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Paris, 1900
This is the first Olympic which included Equestrian as one of its category. Women was not allowed to compete in equestrian. -
Stockholm, 1912
Equestrian was not staged for the next two Olympic Games. However, it made its way back in 1912. Sweden won six medals, but it was Jacques Cariou(French) who triumphed over the most medals: Gold in individual jumping, sliver in team jumping, and bronze in individual three day event. This is also the first Olympic Game that the US won its first equestrian medal. -
Antwerp, 1920
The results were similar to the game of 1912. Sweden dominated the other countries by winning 9 medals. -
Paris, 1924
This is the first Olympic Game where an American rider, Sloan Doak, took a medal in an individual event. Fun Fact: Austria's 60 year old representative, Arthur von Pongracz, competed in the competition. He continued competing for the next two games. -
Amsterdam, 1928
The Dutch led their country to win four medals in equestrian. The Netherlands won their first team gold in the three day event. -
Los Angeles, 1932
Lt. Takeuchi Nichi, the Japanese representative, won Asia's first and only equestrian medal by claiming gold medal in the individual jumping competition. He was a member of the Japanese Army, serving at Iwo Jima. The American soldiers tried to save him, but Nichi joined in a mass suicide. -
Berlin, 1936
Germany took all six gold medals. Fun Fact: Lt. Konrad von Wangenheim was thrown off his horse twice(two different days), and broke is collar bone. He continued to ride to prevent disqualification of his country. -
London, 1948
The jumping course was really difficult, allowing only 3 teams to finish the course. Mexico won a gold medal while Spain won silver, and Great Britain bronze. -
Helsinki, 1952
Women was now allowed to compete in the category of equestrian. Lis Hartel, Denmark's representative who was paralyzed, become the first woman to win an Olympic medal(silver) in individual dressage. Fun Fact: In Helsinki's team jumping competition, Harry Llewellyn and his companion, Foxhunter, allowed the British to win a gold medal. Foxhunter received the glory, and was known that he could sign his own name. Right now, his skeleton is preserved in the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. -
Melbourne, 1956
Strict laws were against taking horses to Melbourne, so the 1956 Olympic equestrian events were held in Stockholm in June. The host performed well, Pertrus Kastenman taking victory in eventing, and Henri Saint Cyr taking victory in dressage. -
Rome, 1960
Australia's Bill Roycroft continues to compete despite his injury. This was his final competition, bringing Australia a gold medal in eventing. Fun Fact: Two horses were killed on the dangerous course. -
Tokyo, 1964
Germany claims six medals, including team gold in jumping and dressage. US managed to win a team silver in the three day event. -
Mexico City, 1968
Five competitors were tied for the individual medal with two medals apiece. Other than that, West Germany and Great Britain tied for the most team equestrian medals with four apiece. Fun Fact: The theme for equestrian in Mexico was parity. -
Munich, 1972
Liselott Linsenhoff, West Germany's representative, became the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in equestrian(in dressage). The number of women participants rose, making up 21 of 33 riders competing in the event. -
Montreal, 1976
Alwin Schockemohle, West Germany's representative as well as a factory worker, was the first rider to complete a course without any fault since 1928. Great Britain's Princess Anne competed in the individual competition, but she fell. However, she remounted the horse and completed the course, obtaining the title of 24th. -
Moscow, 1980
The US held competitions for Western riders. The jumping competition was held in Holland, eventing was held in France, and dressage in Great Britain. The Soviet Union won eight medals, leaving a record of winning more than more than half of its total in the sport. -
Los Angeles, 1984
Karen Stives became the first woman who triumphed over the silver medal in eventing. -
Seoul, 1988
The West Germans won all team competitions(3). In team dressage, Reiner Klimke claimed his eighth gold medal in the Olympics. -
Barcelona, 1992
This event was and individual parity, with seven equestrian riders winning two medals apiece. However, Germany again dominated by claiming seven medals. -
Atlanta, 1996
United States, the host, won silver in eventing, silver in team jumping, and bronze in the team dressage. -
Sydney, 2000
David O'Connor became the first American to bring home a gold medal by winning the individual eventing. Germany again captured the Olympic title in team dressage. -
Athens, 2004
Leslie Law, a representative of Great Britain, won his fist gold medal in individual eventing. He was supposed to compete in the game of 1996 Atlanta, but his horse went lame on arrival. Germany proudly claimed gold medal again. However, two horses(Argentine and French) were injured in early rounds. -
Beijing, 2008
The United States was able to claim team gold in jumping after a jump off with Canada due to a tie. However, Canada took gold in individual jumping, leaving US to take bronze. Germany earned 3 of six gold medals: Team eventing, Team dressage, and individual eventing. They also took silver and bronze in individual dressage. -
London, 2012
Great Britain won 3 of 6 gold medals: Team dressage, individual dressage, and team jumping. Charlotte Dujardin earned the highest dressage score in history by receiving 83.874 percent. Fun/Sad? Fact: Americans left the stadium empty handed, the first time since the 1956 Olympics(they did not participate).
