Equestrian Eventing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

The 1968 Olympic eventing competitions were held at the Club de Golf Avándaro located in the Valle de Bravo state, which was 180 km (110 miles) west of Mexico City. The club was built in 1959 and is now part of a resort in Valle de Bravo. At an altitude of 1,800m, it was famous for its mild climate, with a permanent breeze from a nearby lake, although tropical rain fell almost daily from October to March. The original choice for eventing was Oaxtepoc, 110 km south of the capital at a 1,450 metre altitude, but the stony surfaces and a subtropical climate forced the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) to ask for an alternative.

A team and individual event were held concurrently over four days. France’s Jean-Jacques Guyon won the individual title and Great Britain took the team gold medal. As in 1964 all equestrian events in Mexico City were open to men and women, and that would be standard at all future Olympic Games.