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Equestrian at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping

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Individual jumping
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Equestrian pictogram
VenueSanta Anita Racetrack
Date12 August
Competitors51 from 21 nations
Winning total4.00 faults
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joseph Fargis
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Conrad Homfeld
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Heidi Robbiani
 Switzerland
← 1980
1988 →

The individual show jumping at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place on 12 August at the Santa Anita Racetrack.[1] The event was open to both men and women. There were 51 competitors from 21 nations. The event was won by Joseph Fargis of the United States, the nation's first victory in individual jumping since 1968 and second overall, third-most all-time behind France and Italy with 3. His teammate Conrad Homfeld earned silver. Heidi Robbiani earned Switzerland's first medal in the event since 1928 with her bronze.

Background

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This was the 17th appearance of the event, which had first been held at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been held at every Summer Olympics at which equestrian sports have been featured (that is, excluding 1896, 1904, and 1908). It is the oldest event on the current programme, the only one that was held in 1900.[2] The team and individual events remained separated, as they had been starting in 1968.

Due to the American-led boycott in 1980 and the Soviet-led boycott in 1984, only fourth-place finisher Oswaldo Méndez of Guatemala returned from the 1980 Games. Unlike Moscow 1980, the 1984 Games were unaffected, since all of the top riders were from the Western nations. The favorite was 1982 World Cup winner Melanie Smith, leading an unusually strong American team.[2]

No nations made their debut in the event. France competed for the 15th time, most of any nation.

Competition format

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The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1952. The elimination feature added in 1968 returned after not being used in 1980 due to a small field; the number of riders advancing from the first round to the second was increased to 25 from 20 (the number of advancing riders in 1972 and 1976). Both rounds were combined to determine placement. Ties for medal positions would be broken through a jump-off.

Schedule

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All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 12 August 1984 7:00 Round 1
Round 2

Results

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Rank Rider Horse Nation Round 1 Round 2 Total Jump-off
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joseph Fargis Touch of Class  United States 0.00 4.00 4.00 0.00
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Conrad Homfeld Abdullah  United States 4.00 0.00 4.00 8.00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Heidi Robbiani Jessica V  Switzerland 4.00 4.00 8.00 0.00
4 Mario Deslauriers Aramis  Canada 4.00 4.00 8.00 4.00
5 Bruno Candrian Slygof  Switzerland 4.00 4.00 8.00 8.00
6 Luis Álvarez de Cervera Jexico de Park  Spain 4.25 4.25 8.50
7 Frédéric Cottier Flambeau C  France 8.00 4.00 12.00
Paul Schockemöhle Deister  West Germany 8.00 4.00 12.00
Melanie Smith Calypso  United States 4.00 8.00 12.00
10 Luis Astolfi Feinschnitt "Z"  Spain 5.25 8.50 13.75
11 Peter Luther Livius  West Germany 12.00 4.00 16.00
Franke Sloothaak Farmer  West Germany 8.00 8.00 16.00
13 Tim Grubb Linky  Great Britain 8.25 9.00 16.25
14 John Whitaker Ryans Son  Great Britain 12.00 8.00 20.00
Gerardo Tazzer Magod  Mexico 12.00 8.00 20.00
Ian Millar Big Ben  Canada 12.00 8.00 20.00
Pierre Durand Jr. Jappeloup  France 12.00 8.00 20.00
18 Fernando Senderos Masacre  Mexico 12.75 8.00 20.75
19 Hugh Graham Elrond  Canada 13.00 8.00 21.00
20 Philippe Rozier Jiva  France 16.00 8.00 24.00
Giorgio Nuti Impedoumi  Italy 12.00 12.00 24.00
22 Bruno Scolari Joyaud'or  Italy 16.00 12.00 28.00
Hugo Simon The Freak  Austria 12.00 16.00 28.00
24 Michael Whitaker Overton Amanda  Great Britain 0.00 28.50 28.50
25 Herman Van Den Broeck Wellington  Belgium 16.00 16.25 32.25
26 Jeff McVean King Omega  Australia 12.50 24.25 36.75
27 Shuichi Toki The Shinto  Japan 10.50 Elim.
28 Gerry Mullins Ruckbarton  Ireland 16.25 Did not advance
29 Ove Hansen Sancerre  Norway 16.50 Did not advance
Greg Eurell Mr. Shrimpton  Australia 16.50 Did not advance
31 Jaime Azcárraga Royal Today  Mexico 18.00 Did not advance
32 Jorge Carneiro Testarudo  Brazil 21.25 Did not advance
33 Caio Sérgio de Carvalho Virtuoso  Brazil 23.25 Did not advance
34 Yoshihiro Nakano Colman  Japan 24.00 Did not advance
35 Alfredo Sone Trumao  Chile 24.25 Did not advance
36 George Sanna Kite  Australia 24.50 Did not advance
Graziano Mancinelli Ideal de la Haye  Italy 24.50 Did not advance
38 Willi Melliger Van Gogh  Switzerland 24.75 Did not advance
39 Peter Eriksson Imperator  Sweden 25.75 Did not advance
40 Justo Albarracín Collon Cura de Tatu  Argentina 26.50 Did not advance
41 Alberto Honrubia Kaoua  Spain 27.00 Did not advance
42 Américo Simonetti Amaranto  Chile 28.25 Did not advance
Ferdi Tyteca 't Soulaiky  Belgium 28.25 Did not advance
44 Victor Contador Tostao  Chile 40.00 Did not advance
45 Marcelo Blessman Alpes  Brazil 44.00 Did not advance
46 Takashi Tomura Purplex  Japan 48.25 Did not advance
Eduardo Zone Cardal  Argentina 48.25 Did not advance
Martín Mallo Gonzo  Argentina DNF Did not advance
Axel Verlooy Vrijheid  Belgium DNF Did not advance
Oswaldo Méndez Love Forever  Guatemala Elim. Did not advance
John Cottle Arturo  New Zealand Elim. Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1984 Los Angeles Equestrian Games: Mixed Jumping, Individual". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Jumping, Individual, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 February 2021.