# Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping

The individual show jumping at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place between 26 September and 2 October at the Seoul Olympic Stadium. It featured a significant change to the competition format from prior years. The event was open to men and women. There were 74 competitors from 24 nations. Each nation could have up to 4 riders, up from 3 in previous years (though only a maximum of 3 could advance to the final). The event was won by Pierre Durand Jr. of France, the nation's first victory in individual jumping since 1964 and fourth overall—most of any nation, moving out of a tie with Italy at three. Silver went to Greg Best of the United States, with bronze to Karsten Huck of West Germany.

## Background

This was the 18th appearance of the event, which had first been held at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been held at every Summer Olympics at which equestrian sports have been featured (that is, excluding 1896, 1904, and 1908). It is the oldest event on the current programme, the only one that was held in 1900. The team and individual events remained separated, as they had been starting in 1968.
Five of the top 10 riders from the 1984 Games returned: gold medalist Joseph Fargis of the United States, fourth-place finisher Mario Deslauriers of Canada, sixth-place finisher Luis Álvarez de Cervera of Spain, seventh-place finisher Frédéric Cottier of France, and tenth-place finisher Luis Astolfi of Spain. The field was considered open, with top riders (including 1986 World Champion Gail Greenough of Canada and 1987 World Cup winner Katharine Burdsall of the United States) not competing.
Colombia and Liechtenstein each made their debut in the event. France competed for the 16th time, most of any nation.

## Competition format

The competition underwent a significant format change, adding a two-round qualifying round before the two-round final. The course was 770 metres long, with jumps up to 1.60 metres high, a 2.00 metre oxer, and a 4.60 metre water jump.
In the qualifying round, each pair performed in two rounds. There was no elimination between the two rounds of the qualifying. Positive scoring, rather than the fault system, was used for the qualifying round. The total score for the two rounds in qualifying was used to determined advancement to the final. A maximum of 50% of the pairs could advance (37 of the 74 starters), with each nation limited to three riders advancing.
The final also consisted of two rounds. This time, however, there was a cut between the two rounds; only the top 20 advanced from the first round of the final to the second. Both rounds of the final used the typical fault system of scoring. The combined score for both rounds determined the placement. A jump-off would be used if necessary to break ties for medal positions; other ties would not be broken.

## Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Monday, 26 September 1988 | 10:00 | Qualifying round 1 Qualifying round 2 |
| Sunday, 2 October 1988 | 8:00 | Final round 1 Final round 2 |

## Results

Bourdy (France), Brinkmann (West Germany), and Pyrah (Great Britain) did not advance due to the limit of three pairs per nation. Bourdy was tied for 8th in the qualifying round; Cottier and Durand had lower scores than him but advanced instead. Durand, 18th overall and 4th among French riders in qualifying, ran both rounds of the final without any jumping penalties and finished with a total of 1.25 faults from time to win the gold medal. Huck had led the first round of the final, with a completely clean run (0 faults) to Durand's 0.25 time faults, and went last in the second round of the final knowing that Durand had reached the 1.25 total. Huck nearly made the second round clean as well, but hit the next-to-last rail to receive 4 faults—tied with Best for second, who had had 4 in the first round but was clean in the second. In the jump-off, both Huck and Best had 4 faults again; the silver medal went to the American based on time in the jump-off.
| Rank | Rider | Horse | Nation | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final | Final | Final | Jump-off | Jump-off |
| Rank | Rider | Horse | Nation | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | Faults | Time |
| | Pierre Durand Jr. | Jappeloup | France | 59.50 | 50.50 | 110.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 1.25 | — | — |
| | Greg Best | Gem Twist | United States | 69.50 | 63.50 | 133.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 45.70 |
| | Karsten Huck | Nepornuk 8 | West Germany | 48.00 | 70.00 | 118.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 54.75 |
| 4 | Anne Kursinski | Starman | United States | 69.50 | 52.00 | 121.50 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 8.00 | — | — |
| 4 | David Broome | Countryman | Great Britain | 48.00 | 41.00 | 89.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 8.00 | — | — |
| 6 | Jaime Azcárraga | Chin Chin | Mexico | 58.00 | 60.00 | 118.00 | 4.00 | 4.25 | 8.25 | — | — |
| 7 | Jan Tops | Doreen | Netherlands | 55.00 | 45.00 | 100.00 | 8.00 | 4.00 | 12.00 | — | — |
| 7 | Nick Skelton | Apollo | Great Britain | 41.50 | 56.00 | 97.50 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 12.00 | — | — |
| 7 | Joe Fargis | Mill Pearl | United States | 69.50 | 63.50 | 133.00 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 12.00 | — | — |
| 7 | Franke Sloothaak | Walzerkonig 19 | West Germany | 48.00 | 56.00 | 104.00 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 12.00 | — | — |
| 7 | Markus Fuchs | Shandor II | Switzerland | 22.50 | 45.00 | 67.50 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 12.00 | — | — |
| 7 | Thomas Fuchs | Dollar Girl | Switzerland | 63.50 | 70.00 | 133.50 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 12.00 | — | — |
| 7 | Jos Lansink | Felix | Netherlands | 43.50 | 72.00 | 115.50 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 12.00 | — | — |
| 14 | Joe Túri | Vital | Great Britain | 34.50 | 63.50 | 98.00 | 4.25 | 8.00 | 12.25 | — | — |
| 15 | Ian Millar | Big Ben | Canada | 69.50 | 56.00 | 125.50 | 0.75 | 12.25 | 13.00 | — | — |
| 16 | Rob Ehrens | Sunrise | Netherlands | 69.50 | 56.00 | 125.50 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 16.00 | — | — |
| 16 | Michel Robert | La Fayette | France | 63.50 | 73.50 | 137.00 | 4.00 | 12.00 | 16.00 | — | — |
| 18 | Juan García | Tirol | Spain | 61.50 | 29.00 | 90.50 | 8.00 | 8.25 | 16.25 | — | — |
| 19 | Dirk Hafemeister | Orchidee 76 | West Germany | 69.50 | 70.00 | 139.50 | 4.00 | 14.00 | 18.00 | — | — |
| 20 | Jack Doyle | Hardly | Ireland | 30.50 | 50.50 | 81.00 | 8.00 | 24.75 | 32.75 | — | — |
| 21 | Lisa Carlsen | Kahlua | Canada | 69.50 | 73.50 | 143.00 | 4.00 | EL | EL | — | — |
| 22 | Gerry Mullins | Glendalough | Ireland | 55.00 | 27.00 | 82.00 | 8.50 | did not advance | did not advance | | — | — |
| 22 | Pedro Sánchez | Nuit Des Tourelle | Spain | 59.50 | 29.00 | 88.50 | 8.50 | did not advance | did not advance | | — | — |
| 24 | Vitor Teixeira | Going | Brazil | 46.00 | 67.50 | 113.50 | 8.75 | did not advance | did not advance | | — | — |
| 25 | André Johannpeter | Heartbreaker | Brazil | 29.00 | 39.00 | 68.00 | 9.50 | did not advance | did not advance | | — | — |
| 26 | Jean-Claude Van Geenberghe | Piquet | Belgium | 69.50 | 63.50 | 133.00 | 12.00 | did not advance | did not advance | | — | — |
| 26 | Mark Todd | Bago | New Zealand | 55.00 | 33.00 | 88.00 | 12.00 | did not advance | did not advance | | — | — |
| 28 | George Sanna | Schnaps | Australia | 37.00 | 49.00 | 86.00 | 13.25 | did not advance | did not advance | | — | — |
| 29 | Rodney Brown | Slinky | Australia | 55.00 | 40.00 | 95.00 | 13.50 | did not advance | did not advance | | — | — |
| 30 | Mario Deslauriers | Box Car Willie | Canada | 61.50 | 56.00 | 117.50 | 15.75 | did not advance | did not advance | | — | — |
| 31 | Frédéric Cottier | Flambeauc | France | 50.00 | 61.00 | 111.00 | 16.00 | did not advance | did not advance | | — | — |
| 32 | Philippe Guerdat | Lanciano II | Switzerland | 25.50 | 48.00 | 73.50 | 23.75 | did not advance | did not advance | | — | — |
| 33 | Manuel da Costa | Jalisco B | Portugal | 69.50 | 25.00 | 94.50 | 24.00 | did not advance | did not advance | | — | — |
| 33 | Luis Álvarez de Cervera | Mirage Mexicain | Spain | 40.00 | 33.00 | 73.00 | 24.00 | did not advance | did not advance | | — | — |
| 35 | Boris Boor | Monaco F | Austria | 41.50 | 45.00 | 86.50 | 24.75 | did not advance | did not advance | | — | — |
| 36 | Manuel Torres | Zalme | Colombia | 32.00 | 35.50 | 67.50 | 35.75 | did not advance | did not advance | | — | — |
| 37 | Hugo Simon | Gipsy Lady | Austria | 34.50 | 66.00 | 100.50 | DNF | did not advance | did not advance | | — | — |
| 38 | Hubert Bourdy | Morgat | France | 69.50 | 56.00 | 125.50 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 39 | Wolfgang Brinkmann | Pedro | West Germany | 39.00 | 67.50 | 106.50 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 40 | Malcolm Pyrah | Anglezarke | Great Britain | 52.00 | 26.00 | 78.00 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 41 | Wout-Jan van der Schans | Treffer | Netherlands | 51.00 | 15.00 | 66.00 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 42 | Yoshihiro Nakano | El Lute | Japan | 34.50 | 29.00 | 63.50 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 43 | Luis Astolfi | Coreven Steepers | Spain | 17.00 | 45.00 | 62.00 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 44 | Thomas Batliner | Foxstone | Liechtenstein | 45.00 | 17.00 | 62.00 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 45 | Kim Seung-hwan | Forever | South Korea | 30.50 | 31.00 | 61.50 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 46 | Anatoly Timoshenko | Pinguin | Soviet Union | 18.00 | 42.00 | 60.00 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 46 | Ove Hansen | Sancerre | Norway | 38.00 | 22.00 | 60.00 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 48 | Maurice Beatson | Jeferson Junior | New Zealand | 43.50 | 16.00 | 59.50 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 49 | John Anderson | Farmer | Canada | 0.00 | 56.00 | 56.00 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 50 | Juan Carlos García | Buenos Aires | Colombia | 12.00 | 38.00 | 50.00 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 51 | Shuichi Toki | Purplex | Japan | 25.50 | 23.00 | 48.50 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 52 | Ryuzo Okuno | Challenger No. 1 | Japan | 10.00 | 37.00 | 47.00 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 53 | Jeff McVean | Whisper Grey | Australia | 0.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 54 | Gerardo Tazzer | Peregrine | Mexico | 22.50 | 21.00 | 43.50 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 55 | Harvey Wilson | Crosby | New Zealand | 22.50 | 19.50 | 42.00 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 56 | Lisa Jacquin | For The Moment | United States | 16.00 | 24.00 | 40.00 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 57 | Nam Gwan-U | Opal | South Korea | 3.00 | 35.50 | 38.50 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 58 | André Salah Sakakini | Tric Trac 2 | Egypt | 0.00 | 33.00 | 33.00 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 59 | Alberto Carmona | The Dubliner | Venezuela | 11.00 | 18.00 | 29.00 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 60 | Takao Sawai | Milkyway | Japan | 8.00 | 19.50 | 27.50 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 61 | Alejandro Orózco | Eros | Mexico | 15.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 62 | Mun Hyeon-jin | Amadeus | South Korea | 0.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 63 | Mun Eun-jin | Makmillion | South Korea | 9.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 64 | Gregory McDermott | Mr. Shrimpton | Australia | 55.00 | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 65 | Alberto Rivera | Rey A | Mexico | 34.50 | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 66 | Paulo Stewart | Platon | Brazil | 27.50 | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 67 | Walter Gabathuler | Jogger | Switzerland | 22.50 | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 68 | Paul Darragh | For Sure | Ireland | 19.50 | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 68 | John Ledingham | Kilcoltrim | Ireland | 19.50 | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 70 | John Cottle | Ups & Downs | New Zealand | 13.50 | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 71 | Raimundas Udrakis | Dekoratsia | Soviet Union | 7.00 | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 72 | Christina Johannpeter | Societe | Brazil | 6.00 | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 73 | Vyacheslav Chukanov | Zritel | Soviet Union | 5.00 | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |
| 74 | Sergejs Šakurovs | Final | Soviet Union | 4.00 | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | | | — | — |