Team, Open
| Date | 21 – 24 July 1996 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Georgia International Horse Park, Conyers, Georgia | |
| Participants | 63 from 16 countries | |
| Format | Four rider teams, best three scores to count for the team total. | |
For the first time ever, the three-day individual and team events were held separately. Australia came in as the defending champions and the favorites, although one of their riders, Wendy Schaeffer, had broken her leg only two months before the Atlanta Olympics. She was able to ride, however, and would be the highest ranked Australian in the event. Australia got off to a poor start, placing only sixth in the dressage, which was led by the United States, with Great Britain second, New Zealand third, and Canada and Germany in fourth and fifth, respectively. The US team placed only fifth in the endurance phase, however, which was won by Australia who moved into first place overall, with a 61.00 point lead over the Americans, with New Zealand further back in third. Australia was again only sixth in jumping, but their lead was insurmountable, as the United States placed fourth in the jumping, and Australia defended their gold medal comfortably. The US finished second with New Zealand third. Australia would again win this event at Sydney in 2000, with Andrew Hoy competing on all three gold-medal winning teams from 1992-2000.
| Pos | Number | Competitors | Horse | NOC | Points | Dressage | Cross-Country | Jumping | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Australia |  AUS | -203.85 | -156.40 (6) | -27.20 (1) | -20.25 (6) | Gold | |||
| – | Wendy Schaeffer | Sunburst | -61.00 | -49.40 | -11.60 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Phillip Dutton | True Blue Girdwood | -69.40 | -50.60 | -8.80 | -10.00 | |||||
| – | Andrew Hoy | Darien Powers | -73.45 | -56.40 | -6.80 | -10.25 | |||||
| – | Gillian Rolton | Peppermint Grove | WD | -57.00 | -147.20 | EL | non-scoring | ||||
| 2 | – | United States |  USA | -261.10 | -123.00 (1) | -121.60 (5) | -16.50 (4) | Silver | |||
| – | David O'Connor | Giltedge | -76.00 | -40.80 | -35.20 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Bruce Davidson | Heyday | -79.50 | -42.60 | -20.40 | -16.50 | |||||
| – | Karen Lende O'Connor | Biko | -105.60 | -39.60 | -66.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Jill Henneberg | Nirvana | DNF | -57.00 | DNF | EL | non-scoring | ||||
| 3 | – | New Zealand |  NZL | -268.55 | -135.60 (3) | -112.40 (4) | -12.75 (1) | Bronze | |||
| – | Blyth Tait | Chesterfield | -70.10 | -48.80 | -20.80 | -0.50 | |||||
| – | Vaughn Jefferis | Bounce | -97.80 | -47.40 | -40.40 | -10.00 | |||||
| – | Andrew Nicholson | Jagermeister II | -100.65 | -47.20 | -51.20 | -2.25 | |||||
| – | Vicky Latta | Broadcast News | DNF | -41.00 | DNF | EL | non-scoring | ||||
| 4 | – | France |  FRA | -307.65 | -162.40 (8) | -68.80 (2) | -39.25 (7) | ||||
| – | Jacques Dulcy | Upont | -78.90 | -67.40 | 0.00 | -11.50 | |||||
| – | Rodolphe Scherer | Urane des Pins | -109.15 | -50.60 | -40.80 | -17.75 | |||||
| – | Koris Vieules | Tandresse de Canta | -119.60 | -81.60 | -28.00 | -10.00 | |||||
| – | Marie-Christine Duroy | Yarlands Summer Song | DNF | -44.40 | DNF | EL | non-scoring | ||||
| 5 | – | Great Britain |  GBR | -312.90 | -127.80 (2) | -143.20 (7) | -14.50 (2) | ||||
| – | Karen Straker-Dixon | Too Smart | -88.55 | -43.60 | -43.20 | -1.75 | |||||
| – | Gary Parsonage | Magic Rogue | -106.80 | -62.60 | -37.20 | -7.00 | |||||
| – | William Fox-Pitt | Cosmopolitan II | -117.55 | -49.00 | -62.80 | -5.75 | |||||
| – | Ian Stark | Stanwick Ghost | -171.65 | -35.20 | -121.20 | -15.25 | non-scoring | ||||
| 6 | – | Japan |  JPN | -326.15 | -161.60 (7) | -139.60 (6) | -16.75 (5) | ||||
| – | Kazuhiro Iwatani | Sejane de Vozerier | -101.00 | -48.40 | -47.60 | -5.00 | |||||
| – | Takeaki Tsuchiya | Right on Time | -102.65 | -61.60 | -34.80 | -6.25 | |||||
| – | Yoshihiko Kowata | Hell at Dawn | -122.50 | -59.80 | -57.20 | -5.50 | |||||
| – | Masaru Fuse | Talisman de Jarry | -154.05 | -53.40 | -94.40 | -6.25 | non-scoring | ||||
| 7 | – | Sweden |  SWE | -345.25 | -166.80 (10) | -158.00 (8) | -15.25 (3) | ||||
| – | Linda Algotsson | Lafayett | -78.45 | -51.80 | -16.40 | -10.25 | |||||
| – | Paula Törnqvist | Monaghan | -99.00 | -58.80 | -35.20 | -5.00 | |||||
| – | Therese Olausson | Hector T | -167.80 | -61.40 | -106.40 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Dag Albert | Nice n' Easy | DNF | -56.20 | DNF | EL | non-scoring | ||||
| 8 | – | Spain |  ESP | -621.65 | -172.60 (12) | -382.00 (11) | -53.25 (8) | ||||
| – | Santiago Centenera | Just Dixon | -161.00 | -47.80 | -73.20 | -40.00 | |||||
| – | Javier Revuelta | Toby | -187.25 | -61.00 | -124.00 | -2.25 | |||||
| – | Luis Antonio Álvarez | Pico's Nippur | -273.40 | -77.60 | -184.80 | -11.00 | |||||
| – | Enrique Sarasola | New Venture | DNF | -63.80 | EL | EL | non-scoring | ||||
| 9 | – | Germany |  GER | -1,204.15 | -145.00 (5) | – ( | – ( | ||||
| – | Bodo Battenberg | Sam the Man | -89.40 | -52.00 | -32.40 | -5.00 | |||||
| – | Bettina Overesch-Böker-Hoy | Watermill Stream | -114.75 | -48.80 | -59.20 | -6.75 | |||||
| – | Jürgen Blum | Brownie McGee | DNF | -61.60 | DNF | EL | |||||
| – | Ralf Ehrenbrink | Connection L | DNF | -44.20 | EL | EL | |||||
| 10 | – | Switzerland |  SUI | -1,317.50 | -190.60 (14) | -352.40 (10) | – ( | ||||
| – | Heinz Wehrli | Ping Pong IV | -138.70 | -68.80 | -64.40 | -5.50 | |||||
| – | Christoph Meier | Hunter V | -178.80 | -56.80 | -122.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Marius Marro | Gai Jeannot Ch | DNF | -65.00 | -166.00 | EL | |||||
| 11 | – | Ireland |  IRL | -1,384.40 | -167.60 (11) | -107.60 (3) | – ( | ||||
| – | David Foster | Duneight Carnival | -93.20 | -52.20 | -36.00 | -5.00 | |||||
| – | Virginia McGrath | The Yellow Earl | -291.20 | -61.20 | -181.00 | -49.00 | |||||
| – | Alfie Buller | Sir Knight | WD | -74.60 | -15.60 | DNC | |||||
| – | Eric Smiley | Enterprise | WD | -54.20 | -56.00 | DNC | |||||
| 12 | – | Italy |  ITA | -1,394.45 | -166.40 (9) | -338.00 (9) | – ( | ||||
| – | Lara Villata | Nikki Dow | -194.15 | -50.60 | -124.80 | -18.75 | |||||
| – | Nicola Delli Santi | Donnizetti | -200.30 | -54.00 | -130.80 | -15.50 | |||||
| – | Ranieri Campello | Mill Bank | DNF | -64.20 | DNF | EL | |||||
| – | Giacomo Della Chiesa | Diver Dan | DNF | -61.80 | -82.40 | EL | |||||
| 13 | – | Hungary |  HUN | -1,434.10 | -195.60 (15) | – ( | – ( | ||||
| – | Pál Tuska | Zatony | -200.80 | -71.80 | -122.00 | -7.00 | |||||
| – | Attila Soós, Jr. | Zsizsik | -233.30 | -63.00 | -158.80 | -11.50 | |||||
| – | Gábor Schaller | Albattrosz | DNF | -60.80 | DNF | EL | |||||
| – | Tibor Herczegfalvy | Lump | DNF | -72.40 | DNF | EL | |||||
| 14 | – | Canada |  CAN | -2,074.40 | -139.20 (4) | – ( | – ( | ||||
| – | Kelli McMullen-Temple | Kilkenny | -74.40 | -47.20 | -27.20 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Claire Smith | Gordon Gibbons | DNF | -53.00 | DNF | EL | |||||
| – | Stuart Young-Black | Market Venture | WD | -52.00 | DNS | EL | |||||
| – | Therese Washtock | Aristotle | DNF | -40.00 | EL | EL | |||||
| 15 | – | Brazil |  BRA | -2,174.45 | -208.60 (16) | – ( | – ( | ||||
| – | Sergei Fofanoff | Kaiser Eden | -174.45 | -73.40 | -94.80 | -6.25 | |||||
| – | Sidney de Souza | Avalaon da Mata | WD | -68.00 | -70.00 | EL | |||||
| – | Luciano Drubi | Xilena | DNF | -74.40 | DNF | EL | |||||
| – | André Giovanini | Al do Beto | DNF | -67.20 | EL | EL | |||||
| 16 | – | Poland |  POL | -2,197.95 | -182.80 (13) | – ( | – ( | ||||
| – | Bogusław Jarecki | Polisa | -197.95 | -61.00 | -127.20 | -9.75 | |||||
| – | Rafał Choynowski | Viva 5 | DNF | -67.20 | EL | EL | |||||
| – | Artur Społowicz | Hazard | DNF | -63.00 | EL | EL | |||||
| – | Bogusław Owczarek | Askar | DNF | -58.80 | EL | EL |