The Equestrian Events at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome included dressage, eventing, and show jumping. Eventing and show jumping presented both individual and team medals, dressage presented only individual medals. The competitions were held from September 5, 1960 to September 11, 1960.
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual dressage |
Sergei Filatov and Absent Soviet Union (URS) |
Gustav Fischer and Wald Switzerland (SUI) |
Josef Neckermann and Asbach Germany (EUA) |
| Individual eventing |
Lawrence Morgan and Salad Days Australia (AUS) |
Neale Lavis and Mirrabooka Australia (AUS) |
Anton Bühler and Gay Spark Switzerland (SUI) |
| Team eventing |
Australia (AUS) Lawrence Morgan and Salad Days Neale Lavis and Mirrabooka Bill Roycroft and Our Solo |
Switzerland (SUI) Anton Bühler and Gay Spark Hans Schwarzenbach and Burn Trout Rudolf Günthardt and Atbara |
France (FRA) Jack le Goff and Image Guy Lefrant and Nicias Jehan le Roy and Garden |
| Individual jumping |
Raimondo D'Inzeo and Posillipo Italy (ITA) |
Piero D'Inzeo and The Rock Italy (ITA) |
David Broome and Sunsalve Great Britain (GBR) |
| Team jumping |
Germany (EUA) Hans Günter Winkler and Halla Fritz Thiedemann and Meteor Alwin Schockemöhle and Ferdl |
United States (USA) Frank Chapot and Trail Guide William Steinkraus and Ksar d'Esprit George H. Morris and Sinjon |
Italy (ITA) Raimondo D'Inzeo and Posillipo Piero D'Inzeo and The Rock Antonio Oppes and The Scholar |
In the 1960 Summer Olympics, 159 contestants, including 151 men and 8 women, competed from 29 countries. The youngest participant was Min Gwan-Gi from South Korea at 18 years old, while the oldest rider was Lilian Williams from Great Britain at 65 years old.[1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Germany (EUA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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