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Team, Men

Date10 – 13 August 1948
StatusOlympic
LocationArmy's Command Central Stadium, Aldershot Military Town / Tweseldown Racecourse, Fleet, Hampshire
Participants42 from 14 countries
FormatThree rider teams, all three scores to count. Team/individual competitions held concurrently.

Fourteen teams were entered with teams of three riders. The team scores would be the sum of the three riders individual scores, thus all three horsemen had to finish the individual event, and in the end only five teams would manage to do that. After the opening dressage phase, Switzerland led, followed by France and the United States, with all 14 teams advancing, as one would expect. The endurance course was considered to be somewhat easy, but Great Britain and Turkey did not have three riders finish, and France dropped back to last place as their riders struggled. Denmark and Sweden tied for first in the endurance phase, and after two sections, Denmark led, followed by the United States and Sweden.

Only 10 teams started the jumping phase, and only five would finish the course. The jumping phase was won by Sweden, with Switzerland second and the United States third. This brought the USA the gold medal in a narrow victory over Sweden, with Mexico, which had been steady in all three phases, winning the bronze medal.

PosNumberCompetitorsHorseNOCPoints
1United StatesUSA-161.50Gold
Frank Henry Swing Low-21.00
Charles Anderson Reno Palisade-26.50
Earl Thomson Reno Rhythm-114.00
2SwedenSWE-165.00Silver
Robert Selfelt Claque-25.00
Olof Stahre Komet-70.00
Sigurd Svensson Dust-70.00
3MexicoMEX-305.25Bronze
Humberto Mariles Parral-61.75
Raúl Campero Tarahumara-120.50
Joaquín Solano Malinche-123.00
4SwitzerlandSUI-404.50
Alfred Blaser Mahmud-59.25
Toni Bühler Amour Amour-95.00
Pierre Musy Französin-250.25
5SpainESP-422.50
Joaquín Nogueras Epsom-41.00
Fernando Gazapo Vivian-179.25
Santiago Martínez Fogoso-202.25
DNFDenmarkDEN
Erik Carlsen Esja-44.00
Kai Aage Krarup Rollo-65.00
Niels Mikkelsen St. HansDNF
DNFArgentinaARG
Francisco Carrere Rosarino-59.00
Julio César Sagasta Cherenda Cue-92.50
José María Sagasta MandingaDNF
DNFPortugalPOR
Fernando Cavaleiro Satari-55.00
Fernando Paes Zuari-167.50
António Serôdio AbstratoDNF
DNFGreat BritainGBR
Peter Borwick Liberty-80.25
Lyndon Bolton Sylveste-182.00
Duggie Stewart Dark SealDNF
DNFItalyITA
Fabio Mangilli Guerriero de Capestrano-55.00
Raimondo D'Inzeo Regate-223.00
Eugenio Montessoro Tic TacDNF
DNFFranceFRA
Bernard Chevallier Aiglonne4.00
René Emanuelli Tourtourelle-303.25
André Jousseaumé GigoloDNF
DNFBrazilBRA
Aëcio Coelho Guapo-52.00
Renyldo Ferreira Indio-250.00
Anísio da Silva Rocha CariocaDNF
DNFFinlandFIN
Adolf Ehrnrooth Lilia-110.00
Mauno Roiha Roa-202.00
Arvo Haanpää UpeaDNF
DNFTurkeyTUR
Eyüp Yiğittürk OzbekDNF
Salih Koç CesurDNF
Ziya Azak RuzgarDNF