Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics

The Equestrian Events at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics included Dressage, Eventing, and Show Jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions. The host country, Germany, had a stellar year, winning both individual and team gold in every equestrian event, as well as individual silver in dressage. The competitions were held from August 12, 1936 to August 16, 1936.

Medal summary

Participating nations

A total of 127 horse riders from 21 nations competed at the Berlin Games:
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Medal table

Controversy

The 1936 Olympics produced controversial results, with the Germans winning all 6 gold medals, the only time in Olympic history where one team has made a clean sweep. There were protests from all 18 teams at the Games. One incident occurred on the cross-country course in the eventing competition, where the 4th fence, a 3 ft post-and-rail dropping into a pond, produced a great number of falls. The landing was much deeper than anticipated and the footing underneath did not hold up well. However, all of the German team members made it through without a problem, suggesting that the host team might have known the true condition of the obstacle.

References

* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee medal database]
* Bryant, Jennifer O. "Olympic Equestrian, A Century of International Horse Sport". Lexington, KY: Blood-Horse Publications, 2008