Individual, Men
| Date | 6 – 10 September 1960 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Piazza di Siena, Villa Borghese, Roma / Centro Equestre Federale, Pratoni del Vivaro | |
| Participants | 73 from 19 countries | |
| Format | Dressage, cross-country, and jumping. | |
The eventing endurance course was separated into five sections, with the total course covering 34.36 km. The course was noted to be almost ridiculously difficult and it cost the lives of two horses. In addition, the Roma organizers did not provide adequate veterinary care. The Danish horse Rolf II was badly injured and bleeding. Rolf II had been trapped after a fall in a ditch, and was rescued by Italian Piero D’Inzeo, who was not competing in the event, but D’Inzeo sent for ropes and a block and tackle to pull the horse from the ditch, taking ½-an-hour to remove him. He lay bleeding for almost 2½ hours before a veterinarian appeared to help him. His rider, Poul Erik Bæk, tenderly placed the horse’s head on his saddle, and he and spectators covered Rolf II with a blanket and gave him ice cubes while they waited.
This was better than what happened to the Romanian horse Mures II, who somehow finished the course despite a fatal injury, dying shortly after he crossed the line, but the OCOG did not have this contingency planned for and Mures II lay there for hours before he was removed.
In this setting the results of the competition become secondary. It was won by Australia’s Lawrence Morgan, with the silver going to his teammate Neale Lavis.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Horse | NOC | Points | Dressage | Cross-Country | Jumping | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Laurie Morgan | Salad Days |  AUS | 7.15 | -106.00 (18) | 128.40 (1) | -15.25 (21) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Neale Lavis | Mirrabooka | AUS | -16.50 | -124.50 (=29) | 108.00 (3) | 0.00 (=1) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Toni Bühler | Gay Spark |  SUI | -51.21 | -89.01 (8) | 50.80 (9) | -13.00 (20) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Michael Bullen | Cottage Romance |  GBR | -62.60 | -129.00 (35) | 66.40 (6) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 5 | – | Saybattal Mursalimov | Satrap |  URS | -63.75 | -79.00 (4) | 46.00 (10) | -30.75 (=29) | |||
| 6 | – | Jack Le Goff | Image |  FRA | -72.91 | -108.51 (20) | 55.60 (8) | -20.00 (=22) | |||
| 7 | – | Lev Baklyshkin | Bazis | URS | -85.35 | -103.50 (=16) | 38.40 (12) | -20.25 (24) | |||
| 8 | – | Marian Babirecki | Volt |  POL | -85.40 | -127.00 (33) | 61.60 (7) | -20.00 (=22) | |||
| 9 | – | Eddie Harty | Harlequin |  IRL | -112.30 | -151.50 (58) | 39.20 (11) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 10 | – | Jim Elder | Canadian Envoy |  CAN | -115.30 | -100.00 (13) | -14.80 (17) | -0.50 (=8) | |||
| 11 | – | Bill Roycroft | Our Solo | AUS | -118.83 | -114.51 (21) | -4.32 (16) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 12 | – | Lucio, Conte Tasca | Rahin |  ITA | -125.80 | -135.00 (41) | 9.20 (15) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 13 | – | Hans Schwarzenbach-Veillon | Burn-Trout | SUI | -131.45 | -125.50 (31) | 92.80 (4) | -98.75 (35) | |||
| 14 | – | Gerhard Schulz | Wanderlilli |  GER | -149.31 | -119.01 (25) | 11.20 (14) | -41.50 (32) | |||
| 15 | – | J. Michael Plumb | Markham |  USA | -152.96 | -120.51 (26) | -29.20 (22) | -3.25 (=11) | |||
| 16 | – | Lodovico Nava | Arcidosso | ITA | -161.91 | -182.01 (69) | 20.60 (13) | -0.50 (=8) | |||
| 17 | – | Michael Page | Copper Coin/Grasshopper | USA | -172.30 | -137.50 (45) | -24.80 (=20) | -10.00 (=13) | |||
| 18 | – | Reiner Klimke | Winzerin | GER | -173.31 | -126.51 (32) | -24.80 (=20) | -22.00 (27) | |||
| 19 | – | Genko Rashkov | Cratere |  BUL | -198.45 | -148.50 (57) | -15.20 (18) | -34.75 (31) | |||
| 20 | – | Rudolf Günthardt | Atraba | SUI | -203.36 | -132.51 (=38) | -49.60 (26) | -21.25 (26) | |||
| 21 | – | Guy Lefrant | Nicias | FRA | -208.50 | -70.50 (1) | -128.00 (33) | -10.00 (=13) | |||
| 22 | – | Bertie Hill | Wild Venture | GBR | -215.60 | -174.00 (65) | -41.60 (24) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 23 | – | Jéhan Le Roy | Garden | FRA | -234.30 | -133.50 (40) | -40.80 (23) | -60.00 (34) | |||
| 24 | – | Norman Elder | Royal Beaver | CAN | -235.46 | -127.51 (34) | -77.20 (28) | -30.75 (=29) | |||
| 25 | – | Frank Weldon | Samuel Johnson | GBR | -238.01 | -122.01 (27) | -116.00 (32) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 26 | – | Giovanni Grignolo | Court Hill | ITA | -240.50 | -124.50 (=29) | -104.00 (31) | -12.00 (17) | |||
| 27 | – | Tony Cameron | Sonnet | IRL | -251.55 | -136.00 (43) | -94.80 (30) | -20.75 (25) | |||
| 28 | – | Ib Bjørke | Lakaj |  DEN | -276.30 | -73.50 (2) | -192.80 (38) | -10.00 (=13) | |||
| 29 | – | César Madelón | Ceibera |  ARG | -307.30 | -130.50 (=36) | -174.80 (36) | -2.00 (10) | |||
| 30 | – | Ian Hume-Dudgeon | Corrigneagh | IRL | -310.15 | -140.50 (=49) | -166.40 (35) | -3.25 (=11) | |||
| 31 | – | Vasil Tsolov | Egoist | BUL | -371.35 | -163.00 (61) | -185.60 (37) | -22.75 (28) | |||
| 32 | – | Arne Preben Jensen | Poker | DEN | -380.50 | -176.50 (68) | -162.00 (34) | -42.00 (33) | |||
| 33 | – | Wilhelm Fleischer | Noniusz |  ROU | -438.71 | -153.51 (=59) | -275.20 (39) | -10.00 (=13) | |||
| 34 | – | Oscar Recer | Adjud | ROU | -509.55 | -182.50 (70) | -314.80 (40) | -12.25 (18) | |||
| 35 | – | Mário Delgado | Man from Laramie |  POR | -705.15 | -138.00 (46) | -554.40 (41) | -12.75 (19) | |||
| – | Brian Crago | Sabre | AUS | – | -132.51 (=38) | 128.00 (2) | – | ||||
| – | Harry Freeman-Jackson | St. Finbarr | IRL | – | -140.01 (48) | 75.60 (5) | – ( | ||||
| – | Ragnar Gustafsson | Dan |  SWE | – | -118.00 (24) | -42.80 (25) | – | ||||
| – | Andrzej Orłoś | Krokosz | POL | – | -135.51 (42) | -22.00 (19) | – ( | ||||
| – | Norman Arthur | Blue Jeans | GBR | – | -102.00 (15) | -90.00 (29) | – | ||||
| – | Pierre Durand | Gulliano | FRA | – | -130.50 (=36) | -73.60 (27) | – | ||||
| – | Olle Barkander | Emir | SWE | – | -77.50 (3) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Ottokar Pohlmann | Polarfuchs | GER | – | -81.00 (5) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Sune Lindbäck | Armagnac | SWE | – | -84.00 (6) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Konstantin Venkov | Greibel | BUL | – | -88.00 (7) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Jorge Mathias | Nucleo | POR | – | -92.50 (9) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Peter Zobel | Neutron | DEN | – | -93.51 (10) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Yury Smyslov | Registratoia | URS | – | -94.00 (11) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Klaus Wagner | Famulus | GER | – | -95.50 (12) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Hans Johansson | Uran | SWE | – | -101.50 (14) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Ignacio Verdura | Desidia | ARG | – | -103.50 (=16) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Boris Konkov | Opera | URS | – | -107.49 (19) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Fernando Urdapilleta | Febo II | ARG | – | -116.01 (22) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Álvaro Sabbo | Quipar | POR | – | -117.51 (23) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Andrzej Kobyliński | Wolborz | POL | – | -124.00 (28) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Poul Erik Bæk | Rolf II | DEN | – | -136.50 (44) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Grigore Lupancu | Bambus | ROU | – | -139.00 (47) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | František Hrúzik | Omen |  TCH | – | -140.50 (=49) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Joaquim Silva | Heléboro | POR | – | -140.50 (=49) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Brian Herbinson | Roma | CAN | – | -142.00 (=52) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | David Lurie | Sea Tiger | USA | – | -142.00 (=52) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Rolf Ruff | Gentleman II | SUI | – | -142.00 (=52) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Carlos Moratorio | Mesonero | ARG | – | -143.01 (55) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Walter Staley | Fleet Captain | USA | – | -146.01 (56) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Marek Roszczynialski | Wizma | POL | – | -153.51 (=59) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | José Centenera | Libramiento |  ESP | – | -167.00 (62) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Mitko Milushev | Gloria | BUL | – | -169.00 (63) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Andrei Cadar | Mures II | ROU | – | -173.01 (64) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Alfonso Queipo | Noya | ESP | – | -175.00 (=66) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Tom Gayford | Pepper Knowes | CAN | – | -175.00 (=66) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Alessandro Argenton | Rainbow Bouncer | ITA | – | -185.01 (71) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Beltrán, Duque de Albuquerque | Dona | ESP | – | -194.01 (72) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Enrique Martínez | Peyoba | ESP | – | -199.50 (73) | – ( | – |