# Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Team eventing

The team eventing at the 1972 Summer Olympics took place between 29 August and 1 September. The event was open to men and women.

## Competition format

The competition included three segments: dressage, cross-country, and show-jumping. Penalties from each were summed to give a total score. Teams consisted of four horse and rider pairs, though only the best three scores counted for the team total. If a team had fewer than three pairs finish, the team received no score.

## Results
### Final standings after jumping

| Rank | Nation | Individual results | Individual results | Total |
| Rank | Nation | Rider | Total | Total |
| | Great Britain | Richard Meade | 57.73 | 95.53 |
| | Great Britain | Mary Gordon-Watson | 30.27 | 95.53 |
| | Great Britain | Bridget Parker | 7.53 | 95.53 |
| | Great Britain | Mark Phillips | -134.33 | 95.53 |
| | United States | Kevin Freeman | 29.87 | 10.81 |
| | United States | Bruce Davidson | 24.47 | 10.81 |
| | United States | J. Michael Plumb | -43.53 | 10.81 |
| | United States | Jimmy Wofford | -99.83 | 10.81 |
| | West Germany | Harry Klugmann | 8.00 | -18.00 |
| | West Germany | Ludwig Gössing | -0.40 | -18.00 |
| | West Germany | Karl Schultz | -25.60 | -18.00 |
| | West Germany | Horst Karsten | DNF | -18.00 |
| 4 | Australia | Bill Roycroft | 29.60 | -27.86 |
| 4 | Australia | Richard Sands | 24.87 | -27.86 |
| 4 | Australia | Brian Schrapel | -82.33 | -27.86 |
| 4 | Australia | Clarke Roycroft | -296.12 | -27.86 |
| 5 | East Germany | Rudolf Beerbohm | 3.80 | -127.93 |
| 5 | East Germany | Jens Niehls | -60.00 | -127.93 |
| 5 | East Germany | Joachim Brohmann | -71.73 | -127.93 |
| 5 | East Germany | Helmut Gille | -74.20 | -127.93 |
| 6 | Switzerland | Paul Hürlimann | -11.03 | -156.43 |
| 6 | Switzerland | Tony Bühler | -19.87 | -156.43 |
| 6 | Switzerland | Alfred Schwarzenbach | -125.53 | -156.43 |
| 6 | Switzerland | Max Hauri | DNF | -156.43 |
| 7 | Soviet Union | Sergey Mukhin | -0.13 | -190.06 |
| 7 | Soviet Union | Valentin Gorelkin | -34.93 | -190.06 |
| 7 | Soviet Union | Vladimir Lanyugin | -155.00 | -190.06 |
| 7 | Soviet Union | Mamadzhan Ismailov | DNF | -190.06 |
| 8 | Italy | Alessandro Argenton | 43.33 | -203.58 |
| 8 | Italy | Dino Costantini | -98.18 | -203.58 |
| 8 | Italy | Mario Turner | -148.73 | -203.58 |
| 8 | Italy | Stefano Angioni | DNF | -203.58 |
| 9 | Ireland | Bill Buller | -56.13 | -219.41 |
| 9 | Ireland | Ronnie McMahon | -67.33 | -219.41 |
| 9 | Ireland | Patrick Conolly-Carew | -95.95 | -219.41 |
| 9 | Ireland | Bill McLernon | DNF | -219.41 |
| 10 | Poland | Jacek Wierzchowiecki | -30.47 | -281.60 |
| 10 | Poland | Marek Małecki | -109.00 | -281.60 |
| 10 | Poland | Jan Skoczylas | -142.13 | -281.60 |
| 10 | Poland | Wojciech Mickunas | DNF | -281.60 |
| 11 | France | Michel Robert | -27.13 | -338.56 |
| 11 | France | Armand Bigot | -133.80 | -338.56 |
| 11 | France | Dominique Bentejac | -177.63 | -338.56 |
| 11 | France | François Fabius | -205.40 | -338.56 |
| 12 | Austria | Ferdinand Croy | -54.27 | -485.60 |
| 12 | Austria | Friedrich Resch | -172.80 | -485.60 |
| 12 | Austria | Wolf-Dieter Rihs | -258.53 | -485.60 |
| 12 | Austria | Rüdiger Wassibauer | DNF | -485.60 |
| – | Canada | Jim Henry | -124.67 | DNF |
| – | Canada | Wendy Irving | -248.60 | DNF |
| – | Canada | Robin Hahn | DNF | DNF |
| – | Canada | Clint Banbury | DNF | DNF |
| – | Bulgaria | Yordan Ivanov | -173.75 | DNF |
| – | Bulgaria | Boris Stefanov | DNF | DNF |
| – | Bulgaria | Gocho Milev | DNF | DNF |
| – | Bulgaria | Nikola Dimitrov | DNF | DNF |
| – | Hungary | István Szabácsy | -153.13 | DNF |
| – | Hungary | József Horváth | DNF | DNF |
| – | Hungary | József Varró | DNF | DNF |
| – | Hungary | János Krizsán | DNF | DNF |
| – | Netherlands | Piet van der Schans | -309.13 | DNF |
| – | Netherlands | Eddy Stibbe | DNF | DNF |
| – | Netherlands | Hans Brugman | DNF | DNF |
| – | Netherlands | Maarten Jurgens | DNF | DNF |
| – | Argentina | Gerardo Jáuregui | -301.32 | DNF |
| – | Argentina | José Eugenio Acosta | DNF | DNF |
| – | Argentina | Carlos Alberto Alvarado | DNF | DNF |
| – | Argentina | Alejandro Guglielmi | DNF | DNF |
| – | Mexico | Manuel Mendívil | DNF | DNF |
| – | Mexico | Maríano Bucio | DNF | DNF |
| – | Mexico | Ramón Mejía | DNF | DNF |
| – | Mexico | David Bárcena | DNF | DNF |