# Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing

The individual eventing event, part of the equestrian program at the 1996 Summer Olympics, was held from 23 to 26 July 1996 in the Georgia International Horse Park, in Conyers, Georgia. Like all other equestrian events, the eventing competition was mixed gender, with both male and female athletes competing in the same division.
For the 1996 and 2000 Olympic competitions, the individual and team contests were separate events. A rider could compete in both competitions as long as it was on different horses. An example of this is the 2000 individual winner David O'Connor who won his gold medal riding Custom Made, while he earned his team bronze medal with the U.S riding Giltedge.

## Medalists

| Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | New Zealand | New Zealand | United States | United States |
| Blyth Tait | Ready Teddy | Sally Clark | Squirrel Hill | Kerry Millikin | Out And About |

## Results

The total score for each horse and rider was the sum of the total penalty points earned in the various phases of competitions. The pair with the lowest number of penalty points was victorious.

### Dressage

For the dressage portion of the competition, horse and rider pairs performed series of movements that were evaluated by judges. Judges gave marks of 0 to 10 for each movement, subtracting points for errors. The score for each judge was represented the total marks gained. For every point less than a total of 240, 0.2 Penalty Points were assessed.
| Rank | Rider | Horse | Nation | Judge H | Judge C | Judge M | Score | Penalty Points |
| 1 | Mary King | King William | Great Britain | 191 | 189 | 182 | 562 | 31.6 |
| 2 | David O'Connor | Custom Made | United States | 176 | 178 | 178 | 532 | 37.6 |
| 3 | Nikki Bishop | Wishful Thinking | Australia | 169 | 173 | 178 | 520 | 40.0 |
| 4 | Mara DePuy | Hopper | United States | 163 | 182 | 174 | 519 | 40.2 |
| 5 | Jean Teulere | Wishful Thinking | France | 163 | 173 | 178 | 514 | 41.2 |
| 6 | Herbert Blocker | Kiwi Dream | Germany | 169 | 167 | 172 | 508 | 42.4 |
| 7 | Didier Willefert | Seducteur Biolay | France | 170 | 167 | 170 | 507 | 42.6 |
| 8 | David Green | Chatsby | Australia | 169 | 166 | 156 | 491 | 45.8 |
| 9 | Kerry Millikin | Out and About | United States | 167 | 156 | 159 | 482 | 47.6 |
| 10 | Marie-Christine Duroy | Ut Du Placineau | France | 162 | 156 | 163 | 481 | 47.8 |
| 11 | Andrew Nicholson | Buckley Province | New Zealand | 158 | 162 | 158 | 478 | 48.4 |
| 12 | Chris Hunnable | Mr. Bootsie | Great Britain | 158 | 157 | 158 | 473 | 49.4 |
| 13 | Charlotte Bathe | The Cool Customer | Great Britain | 166 | 161 | 144 | 471 | 49.8 |
| 14 | Sally Clark | Squirrel Hill | New Zealand | 164 | 150 | 160 | 474 +2 | 51.2 |
| 15T | Blyth Tait | Ready Teddy | New Zealand | 162 | 147 | 153 | 462 | 51.6 |
| 15T | Artemus de Almeida | Buryand | Brazil | 153 | 153 | 156 | 462 | 51.6 |
| 17 | Marco Cappai | Night Court | Italy | 154 | 153 | 152 | 459 | 50.0 |
| 18 | Peter Thomsen | White Girl 3 | Germany | 158 | 153 | 141 | 452 | 53.6 |
| 19 | Nils Haagensen | Troupier | Denmark | 154 | 151 | 142 | 447 | 54.6 |
| 20 | David Foster | Tilt 'N' Turn | Ireland | 158 | 141 | 147 | 446 | 54.8 |
| 21 | Kelli Mc Mullen Temple | Amsterdam | Canada | 158 | 141 | 145 | 444 | 55.2 |
| 22 | Constantin Van Rijckevorsel | Otis | Belgium | 156 | 136 | 149 | 441 | 55.8 |
| 23 | Hendrik von Paepcke | Amadeus 188 | Germany | 156 | 128 | 155 | 439 | 56.2 |
| 24 | Shigeyuki Hosono | As Du Perche | Japan | 141 | 139 | 143 | 423 | 59.4 |
| 25 | Roberta Gentini | Zigolo di San Calogero | Italy | 143 | 138 | 140 | 421 | 59.8 |
| 26 | Javier Revuelta | Hoochi Koochi | Spain | 140 | 139 | 139 | 418 | 60.4 |
| 27 | Juan Carlos Candisano | Remondo Ofrecido | Argentina | 141 | 128 | 145 | 414 | 61.2 |
| 28 | Piotr Piasecki | Lady Naleczowianka | Poland | 147 | 130 | 129 | 406 | 62.8 |
| 29 | Andrew Hoy | Gershwin | Australia | 138 | 138 | 137 | 413 +2 | 63.4 |
| 30 | Anita Nemtin | Kaesar | Hungary | 136 | 128 | 129 | 393 | 65.4 |
| 31 | Ramon Beca | Perseus II | Spain | 130 | 118 | 127 | 375 | 69.0 |
| 32 | Enrique Sarasola Jr. | Rebaby | Spain | 132 | 117 | 120 | 369 | 70.2 |
| 33 | Fredrik Jonsson | Uflung | Sweden | 132 | 120 | 124 | 376 +2 | 70.8 |
| 34 | Yoshihiko Kowata | Stars De Riols | Japan | 123 | 117 | 124 | 364 | 71.2 |
| 35 | Indrajit Lamba | Karishma | India | 108 | 100 | 115 | 323 | 79.4 |
| | Chelan Kozak | Soweto | Canada | | | | | WD |

### Cross country

In the cross country phase, each pair had to traverse 14.3 kilometers of road and track, 3.1 kilometers of steeplechase, and an obstacle course spread over a track of approximately 7.4 kilometers. Pairs received .4 penalty points for every second beyond the optimal time, up to a limit. Any pair that had not finished in that time was eliminated.
Penalty points were also assessed for disobedience faults at obstacles and for falls. Disobedience faults incurred 20 penalty points, rider falls incurred 65, and horse falls eliminated the pair. The total penalty points from cross country were added to those incurred in phase 1, dressage, for a two-round total.
| Rank | Rider | Horse | Nation | SJF | STP | CCJF | CCTP | Total Points |
| 1 | Blyth Tait | Ready Teddy | New Zealand | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
| 2 | Sally Clark | Squirrel Hill | New Zealand | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.20 | 9.20 |
| 3 | Kerry Millikin | Out and About | United States | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.60 | 19.60 |
| 4 | Constantin Van Rijckevorsel | Otis | Belgium | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.60 | 21.60 |
| 5T | Jean Teulere | Wishful Thinking | France | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.00 | 26.00 |
| 5T | Hendrik von Paepcke | Amadeus 188 | Germany | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.00 | 26.00 |
| 7 | Charlotte Bathe | The Cool Customer | Great Britain | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 28.80 | 28.80 |
| 8 | David O'Connor | Custom Made | United States | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 30.80 | 30.80 |
| 9 | Chris Hunnable | Mr. Bootsie | Great Britain | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 32.00 | 32.00 |
| 10 | Fredrik Jonsson | Uflung | Sweden | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 39.60 | 39.60 |
| 11 | Didier Willefert | Seducteur Biolay | France | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 41.60 | 41.60 |
| 12 | Mara DePuy | Hopper | United States | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 24.80 | 44.80 |
| 13 | Mary King | King William | Great Britain | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 26.40 | 46.4 |
| 14 | Andrew Hoy | Gershwin | Australia | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 29.20 | 49.2 |
| 15 | Marco Cappai | Night Court | Italy | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 30.80 | 50.80 |
| 16 | Ramon Beca | Perseus II | Spain | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 72.00 | 72.00 |
| 17 | Roberta Gentini | Zigolo di San Calogero | Italy | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 59.20 | 79.20 |
| 18 | Kelli Mc Mullen Temple | Amsterdam | Canada | 0.00 | 0.00 | 40.00 | 61.60 | 101.60 |
| 19 | Herbert Blocker | Kiwi Dream | Germany | 0.00 | 0.00 | 40.00 | 71.20 | 111.20 |
| 20 | Anita Nemtin | Kaesar | Hungary | 0.00 | 0.00 | 60.00 | 79.20 | 139.20 |
| | Marie-Christine Duroy | Ut Du Placineau | France | | | | | DNF |
| | David Foster | Tilt 'N' Turn | Ireland | | | | | DNF |
| | David Green | Chatsby | Australia | | | | | DNF |
| | Nils Haagensen | Troupier | Denmark | | | | | DNF |
| | Andrew Nicholson | Buckley Province | New Zealand | | | | | DNF |
| | Javier Revuelta | Hoochi Koochi | Spain | | | | | DNF |
| | Nikki Bishop | Wishful Thinking | Australia | | | | | DQ |
| | Shigeyuki Hosono | As Du Perche | Japan | | | | | DQ |
| | Yoshihiko Kowata | Stars De Riols | Japan | | | | | DQ |
| | Piotr Piasecki | Lady Naleczowianka | Poland | | | | | DQ |
| | Enrique Sarasola Jr. | Rebaby | Spain | | | | | DQ |
| | Artemus de Almeida | Buryand | Brazil | | 6.40 | | | DQ |
| | Indrajit Lamba | Karishma | India | | 24.00 | | | DQ |
| | Peter Thomsen | White Girl 3 | Germany | | | | | WD |
| | Juan Candisano | Remondo Ofrecido | Argentina | | | | | WD |
| | Chelan Kozak | Soweto | Canada | | | | | WD |

#### Total after Dressage and Cross Country

| Rank | Rider | Horse | Nation | Dressage | Cross Country | Total Penalty Points |
| 1 | Blyth Tait | Ready Teddy | New Zealand | 51.60 | 5.20 | 56.80 |
| 2 | Sally Clark | Squirrel Hill | New Zealand | 51.20 | 9.20 | 60.40 |
| 3 | Kerry Millikin | Out and About | United States | 47.60 | 19.60 | 67.20 |
| 4 | Jean Teulere | Wishful Thinking | France | 41.20 | 26.00 | 67.20 |
| 5 | David O'Connor | Custom Made | United States | 37.60 | 30.80 | 68.40 |
| 6 | Constantin Van Rijckevorsel | Otis | Belgium | 55.80 | 21.60 | 77.40 |
| 7 | Mary King | King William | Great Britain | 31.60 | 46.40 | 78.00 |
| 8 | Charlotte Bathe | The Cool Customer | Great Britain | 49.80 | 28.80 | 78.60 |
| 9 | Chris Hunnable | Mr. Bootsie | Great Britain | 49.40 | 32.00 | 81.40 |
| 10 | Hendrik von Paepcke | Amadeus 188 | Germany | 56.20 | 26.00 | 82.20 |
| 11 | Didier Willefert | Seducteur Biolay | France | 42.60 | 41.60 | 84.20 |
| 12 | Mara DePuy | Hopper | United States | 40.20 | 44.80 | 85.00 |
| 13 | Marco Cappai | Night Court | Italy | 52.20 | 50.80 | 103.00 |
| 14 | Fredrik Jonsson | Uflung | Sweden | 70.80 | 39.60 | 110.40 |
| 15 | Andrew Hoy | Gershwin | Australia | 63.40 | 49.20 | 112.60 |
| 16 | Roberta Gentini | Zigolo di San Calogero | Italy | 59.80 | 79.20 | 139.00 |
| 17 | Ramon Beca | Perseus II | Spain | 69.00 | 72.00 | 141.00 |
| 18 | Herbert Blocker | Kiwi Dream | Germany | 42.20 | 111.20 | 153.60 |
| 19 | Kelli Mc Mullen Temple | Amsterdam | Canada | 55.20 | 101.60 | 156.80 |
| 20 | Anita Nemtin | Kaesar | Hungary | 65.40 | 139.20 | 204.60 |
| | Nikki Bishop | Wishful Thinking | Australia | 40.00 | EL | EL |
| | Artemus de Almeida | Buryand | Brazil | 51.60 | EL | EL |
| | Indrajit Lamba | Karishma | India | 79.40 | EL | EL |
| | Shigeyuki Hosono | As Du Perche | Japan | 59.40 | EL | EL |
| | Yoshihiko Kowata | Stars De Riols | Japan | 71.20 | EL | EL |
| | Piotr Piasecki | Lady Naleczowianka | Poland | 62.80 | EL | EL |
| | Enrique Sarasola Jr. | Rebaby | Spain | 70.20 | EL | EL |
| | David Green | Chatsby | Australia | 45.80 | RT | RT |
| | Nils Haagensen | Troupier | Denmark | 54.60 | RT | RT |
| | Marie-Christine Duroy | Ut Du Placineau | France | 47.80 | RT | RT |
| | David Foster | Tilt 'N' Turn | Ireland | 54.80 | RT | RT |
| | Andrew Nicholson | Buckley Province | New Zealand | 48.40 | RT | RT |
| | Javier Revuelta | Hoochi Koochi | Spain | 60.40 | RT | RT |
| | Peter Thomsen | White Girl 3 | Germany | 53.60 | WD | WD |
| | Chelan Kozak | Soweto | Canada | WD | | WD |

### Show jumping

In show jumping, pairs received 4 penalty points for each obstacle knocked down, 4 penalty points for the horse's first disobedience, and 8 penalty points for the rider's first fall. They also received 1 penalty point for each second over the optimum time.
They could be eliminated for a second disobedience, the rider's second fall, the horse's first fall, or taking more than twice the optimum time to finish the course.
| Rank | Rider | Horse | Nation | Faults | Time | Penalty Points |
| 1T | Andrew Hoy | Gershwin | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1T | Sally Clark | Squirrel Hill | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1T | Blyth Tait | Ready Teddy | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1T | Mara DePuy | Hopper | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5T | Didier Willefert | Seducteur Biolay | France | -5.00 | 5.00 | 0 |
| 5T | Hendrik von Paepcke | Amadeus 188 | Germany | -5.00 | 5.00 | 0 |
| 7 | Anita Nemtin | Kaesar | Hungary | -5.25 | 5.00 | 0.25 |
| 8T | Herbert Blocker | Kiwi Dream | Germany | -6.50 | 5.00 | 1.50 |
| 8T | Kerry Millikin | Out and About | United States | -6.50 | 5.00 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Roberta Gentini | Zigolo di San Calogero | Italy | -7.75 | 5.00 | 2.75 |
| 11T | Constantin Van Rijckevorsel | Otis | Belgium | -10.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 |
| 11T | Jean Teulere | Wishful Thinking | France | -10.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 |
| 13 | David O'Connor | Custom Made | United States | -11.75 | 10.00 | 1.75 |
| 14 | Kelli Mc Mullen Temple | Amsterdam | Canada | -15.00 | 15.00 | 0.00 |
| 15 | Fredrik Jonsson | Uflung | Sweden | -16.75 | 15.00 | 1.75 |
| 16 | Ramon Beca | Perseus II | Spain | -23.75 | 20.00 | 3.75 |
| 17 | Chris Hunnable | Mr. Bootsie | Great Britain | -30.00 | 30.00 | 0.00 |
| 18 | Marco Cappai | Night Court | Italy | -35.00 | 35.00 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Mary King | King William | Great Britain | -40.00 | 40.00 | 0.00 |
| | Charlotte Bathe | The Cool Customer | Great Britain | | | WD |
| | Nikki Bishop | Wishful Thinking | Australia | | | EL |
| | Artemus de Almeida | Buryand | Brazil | | | EL |
| | Indrajit Lamba | Karishma | India | | | EL |
| | Shigeyuki Hosono | As Du Perche | Japan | | | EL |
| | Yoshihiko Kowata | Stars De Riols | Japan | | | EL |
| | Piotr Piasecki | Lady Naleczowianka | Poland | | | EL |
| | Enrique Sarasola Jr. | Rebaby | Spain | | | EL |
| | David Green | Chatsby | Australia | | | RT |
| | Nils Haagensen | Troupier | Denmark | | | RT |
| | Marie-Christine Duroy | Ut Du Placineau | France | | | RT |
| | David Foster | Tilt 'N' Turn | Ireland | | | RT |
| | Andrew Nicholson | Buckley Province | New Zealand | | | RT |
| | Javier Revuelta | Hoochi Koochi | Spain | | | RT |
| | Peter Thomsen | White Girl 3 | Germany | | | WD |
| | Chelan Kozak | Soweto | Canada | | | WD |

### Final Total

| Rank | Rider | Horse | Nation | Dressage | Cross Country | Jumping | Total Penalty Points |
| | Blyth Tait | Ready Teddy | New Zealand | 51.60 | 5.20 | 0.00 | 56.80 |
| | Sally Clark | Squirrel Hill | New Zealand | 51.20 | 9.20 | 0.00 | 60.40 |
| | Kerry Millikin | Out and About | United States | 47.60 | 19.60 | 6.50 | 73.20 |
| 4 | Jean Teulere | Wishful Thinking | France | 41.20 | 26.00 | 10.00 | 77.20 |
| 5 | David O'Connor | Custom Made | United States | 37.60 | 30.80 | 11.75 | 80.15 |
| 6 | Mara DePuy | Hopper | United States | 40.20 | 44.80 | 0.00 | 85.00 |
| 7 | Hendrik von Paepcke | Amadeus 188 | Germany | 56.20 | 26.00 | 5.00 | 87.20 |
| 8 | Constantin Van Rijckevorsel | Otis | Belgium | 55.80 | 21.60 | 10.00 | 87.40 |
| 9 | Didier Willefert | Seducteur Biolay | France | 42.60 | 41.60 | 5.00 | 89.20 |
| 10 | Chris Hunnable | Mr. Bootsie | Great Britain | 49.60 | 32.00 | 30.00 | 111.40 |
| 11 | Andrew Hoy | Gershwin | Australia | 63.40 | 49.20 | 0.00 | 112.60 |
| 12 | Mary King | King William | Great Britain | 31.60 | 46.40 | 40.00 | 118.00 |
| 13 | Fredrik Jönsson | Uflung | Sweden | 70.80 | 39.60 | 16.75 | 127.15 |
| 14 | Marco Cappai | Night Court | Italy | 52.20 | 50.80 | 35.00 | 138.00 |
| 15 | Roberta Gentini | Zigolo di San Calogero | Italy | 59.80 | 79.20 | 7.75 | 146.75 |
| 16 | Herbert Blocker | Kiwi Dream | Germany | 42.40 | 111.20 | 6.50 | 160.10 |
| 17 | Ramon Beca | Perseus II | Spain | 69.00 | 72.00 | 23.75 | 164.75 |
| 18 | Kelli McMullen-Temple | Amsterdam | Canada | 55.20 | 101.60 | 15.00 | 171.80 |
| 19 | Anita Nemtin | Kaesar | Hungary | 45.0 | 72.8 | 0 | 117.8 |
| | Charlotte Bathe | The Cool Customer | Great Britain | 49.80 | 28.80 | WD | WD |
| | Nikki Bishop | Wishful Thinking | Australia | 40.00 | EL | | EL |
| | Artemus de Almeida | Buryand | Brazil | 51.60 | EL | | EL |
| | Indrajit Lamba | Karishma | India | 79.40 | EL | | EL |
| | Shigeyuki Hosono | As Du Perche | Japan | 59.40 | EL | | EL |
| | Yoshihiko Kowata | Stars De Riols | Japan | 71.20 | EL | | EL |
| | Enrique Sarasola Jr. | Rebaby | Spain | 70.20 | EL | | EL |
| | David Green | Chatsby | Australia | 45.80 | RT | | RT |
| | Nils Haagensen | Troupier | Denmark | 54.60 | RT | | RT |
| | Marie-Christine Duroy | Ut Du Placineau | France | 47.80 | RT | | RT |
| | David Foster | Tilt 'N' Turn | Ireland | 54.80 | RT | | RT |
| | Andrew Nicholson | Buckley Province | New Zealand | 48.40 | RT | | RT |
| | Piotr Piasecki | Lady Naleczowianka | Poland | 62.80 | RT | | RT |
| | Javier Revuelta | Hoochi Koochi | Spain | 60.40 | RT | | RT |
| | Peter Thomsen | White Girl 3 | Germany | 56.30 | | | RT |
| | Chelan Kozak | Soweto | Canada | WD | | | WD |