Equestrian Dressage at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Dates 29 – 30 July 1976
Medal Events 2

Most of the 1976 equestrian events, including dressage, were held at the Olympic Equestrian Center in Bromont, Québec, which was specially constructed for the Montréal Olympics and was finished in 1975. The site continues to be used frequently for equestrian competition.

The severe veterinary regulations in place for Olympics equestrianism, especially concerning equine piroplasmosis, influenced the participation, as Poland and Chile could not send horses at all, and France and Italy had to keep some at home.

Team and individual events were held in dressage, with Switzerland’s Christine Stückelberger winning the individual gold medal and the team event taken by the West German team. The first day determined the team placements and medals and was a qualifier for the individual event final day.

Events

Event Status Date Participants NOCs
Individual, Open Olympic 29 – 30 July 1976 27 11
Team, Open Olympic 29 July 1976 24 8
27 (11/16) 11 (7/8)

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual, Open Christine StückelbergerSUI Harry BoldtFRG Reiner KlimkeFRG
Team, Open West GermanyFRG SwitzerlandSUI United StatesUSA

Medal table

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
West Germany FRG 1 1 1 3
Switzerland SUI 1 1 0 2
United States USA 0 0 1 1