Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing

Individual eventing
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Petrus Kastenman and Iluster
VenueStockholm Olympic Stadium
Date11–14 June
Competitors56 from 19 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Petrus Kastenman  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) August Lütke-Westhues  United Team of Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Francis Weldon  Great Britain
← 1952
1960 →

The individual eventing at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place between 11 and 14 June, at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium. Eventing was open to men only. It was the 9th appearance of the event.[1]

Competition format

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The team and individual eventing competitions used the same results. Eventing consisted of a dressage test, a cross-country test, and a jumping test. The competitor with the best total score (fewest penalty points) won.

  • Dressage: The eventing competition featured a dressage test. Five judges gave scores.
  • Cross-country: The cross-country test had five phases.
    • Phase A: 7.2 km roads. Time allowed was 30 minutes (240 m/min).
    • Phase B: 3.6 km steeplechase. Time allowed was 6 minutes (600 m/min).
    • Phase C: 14.4 km roads. Time allowed was 60 minutes (240 m/min).
    • Phase D: 7.65 km cross-country. Time allowed was 17 minutes (450 m/min). There were 33 obstacles.
    • Phase E: 2 km flat. Time allowed was 6 minutes (333 m/min).
  • Jumping: The jumping test had 12 obstacles.

Results

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56 riders competed.[2]

Standings after dressage

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Rank Rider Horse Nation Dressage
1 Otto Rothe Sissi  United Team of Germany -98.40
2 Arthur Rook Wild Venture  Great Britain -101.60
3 Klaus Wagner Prinzess  United Team of Germany -102.40
4 Francis Weldon Kilbarry  Great Britain -103.20
5 Roland Perret Erlfried  Switzerland -105.60
6 Kari Tolvanen Lariina  Finland -107.60
7 Bertie Hill Countryman III  Great Britain -108.40
8 Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr. Jubal  Sweden -110.40
9 Valerian Kuybyshev Perekop  Soviet Union -110.80
10 Milo Gmür Romeo  Switzerland -111.20
11 Alain Bouchet Ferney  France -112.40
12 Petrus Kastenman Iluster  Sweden -116.40
13 Lev Baklyshkin Guimnast  Soviet Union -119.20
14 Johan Asker Iller  Sweden -119.60
15 Hans Christian Andersen Tom  Denmark -120.40
16 John Rumble Cilroy  Canada -122.80
17 Giuseppe Molinari Uccello  Italy -124.40
18 Brian Crago Radar  Australia -124.80
19 Jean Saint-Fort Paillard Farceur  France -125.60
20 Rashko Fratev Naphtaline  Bulgaria -126.80
21 Nikolay Shelenkov Satrap  Soviet Union -129.20
21 Karl Ammitzböll Kajus  Denmark -129.20
23 August Lütke-Westhues Trux von Kamax  United Team of Germany -129.60
23 Konstantin Venkov Greibel  Bulgaria -129.60
25 Brian Herbinson Tara  Canada -131.20
26 Nail Gönenli Temel  Turkey -133.60
27 Ernie Barker Dandy  Australia -134.40
28 Virgil Barbuceanu Brebenel  Romania -136.00
29 Giancarlo Gutierrez Wiston  Italy -138.80
30 Jim Elder Colleen  Canada -141.20
40 Lars Kirkebjerg Havanna  Denmark -141.20
32 Gheorghe Langa Bolero  Romania -142.40
33 Reijo Kuistila Lamora  Finland -142.80
44 Gheorghe Soare Cabala  Romania -142.80
35 Fethi Gürcan Rih  Turkey -143.20
36 Adriano Capuzzo Tuft of Heather  Italy -145.60
37 Genko Rashkov Euphoria  Bulgaria -146.00
37 Carlos de la Serna Fanion  Argentina -146.00
39 Joaquim Silva Heléboro  Portugal -149.20
40 Juan Martín-Merbilháa Gitana I  Argentina -150.00
40 Samuel Koechlin Goya  Switzerland -150.00
42 Fernando Cavaleiro Marte  Portugal -152.00
43 Eduardo Cano Why  Argentina -152.80
43 Kaarlo Anttinen Locarno  Finland -152.80
45 Harry Freeman-Jackson Cellarstown  Ireland -153.20
46 Bunty Thompson Brown Sugar  Australia -154.40
47 Jack Burton Huntingfield  United States -155.60
48 Ian Hume-Dudgeon Copper Coin  Ireland -158.00
49 Joaquín Nogueras Thalia  Spain -161.60
50 Frank Duffy Drop Dead  United States -162.40
51 Bill Mullins Charleville  Ireland -166.00
52 Kemal Özçelik Eskimo  Turkey -166.80
53 Faustino Dominguez Anfitrion  Spain -170.80
54 Alvaro Sabbo Marto  Portugal -173.20
55 Hernán Espinosa Al-Herrasan  Spain -177.60
56 Walter Staley Mud Dauber  United States -182.00

Standings after cross-country

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Petrus Kastenman and Iluster tackling the cross-country course
Rank Rider Horse Nation Dressage Cross-country Total
Obstacle faults Time points Total
Stage B Stage D Total Stage B Stage D Total
1 Petrus Kastenman Iluster  Sweden -116.40 0 0 0 30.67 39.20 69.87 69.87 -46.53
2 August Lütke-Westhues Trux von Kamax  United Team of Germany -129.60 0 0 0 20.95 43.78 64.73 64.73 -64.87
3 Francis Weldon Kilbarry  Great Britain -103.20 0 -20 -20 32.38 25.34 57.72 37.72 -65.48
4 Lev Baklyshkin Guimnast  Soviet Union -119.20 0 0 0 6.86 35.69 42.55 42.55 -76.65
5 Genko Rashkov Euphoria  Bulgaria -146.00 0 0 0 14.34 30.43 44.77 44.77 -101.23
6 Arthur Rook Wild Venture  Great Britain -101.60 0 -20 -20 16.61 -0.90 15.71 -4.29 -105.89
7 Adriano Capuzzo Tuft of Heather  Italy -145.60 0 0 0 27.99 -1.80 26.19 26.19 -119.41
8 Giancarlo Gutierrez Wiston  Italy -138.80 0 -20 -20 10.29 22.08 32.37 12.37 -126.43
9 Juan Martín-Merbilháa Gitana I  Argentina -150.00 0 -20 -20 11.90 31.64 43.54 23.54 -126.46
10 Walter Staley Mud Dauber  United States -182.00 0 0 0 32.99 14.44 47.43 47.43 -134.57
11 Bill Mullins Charleville  Ireland -166.00 0 0 0 9.06 21.96 31.02 31.02 -134.98
12 Brian Crago Radar  Australia -124.80 0 0 0 4.48 -17.10 -12.62 -12.62 -137.42
13 Bertie Hill Countryman III  Great Britain -108.40 0 -80 -80 36.00 12.29 48.29 -31.71 -140.11
14 John Rumble Cilroy  Canada -122.80 0 0 0 4.27 -24.00 -19.73 -19.73 -142.53
15 Hans Christian Andersen Tom  Denmark -120.40 0 0 0 -4.20 -19.80 -24.00 -24.00 -144.40
16 Bunty Thompson Brown Sugar  Australia -154.40 0 0 0 9.13 0.21 9.34 9.34 -145.06
17 Otto Rothe Sissi  United Team of Germany -98.40 0 -80 -80 23.33 7.03 30.36 -49.64 -148.04
18 Harry Freeman-Jackson Cellarstown  Ireland -153.20 0 -40 -40 24.38 8.01 32.39 -7.61 -160.81
19 Kemal Özçelik Eskimo  Turkey -166.80 0 0 0 16.99 -26.40 -9.41 -9.41 -176.21
20 Jim Elder Colleen  Canada -141.20 0 -40 -40 11.31 -13.80 -2.49 -42.49 -183.69
21 Brian Herbinson Tara  Canada -131.20 0 -20 -20 0.20 -55.50 -55.30 -75.30 -206.50
22 Eduardo Cano Why  Argentina -152.80 0 -100 -100 11.31 9.48 20.79 -79.21 -232.01
23 Klaus Wagner Prinzess  United Team of Germany -102.40 0 -140 -140 15.70 -6.30 9.40 -130.60 -233.00
24 Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr. Jubal  Sweden -110.40 0 -200 -200 34.46 27.06 61.52 -138.48 -248.88
25 Lars Kirkebjerg Havanna  Denmark -141.20 0 -80 -80 3.72 -40.20 -36.48 -116.48 -257.68
26 Nail Gönenli Temel  Turkey -133.60 0 -140 -140 26.83 -23.40 3.43 -136.57 -270.17
27 Nikolay Shelenkov Satrap  Soviet Union -129.20 0 -140 -140 7.42 -15.90 -8.48 -148.48 -277.68
28 Jean Saint-Fort Paillard Farceur  France -125.60 0 -180 -180 36.00 -15.30 20.70 -159.30 -284.90
29 Ernie Barker Dandy  Australia -134.40 -60 -80 -140 -13.20 -8.40 -21.60 -161.60 -296.00
30 Gheorghe Soare Cabala  Romania -142.80 0 -160 -160 33.16 -38.10 -4.94 -164.94 -307.74
31 Carlos de la Serna Fanion  Argentina -146.00 -60 -140 -200 15.39 -5.10 10.29 -189.71 -335.71
32 Milo Gmür Romeo  Switzerland -111.20 0 -180 -180 2.49 -49.80 -47.31 -227.31 -338.51
33 Joaquim Silva Heléboro  Portugal -149.20 0 -140 -140 19.85 -70.20 -50.35 -190.35 -339.55
34 Roland Perret Erlfried  Switzerland -105.60 0 -180 -180 11.02[3] -90.60 -101.62 -259.58 -365.18
35 Giuseppe Molinari Uccello  Italy -124.40 0 -220 -220 4.90 -55.80 -50.90 -270.90 -395.30
36 Jack Burton Huntingfield  United States -155.60 0 -120 -120 -8.40 -132.60 -141.00 -261.00 -416.60
37 Alain Bouchet Ferney  France -112.40 0 -360 -360 24.95 -22.80 2.15 -357.85 -470.25
38 Konstantin Venkov Greibel  Bulgaria -129.60 0 -320 -320 14.42 -95.40 -80.98 -400.98 -530.58
39 Samuel Koechlin Goya  Switzerland -150.00 0 -320 -320 2.49 -89.70 -87.21 -407.21 -557.21
40 Fernando Cavaleiro Marte  Portugal -152.00 0 -420 -420 1.41 -41.40 -39.99 -459.99 -611.99
41 Valerian Kuybyshev Perekop  Soviet Union -110.80 0 -460 -460 11.90 -119.10 -107.20 -567.20 -678.00
42 Reijo Kuistila Lamora  Finland -142.80 0 -540 -540 23.58 -279.30 -255.72 -795.72 -938.52
Kari Tolvanen Lariina  Finland -107.60 Eliminated
Johan Asker Iller  Sweden -119.60 Eliminated
Rashko Fratev Naphtaline  Bulgaria -126.80 Eliminated
Karl Ammitzböll Kajus  Denmark -129.20 Eliminated
Virgil Barbuceanu Brebenel  Romania -136.00 Eliminated
Gheorghe Langa Bolero  Romania -142.40 Eliminated
Fethi Gürcan Rih  Turkey -143.20 Eliminated
Kaarlo Anttinen Locarno  Finland -152.80 Eliminated
Ian Hume-Dudgeon Copper Coin  Ireland -158.00 Eliminated
Joaquín Nogueras Thalia  Spain -161.60 Eliminated
Frank Duffy Drop Dead  United States -162.40 Eliminated
Faustino Dominguez Anfitrion  Spain -170.80 Eliminated
Alvaro Sabbo Marto  Portugal -173.20 Eliminated
Hernán Espinosa Al-Herrasan  Spain -177.60 Eliminated

Final results after jumping

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Petrus Kastenman and Iluster took the individual eventing gold medal
Rank Rider Horse Nation Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Points lost
Obstacles Time Total
1st place, gold medalist(s) Petrus Kastenman Iluster  Sweden -116.40 69.87 -20 0 -20 -66.53
2nd place, silver medalist(s) August Lütke-Westhues Trux von Kamax  United Team of Germany -129.60 64.73 -20 0 -20 -84.87
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Francis Weldon Kilbarry  Great Britain -103.20 37.72 -20 0 -20 -85.48
4 Lev Baklyshkin Guimnast  Soviet Union -119.20 42.55 -20 0 -20 -96.65
5 Genko Rashkov Euphoria  Bulgaria -146.00 44.77 -10 0 -10 -111.23
6 Arthur Rook Wild Venture  Great Britain -101.60 -4.29 -10 -3.75 -13.75 -119.64
7 Giancarlo Gutierrez Wiston  Italy -138.80 12.37 -10 0 -10 -136.43
8 Juan Martín-Merbilháa Gitana I  Argentina -150.00 23.54 -10 0 -10 -136.46
9 Adriano Capuzzo Tuft of Heather  Italy -145.60 26.19 -20 0 -20 -139.41
10 Bill Mullins Charleville  Ireland -166.00 31.02 -10 -0.5 -10.5 -145.48
11 Brian Crago Radar  Australia -124.80 -12.62 -10 0 -10 -147.42
12 Bertie Hill Countryman III  Great Britain -108.40 -31.71 -10 -0.25 -10.25 -150.36
13 Hans Christian Andersen Tom  Denmark -120.40 -24.00 -10 0 -10 -154.40
14 Bunty Thompson Brown Sugar  Australia -154.40 9.34 -10 0 -10 -155.06
15 Otto Rothe Sissi  United Team of Germany -98.40 -49.64 -10 0 -10 -158.04
16 John Rumble Cilroy  Canada -122.80 -19.73 -20 0 -20 -162.53
17 Harry Freeman-Jackson Cellarstown  Ireland -153.20 -7.61 -10 0 -10 -170.81
18 Kemal Özçelik Eskimo  Turkey -166.80 -9.41 -10 0 -10 -186.21
19 Jim Elder Colleen  Canada -141.20 -42.49 -10 0 -10 -193.69
20 Brian Herbinson Tara  Canada -131.20 -75.30 -10 0 -10 -216.50
21 Klaus Wagner Prinzess  United Team of Germany -102.40 -130.60 0 0 0 -233.00
22 Eduardo Cano Why  Argentina -152.80 -79.21 -10 0 -10 -242.01
23 Lars Kirkebjerg Havanna  Denmark -141.20 -116.48 -10 0 -10 -267.68
24 Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr. Jubal  Sweden -110.40 -138.48 -30 -7.5 -37.5 -286.38
25 Jean Saint-Fort Paillard Farceur  France -125.60 -159.30 -10 0 -10 -294.90
26 Nikolay Shelenkov Satrap  Soviet Union -129.20 -148.48 -20 0 -20 -297.68
27 Ernie Barker Dandy  Australia -134.40 -161.60 -20 -1.5 -21.5 -317.50
28 Carlos de la Serna Fanion  Argentina -146.00 -189.71 -10 0 -10 -345.71
29 Joaquim Silva Heléboro  Portugal -149.20 -190.35 -10 0 -10 -349.55
30 Milo Gmür Romeo  Switzerland -111.20 -227.31 -40 0 -40 -378.51
31 Roland Perret Erlfried  Switzerland -105.60 -259.58 -40 0 -40 -405.18
32 Giuseppe Molinari Uccello  Italy -124.40 -270.90 -20 0 -20 -415.30
33 Samuel Koechlin Goya  Switzerland -150.00 -407.21 -20 0 -20 -577.21
34 Fernando Cavaleiro Marte  Portugal -152.00 -459.99 -40 -5.25 -45.25 -657.24
35 Valerian Kuybyshev Perekop  Soviet Union -110.80 -567.20 -40 0 -40 -718.00
36 Reijo Kuistila Lamora  Finland -142.80 -795.72 -10 -2.25 -12.25 -950.77
Walter Staley Mud Dauber  United States -182.00 47.43 Eliminated
Gheorghe Soare Cabala  Romania -142.80 -164.94 Eliminated
Nail Gönenli Temel  Turkey -133.60 -136.57 Did not start Elim.
Jack Burton Huntingfield  United States -155.60 -261.00 Did not start Elim.
Alain Bouchet Ferney  France -112.40 -357.85 Did not start Elim.
Konstantin Venkov Greibel  Bulgaria -129.60 -400.98 Did not start Elim.
Kari Tolvanen Lariina  Finland -107.60 Eliminated
Johan Asker Iller  Sweden -119.60 Eliminated
Rashko Fratev Naphtaline  Bulgaria -126.80 Eliminated
Karl Ammitzböll Kajus  Denmark -129.20 Eliminated
Virgil Bărbuceanu Brebenel  Romania -136.00 Eliminated
Gheorghe Langa Bolero  Romania -142.40 Eliminated
Fethi Gürcan Rih  Turkey -143.20 Eliminated
Kaarlo Anttinen Locarno  Finland -152.80 Eliminated
Ian Hume-Dudgeon Copper Coin  Ireland -158.00 Eliminated
Joaquín Nogueras Thalia  Spain -161.60 Eliminated
Frank Duffy Drop Dead  United States -162.40 Eliminated
Faustino Domínguez Anfitrion  Spain -170.80 Eliminated
Alvaro Sabbo Marto  Portugal -173.20 Eliminated
Hernán Espinosa Al-Herrasan  Spain -177.60 Eliminated

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1956 Stockholm Equestrian Games: Men's Three-Day Event, Individual". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ^ Official Report, pp. 168–71.
  3. ^ The Official Report shows Perret's time score on this phase as -11.02, but the totals given in the Report are consistent with a score of 11.02 instead.