, termed the Grand Prix, the Grand Prix Special, and the Grand Prix Freestyle. The Grand Prix was effectively the qualifying round that doubled as the team competition, with the top 25 riders advancing to the Grand Prix Special. The top 14 riders after two rounds then advanced to the Grand Prix Freestyle, which was dressage set to music, termed kür. The final placements for the top 14 riders were determined by total score for all three rounds. Scoring was also different. Previously the points for each judge were added together for the total score. Now, each round was scored that way, but a percentage score of the maximum was also given, and used for the totals, so the highest total score was theoretically 300, for 100% in each round. The new format and scoring was revolutionary and changed dressage from a very boring competition into just a sorta boring one.

The event was now dominated by women as they took the top five places. The two-time defending champion was Germany Nicole Uphoff but she was at the top of the German team, and although she competed, she was only eighth after the Grand Prix Special and chose not to contest the Grand Prix Freestyle. Her teammate Isabell Werth succeeded her as Olympic Champion, after winning a silver medal in 1992. In the Grand Prix Freestyle she and her horse, Gigolo, performed to “Just a Gigolo,” aptly, and “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,” from Monty Python. Werth would also win silvers in the event in 2000 and 2008. The Netherlands’ [Anky van Grunsven] won silver in Atlanta, but she would become the top rider in the discipline, winning gold medals in 2000-08.

PosCompetitorHorseNOCPercentage PointsR1R2R3
1Isabell WerthGigoloGER235.0976.60 (1)75.49 (2)83.00 (1)Gold
2Anky van GrunsvenBonfireNED233.0275.72 (2)77.72 (1)79.58 (2)Silver
3Sven RothenbergerWeydenNED224.9474.16 (4)74.00 (4)76.78 (4)Bronze
4Monica TheodorescuGrunoxGER224.5673.80 (5)73.91 (5)76.85 (3)
5Michelle GibsonPeronUSA222.8375.20 (3)74.28 (3)73.35 (8)
6Klaus BalkenholGoldsternGER221.8171.72 (6)73.81 (6)76.28 (5)
7Margit Otto-CrépinLucky LordFRA219.8071.32 (7)72.93 (9)75.55 (6)
8Guenter SeidelGraf GeorgeUSA215.0269.36 (11)71.81 (10)73.85 (7)
9Martin SchaudtDurgoGER212.7571.24 (8)70.98 (11)70.53 (12)
10Louise NathhorstWalk on TopSWE212.5466.28 (21)73.53 (7)72.73 (9)
11Ignacio RamblaEventoESP212.1369.76 (10)70.19 (12)72.18 (10)
12Lars PetersenUffe KorshøjgaardDEN207.8268.20 (12)68.74 (13)70.88 (11)
13Tineke Bartels-de VriesOlympic BarbriaNED205.5467.60 (14)68.28 (15)69.66 (13)
14Nicole Uphoff-BeckerRembrandtGER143.0670.04 (9)73.02 (8)– (DNS)
15Steffen PetersUdonUSA135.4367.80 (13)67.63 (18)
16Gonnelien Rothenberger-GordijnDondoloNED135.3466.92 (=15)68.42 (14)
17Christine StückelbergerAquamarinSUI134.5766.48 (19)68.09 (17)
18Arlette HolstersFaibleBEL134.4666.32 (20)68.14 (16)
19Annette SolmellStraussSWE133.3966.92 (=15)66.47 (20)
20Ulla HåkanssonBobbySWE133.1566.64 (18)66.51 (19)
21Richard DavisonAskariGBR131,766.72 (17)64.98 (22)
22Finn HansenBergeracDEN131.0765.44 (25)65.63 (21)
23Dominique BrieusselAkazieFRA130.1466.00 (22)64.14 (24)
24Mary Hanna Mosaic IIAUS130.0965.76 (24)64.33 (23)
25Robert DoverMetallicUSA124.7565.96 (23)58.79 (25)
26Heike HolsteinBallaseyr DevereauxIRL65.2465.24 (26)DNQ
27Hans StaubDukaatSUI65.1265.12 (27)DNQ
28Kyra KyrklundAmiralFIN64.8064.80 (28)DNQ
29Leonie BramallGilbonaCAN64.5264.52 (29)DNQ
30Dominique d'Esmé ThorFRA64.4864.48 (30)DNQ
31Caroline HatlapaMerlinAUT64.3664.36 (31)DNQ
32Beatriz Ferrer-Salat SerraBrillantESP64.1664.16 (32)DNQ
33Eva SennRenzoSUI64.1264.12 (33)DNQ
34Pia LausLiebenbergITA64.0064.00 (34)DNQ
35Paolo Giani MargiDestino di AcciarellaITA63.8063.80 (35)DNQ
36Joanna JacksonMester MouseGBR63.0863.08 (36)DNQ
37Tinne WilhelmssonCapriceSWE61.6861.68 (37)DNQ
38Rafael SotoInvasorESP61.0861.08 (38)DNQ
39Joaquín OrthBelliniMEX60.7260.72 (39)DNQ
=40Marie-Hélène SyreMarlonFRA60.6460.64 (=40)DNQ
=40Vicky ThompsonEnfantGBR60.6460.64 (=40)DNQ
42Suzanne DunkleyElliotBER60.0860.08 (42)DNQ
43Daria FantoniSonny BoyITA59.8459.84 (43)DNQ
44Jane BredinCupidoGBR58.7258.72 (44)DNQ
45Evi StrasserLaviniaCAN58.4858.48 (45)DNQ
46Gina SmithFaustCAN57.3657.36 (46)DNQ
47Fausto PucciniFiffikusITA56.7256.72 (47)DNQ
48Juan MatuteHermesESP56.6456.64 (48)DNQ
49Barbara von Grebel-SchiendorferRamarSUI52.9652.96 (49)DNQ

Round One

Date26 – 27 July 1996 — 9:00
FormatRound one scores from team event. Top 25 riders advanced to round two. Maximum three riders from nation to advance.
PosCompetitorHorseNOCPercentage PointsRaw Points
1Isabell WerthGigoloGER76.601,915Q
2Anky van GrunsvenBonfireNED75.721,893Q
3Michelle GibsonPeronUSA75.201,880Q
4Sven RothenbergerWeydenNED74.161,854Q
5Monica TheodorescuGrunoxGER73.801,845Q
6Klaus BalkenholGoldsternGER71.721,793Q
7Margit Otto-CrépinLucky LordFRA71.321,783Q
8Martin SchaudtDurgoGER71.241,781Q
9Nicole Uphoff-BeckerRembrandtGER70.041,751Q
10Ignacio RamblaEventoESP69.761,744Q
11Guenter SeidelGraf GeorgeUSA69.361,734Q
12Lars PetersenUffe KorshøjgaardDEN68.201,705Q
13Steffen PetersUdonUSA67.801,695Q
14Tineke Bartels-de VriesOlympic BarbriaNED67.601,690Q
=15Gonnelien Rothenberger-GordijnDondoloNED66.921,673Q
=15Annette SolmellStraussSWE66.921,673Q
17Richard DavisonAskariGBR66.721,668Q
18Ulla HåkanssonBobbySWE66.641,666Q
19Christine StückelbergerAquamarinSUI66.481,662Q
20Arlette HolstersFaibleBEL66.321,658Q
21Louise NathhorstWalk on TopSWE66.281,657Q
22Dominique BrieusselAkazieFRA66.001,650Q
23Robert DoverMetallicUSA65.961,649Q
24Mary Hanna Mosaic IIAUS65.761,644Q
25Finn HansenBergeracDEN65.441,636Q
26Heike HolsteinBallaseyr DevereauxIRL65.241,631
27Hans StaubDukaatSUI65.121,628
28Kyra KyrklundAmiralFIN64.801,620
29Leonie BramallGilbonaCAN64.521,613
30Dominique d'Esmé ThorFRA64.481,612
31Caroline HatlapaMerlinAUT64.361,609
32Beatriz Ferrer-Salat SerraBrillantESP64.161,604
33Eva SennRenzoSUI64.121,603
34Pia LausLiebenbergITA64.001,600
35Paolo Giani MargiDestino di AcciarellaITA63.801,595
36Joanna JacksonMester MouseGBR63.081,577
37Tinne WilhelmssonCapriceSWE61.681,542
38Rafael SotoInvasorESP61.081,527
39Joaquín OrthBelliniMEX60.721,518
=40Marie-Hélène SyreMarlonFRA60.641,516
=40Vicky ThompsonEnfantGBR60.641,516
42Suzanne DunkleyElliotBER60.081,502
43Daria FantoniSonny BoyITA59.841,496
44Jane BredinCupidoGBR58.721,468
45Evi StrasserLaviniaCAN58.481,462
46Gina SmithFaustCAN57.361,434
47Fausto PucciniFiffikusITA56.721,418
48Juan MatuteHermesESP56.641,416
49Barbara von Grebel-SchiendorferRamarSUI52.961,324

Round Two

Date31 July 1996 — 8:30
FormatTop 13 riders advanced to round three.
PosCompetitorHorseNOCPercentage PointsRaw PointsJudge #1Judge #2Judge #3Judge #4Judge #5
1Anky van GrunsvenBonfireNED77.721,67180.46 (1)75.58 (1)76.74 (1)76.74 (1)79.06 (1)
2Isabell WerthGigoloGER75.491,62375.11 (2)73.25 (2)75.11 (5)75.34 (3)78.60 (2)
3Michelle GibsonPeronUSA74.281,59774.41 (5)71.62 (8)75.34 (4)74.41 (4)75.58 (=5)
4Sven RothenbergerWeydenNED74.001,59173.95 (=6)72.09 (6)74.65 (6)76.04 (2)73.25 (9)
5Monica TheodorescuGrunoxGER73.911,58974.88 (=3)72.32 (=4)73.02 (8)73.25 (=7)76.04 (4)
6Klaus BalkenholGoldsternGER73.811,58773.25 (=8)72.32 (=4)75.58 (=2)73.25 (=7)74.65 (7)
7Louise NathhorstWalk on TopSWE73.531,58172.55 (10)69.76 (11)75.58 (=2)73.48 (=5)76.27 (3)
8Nicole Uphoff-BeckerRembrandtGER73.021,57073.95 (=6)72.55 (3)73.25 (7)69.76 (11)75.58 (=5)
9Margit Otto-CrépinLucky LordFRA72.931,56874.88 (=3)71.86 (7)72.09 (10)73.48 (=5)72.32 (11)
10Guenter SeidelGraf GeorgeUSA71.811,54473.25 (=8)70.00 (=9)71.39 (=11)71.62 (9)72.79 (10)
11Martin SchaudtDurgoGER70.981,52668.83 (17)70.00 (=9)72.55 (9)70.00 (10)73.48 (8)
12Ignacio RamblaEventoESP70.191,50970.46 (11)69.53 (12)70.69 (13)69.30 (12)70.93 (12)
13Lars PetersenUffe KorshøjgaardDEN68.741,47869.06 (16)69.06 (13)69.76 (14)67.90 (14)67.90 (15)
14Gonnelien Rothenberger-GordijnDondoloNED68.421,47169.76 (=14)67.44 (=15)71.39 (=11)65.81 (19)67.67 (=16)
15Tineke Bartels-de VriesOlympic BarbriaNED68.281,46869.76 (=14)67.67 (14)68.13 (=17)68.37 (13)67.44 (19)
16Arlette HolstersFaibleBEL68.141,46567.44 (18)66.97 (17)69.30 (15)67.44 (15)69.53 (13)
17Christine StückelbergerAquamarinSUI68.091,46470.00 (=12)67.44 (=15)67.90 (19)66.04 (18)69.06 (14)
18Steffen PetersUdonUSA67.631,45470.00 (=12)66.51 (=18)67.67 (20)66.27 (17)67.67 (=16)
19Ulla HåkanssonBobbySWE66.511,43065.34 (=22)65.58 (20)67.44 (21)67.20 (16)66.97 (=20)
20Annette SolmellStraussSWE66.471,42965.34 (=22)66.51 (=18)68.13 (=17)65.34 (20)66.97 (=20)
21Finn HansenBergeracDEN65.631,41165.58 (21)65.11 (21)68.60 (16)63.95 (21)64.88 (23)
22Richard DavisonAskariGBR64.981,39766.74 (19)63.72 (23)64.65 (23)62.09 (24)67.67 (=16)
23Mary Hanna Mosaic IIAUS64.331,38365.81 (20)63.02 (24)64.18 (24)63.02 (22)65.58 (22)
24Dominique BrieusselAkazieFRA64.141,37964.65 (24)64.18 (22)65.81 (22)62.79 (23)63.25 (24)
25Robert DoverMetallicUSA58.791,26461.39 (25)57.67 (25)58.13 (25)58.60 (25)58.13 (25)

Round Three

Date3 August 1996 — 9:00
PosCompetitorHorseNOCPercentage PointsJudge #1Judge #2Judge #3Judge #4Judge #5
1Isabell WerthGigoloGER83.0016.63 (1)16.60 (2)16.80 (1)16.73 (1)16.25 (1)
2Anky van GrunsvenBonfireNED79.5815.68 (2)16.68 (1)15.82 (2)15.78 (3)15.63 (2)
3Monica TheodorescuGrunoxGER76.8515.07 (5)15.35 (4)15.25 (4)15.75 (4)15.43 (=3)
4Sven RothenbergerWeydenNED76.7814.73 (7)15.57 (3)15.48 (3)15.80 (2)15.20 (5)
5Klaus BalkenholGoldsternGER76.2815.30 (4)15.10 (5)15.03 (6)15.43 (6)15.43 (=3)
6Margit Otto-CrépinLucky LordFRA75.5515.40 (3)14.70 (6)15.18 (5)15.40 (7)14.88 (=7)
7Guenter SeidelGraf GeorgeUSA73.8514.48 (8)14.63 (7)14.68 (9)15.20 (9)14.88 (=7)
8Michelle GibsonPeronUSA73.3514.80 (6)14.38 (9)14.05 (11)15.23 (8)14.90 (6)
9Louise NathhorstWalk on TopSWE72.7313.65 (10)14.53 (8)14.70 (8)15.55 (5)14.30 (11)
10Ignacio RamblaEventoESP72.1813.90 (9)14.30 (=10)14.73 (7)14.82 (10)14.43 (10)
11Lars PetersenUffe KorshøjgaardDEN70.8813.55 (12)14.30 (=10)14.53 (10)14.57 (12)13.93 (12)
12Martin SchaudtDurgoGER70.5313.60 (11)13.75 (13)13.85 (13)14.78 (11)14.55 (9)
13Tineke Bartels-de VriesOlympic BarbriaNED69.6613.40 (13)14.23 (12)14.00 (12)14.30 (13)13.73 (13)
DNSNicole Uphoff-BeckerRembrandtGER