Team, Men
| Date | 11 – 14 June 1956 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Kapplöpningsbana, Ulriksdal / Fäboda, Järväfeltets Naturreservat, Sollentuna / Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm | |
| Participants | 56 from 19 countries | |
| Format | Three rider teams, all three scores to count. Team/individual competitions held concurrently. | |
There were 19 nations entered but only eight had three riders finish the individual event, to allow their team to complete the competition. Sweden was the defending champion, had the 1956 individual champion in Petrus Kastenman, and the 1952 individual champion, Hans von Blixen-Finecke, Jr., but team member Johan Asker failed to finish the endurance phase and they were eliminated. Great Britain won the gold medal in this event for the first time, led by the individual bronze medalist Frank Weldon. Britain took the lead after the dressage phase, followed by Germany, and then Sweden. In the endurance phase, Britain was again the best team, with Germany second, and Canada third, as those three nations were ranked in that order going into the jumping. Germany tied Argentina in the jumping phase but it was not enough to overcome Great Britain, who was fifth in jumping, as Germany won silver, as they had done in 1952, with Canada taking bronze, their first ever Olympic medal in equestrianism.
| Pos | Number | Competitors | Horse | NOC | Points | Dressage | Cross-Country | Jumping | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Great Britain |  GBR | -355.48 | -313.20 (1) | 1.72 (1) | -44.00 (5) | Gold | |||
| – | Frank Weldon | Kilbarry | -85.48 | -103.20 | 37.72 | -20.00 | |||||
| – | Laurence Rook | Wild Venture | -119.64 | -101.60 | -4.29 | -13.75 | |||||
| – | Bertie Hill | Countryman III | -150.36 | -108.40 | -31.71 | -10.25 | |||||
| 2 | – | Unified Team of Germany |  GER | -475.91 | -330.40 (2) | -115.51 (2) | -30.00 (=1) | Silver | |||
| – | August Lütke Westhues | Trux von Kamax | -84.87 | -129.60 | 64.73 | -20.00 | |||||
| – | Otto Rothe | Sissi | -158.04 | -98.40 | -49.64 | -10.00 | |||||
| – | Klaus Wagner | Prinzeß | -233.00 | -102.40 | -130.60 | 0.00 | |||||
| 3 | – | Canada |  CAN | -572.72 | -395.20 (7) | -137.52 (3) | -40.00 (3) | Bronze | |||
| – | John Rumble | Cilroy | -162.53 | -122.80 | -19.73 | -20.00 | |||||
| – | Jim Elder | Colleen | -193.69 | -141.20 | -42.49 | -10.00 | |||||
| – | Brian Herbinson | Tara | -216.50 | -131.20 | -75.30 | -10.00 | |||||
| 4 | – | Australia |  AUS | -619.98 | -413.60 (11) | -164.88 (4) | -41.50 (4) | ||||
| – | Brian Crago | Radar | -147.42 | -124.80 | -12.62 | -10.00 | |||||
| – | Bunty Thompson | Brown Sugar | -155.06 | -154.40 | 9.34 | -10.00 | |||||
| – | Ernie Barker | Dandy | -317.50 | -134.40 | -161.60 | -21.50 | |||||
| 5 | – | Italy |  ITA | -691.14 | -408.80 (10) | -232.34 (5) | -50.00 (6) | ||||
| – | Giancarlo Gutierrez | Wiston | -136.43 | -138.80 | 12.37 | -10.00 | |||||
| – | Adriano Capuzzo | Tuft of Heather | -139.41 | -145.60 | 26.19 | -20.00 | |||||
| – | Giuseppe Molinari | Uccello | -415.30 | -124.40 | -270.90 | -20.00 | |||||
| 6 | – | Argentina |  ARG | -724.18 | -448.80 (14) | -245.38 (6) | -30.00 (=1) | ||||
| – | Juan Martín Merbilháa | Gitana I | -136.46 | -150.00 | 23.54 | -10.00 | |||||
| – | Eduardo Cano | Why | -242.01 | -152.80 | -79.21 | -10.00 | |||||
| – | Carlos de la Serna | Fanion | -345.71 | -146.00 | -189.71 | -10.00 | |||||
| 7 | – | Soviet Union |  URS | -1,112.33 | -359.20 (4) | -673.13 (7) | -80.00 (7) | ||||
| – | Lev Baklyshkin | Guimnast | -96.65 | -119.20 | 42.55 | -20.00 | |||||
| – | Nikolay Shelenkov | Satrap | -297.68 | -129.20 | -148.48 | -20.00 | |||||
| – | Valerian Kuybyshev | Perekop | -718.00 | -110.80 | -567.20 | -40.00 | |||||
| 8 | – | Switzerland |  SUI | -1,360.90 | -366.80 (5) | -894.10 (8) | -100.00 (8) | ||||
| – | Milo Gmür | Romeo | -378.51 | -111.20 | -227.31 | -40.00 | |||||
| – | Roland Perret | Erlfried | -405.18 | -105.60 | -259.58 | -40.00 | |||||
| – | Samuel Koechlin | Goya | -577.21 | -150.00 | -407.21 | -20.00 | |||||
| – | Bulgaria |  BUL | – | -402.40 (8) | – ( | – | |||||
| – | Genko Rashkov | Euphoria | -111.23 | -146.00 | 44.77 | – | |||||
| – | Konstantin Venkov | Greibel | DNF | -129.60 | -401.28 | – | |||||
| – | Rashko Fratev | Naphtaline | DNF | -126.80 | DNF | – | |||||
| – | Denmark |  DEN | – | -390.80 (6) | -140.48 ( | – | |||||
| – | Hans Christian Andersen | Tom | -154.40 | -120.40 | -24.00 | – | |||||
| – | Lars Kirkebjerg | Havanna | -267.68 | -141.20 | -116.48 | – | |||||
| – | Karl Ammitzbøll | Kajus | DNF | -129.20 | DNF | – | |||||
| – | Finland |  FIN | – | -403.20 (9) | – ( | – | |||||
| – | Reijo Kuistila | Lamora | -950.77 | -142.80 | -795.72 | – | |||||
| – | Kaarlo Anttinen | Locarno | DNF | -152.80 | DNF | – | |||||
| – | Kari Tolvanen | Lariina | DNF | -107.60 | DNF | – | |||||
| – | Ireland |  IRL | – | -477.20 (16) | – ( | – | |||||
| – | Bill Mullins | Charleville | -145.48 | -166.00 | 31.02 | – | |||||
| – | Harry Freeman-Jackson | Cellarstown | -170.81 | -153.20 | -7.61 | – | |||||
| – | Ian Hume-Dudgeon | Copper Coin/Grasshopper | DNF | -158.00 | DNF | – | |||||
| – | Portugal |  POR | – | -474.40 (15) | – ( | – | |||||
| – | Álvaro Sabbo | Marto | DNF | -173.20 | DNF | – | |||||
| – | Fernando Cavaleiro | Matre | -657.24 | -152.00 | -459.99 | – | |||||
| – | Joaquim Silva | Heléboro | -349.55 | -149.20 | -190.35 | – | |||||
| – | Romania |  ROU | – | -421.20 (12) | – ( | – | |||||
| – | Gheorghe Langa | Bolero | DNF | -142.40 | DNF | – | |||||
| – | Gheorghe Soare | Cabala | DNF | -142.80 | -164.94 | – | |||||
| – | Virgil Bărbuceanu | Brebenel | DNF | -136.00 | DNF | – | |||||
| – | Spain |  ESP | – | -510.00 (18) | – ( | – | |||||
| – | Faustino Domínguez | Anfitrion | DNF | -170.80 | DNF | – | |||||
| – | Hernando Espinosa | Al-Herrasan | DNF | -177.60 | DNF | – | |||||
| – | Joaquín Nogueras | Thalia | DNF | -161.60 | DNF | – | |||||
| – | Sweden |  SWE | – | -346.40 (3) | – ( | – | |||||
| – | Petrus Kastenman | Iluster | -66.53 | -116.40 | 69.87 | – | |||||
| – | Hans, Baron von Blixen-Finecke, Jr. | Jubal | -286.38 | -110.40 | -138.48 | – | |||||
| – | Johan Asker | Iller | DNF | -119.60 | DNF | – | |||||
| – | Turkey |  TUR | – | -443.60 (13) | – ( | – | |||||
| – | Kemal Özçelik | Eskimo | -186.21 | -166.80 | -9.41 | – | |||||
| – | Fethi Gürcan | Rih | DNF | -143.20 | DNF | – | |||||
| – | Nail Gönenlı | Temel | DNF | -133.60 | -136.57 | – | |||||
| – | United States |  USA | – | -500.00 (17) | – ( | – | |||||
| – | Frank Duffy | Drop Dead | DNF | -162.40 | DNF | – | |||||
| – | Jack Burton | Huntingfield | DNF | -155.60 | -261.00 | – | |||||
| – | Walter Staley | Mud Dauber | DNF | -182.00 | 47.43 | – | |||||
| – | France |  FRA | – | – ( | – ( | – | 1 | ||||
| – | Jean Saint-Fort Paillard | Farceur | -294.90 | -125.60 | -159.30 | – | |||||
| – | Alain Bouchet | Ferney | DNF | -112.40 | -357.85 | – | |||||
| – | Guy Lefrant DNS | Nicias | – | DNS | – | – | DNS |