| | Event type
Individual, Men
| Date | 12 – 13 August 1936 — 7:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Maifeld, Reichssportfeld, Berlin | |
| Participants | 29 from 11 countries | |
| Format | Placement by ordinals, with ties broken by total points. | |
Dressage is a fully judged event so it was not surprising that Germany won both the gold and silver medals in Berlin. The traditional powers in this discipline had been Sweden and France to this time, but Germany would later become dominant. Gold was won by Heinz Pollay and silver by Friedrich Gerhard, while the bronze went to Austrian Alois Podhajsky. Pollay would return to the Olympics in 1952 and win a bronze medal in team dressage. Fifth-place went to Frenchman André Jousseaumé who had also placed fifth in 1932. He would compete in dressage at the 1948, 1952, and 1956 Olympics, winning individual silver and bronze medals at London in 1948, and Helsinki in 1952, respectively.
| Pos | Competitor | Horse | NOC | Ordinals | Points | Judge #1 | Judge #2 | Judge #3 | Judge #4 | Judge #5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinz Pollay | Kronos |  GER | 1,760.00 | – | 341.50 (4) | 356.50 (1) | 343.50 (4) | 377.50 (1) | 341.00 (5) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Friedrich Gerhard | Absinth | GER | 1,745.50 | – | 346.00 (3) | 333.50 (7) | 345.00 (3) | 376.50 (2) | 344.50 (3) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Alois Podhajsky | Nero |  AUT | 1,721.50 | – | 339.50 (5) | 343.50 (4) | 372.00 (1) | 314.50 (7) | 352.00 (2) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Gregor Adlercreutz | Teresina |  SWE | 1,675.00 | – | 372.00 (1) | 334.50 (6) | 351.50 (2) | 307.00 (8) | 310.00 (9) | |||
| 5 | André Jousseaumé | Favorite |  FRA | 1,642.50 | – | 309.00 (=8) | 339.50 (5) | 315.00 (8) | 325.50 (4) | 353.50 (1) | |||
| 6 | Gérard de Balorre | Debaucheur | FRA | 1,634.00 | – | 309.00 (=8) | 353.50 (2) | 340.50 (5) | 316.00 (6) | 315.00 (8) | |||
| 7 | Peder Jensen | His Excellence |  DEN | 1,596.00 | – | 327.50 (7) | 326.00 (8) | 322.50 (7) | 288.50 (11) | 331.50 (6) | |||
| 8 | Pierre Versteegh | Ad Astra |  NED | 1,579.00 | – | 296.50 (13) | 321.50 (9) | 314.00 (=9) | 305.50 (9) | 341.50 (4) | |||
| 9 | Daniel Gillois | Nicolas | FRA | 1,569.50 | – | 306.50 (10) | 352.50 (3) | 290.00 (13) | 321.00 (5) | 299.50 (13) | |||
| 10 | Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski | Gimpel | GER | 1,568.50 | – | 294.50 (14) | 291.50 (15) | 326.50 (6) | 348.50 (3) | 307.50 (11) | |||
| 11 | Sven Colliander | Kal XX | SWE | 1,530.50 | – | 337.50 (6) | 316.50 (10) | 303.00 (=11) | 285.50 (15) | 288.00 (16) | |||
| 12 | Albert Dolleschall | Infant | AUT | 1,476.00 | – | 284.50 (16) | 308.00 (12) | 314.00 (=9) | 286.00 (14) | 283.50 (17) | |||
| 13 | František Jandl | Nestor |  TCH | 1,453.00 | – | 270.50 (20) | 314.00 (11) | 285.50 (=15) | 286.50 (13) | 296.50 (14) | |||
| 14 | Gusztáv Pados | Ficsur |  HUN | 1,424.00 | – | 277.00 (18) | 293.00 (14) | 289.00 (14) | 288.00 (12) | 277.00 (18) | |||
| 15 | Folke Sandström | Pergola | SWE | 1,455.00 | – | 348.00 (2) | 275.50 (21) | 277.00 (20) | 284.00 (16) | 270.50 (21) | |||
| 16 | Arthur von Pongrácz | Georgine | AUT | 1,430.00 | – | 273.00 (19) | 289.50 (=17) | 303.00 (=11) | 268.50 (18) | 296.00 (15) | |||
| 17 | Arthur Qvist | Jaspis |  NOR | 1,438.00 | – | 299.50 (12) | 270.50 (23) | 284.00 (17) | 279.50 (17) | 304.50 (12) | |||
| 18 | László Magasházy | Tücsök | HUN | 1,415.50 | – | 284.00 (17) | 289.50 (=17) | 277.50 (=18) | 291.00 (10) | 273.50 (19) | |||
| 19 | Gerard le Heux | Zonnetje | NED | 1,422.00 | – | 288.50 (15) | 286.50 (19) | 270.00 (21) | 268.00 (=19) | 309.00 (10) | |||
| 20 | Eugen Johansen | Sorte Mand | NOR | 1,388.00 | – | 302.00 (11) | 290.00 (16) | 267.50 (22) | 257.00 (22) | 271.50 (20) | |||
| 21 | Daniël Camerling Helmolt | Wodan | NED | 1,381.00 | – | 258.50 (25) | 268.00 (24) | 277.50 (=18) | 253.50 (26) | 323.50 (7) | |||
| 22 | Hans Moser | Revue |  SUI | 1,337.00 | – | 265.00 (=22) | 293.50 (13) | 285.50 (=15) | 255.00 (24) | 238.00 (29) | |||
| 23 | Stanton Babcock | Olympic |  USA | 1,330.50 | – | 265.00 (=22) | 275.00 (22) | 263.00 (23) | 268.00 (=19) | 259.50 (23) | |||
| 24 | Matěj Pechman | Ideal | TCH | 1,319.00 | – | 265.50 (21) | 284.00 (20) | 260.50 (24) | 262.50 (21) | 246.50 (=27) | |||
| 25 | Isaac Kitts | American Lady | USA | 1,265.00 | – | 246.00 (28) | 265.50 (25) | 246.00 (27) | 256.50 (23) | 251.00 (25) | |||
| 26 | Pál Keméry | Csintalan | HUN | 1,250.50 | – | 260.00 (24) | 237.00 (28) | 247.50 (26) | 240.50 (29) | 265.50 (22) | |||
| 27 | Hiram Tuttle | Si Murray | USA | 1,233.00 | – | 254.50 (26) | 226.00 (29) | 239.00 (29) | 254.50 (25) | 259.00 (24) | |||
| 28 | Bjørn Bjørnseth | Invictus | NOR | 1,224.50 | – | 227.50 (29) | 247.00 (27) | 251.00 (25) | 252.50 (27) | 246.50 (=27) | |||
| 29 | Otto Schöniger | Helios | TCH | 1,254.00 | – | 246.50 (27) | 265.00 (26) | 242.00 (28) | 251.00 (28) | 249.50 (26) |