# Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping

The individual show jumping at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place between 4 and 9 August at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona. The event was open to men and women. There were 87 competitors from 30 nations. Each nation could have up to 4 riders. The event was won by Ludger Beerbaum of Germany, the nation's second victory in individual jumping (tying the United States for third-most among nations behind France's four and Italy's three). It was the third consecutive Games at which Germany competed that the nation reached the podium in the event—gold in 1936 and bronze in 1952 (with no Games in 1940 or 1944, Germany disinvited in 1948, and either United Team of Germany or separate West Germany and East Germany teams competing from 1956 to 1988). Piet Raymakers earned the Netherlands' first medal in the event with his silver. The United States reached the podium for the third consecutive Games with Norman Dello Joio's bronze.

## Background

This was the 19th 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 were interrelated for the first time since 1964.
Eight of the top 13 (including a six-way tie for 7th) riders from the 1988 Games returned: fourth-place finisher Anne Kursinski of the United States, sixth-place finisher Jaime Azcárraga of Mexico, and seventh-place finishers Jan Tops and Jos Lansink of the Netherlands, Nick Skelton of Great Britain, Franke Sloothaak of West Germany (now competing for united Germany), and Markus Fuchs and Thomas Fuchs of Switzerland. The reigning World Champion was Eric Navet of France.
Croatia, the Philippines, South Africa, and the Virgin Islands each made their debut in the event. Some former Soviet republics competed together as the Unified Team. France competed for the 17th time, most of any nation.

## Competition format

The competition underwent a significant format change for the second time in as many Games. For the first time since 1964, the team and individual events overlapped in the use of results. The format expanded to a total of five rounds, now using three rounds for the qualifying round and two rounds for the final. The first two qualifying rounds counted toward the team competition.
All riders competed in the first two qualifying rounds. The field was then cut to 56 riders (based on the combined score for the first two rounds) for the third qualifying round, with each nation limited to three riders advancing. The three-round total counted as the qualifying score. Half of the riders (44 of the 87) advanced to the final. Positive scoring was used for each of the qualifying rounds.
The final consisted of two rounds. Both rounds used the traditional fault scoring. Only the top 22 (half of the 44 finalists) riders advanced from the first round of the final to the second. The total of the two rounds was used for the final score. A jump-off would be used if necessary to break ties for medal positions; other ties would not be broken.

## Schedule

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Tuesday, 4 August 1992 | 8:00 15:00 | Qualifying round 1 Qualifying round 2 |
| Friday, 7 August 1992 | 9:30 | Qualifying round 3 |
| Sunday, 9 August 1992 | 9:30 12:45 | Final round 1 Final round 2 |

## Results

Martínez (Spain) and Robert (France) did not advance due to the three-rider limit per nation in the final.
Four riders cleared the first round of the final with no faults: Beerbaum, Raymakers, Dello Joio, and Whitaker. Whitaker had 19.25 faults in the second run. Dello Joio had 4.75 faults in the second run, the fourth-best result in that run to finish third overall (Tops, with 4 faults, had been better in the second run but finished fifth overall with 4.25 faults in the first resulting in a total of 8.25). Beerbaum and Raymakers both finished the second run without any obstacle faults, but Raymakers exceeded the time limit by 0.66 seconds resulting in a quarter-point fault. That timing fault was the difference between the two men as Beerbaum received gold and Raymakers silver.
| Rank | Rider | Horse | Nation | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final | Final | Final |
| Rank | Rider | Horse | Nation | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total |
| | Ludger Beerbaum | Classic Touch | Germany | 82.50 | 83.00 | — | 165.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Piet Raymakers | Ratina Z | Netherlands | 82.50 | 72.50 | — | 155.00 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| | Norman Dello Joio | Irish | United States | 42.00 | 56.00 | 65.50 | 163.50 | 0 | 4.75 | 4.75 |
| 4 | Hervé Godignon | Quidam de Revel | France | 62.00 | 84.50 | — | 146.50 | 1 | 5.25 | 6.25 |
| 5 | Jan Tops | Top Gun | Netherlands | 70.50 | 72.50 | — | 143.00 | 4 | 4.25 | 8.25 |
| 6 | Maria Gretzer | Marcoville | Sweden | 61.00 | 56.00 | 80.00 | 197.00 | 4.75 | 5.50 | 10.25 |
| 7 | Ludo Philippaerts | Darco | Belgium | 82.50 | 48.00 | 76.00 | 206.50 | 4 | 8.25 | 12.25 |
| 8 | Merethe Jensen | Maxime | Denmark | 60.00 | 81.00 | 74.50 | 215.50 | 4 | 8.75 | 12.75 |
| 9 | Rodrigo Pessoa | Special Envoy | Brazil | 82.50 | 56.00 | 84.50 | 223.00 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 10 | Michael Matz | Heisman | United States | 70.50 | 84.50 | — | 155.00 | 4 | 12.25 | 16.25 |
| 11 | Éric Navet | Quito de Baussy | France | 70.50 | 39.50 | 72.00 | 182.00 | 8 | 8.50 | 16.50 |
| 12 | Markus Fuchs | Shandor II | Switzerland | 56.00 | 72.50 | 74.50 | 203.00 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 13 | Evelyne Blaton | Careful | Belgium | 76.50 | 18.00 | 73.00 | 167.50 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 14 | John Whitaker | Milton | Great Britain | 82.50 | 72.50 | — | 155.00 | 0 | 19.25 | 19.25 |
| 15 | Michael Whitaker | Monsanta | Great Britain | 70.50 | 72.50 | — | 143.00 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 16 | Thomas Fuchs | Dylano | Switzerland | 70.50 | 72.50 | — | 143.00 | 8 | 12.75 | 20.75 |
| 17 | Lisa Jacquin | For the Moment | United States | 70.50 | 72.50 | — | 143.00 | 8 | 13.25 | 21.25 |
| 17 | Jerry Smit | Governor | Italy | 56.00 | 29.00 | 65.50 | 150.50 | 8 | 13.25 | 21.25 |
| 19 | Luis Astolfi | Fino | Spain | 70.50 | 84.50 | — | 155.00 | 4 | 21.50 | 25.50 |
| 20 | Lesley McNaught-Mändli | Pirol B | Switzerland | 70.50 | 72.50 | — | 143.00 | 4 | EL | EL |
| 21 | Thomas Frühmann | Genius | Austria | 82.50 | 84.50 | — | 167.00 | 8 | DNF | EL |
| 22 | Luis Álvarez de Cervera | Let's Go | Spain | 76.50 | 62.00 | — | 138.50 | 8 | DNS | EL |
| 23 | Peter Eriksson | Moritz | Sweden | 82.50 | 84.50 | — | 167.00 | 8.25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 24 | Hugo Simon | Apricot D | Austria | 82.50 | 72.50 | — | 155.00 | 8.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 25 | Juan Carlos García | Quel Type d'Elle | Colombia | 20.00 | 61.00 | 63.00 | 144.00 | 9.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 26 | Jay Hayes | Zucarlos | Canada | 56.00 | 56.00 | 82.00 | 194.00 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 26 | Jaime Guerra | Consul | Mexico | 51.00 | 56.00 | 59.50 | 166.50 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 26 | Sören von Rönne | Taggi | Germany | 56.00 | 72.50 | 87.00 | 215.50 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 26 | Enrique Sarasola Jr. | Minstrel | Spain | 56.00 | 56.00 | 78.00 | 190.00 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 30 | James Kernan | Touchdown | Ireland | 52.00 | 36.00 | 59.50 | 147.50 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 30 | Carlos da Motta | Wendy | Brazil | 19.00 | 72.50 | 64.00 | 155.50 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 30 | Morten Aasen | Animo | Norway | 42.00 | 72.50 | 46.00 | 160.50 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 33 | Hirokazu Higashira | Baltimore | Japan | 42.00 | 33.50 | 61.50 | 137.00 | 17.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 34 | Mark Todd | Double Take | New Zealand | 70.50 | 72.50 | — | 143.00 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 35 | Peter Gotz | Didi | South Africa | 64.50 | 56.00 | 84.50 | 205.00 | 20.25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 36 | Ulrika Hedin | Lipton | Sweden | 30.50 | 56.00 | 51.00 | 137.50 | 20.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 37 | Valerio Sozzi | Pamina | Italy | 63.00 | 43.00 | 61.50 | 167.50 | 24.25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 38 | Takashi Tomura | Dorina | Japan | 47.00 | 63.00 | 69.00 | 179.00 | 24.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 39 | Ryuzo Okuno | Milky Way | Japan | 48.00 | 33.50 | 70.00 | 151.50 | 25.25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 40 | Peter Charles | Kruger | Ireland | 37.00 | 64.00 | 68.00 | 169.00 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 41 | Jennifer Foster | Zeus | Canada | 70.50 | 50.50 | 71.00 | 192.00 | 28.75 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 42 | Jos Lansink | Egano | Netherlands | 82.50 | 84.50 | — | 167.00 | EL | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 43 | Tim Grubb | Denizen | Great Britain | 49.50 | 50.50 | 81.00 | 181.00 | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 43 | Hubert Bourdy | Razzia du Poncel | France | 56.00 | 72.50 | 86.00 | 214.50 | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 45 | Michel Robert | Nonix | France | 82.50 | 19.00 | 78.00 | 179.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 46 | Cayetano Martínez | Palestro II | Spain | 49.50 | 36.00 | 57.00 | 142.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 47 | Anatoly Timoshenko | Prints | Unified Team | 24.00 | 32.00 | 78.00 | 134.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 48 | Harvey Wilson | Mayday | New Zealand | 36.00 | 45.50 | 48.00 | 129.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 49 | Hirosuke Tomizawa | Don Carlos | Japan | 26.00 | 36.00 | 67.00 | 129.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 50 | Otto Becker | Lucky Luke | Germany | 22.50 | 48.00 | 57.00 | 127.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 50 | Vitor Teixeira | Attack Z | Brazil | 34.00 | 44.00 | 49.50 | 127.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 52 | Jaime Azcárraga | Chin Chin | Mexico | 42.00 | 29.00 | 52.50 | 123.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 53 | Giorgio Nuti | Gaugin | Italy | 38.00 | 26.50 | 52.50 | 117.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 54 | Ian Millar | Big Ben | Canada | 42.00 | 72.50 | — | 114.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 55 | Alberto Váldes Jr. | Pilatus | Mexico | 17.00 | 42.00 | 55.00 | 114.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 56 | Jörg Münzner | Graf Grande | Austria | 64.50 | 48.00 | — | 112.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 57 | Mun Eun-jin | Equador | South Korea | 21.00 | 31.00 | 57.00 | 109.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 58 | Vilmos Göttler | Kemal 36 | Hungary | 42.00 | 14.00 | 44.00 | 100.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 59 | Bruce Goodin | Reservation | New Zealand | 22.50 | 29.00 | 45.00 | 96.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 60 | André Salah Sakakini | Getaway | Egypt | 27.00 | 12.00 | 54.00 | 93.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 61 | Willi Melliger | Quinta C | Switzerland | 46.00 | 39.50 | — | 85.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 62 | Dirk Demeersman | Edelbert | Belgium | 56.00 | 21.50 | — | 77.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 63 | Anne Kursinski | Cannonball | United States | — | 72.50 | — | 72.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 64 | Manuel Torres | Kos | Colombia | 8.00 | 13.00 | 49.50 | 70.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 65 | Nelson Pessoa Filho | Vivaldi | Brazil | 28.00 | 39.50 | — | 67.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 66 | Henrik Lannér | Cantadou | Sweden | 25.00 | 39.50 | — | 64.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 67 | Mun Hyeon-jin | French Rapture | South Korea | 16.00 | — | 47.00 | 63.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 68 | Paul Darragh | Killelea | Ireland | 42.00 | 16.00 | — | 58.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 69 | Charles Holzer | Manassas County | Virgin Islands | 12.00 | 45.50 | — | 57.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 70 | Nick Skelton | Dollar Girl | Great Britain | — | 56.00 | — | 56.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 71 | Gianni Govoni | Larry | Italy | 30.50 | 24.00 | — | 54.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 72 | Hermann Weiland | Dufy 2 | Croatia | 30.50 | 21.50 | — | 52.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 72 | Franke Sloothaak | Prestige | Germany | 30.50 | 21.50 | — | 52.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 74 | Bert Romp | Waldo E | Netherlands | 33.00 | 15.00 | — | 48.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 75 | Eddie Macken | Welfenkrone | Ireland | 13.00 | 26.50 | — | 39.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 75 | Jean-Claude Van Geenberghe | Queen of Diamonds | Belgium | 18.00 | 21.50 | — | 39.50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 77 | Denise Cojuangco | Nimmerdor | Philippines | 11.00 | 25.00 | — | 36.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 78 | Lone Kroman Petersen | Qludy | Denmark | 35.00 | — | — | 35.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 79 | Gonda Betrix | Tommy 29 | South Africa | 10.00 | 17.00 | — | 27.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 80 | Hugo Gamboa | Kung-Fu | Colombia | 14.00 | 11.00 | — | 25.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 81 | Beth Underhill | Monopoly | Canada | 15.00 | — | — | 15.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 82 | Kim Seung-hwan | Arizona | South Korea | 9.00 | — | — | 9.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 83 | Yu Jeong-jae | Casual | South Korea | — | — | — | 0.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 83 | José Maurer | America | Mexico | — | — | — | 0.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 83 | Jorge Matias | Windus | Portugal | — | — | — | 0.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 83 | Boris Boor | Love Me Tender | Austria | — | — | — | 0.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 83 | Jiří Pecháček | Garta | Czechoslovakia | — | — | — | 0.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |