2008 Olympic Host City: Beijing, China, Equestrian Host City: Hong Kong
- Canada broke 32-year drought in individual medals and claimed a first-ever individual gold medal in show jumping
- Eric Lamaze was also the only double-medalist (indivdual gold plus team silver) for Canada in these Olympics, in any sport
- Lamaze and Rolf Goran Bengtsson jumped off for the gold medal and had identical jump-off times
- Although Bengtsson was not among the individual medal favourites, this marked second Olympic silver medal, having earned team silver in 2004
| GOLD |
Eric Lamaze |
Hickstead |
Canada |
0 + j/o |
| SILVER |
Rolf Goran Bengtsson |
Ninja |
Sweden |
0 + j/o |
| BRONZE |
Beezie Madden |
Authentic |
U.S.A. |
4 + j/o |
2004 Athens, Greece
- Canada did not qualify a team, only qualifying one individual
| GOLD |
*Rodrigo Pessoa |
Baloubet du Rouet |
Brazil |
8 + j/o |
| SILVER |
** Chris Kappler |
Royal Kaliber |
U.S.A. |
8 + j/o |
| BRONZE |
Marco Kutscher |
Montender |
Germany |
0 |
|
* The gold medal was originally won by Cian O'Connor, of Ireland, on Waterford Crystal. It was later awarded to Pessoa, as a result of a positive drug test on Waterford Crystal.
** Chris Kappler was originally awarded the bronze medal after a jump-off for the silver with Pessoa. Kappler moved up to the silver when Pessoa moved up to the gold.
2000 Sydney, Australia
- The 2000 Games saw the emergence of Saudi Arabians as medal contenders. The surprise individual bronze medal won by a Saudi Arabian was almost an individual gold medal, the individual contest was decided by a close jump-off for the gold medal.
| GOLD |
Jeroen Dubbeldam |
de Sjiem |
Holland |
4 + j/o |
| SILVER |
Albert Voorn |
Lando |
Holland |
4 + j/o |
| BRONZE |
Al Eid Khaled |
Khashm Al Aan |
Saudi Arabia |
4 + j/o |
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1992 Barcelona, Spain
- Beerbaum claimed the only individual Olympic gold medal of his four-medal Olympic career with a remarkable comeback after a disatrous team competition. His bridle broke in the team competition, resulting in the worst placing for Germany in Olympic show jumping history. Beerbaum came back two days later to win the individual gold medal with no faults.
| GOLD |
Ludger Beerbaum |
Classic Touch |
Germany |
0 |
| SILVER |
Piet Raymakers |
Ratina Z |
Holland |
0.25 |
| BRONZE |
Norman Dello Joio |
Irish |
U.S.A. |
4.75 |
1988 Seoul, South Korea
| GOLD |
Pierre Durand |
Jappeloup |
France |
1.25 |
| SILVER |
Greg Best |
Gem Twist |
U.S.A. |
4 + j/o |
| BRONZE |
Karsten Huck |
Nepomuck |
Germany |
4 + j/o |
1984 Los Angeles, United States
- Canadian Mario Deslauriers was part of a three-way jump-off for the bronze medal, settling for 4th place overall.
| GOLD |
Joe Fargis |
Touch of Class |
U.S.A. |
4 + j/o |
| SILVER |
Conrad Homfeld |
Abdullah |
U.S.A. |
4 + j/o |
| BRONZE |
Heidi Robbiani |
Jessica V |
Switzerland |
8 + j/o |
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union
- Canada joined a boycott by most, but not all, western nations
| GOLD |
Jan Kowalczyk |
Artemor |
Poland |
8 |
| SILVER |
Nilolai Korolkov |
Espadron |
Soviet Union |
9.5 |
| BRONZE |
Joaquin Perez Heras |
Alymony |
Mexico |
12 |
1976 Montreal, Canada
- First-time Olympian Michel Vallaincourt earned Canada's first-ever individual medal in Olympic show jumping, winning the silver medal in a three-way jump-off to decide the silver and bronze medals.
| GOLD |
Alwin Schockemoehle |
Warwick Rex |
Germany |
0 |
| SILVER |
Michel Vaillancourt |
Branch County |
Canada |
12 + j/o |
| BRONZE |
Francois Mathy |
Gai Luron |
Belgium |
12 + j/o |
1972 Munich, Germany
- Gold medalist Mancinelli had been banned in advance of the 1964 Olympics and then re-instated just before competition was to begin. He was banned for being a professional, therefore, not eligible.The decision was overturned because it was revealed that he was related to the horse dealer for whom he rode. Three Olympic Games later he won the gold medal.
- Canada's Jim Day tied for fourth place.
| GOLD |
Graziano Mancinelli |
Ambassador |
Italy |
8 + j/o |
| SILVER |
Ann Moore |
Psalm |
Great Britain |
8 + j/o |
| BRONZE |
Neal Shapiro |
Sloopy |
U.S.A. |
8 + j/o |
1968 Mexico City, Mexico
- Canada's Jim Elder finished sixth after being part of a jump-off for the bronze medal.
- Marion Coakes became the first woman to earn an individual medal in Olympic show jumping and her mount, Stroller, was a pony!
| GOLD |
Bill Steinkraus |
Snowbound |
U.S.A. |
4 |
| SILVER |
Marion Coakes |
Stroller |
Great Britain |
8 |
| BRONZE |
David Broome |
Mister Softee |
Great Britain |
12 + j/o |
1964 Tokyo, Japan
| GOLD |
Pierre Jonqueres d’Oriola |
Lutteur |
France |
9.00 |
| SILVER |
Hermann Schridde |
Dozent |
Germany |
13.75 |
| BRONZE |
Peter Robson |
Firecrest |
Great Britain |
16.00 |
1960 Rome, Italy
- Italy's D'Inzeo brothers were both on the podium again, moving up one place each this time. They remain the only siblings to stand on the individual medal podium together in Olympic show jumping.
| GOLD |
Raimondo D’Inzeo |
Posillipo |
Italy |
12 |
| SILVER |
Piero D’Inzeo |
The Rock |
Italy |
16 |
| BRONZE |
David Broome |
Sunslave |
Great Britain |
23 |
1956 Olympic Host City: Melbourne, Australia, Equestrian Host City: Stockholm, Sweden
- The D'Inzeo brothers from Italy became the first siblings to reach the individual Olympic medal podium together in the same Olympic Games in show jumping.
| GOLD |
Hans Gunter Winkler |
Halla |
Germany |
4 |
| SILVER |
Raimondo D’Inzeo |
Merano |
Italy |
8 |
| BRONZE |
Piero D’Inzeo |
Uruguay |
Italy |
11 |
1952 Helsinki, Finland
| GOLD |
Pierre Jonqueres d’Oriola |
Ali Baba |
France |
8 + j/o |
| SILVER |
Oscar Christi Gallo |
Bambi |
Chile |
8 + j/o |
| BRONZE |
Fritz Thiedemann |
Meteor |
Germany |
8 + j/o |
1948 London, England
| GOLD |
Humberto Mariles Cortes |
Arete |
Mexico |
6.25 |
| SILVER |
Ruben Uriza |
Harvey |
Mexico |
8 + j/o |
| BRONZE |
Jean d’Orgeix |
Sucre de Pomme |
France |
8 + j/o |
1944
Not held due to World War II
1940
Not held due to World War II
1936 Berlin, Germany
| GOLD |
Kurt Hasse |
Tora |
Germany |
4 + j/o |
| SILVER |
Henri Rang |
Delfis |
Romania |
4 + j/o |
| BRONZE |
Jozsef Platthy |
Sello |
Hungary |
8 + j/o |
1932 Los Angeles, United States
- Courses were tough at these Games and no team finished in the team event, however, there was an upset winner in the individual. Japanese rider Takeichi Nishi won the gold medal, but was subsequently killed in World War II, reportedly in a mass suicide of Japanese soldiers on the island of Iwo Jima.
| GOLD |
Takeichi Nishi |
Uranus |
Japan |
8 |
| SILVER |
Harry Chamberlain |
Show Girl |
U.S.A. |
12 |
| BRONZE |
Clarence von Rosen Jr. |
Empire |
Sweden |
16 |
1928 Amsterdam, Holland
| GOLD |
Frantisek Ventura |
Eliot |
Czechoslovakia |
0 + j/o |
| SILVER |
Pierre Bertran de Balanda |
Papillon |
France |
0 + j/o |
| BRONZE |
Charley Kuhn |
Pepita |
Switzerland |
0 + j/o |
1924 Paris, France
| GOLD |
Alphonse Gemuseus |
Lucette |
Switzerland |
6.00 |
| SILVER |
Tommaso Lequio di Assaba |
Trebecco |
Italy |
8.75 |
| BRONZE |
Adam Krolikiewicz |
Picador |
Poland |
10.00 |
1920 Antwerp, Belgium
| GOLD |
Tommaso Lequio di Assaba |
Trebecco |
Italy |
2 |
| SILVER |
Silver Alessandro Valerio |
Cento |
Italy |
3 |
| BRONZE |
Carl-Gustaf Lewenhaupt |
Mon Coeur |
Sweden |
4 |
1916
Not held due to World War I
1912 Stockholm, Sweden
- No scores available, as the scoring system was different.
| GOLD |
Jean Cariou |
Mignon |
France |
| SILVER |
Rabod Wilhelm von Koecher |
Dohna |
Germany |
| BRONZE |
Emanuel de Blommaert de Soye |
Clonmore |
Belgium |
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