Individual, Men
| Date | 11 – 14 June 1956 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Kapplöpningsbana, Ulriksdal / Fäboda, Järväfeltets Naturreservat, Sollentuna / Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm | |
| Participants | 56 from 19 countries | |
| Format | Dressage, cross-country, and jumping. | |
Incidents at the 22nd obstacle of the endurance course marred the eventing competition. The fence was a trakehner ditch, 2.50 metres in width and 1 metre in height with rails in the centre and sloping sides. It caused 28 refusals, 12 falls, and one horse fatality, Iller, who was put down after being injured from a fall at obstacle 22.
Dressage opened the three-day event, as always, with the lead taken by German Otto Rothe. The defending gold medalist, Hans von Blixen-Finecke, Jr. was in eighth place after the first day. The endurance phase often determines the eventing medals and it did in Stockholm, as Sweden’s Petrus Kastenman had the best score with +69.87 and moved into the lead, ahead of Germany’s August Lütke Westhues and British rider Frank Weldon. However, the competition was close and if anyone of those three faltered in the jumping, the gold medal could change hands. In the end, all three leaders had two faults in the jumping phase, for 20 penalty points, and there was no change in final standings, with Kastenman winning the gold medal, followed by Lütke Westhues and Weldon.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Horse | NOC | Points | Dressage | Cross-Country | Jumping | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Petrus Kastenman | Iluster |  SWE | -66.53 | -116.40 (12) | 69.87 (1) | -20.00 (=22) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | August Lütke Westhues | Trux von Kamax |  GER | -84.87 | -129.60 (=23) | 64.73 (2) | -20.00 (=22) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Frank Weldon | Kilbarry |  GBR | -85.48 | -103.20 (4) | 37.72 (6) | -20.00 (=22) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Lev Baklyshkin | Guimnast |  URS | -96.65 | -119.20 (13) | 42.55 (5) | -20.00 (=22) | |||
| 5 | – | Genko Rashkov | Euphoria |  BUL | -111.23 | -146.00 (=37) | 44.77 (4) | -10.00 (=2) | |||
| 6 | – | Laurence Rook | Wild Venture | GBR | -119.64 | -101.60 (2) | -4.29 (12) | -13.75 (21) | |||
| 7 | – | Giancarlo Gutierrez | Wiston |  ITA | -136.43 | -138.80 (29) | 12.37 (10) | -10.00 (=2) | |||
| 8 | – | Juan Martín Merbilháa | Gitana I |  ARG | -136.46 | -150.00 (=40) | 23.54 (9) | -10.00 (=2) | |||
| 9 | – | Adriano Capuzzo | Tuft of Heather | ITA | -139.41 | -145.60 (36) | 26.19 (8) | -20.00 (=22) | |||
| 10 | – | Bill Mullins | Charleville |  IRL | -145.48 | -166.00 (51) | 31.02 (7) | -10.50 (19) | |||
| 11 | – | Brian Crago | Radar |  AUS | -147.42 | -124.80 (18) | -12.62 (15) | -10.00 (=2) | |||
| 12 | – | Bertie Hill | Countryman III | GBR | -150.36 | -108.40 (7) | -31.71 (18) | -10.25 (18) | |||
| 13 | – | Hans Christian Andersen | Tom |  DEN | -154.40 | -120.40 (15) | -24.00 (17) | -10.00 (=2) | |||
| 14 | – | Bunty Thompson | Brown Sugar | AUS | -155.06 | -154.40 (46) | 9.34 (11) | -10.00 (=2) | |||
| 15 | – | Otto Rothe | Sissi | GER | -158.04 | -98.40 (1) | -49.64 (20) | -10.00 (=2) | |||
| 16 | – | John Rumble | Cilroy |  CAN | -162.53 | -122.80 (16) | -19.73 (16) | -20.00 (=22) | |||
| 17 | – | Harry Freeman-Jackson | Cellarstown | IRL | -170.81 | -153.20 (45) | -7.61 (13) | -10.00 (=2) | |||
| 18 | – | Kemal Özçelik | Eskimo |  TUR | -186.21 | -166.80 (52) | -9.41 (14) | -10.00 (=2) | |||
| 19 | – | Jim Elder | Colleen | CAN | -193.69 | -141.20 (=30) | -42.49 (19) | -10.00 (=2) | |||
| 20 | – | Brian Herbinson | Tara | CAN | -216.50 | -131.20 (25) | -75.30 (21) | -10.00 (=2) | |||
| 21 | – | Klaus Wagner | Prinzeß | GER | -233.00 | -102.40 (3) | -130.60 (24) | 0.00 (1) | |||
| 22 | – | Eduardo Cano | Why | ARG | -242.01 | -152.80 (=43) | -79.21 (22) | -10.00 (=2) | |||
| 23 | – | Lars Kirkebjerg | Havanna | DEN | -267.68 | -141.20 (=30) | -116.48 (23) | -10.00 (=2) | |||
| 24 | – | Hans, Baron von Blixen-Finecke, Jr. | Jubal | SWE | -286.38 | -110.40 (8) | -138.48 (26) | -37.50 (32) | |||
| 25 | – | Jean Saint-Fort Paillard | Farceur |  FRA | -294.90 | -125.60 (19) | -159.30 (28) | -10.00 (=2) | |||
| 26 | – | Nikolay Shelenkov | Satrap | URS | -297.68 | -129.20 (=21) | -148.48 (27) | -20.00 (=22) | |||
| 27 | – | Ernie Barker | Dandy | AUS | -317.50 | -134.40 (27) | -161.60 (29) | -21.50 (31) | |||
| 28 | – | Carlos de la Serna | Fanion | ARG | -345.71 | -146.00 (=37) | -189.71 (31) | -10.00 (=2) | |||
| 29 | – | Joaquim Silva | Heléboro |  POR | -349.55 | -149.20 (39) | -190.35 (32) | -10.00 (=2) | |||
| 30 | – | Milo Gmür | Romeo |  SUI | -378.51 | -111.20 (10) | -227.31 (33) | -40.00 (=33) | |||
| 31 | – | Roland Perret | Erlfried | SUI | -405.18 | -105.60 (5) | -259.58 (34) | -40.00 (=33) | |||
| 32 | – | Giuseppe Molinari | Uccello | ITA | -415.30 | -124.40 (17) | -270.90 (36) | -20.00 (=22) | |||
| 33 | – | Samuel Koechlin | Goya | SUI | -577.21 | -150.00 (=40) | -407.21 (39) | -20.00 (=22) | |||
| 34 | – | Fernando Cavaleiro | Matre | POR | -657.24 | -152.00 (42) | -459.99 (40) | -45.25 (36) | |||
| 35 | – | Valerian Kuybyshev | Perekop | URS | -718.00 | -110.80 (9) | -567.20 (41) | -40.00 (=33) | |||
| 36 | – | Reijo Kuistila | Lamora |  FIN | -950.77 | -142.80 (=33) | -795.72 (42) | -12.25 (20) | |||
| – | Walter Staley | Mud Dauber |  USA | – | -182.00 (56) | 47.43 (3) | – ( | ||||
| – | Gheorghe Soare | Cabala |  ROU | – | -142.80 (=33) | -164.94 (30) | – ( | ||||
| – | Nail Gönenlı | Temel | TUR | – | -133.60 (26) | -136.57 (25) | – | ||||
| – | Jack Burton | Huntingfield | USA | – | -155.60 (47) | -261.00 (35) | – | ||||
| – | Alain Bouchet | Ferney | FRA | – | -112.40 (11) | -357.85 (37) | – | ||||
| – | Konstantin Venkov | Greibel | BUL | – | -129.60 (=23) | -400.98 (38) | – | ||||
| – | Ian Hume-Dudgeon | Copper Coin/Grasshopper | IRL | – | -158.00 (48) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Gheorghe Langa | Bolero | ROU | – | -142.40 (32) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Karl Ammitzbøll | Kajus | DEN | – | -129.20 (=21) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Johan Asker | Iller | SWE | – | -119.60 (14) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Álvaro Sabbo | Marto | POR | – | -173.20 (54) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Kari Tolvanen | Lariina | FIN | – | -107.60 (6) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Fethi Gürcan | Rih | TUR | – | -143.20 (35) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Frank Duffy | Drop Dead | USA | – | -162.40 (50) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Faustino Domínguez | Anfitrion |  ESP | – | -170.80 (53) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Joaquín Nogueras | Thalia | ESP | – | -161.60 (49) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Virgil Bărbuceanu | Brebenel | ROU | – | -136.00 (28) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Hernando Espinosa | Al-Herrasan | ESP | – | -177.60 (55) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Rashko Fratev | Naphtaline | BUL | – | -126.80 (20) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Kaarlo Anttinen | Locarno | FIN | – | -152.80 (=43) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Guy Lefrant | Nicias | FRA | – | – ( | – | – |