Individual, Open
| Date | 29 August – 1 September 1972 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Reitstadion, Riem, München / Military-Gelände Poing, Poing | |
| Participants | 73 from 19 countries | |
| Format | Dressage, cross-country, and jumping. | |
At the 1964 Olympics, Britain’s Richard Meade led the individual eventing after the endurance phase, but 36 faults in the jumping dropped him back to eighth place. He then placed fourth in the eventing at the 1968 Olympics, although he helped Britain to team gold. In München Meade took the lead after the endurance phase and this time rode a clean round in jumping to finally win his individual gold medal. He also helped Great Britain defend their gold medal in the team event. There was no change in the top standings after the endurance phase, as Argentine Alessandro Argenton was second, Sweden’s Jan Jönsson was third, and British rider Mary Gordon-Watson was fourth. As did Meade, all three had clean rides in jumping, and maintained their positions.
Meade would return in 1976 and again placed fourth individually, and also competed for Britain at the 1980 Alternative Equestrian Event at Fontainebleau, Paris. Outside of the Olympics, Meade was a member of the winning team at the 1967 European Championships and the 1970 World Championships and placed second individually in the 1967 and 1970 World Championships. He also won at Badminton in 1969, 1970, and 1982, and won the Burghley Horse Trials in 1964.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Horse | NOC | Points | Dressage | Cross-Country | Jumping | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Richard Meade | Laurieston |  GBR | 57.73 | -50.67 (=17) | 108.40 (1) | 0.00 (=1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Alessandro Argenton | Woodland |  ITA | 43.33 | -48.67 (14) | 43,33 (2) | 0.00 (=1) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Jan Jönsson | Sarajevo |  SWE | 39.67 | -50.33 (16) | 39,67 (4) | 0.00 (=1) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Mary Gordon-Watson | Cornishman V | GBR | 30.27 | -51.33 (=19) | 81.60 (7) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 5 | – | Kevin Freeman | Good Mixture |  USA | 29.87 | -51.33 (=19) | 39,87 (3) | -10.00 (=16) | |||
| 6 | – | Bill Roycroft | Warrathoola |  AUS | 29.60 | -36.00 (2) | 29.60 (8) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 7 | – | Richard Sands | Depeche | AUS | 24.87 | -64.33 (=47) | 99.20 (2) | -10.00 (=16) | |||
| 8 | – | Bruce Davidson | Plain Sailing | USA | 24.47 | -40.33 (9) | 34,47 (6) | -10.00 (=16) | |||
| 9 | – | Harry Klugmann | Christopher Robert |  FRG | 8.00 | -54.00 (23) | 62.00 (13) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 10 | – | Bridget Parker | Cornish Gold | GBR | 7.53 | -59.67 (=35) | 77.20 (8) | -10.00 (=16) | |||
| 11 | – | Rudolf Beerbohm | Ingolf |  GDR | 3.80 | -71.00 (64) | 74.80 (=9) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 12 | – | Sergey Mukhin | Reisfeder |  URS | -0.13 | -43.33 (11) | 9,87 (11) | -10.00 (=16) | |||
| 13 | – | Lutz Gössing | Chikago | FRG | -0.40 | -70.00 (=60) | 89.60 (6) | -20.00 (=28) | |||
| 14 | – | Paul Hürlimann | Grand Times |  SUI | -11.03 | -41.33 (10) | 9,47 (12) | -20.50 (38) | |||
| 15 | – | Toni Bühler | Wukari | SUI | -19.87 | -38.67 (6) | 0,13 (16) | -20.00 (=28) | |||
| 16 | – | Karl Schultz | Pisco | FRG | -25.60 | -40.00 (8) | -15.60 (19) | -10.00 (=16) | |||
| 17 | – | Michel Robert | Vandale |  FRA | -27.13 | -70.33 (=62) | 73.20 (11) | -30.00 (=43) | |||
| 18 | – | Jacek Wierzchowiecki | Gniew |  POL | -30.47 | -39.67 (7) | -10,47 (18) | -20.00 (=28) | |||
| 19 | – | Valentin Gorelkin | Rok | URS | -34.93 | -65.33 (50) | 60.40 (14) | -30.00 (=43) | |||
| 20 | – | J. Michael Plumb | Free and Easy | USA | -43.53 | -38.33 (5) | -33,53 (22) | -10.00 (=16) | |||
| 21 | – | Ferdinand Croy | Etruska |  AUT | -54.27 | -50.67 (=17) | 16.40 (23) | -20.00 (=28) | |||
| 22 | – | Bill Buller | Benka |  IRL | -56.13 | -73.33 (65) | 47.20 (17) | -30.00 (=43) | |||
| 23 | – | Jens Niehls | Big-Ben | GDR | -60.00 | -84.00 (70) | 34.00 (20) | -10.00 (=16) | |||
| 24 | – | Ronnie McMahon | San Carlos | IRL | -67.33 | -55.33 (=26) | -67,33 (28) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 25 | – | Joachim Brohmann | Uranio | GDR | -71.73 | -51.33 (=19) | -71,73 (29) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 26 | – | Hellmuth Gille | Pflicht | GDR | -74.20 | -69.00 (=58) | 34.80 (19) | -40.00 (48) | |||
| 27 | – | Brian Schrapel | Wakool | AUS | -82.33 | -68.33 (57) | 6.00 (26) | -20.00 (=28) | |||
| 28 | – | Patrick, Baron Connolly-Carew | Tawney Port | IRL | -95.95 | -68.00 (56) | -7.20 (28) | -20.75 (=39) | |||
| 29 | – | Dino Costantini | Lord Jim | ITA | -98.18 | -78.33 (67) | 12.40 (24) | -32.25 (47) | |||
| 30 | – | Jimmy Wofford | Kilkenny | USA | -99.83 | -55.33 (=26) | -99,33 (32) | -0.50 (13) | |||
| 31 | – | Marek Małecki | Signor | POL | -109.00 | -57.00 (=30) | -32.00 (31) | -20.00 (=28) | |||
| 32 | – | Jim Henry | Harper |  CAN | -124.67 | -78.67 (68) | -44.00 (=32) | -2.00 (=14) | |||
| 33 | – | Alfred Schwarzenbach | Big Boy | SUI | -125.53 | -58.33 (33) | -123,53 (35) | -2.00 (=14) | |||
| 34 | – | Armand Bigot | Valseur D | FRA | -133.80 | -53.00 (22) | -113.80 (33) | -20.00 (=28) | |||
| 35 | – | Mark Phillips | Great Ovation | GBR | -134.33 | -36.33 (3) | -134,33 (37) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 36 | – | Jan Skoczylas | Wandal | POL | -142.13 | -45.33 (13) | -132,13 (36) | -10.00 (=16) | |||
| 37 | – | Mario Turner | Forgotten Fred | ITA | -148.73 | -70.33 (=62) | -78.40 (37) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 38 | – | István Szabácsy | Adonisz |  HUN | -153.13 | -88.33 (73) | -54.80 (34) | -10.00 (=16) | |||
| 39 | – | Vladimir Lanyugin | Zimar | URS | -155.00 | -45.00 (12) | -155.00 (42) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 40 | – | Friedrich Resch | Felhoes | AUT | -172.80 | -50.00 (15) | -152.80 (40) | -20.00 (=28) | |||
| 41 | – | Yordan Ivanov | Liberia |  BUL | -173.75 | -67.00 (55) | -86.00 (38) | -20.75 (=39) | |||
| 42 | – | Dominique Bentejac | Trou Normand | FRA | -177.63 | -60.33 (=37) | -106.80 (42) | -10.50 (27) | |||
| 43 | – | François Fabius | Ut Majeur | FRA | -205.40 | -63.00 (=43) | -132.40 (44) | -10.00 (=16) | |||
| 44 | – | Wendy Irving | High Wind | CAN | -248.60 | -61.00 (39) | -165.60 (45) | -22.00 (41) | |||
| 45 | – | Wolf-Dieter Rihs | Wieland | AUT | -258.53 | -63.33 (46) | -175.20 (46) | -20.00 (=28) | |||
| 46 | – | James Roycroft | Furtive | AUS | -296.12 | -62.67 (42) | -275,87 (47) | -20.25 (37) | |||
| 47 | – | Gerardo Jáuregui | Constanza |  ARG | -301.32 | -77.67 (66) | -200.40 (47) | -23.25 (42) | |||
| 48 | – | Piet van der Schans | Eminent |  NED | -309.13 | -66.33 (=53) | -212.80 (48) | -30.00 (=43) | |||
| – | Horst Karsten | Sioux | FRG | – | -33.00 (1) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Manuel Mendívil | Polo |  MEX | – | -61.67 (41) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Robin Hahn | Lord Jim | CAN | – | -60.33 (=37) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Wojciech Mickunas | Tenor | POL | – | -64.67 (49) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Eddy Stibbe | Autumn Flash | NED | – | -54.67 (24) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Bill McLernon | Ballingarry | IRL | – | -65.67 (=51) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Max Hauri | Red Baron | SUI | – | -38.00 (4) | -28.80 (21) | – | ||||
| – | Stefano Angioni | Sauvage | ITA | – | -69.00 (=58) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Boris Stefanov | Artek | BUL | – | -58.67 (34) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Mariano Bucio | Tango | MEX | – | -61.33 (40) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Mamadzhan Ismailov | Trest | URS | – | -63.00 (=43) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | József Horváth | Dariusz | HUN | – | -55.33 (=26) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | József Varró | Abasar | HUN | – | -57.00 (=30) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Rüdiger Wassibauer | Sans Peur | AUT | – | -55.67 (29) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Ramón Mejía | Varello | MEX | – | -55.00 (25) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | José Eugenio Acosta | Saxofón | ARG | – | -85.00 (71) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Carlos Alberto Alvarado | Rastreador | ARG | – | -64.33 (=47) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Alejandro Guglielmi | Aguilucho | ARG | – | -59.67 (=35) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | David Bárcena | Kornbrand | MEX | – | -63.00 (=43) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | János Krizsán | Dervis | HUN | – | -82.00 (69) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Gocho Milev | Gondola | BUL | – | -65.67 (=51) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Hans Brugman | Alfie | NED | – | -86.67 (72) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Clint Banbury | Paladin | CAN | – | -70.00 (=60) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Nikola Dimitrov | Garona | BUL | – | -66.33 (=53) | -301.20 (50) | – | ||||
| – | Maarten Jurgens | Tamerlane | NED | – | -57.67 (32) | – ( | – |