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Team, Open

Date29 August – 1 September 1972
StatusOlympic
LocationReitstadion, Riem, München / Military-Gelände Poing, Poing
Participants72 from 18 countries
FormatFour rider teams, best three scores to count for the team total. Team/individual competitions held concurrently.

Great Britain had won this event in 1968 and came in as the favorites, with their team performing well at the Badminton and Burghley Horse Trials in 1971-72. They were led by Richard Meade, who would win the individual gold medal in München. Switzerland took the lead in the dressage, followed by West Germany, the United States, and then Great Britain in fourth. As always, the endurance phase was critical in determining final placements, with Great Britain leading this phase over West Germany. Going into the jumping Britain had a huge lead, followed by the United States, West Germany, and Australia. The jumping changed nothing, although Britain also won that phase to secure the gold medal, with the United States taking silver and West Germany the bronze.

PosNumberCompetitorsHorseNOCPointsDressageCross-CountryJumping
1Great BritainGBR95.53-138.33 (4)267.20 (1)0.00 (1)Gold
Richard Meade Laurieston57.73-50.67108.400.00
Mary Gordon-Watson Cornishman V30.27-51.3381.600.00
Bridget Parker Cornish Gold7.53-59.6777.20-10.00
Mark Phillips Great Ovation-134.33-36.33-98.000.00non-scoring
2United StatesUSA10.81-129.99 (3)170.80 (=3)-20.50 (3)Silver
Kevin Freeman Good Mixture29.87-51.3391.20-10.00
Bruce Davidson Plain Sailing24.47-40.3374.80-10.00
J. Michael Plumb Free and Easy-43.53-38.334.80-10.00
Jimmy Wofford Kilkenny-99.83-55.33-44.00-0.50non-scoring
3West GermanyFRG-18.00-127.00 (2)189.20 (2)-30.00 (=4)Bronze
Harry Klugmann Christopher Robert8.00-54.0062.000.00
Lutz Gössing Chikago-0.40-70.0089.60-20.00
Karl Schultz Pisco-25.60-40.0024.40-10.00
Horst Karsten SiouxDNF-33.0037.60non-scoring
4AustraliaAUS-27.86-163.00 (8)170.80 (=3)-30.00 (=4)
Bill Roycroft Warrathoola29.60-36.0065.600.00
Richard Sands Depeche24.87-64.3399.20-10.00
Brian Schrapel Wakool-82.33-68.336.00-20.00
James Roycroft Furtive-296.12-62.67-213.20-20.25non-scoring
5East GermanyGDR-127.93-191.33 (=15)143.60 (5)-10.00 (2)
Rudolf Beerbohm Ingolf3.80-71.0074.800.00
Jens Niehls Big-Ben-60.00-84.0034.00-10.00
Joachim Brohmann Uranio-71.73-51.33-20.400.00
Hellmuth Gille Pflicht-74.20-69.0034.80-40.00non-scoring
6SwitzerlandSUI-156.43-118.00 (1)98.80 (8)-42.50 (9)
Paul Hürlimann Grand Times-11.03-41.3350.80-20.50
Toni Bühler Wukari-19.87-38.6738.80-20.00
Alfred Schwarzenbach Big Boy-125.53-58.33-65.20-2.00
Max Hauri Red BaronDNF-38.009.20non-scoring
7Soviet UnionURS-190.06-151.33 (6)138.40 (7)-40.00 (7)
Sergey Mukhin Reisfeder-0.13-43.3353.20-10.00
Valentin Gorelkin Rok-34.93-65.3360.40-30.00
Vladimir Lanyugin Zimar-155.00-45.00-110.000.00
Mamadzhan Ismailov TrestDNF-63.0024.80non-scoring
8ItalyITA-203.58-188.00 (12)142.00 (6)-32.25 (6)
Alessandro Argenton Woodland43.33-48.6792.000.00
Dino Costantini Lord Jim-98.18-78.3312.40-32.25
Mario Turner Forgotten Fred-148.73-70.33-78.400.00
Stefano Angioni SauvageDNF-69.0037.60non-scoring
9IrelandIRL-219.41-189.00 (13)77.60 (9)-50.75 (11)
Bill Buller Benka-56.13-73.3347.20-30.00
Ronnie McMahon San Carlos-67.33-55.33-12.000.00
Patrick, Baron Connolly-Carew Tawney Port-95.95-68.00-7.20-20.75
Bill McLernon BallingarryDNF-65.6737.60non-scoring
10PolandPOL-281.60-142.00 (5)34.80 (13)-50.00 (10)
Jacek Wierzchowiecki Gniew-30.47-39.6729.20-20.00
Marek Małecki Signor-109.00-57.00-32.00-20.00
Jan Skoczylas Wandal-142.13-45.33-86.80-10.00
Wojciech Mickunas TenorDNF-64.6737.60non-scoring
11FranceFRA-338.56-176.33 (9)-94.40 (17)-40.50 (8)
Michel Robert Vandale-27.13-70.3373.20-30.00
Armand Bigot Valseur D-133.80-53.00-60.80-20.00
Dominique Bentejac Trou Normand-177.63-60.33-106.80-10.50
François Fabius Ut Majeur-205.40-63.00-132.40-10.00non-scoring
12AustriaAUT-485.60-156.34 (7)-75.20 (16)-60.00 (12)
Ferdinand Croy Etruska-54.27-50.6716.40-20.00
Friedrich Resch Felhoes-172.80-50.00-102.80-20.00
Wolf-Dieter Rihs Wieland-258.53-63.33-175.20-20.00
Rüdiger Wassibauer Sans PeurDNF-55.6711.20non-scoring
DNFBulgariaBUL-190.67 (14)-70.80 (15)
Yordan Ivanov Liberia-173.75-67.00-86.00
Nikola Dimitrov GaronaDNF-66.33-301.20
Gocho Milev GondolaDNF-65.67-11.20
Boris Stefanov ArtekDNF-58.6726.40
DNFHungaryHUN-194.33 (17)37.60 (12)
István Szabácsy Adonisz-153.13-88.33-54.80
József Horváth DariuszDNF-55.3316.80
József Varró AbasarDNF-57.0014.40
János Krizsán DervisDNF-82.006.40
DNFMexicoMEX-178.00 (10)75.20 (10)
Mariano Bucio TangoDNF-61.3328.80
Ramón Mejía VarelloDNF-55.008.80
Manuel Mendívil PoloDNF-61.6737.60
David Bárcena KornbrandDNF-63.008.80
DNFNetherlandsNED-178.67 (11)-193.60 (18)
Piet van der Schans Eminent-309.13-66.33-212.80
Hans Brugman AlfieDNF-86.67-8.00
Eddy Stibbe Autumn FlashDNF-54.6727.20
Maarten Jurgens TamerlaneDNF-57.67DNF
DNFArgentinaARG-201.67 (18)54.40 (11)
Gerardo Jáuregui Constanza-301.32-77.67-200.40
Alejandro Guglielmi AguiluchoDNF-59.678.00
Carlos Alberto Alvarado RastreadorDNF-64.3312.80
José Eugenio Acosta SaxofónDNF-85.0033.60
DNFCanadaCAN-191.33 (=15)-40.80 (14)
Jim Henry Harper-124.67-78.67-44.00
Wendy Irving High Wind-248.60-61.00-165.60
Clint Banbury PaladinDNF-70.00-32.00
Robin Hahn Lord JimDNF-60.3335.20