Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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The Equestrian Events at the 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Stockholm due to the Australian quarantine regulations and included Dressage, Eventing, and Show Jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions. The competitions were held from June 11, 1956 to June 17, 1956.

Equestrian

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[edit] Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual dressage
details
Sweden Henri Saint Cyr and Juli
Sweden (SWE)
Denmark Lis Hartel and Jubilee
Denmark (DEN)
Germany Liselott Linsenhoff and Adular
Germany (EUA)
Team dressage
details
Sweden Sweden (SWE)
Henri Saint Cyr and Juli
Gehnäll Persson and Knaust
Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr. and Krest
Germany Germany (EUA)
Liselott Linsenhoff and Adular
Hannelore Weygand and Perkunos
Anneliese Küppers and Afrika
Switzerland Switzerland (SUI)
Gottfried Trachsel and Kursus
Henri Chammartin and Wöhler
Gustav Fischer and Vasello
Individual eventing
details
Sweden Petrus Kastenman and Iluster
Sweden (SWE)
Germany August Lütke-Westhues and Trux von Kamax
Germany (EUA)
Great Britain Francis Weldon and Kilbarry
Great Britain (GBR)
Team eventing
details
Great Britain Great Britain (GBR)
Francis Weldon and Kilbarry
Arthur Rook and Wild Venture
Bertie Hill and Countyman III
Germany Germany (EUA)
August Lütke-Westhues and Trux von Kamax
Otto Rothe and Sissi
Klaus Wagner and Prinzeß
Canada Canada (CAN)
John Rumble and Cilroy
Jim Elder and Colleen
Brian Herbinson and Tara
Individual jumping
details
Germany Hans Günter Winkler and Halla
Germany (EUA)
Italy Raimondo D'Inzeo and Merano
Italy (ITA)
Italy Piero D'Inzeo and Uruguay
Italy (ITA)
Team jumping
details
Germany Germany (EUA)
Hans Günter Winkler and Halla
Fritz Thiedemann and Meteor
August Lütke-Westhues and Ala
Italy Italy (ITA)
Raimondo D'Inzeo and Merano
Piero D'Inzeo and Uruguay
Salvatore Oppes and Pagoro
Great Britain Great Britain (GBR)
Wilfred White and Nizefela
Pat Smythe and Flanagan
Peter Robeson and Scorchin

[edit] Participating nations

[edit] Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Sweden Sweden (SWE) 3 0 0 3
2 Germany Germany (EUA) 2 3 1 6
3 Great Britain Great Britain (GBR) 1 0 2 3
4 Italy Italy (ITA) 0 2 1 3
5 Denmark Denmark (DEN) 0 1 0 1
6 Switzerland Switzerland (SUI) 0 0 1 1
Canada Canada (CAN) 0 0 1 1

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