Equestrian events at the Friendship Games
Equestrian events at the Friendship Games included show jumping, dressage and eventing in both individual and team competitions. Events were held on three venues in Poland: Jumping events were held in Sopot between 6 and 10 August, dressage – at the Książ Landscape Park near Wałbrzych between 17 and 19 August, while eventing was held at the Modern Pentathlon and Equestrian Centre of the Lubusz Sports Club "Lumel" in Drzonków on 23–26 August 1984.
Medal summary
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual dressage |  Yuri Kovshov on Ruch (URS) | 1,705 | Yuri Kovshov on Bukiet (URS) | 1,703 | Olga Sirosh on Irtysz (URS) | 1,649 |
| Team dressage | Soviet Union (URS) Yuri Kovshov on Ruch Olga Klimko on Barbaris Olga Sirosh on Irtysz | 4,187 |  Poland (POL) Elżbieta Morciniec on Frez Bogusław Misztal on Damian Andrzej Sałacki on Mytrop | 3,867 |  East Germany (GDR) Ina Saalbach on Franziska Magrit Böchme on Nox Bernd Langren on Radames | 3,840 |
| Individual eventing | Jan Lipczyński on Elektron (POL) | 42.05 | Mirosław Szłapka on Leń (POL) | 43.50 | Valeriy Davidovich on Banitet (URS) | 50.65 |
| Team eventing | Poland (POL) Jan Lipczyński on Elektron Mirosław Szłapka on Leń Adam Prokulewicz on Lagar Bogusław Jarecki on Niewiaża | 137.20 | Soviet Union (URS) Valeriy Davidovich on Banitet Yuri Salnikov on Poplin Vladimir Tishkin on Fleur Boris Gorchakov on Zairo | 199.30 | none* | – |
| Individual jumping |  Michelle Della Casa on Scarfel (ITA) | 4 |  Stefan Scheve on Otto (FRG) | 4 | Eberhard Saul on Gobi (FRG) | 4 |
| Team jumping | West Germany (FRG) Tjark Nagel on Fregula Stefan Scheve on Otto Eberhard Saul on Gobi Kurt Grevemeier on Sylvester | 24 | Italy (ITA) Federico Menghi on Benedict Alesandro Galeazzi on Moreado Stefano Scaccobarozzi on Jasil Michelle Della Casa on Scarfel | 47 | Poland (POL) Janusz Bobik on Szampan Rudolf Mrugała on Gaudeamus Wiesław Hartman on Hart Jan Kowalczyk on Festyn East Germany (GDR) Horst Lösche on Neptun II Egbert Arndt on Hanniball Falk Siegling on Grolle Disch Rolf Günter on Duant | 60 |
* – Five teams competed, but only two completed the event.
Individual jumping jump-off
[edit]A jump-off was needed to determine the winner in the individual jumping event.
| Rider | Horse | Penalties | Time (s) | |
 | Michelle Della Casa (ITA) | Scarfel | 0 | 24.02 |
 | Stefan Scheve (FRG) | Otto | 0 | 24.23 |
 | Eberhard Saul (FRG) | Gobi | 4 | 24.41 |
Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Poland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Poland (POL)* | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Chmielewski, Zbigniew; et al. (1987). Na olimpijskim szlaku 1984. Sarajewo, Los Angeles (in Polish). Warsaw: Sport i Turystyka. pp. 197, 210. ISBN 83-217-2610-0.
- Trzciński, Tomasz; et al. (1985). Gwiazdy sportu '84 (in Polish). Warsaw: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza. p. 87. ISBN 83-03-01177-4.