Equestrian Eventing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 equestrian events were mostly held at the Seo-ul Gyeong-ma Gong-won, or the Seoul Equestrian Park, in Kwachon. This was built on the site of a previous horse racing track, specifically for the 1988 Olympics, but was not finished until April 1988. After the Games, it was converted again to a race track, now called the Seoul Race Park. All the events were conducted there except for the individual show jumping final, which was held at the main Olympic Stadium, and the endurance course in eventing, which was held at Gyeong-ma Gyu-yug-won, or Wondang Ranch, 43 km north of Kwachon. All horses travelling to Korea had to spend 21 days in pre-flight quarantine, and on arrival in Seoul the horses stayed for 36 hours in quarantine at the Equestrian Park.

Team and individual eventing were contested at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, with both events held concurrently. New Zealand’s Mark Todd defended his gold medal in the individual title and West Germany took the team gold medal. Todd was the second eventer to defend an individual gold medal, after Charles Pahud de Mortanges in 1928-32.