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Individual, Men

Date11 – 14 June 1956
StatusOlympic
LocationKapplöpningsbana, Ulriksdal / Fäboda, Järväfeltets Naturreservat, Sollentuna / Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Participants56 from 19 countries
FormatDressage, cross-country, and jumping.

Incidents at the 22nd obstacle of the endurance course marred the eventing competition. The fence was a trakehner ditch, 2.50 metres in width and 1 metre in height with rails in the centre and sloping sides. It caused 28 refusals, 12 falls, and one horse fatality, Iller, who was put down after being injured from a fall at obstacle 22.

Dressage opened the three-day event, as always, with the lead taken by German Otto Rothe. The defending gold medalist, Hans von Blixen-Finecke, Jr. was in eighth place after the first day. The endurance phase often determines the eventing medals and it did in Stockholm, as Sweden’s Petrus Kastenman had the best score with +69.87 and moved into the lead, ahead of Germany’s August Lütke Westhues and British rider Frank Weldon. However, the competition was close and if anyone of those three faltered in the jumping, the gold medal could change hands. In the end, all three leaders had two faults in the jumping phase, for 20 penalty points, and there was no change in final standings, with Kastenman winning the gold medal, followed by Lütke Westhues and Weldon.

PosNumberCompetitorHorseNOCPointsDressageCross-CountryJumping
1Petrus KastenmanIlusterSWE-66.53-116.40 (12)69.87 (1)-20.00 (=22)Gold
2August Lütke WesthuesTrux von KamaxGER-84.87-129.60 (=23)64.73 (2)-20.00 (=22)Silver
3Frank WeldonKilbarryGBR-85.48-103.20 (4)37.72 (6)-20.00 (=22)Bronze
4Lev BaklyshkinGuimnastURS-96.65-119.20 (13)42.55 (5)-20.00 (=22)
5Genko RashkovEuphoriaBUL-111.23-146.00 (=37)44.77 (4)-10.00 (=2)
6Laurence RookWild VentureGBR-119.64-101.60 (2)-4.29 (12)-13.75 (21)
7Giancarlo GutierrezWistonITA-136.43-138.80 (29)12.37 (10)-10.00 (=2)
8Juan Martín MerbilháaGitana IARG-136.46-150.00 (=40)23.54 (9)-10.00 (=2)
9Adriano CapuzzoTuft of HeatherITA-139.41-145.60 (36)26.19 (8)-20.00 (=22)
10Bill MullinsCharlevilleIRL-145.48-166.00 (51)31.02 (7)-10.50 (19)
11Brian CragoRadarAUS-147.42-124.80 (18)-12.62 (15)-10.00 (=2)
12Bertie HillCountryman IIIGBR-150.36-108.40 (7)-31.71 (18)-10.25 (18)
13Hans Christian AndersenTomDEN-154.40-120.40 (15)-24.00 (17)-10.00 (=2)
14Bunty ThompsonBrown SugarAUS-155.06-154.40 (46)9.34 (11)-10.00 (=2)
15Otto RotheSissiGER-158.04-98.40 (1)-49.64 (20)-10.00 (=2)
16John RumbleCilroyCAN-162.53-122.80 (16)-19.73 (16)-20.00 (=22)
17Harry Freeman-JacksonCellarstownIRL-170.81-153.20 (45)-7.61 (13)-10.00 (=2)
18Kemal ÖzçelikEskimoTUR-186.21-166.80 (52)-9.41 (14)-10.00 (=2)
19Jim ElderColleenCAN-193.69-141.20 (=30)-42.49 (19)-10.00 (=2)
20Brian HerbinsonTaraCAN-216.50-131.20 (25)-75.30 (21)-10.00 (=2)
21Klaus WagnerPrinzeßGER-233.00-102.40 (3)-130.60 (24)0.00 (1)
22Eduardo CanoWhyARG-242.01-152.80 (=43)-79.21 (22)-10.00 (=2)
23Lars KirkebjergHavannaDEN-267.68-141.20 (=30)-116.48 (23)-10.00 (=2)
24Hans, Baron von Blixen-Finecke, Jr.JubalSWE-286.38-110.40 (8)-138.48 (26)-37.50 (32)
25Jean Saint-Fort PaillardFarceurFRA-294.90-125.60 (19)-159.30 (28)-10.00 (=2)
26Nikolay ShelenkovSatrapURS-297.68-129.20 (=21)-148.48 (27)-20.00 (=22)
27Ernie BarkerDandyAUS-317.50-134.40 (27)-161.60 (29)-21.50 (31)
28Carlos de la SernaFanionARG-345.71-146.00 (=37)-189.71 (31)-10.00 (=2)
29Joaquim SilvaHeléboroPOR-349.55-149.20 (39)-190.35 (32)-10.00 (=2)
30Milo GmürRomeoSUI-378.51-111.20 (10)-227.31 (33)-40.00 (=33)
31Roland PerretErlfriedSUI-405.18-105.60 (5)-259.58 (34)-40.00 (=33)
32Giuseppe MolinariUccelloITA-415.30-124.40 (17)-270.90 (36)-20.00 (=22)
33Samuel KoechlinGoyaSUI-577.21-150.00 (=40)-407.21 (39)-20.00 (=22)
34Fernando CavaleiroMatrePOR-657.24-152.00 (42)-459.99 (40)-45.25 (36)
35Valerian KuybyshevPerekopURS-718.00-110.80 (9)-567.20 (41)-40.00 (=33)
36Reijo KuistilaLamoraFIN-950.77-142.80 (=33)-795.72 (42)-12.25 (20)
DNFWalter StaleyMud DauberUSA-182.00 (56)47.43 (3)– (DNF)
DNFGheorghe SoareCabalaROU-142.80 (=33)-164.94 (30)– (DNF)
DNFNail GönenlıTemelTUR-133.60 (26)-136.57 (25)
DNFJack BurtonHuntingfieldUSA-155.60 (47)-261.00 (35)
DNFAlain BouchetFerneyFRA-112.40 (11)-357.85 (37)
DNFKonstantin VenkovGreibelBUL-129.60 (=23)-400.98 (38)
DNFIan Hume-DudgeonCopper Coin/GrasshopperIRL-158.00 (48)– (DNF)
DNFGheorghe LangaBoleroROU-142.40 (32)– (DNF)
DNFKarl AmmitzbøllKajusDEN-129.20 (=21)– (DNF)
DNFJohan AskerIllerSWE-119.60 (14)– (DNF)
DNFÁlvaro SabboMartoPOR-173.20 (54)– (DNF)
DNFKari TolvanenLariinaFIN-107.60 (6)– (DNF)
DNFFethi GürcanRihTUR-143.20 (35)– (DNF)
DNFFrank DuffyDrop DeadUSA-162.40 (50)– (DNF)
DNFFaustino DomínguezAnfitrionESP-170.80 (53)– (DNF)
DNFJoaquín NoguerasThaliaESP-161.60 (49)– (DNF)
DNFVirgil BărbuceanuBrebenelROU-136.00 (28)– (DNF)
DNFHernando EspinosaAl-HerrasanESP-177.60 (55)– (DNF)
DNFRashko FratevNaphtalineBUL-126.80 (20)– (DNF)
DNFKaarlo AnttinenLocarnoFIN-152.80 (=43)– (DNF)
DNSGuy LefrantNiciasFRA– (DNS)