# Equestrian at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing

The individual eventing at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place on 23 and 25 July. The event was open to men and women. The competition included three segments: dressage, cross-country, and show-jumping. Penalties from each were summed to give a total score.
The competition was split into three phases:
* Dressage (23 July)
    Riders performed the dressage test.
* Endurance (24 July)
    Riders tackled roads and tracks, steeplechase and cross-country portions.
* Jumping (25 July)
    Riders jumped at the show jumping course.

## Results

| Rank | Rider | Horse | Nationality | Dressage | Rank | Endurance | Rank | After Endurance | Rank | Jumping | Rank | Total |
| | Edmund Coffin | Bally-Cor | United States | 64.59 | 6 | 50.40 | 2 | 114.99 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 114.99 |
| | Michael Plumb | Better & Better | United States | 66.25 | 7 | 49.60 | 1 | 115.85 | 3 | 10.00 | 14 | 125.85 |
| | Karl Schultz | Madrigal | West Germany | 46.25 | 1 | 63.20 | 5 | 109.45 | 1 | 20.00 | 25 | 129.45 |
| 4 | Richard Meade | Finvarra | Great Britain | 73.75 | 12 | 57.60 | 3 | 131.35 | 5 | 10.00 | 14 | 141.35 |
| 5 | Wayne Roycroft | Laurenson | Australia | 80.84 | 13 | 97.20 | 12 | 178.04 | 7 | 0.00 | 1 | 178.04 |
| 6 | Gerry Sinnott | Croghan | Ireland | 101.25 | 37 | 77.60 | 7 | 178.85 | 8 | 0.00 | 1 | 178.85 |
| 7 | Jean Valat | Vampire | France | 92.50 | 27 | 95.20 | 11 | 187.70 | 9 | 0.00 | 1 | 187.70 |
| 8 | Yuri Salnikov | Rumpel | Soviet Union | 86.66 | 19 | 102.80 | 14 | 189.46 | 10 | 0.00 | 1 | 189.46 |
| 9 | Federico Roman | Shamrock | Italy | 73.34 | 10 | 120.80 | 16 | 194.14 | 14 | 0.00 | 1 | 194.14 |
| 10 | Bruce Davidson | Irish-Cap | United States | 54.16 | 2 | 136.00 | 20 | 190.16 | 11 | 10.00 | 14 | 200.16 |
| 11 | Juliet Graham | Sumatra | Canada | 110.84 | 46 | 81.60 | 8 | 192.44 | 12 | 10.25 | 24 | 202.69 |
| 12 | Mervyn Bennett | Regal Reign | Australia | 120.84 | 49 | 85.20 | 9 | 206.04 | 16 | 0.00 | 1 | 206.04 |
| 13 | Herbert Blöcker | Albrant | West Germany | 108.75 | 44 | 94.40 | 10 | 203.15 | 15 | 10.00 | 14 | 213.15 |
| 14 | Mario Turner | Tempest Blisland | Italy | 99.59 | 36 | 113.60 | 15 | 213.19 | 18 | 0.00 | 1 | 213.19 |
| 15 | Eric Horgan | Pontoon | Ireland | 72.50 | 9 | 120.80 | 16 | 193.30 | 13 | 20.00 | 25 | 213.30 |
| 16 | Bill Roycroft | Version | Australia | 86.66 | 19 | 128.80 | 19 | 215.46 | 20 | 0.00 | 1 | 215.46 |
| 17 | Valery Dvoryaninov | Zeila | Soviet Union | 86.25 | 18 | 122.00 | 18 | 208.25 | 17 | 10.00 | 14 | 218.25 |
| 18 | Jean-Yves Touzaint | Aladin | France | 112.91 | 47 | 101.20 | 13 | 214.11 | 19 | 10.00 | 14 | 224.11 |
| 19 | Helmut Rethemeier | Pauline | West Germany | 70.00 | 8 | 152.00 | 21 | 222.00 | 21 | 20.00 | 25 | 242.00 |
| 20 | Denis Pigott | Hillstead | Australia | 92.91 | 28 | 153.60 | 22 | 246.51 | 23 | 0.00 | 1 | 246.51 |
| 21 | Mary Anne Tauskey | Marcus Aurelius | United States | 97.06 | 34 | 162.40 | 24 | 259.46 | 24 | 10.00 | 14 | 269.46 |
| 22 | Alessandro Argenton | Woodland | Italy | 102.91 | 39 | 172.00 | 25 | 274.91 | 25 | 0.00 | 1 | 274.91 |
| 23 | Cathy Wedge | City Fella | Canada | 99.16 | 35 | 187.60 | 26 | 286.76 | 27 | 0.00 | 1 | 286.76 |
| 24 | Princess Anne | Goodwill | Great Britain | 91.25 | 26 | 204.80 | 27 | 296.05 | 28 | 3.25 | 13 | 299.30 |
| 25 | Viktor Kalinin | Araks | Soviet Union | 85.84 | 17 | 218.00 | 29 | 303.84 | 29 | 10.00 | 14 | 313.84 |
| 26 | Robin Hahn | L'Esprit | Canada | 94.16 | 31 | 215.20 | 28 | 309.36 | 30 | 10.00 | 14 | 319.36 |
| 27 | Carlos Alfonso | Ucase | Argentina | 117.91 | 48 | 321.20 | 32 | 439.11 | 33 | 10.00 | 14 | 449.11 |
| 28 | Rodolfo Grazzini | Veracruz | Argentina | 88.34 | 23 | 420.80 | 34 | 509.14 | 34 | 20.75 | 29 | 529.89 |
| 29 | Juan Roberto Redon | Arrupe | Mexico | 105.41 | 42 | 574.00 | 35 | 679.41 | 35 | 20.00 | 25 | 699.41 |
| DNF | Ronnie McMahon | San Carlos | Ireland | 107.50 | 43 | 322.40 | 33 | 429.90 | 32 | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified |
| DNF | Lucinda Prior-Palmer | Be Fair | Great Britain | 62.91 | 5 | 59.60 | 4 | 122.51 | 4 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| DNF | Giovanni Bossi | Boston | Italy | 92.91 | 28 | 68.80 | 6 | 161.71 | 6 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| DNF | Hugh Thomas | Playamar | Great Britain | 85.00 | 16 | 156.00 | 23 | 241.00 | 22 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| DNF | Jim Day | Viceroy | Canada | 60.00 | 4 | 220.40 | 30 | 280.40 | 26 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| DNF | Norman van de Vater | Blue Tom Tit | Ireland | 94.16 | 31 | 279.20 | 31 | 373.36 | 31 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
| DNF | Otto Ammermann | Volturno | West Germany | 58.75 | 3 | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| DNF | Thierry Touzaint | Ut Majeur | France | 73.34 | 10 | did not finish | did not finish | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| DNF | Dominique Bentejac | Djerk | France | 82.09 | 14 | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| DNF | Gen Ueda | Pontiff | Japan | 82.91 | 15 | did not finish | did not finish | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| DNF | David Bárcena | Cachibache | Mexico | 87.09 | 21 | did not finish | did not finish | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| DNF | Carlos Rawson | Dos de Oro | Argentina | 87.50 | 22 | did not finish | did not finish | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| DNF | Pyotr Gornushko | Gusar | Soviet Union | 88.75 | 24 | did not finish | did not finish | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| DNF | Kenkichi Ishiguro | Asodeska | Japan | 90.84 | 25 | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| DNF | Silvia de Luna | Tahuoca | Guatemala | 93.34 | 30 | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| DNF | Ángel Boyenechea | Rasputin | Argentina | 94.16 | 31 | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| DNF | Rita de Luna | Pampa | Guatemala | 101.66 | 38 | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| DNF | José Luis Pérez Soto | Fasinante | Mexico | 104.59 | 40 | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| DNF | Kenji Eto | Inter-Nihon | Japan | 105.00 | 41 | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| DNF | Maríano Bucio | Cocaleco | Mexico | 108.75 | 44 | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |