| Date | 24 – 25 September 1988 — 9:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Seo-ul Gyeong-ma Gong-won, Gwacheon | |
| Participants | 43 from 11 countries | |
| Format | Four rider teams. Top three scores count towards team total. Team/individual competitions held concurrently. | |
| Judge E | Nicholas Williams | NZL |
| Judge H | Heinz Schütte | FRG |
| Judge C | Wolfgang Niggli | SUI |
| Judge M | Yelena Kondratyeva | URS |
| Judge B | Donald Thackeray | USA |
For the first time, this event allowed four riders per team, with only the top three scores in the individual qualifying to count towards the team score. Germany, or in 1988 still West Germany, was at the early phase of its absolute dominance of this event. They had won in 1964, 1968, 1976, and 1984, and they could not compete in 1980 because of the American-led boycott. West Germany won easily again in 1988, and as Germany, would continue winning through 2008. Switzerland, traditionally the second best nation in this discipline, won the silver medal as they had in 1976 and 1984. Canada came in for the bronze medal, the only equestrian medal won by Canada in Seoul.
| Pos | Number | Competitors | Horse | NOC | Points | Judge E Scores | Judge H Scores | Judge C Scores | Judge M Scores | Judge B Scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | West Germany | FRG | 4,302 | – | – | – | – | – | Gold | |||
| 315 | Nicole Uphoff-Becker | Rembrandt | 1,458 | 284 | 283 | 286 | 307 | 298 | |||||
| 307 | Monica Theodorescu | Ganimedes | 1,433 | 289 | 285 | 290 | 286 | 283 | |||||
| 304 | Ann-Kathrin Linsenhoff | Courage | 1,411 | 276 | 293 | 276 | 293 | 273 | |||||
| 301 | Reiner Klimke | Ahlerich | 1,402 | 275 | 284 | 285 | 281 | 277 | non-scoring | ||||
| 2 | – | Switzerland | SUI | 4,164 | – | – | – | – | – | Silver | |||
| 778 | Christine Stückelberger | Gauguin de Lully | 1,430 | 271 | 280 | 297 | 296 | 286 | |||||
| 776 | Otto Hofer | Andiamo | 1,392 | 293 | 274 | 293 | 263 | 269 | |||||
| 783 | Daniel Ramseier | Random | 1,342 | 270 | 266 | 277 | 271 | 258 | |||||
| 784 | Samuel Schatzmann | Rochus | 1,225 | 239 | 245 | 247 | 251 | 243 | non-scoring | ||||
| 3 | – | Canada | CAN | 3,969 | – | – | – | – | – | Bronze | |||
| 129 | Cindy Neale-Ishoy | Dynasty | 1,363 | 276 | 265 | 279 | 264 | 279 | |||||
| 139 | Ashley Nicoll-Holzer | Reipo | 1,308 | 272 | 255 | 265 | 248 | 268 | |||||
| 138 | Gina Smith | Malte | 1,298 | 262 | 267 | 254 | 255 | 260 | |||||
| 130 | Eva-Maria Pracht | Emirage | 1,255 | 249 | 257 | 250 | 246 | 253 | non-scoring | ||||
| 4 | – | Soviet Union | URS | 3,926 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 829 | Nina Menkova | Dixon | 1,395 | 279 | 283 | 281 | 287 | 265 | |||||
| 827 | Olga Klimko | Buket | 1,272 | 235 | 263 | 264 | 270 | 240 | |||||
| 826 | Yury Kovshov | Barin | 1,259 | 248 | 255 | 247 | 237 | 272 | |||||
| 832 | Anatoly Tankov | Izharsk | 1,249 | 251 | 240 | 245 | 257 | 256 | non-scoring | ||||
| 5 | – | Netherlands | NED | 3,903 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 356 | Ellen Bontje | Petit Prince | 1,312 | 266 | 268 | 261 | 255 | 262 | |||||
| 351 | Annemarie Sanders-Keijzer | Amon 5 | 1,303 | 257 | 263 | 255 | 260 | 268 | |||||
| 355 | Tineke Bartels-de Vries | Olympic Duphar | 1,288 | 259 | 259 | 247 | 260 | 263 | |||||
| 359 | Anky van Grunsven | Prisco | 1,239 | 258 | 255 | 232 | 247 | 247 | non-scoring | ||||
| =6 | – | United States | USA | 3,883 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 879 | Robert Dover | Federleicht | 1,327 | 263 | 258 | 270 | 259 | 277 | |||||
| 886 | Jessica Newberry-Ransehousen | Orpheus | 1,308 | 263 | 269 | 258 | 265 | 253 | |||||
| 877 | Belinda Baudin | Christopher | 1,248 | 240 | 255 | 255 | 244 | 254 | |||||
| 884 | Lendon Gray | Later On | 1,212 | 241 | 239 | 242 | 245 | 245 | non-scoring | ||||
| =6 | – | Finland | FIN | 3,883 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 251 | Kyra Kyrklund | Matador | 1,416 | 290 | 279 | 287 | 284 | 276 | |||||
| 254 | Tutu Sohlberg | Pakistan | 1,242 | 242 | 253 | 247 | 245 | 255 | |||||
| 252 | Jenny Eriksson | My Way | 1,225 | 237 | 246 | 231 | 257 | 254 | |||||
| 253 | Maarit Raiskio | Nor | 1,161 | 235 | 230 | 235 | 229 | 232 | non-scoring | ||||
| 8 | – | France | FRA | 3,832 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 276 | Margit Otto-Crépin | Corlandus | 1,455 | 303 | 295 | 297 | 287 | 273 | |||||
| 280 | Dominique d'Esmé | Hopal Fleurihn | 1,219 | 254 | 242 | 229 | 257 | 237 | |||||
| 281 | Philippe Limousin | Iris de la Fosse | 1,158 | 234 | 229 | 222 | 235 | 238 | |||||
| 9 | – | Denmark | DEN | 3,825 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 176 | Nils Haagensen | Cantat | 1,293 | 256 | 265 | 259 | 254 | 259 | |||||
| 178 | Morten Thomsen | Diplomat | 1,269 | 257 | 259 | 251 | 255 | 247 | |||||
| 180 | Anne Grethe Jensen-Törnblad | Ravel | 1,263 | 259 | 246 | 250 | 251 | 257 | |||||
| 179 | Anne Koch-van Olst | Le Fiere | 1,217 | 243 | 247 | 238 | 240 | 249 | non-scoring | ||||
| 10 | – | Great Britain | GBR | 3,797 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 334 | Jennie Loriston-Clarke | Dutch Gold | 1,293 | 262 | 255 | 263 | 261 | 252 | |||||
| 347 | Tricia Gardiner | Wily Imp | 1,274 | 258 | 256 | 250 | 256 | 254 | |||||
| 340 | Diana Mason | Prince Consort | 1,23 | 231 | 243 | 253 | 252 | 251 | |||||
| 337 | Barbara Hammond | Krist | 1,174 | 234 | 228 | 236 | 236 | 240 | non-scoring | ||||
| 11 | – | Sweden | SWE | 3,771 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 802 | Ulla Håkansson | Cesam | 1,271 | 248 | 249 | 258 | 255 | 261 | |||||
| 803 | Louise Nathhorst | Cirac | 1,251 | 249 | 244 | 246 | 252 | 260 | |||||
| 804 | Lars Andersson | Herkules | 1,249 | 245 | 245 | 243 | 263 | 253 | |||||
| 801 | Eva Lindsten | Cello | 1,167 | 240 | 232 | 233 | 235 | 227 | non-scoring |