Individual, Open
| Date | 16 – 19 October 1964 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Karuizawa Equestrian Venue, Karuizawa, Nagano | |
| Participants | 48 from 12 countries | |
| Format | Dressage, cross-country, and jumping. | |
There were 48 competitors from 12 nations. With the event now open to women, there was one female, Lana Dupont of the United States, who placed 33rd of the 34 finishers. In the dressage German Fritz Ligges took the lead over Britain’s Ben Jones and Argentina’s Carlos Moratorio. The endurance phase was a combination of roads, cross-country, and steeplechase over 32.7 km. It was considered to be quite easy but was held on a day which was quite cold, with heavy rain and fog. Three riders finished the course with perfect 118.40 scores – Australian Brien Cobcroft, Britain’s Richard Meade, and Italy’s Mauro Checcoli. After two phases this put Meade into the lead, followed by Checcoli, Ligges, and Moratorio.
The jumping saw 11 riders with clean rides, including Checcoli’s, whose perfect scores in endurance and jumping brought him the gold medal. Moratorio was also clean in jumping to move up to the silver medal, while Ligges won bronze. Meade struggled in jumping with 36 faults and dropped back to eighth place. He would improve and win the eventing gold medal at München in 1972.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Horse | NOC | Points | Dressage | Cross-Country | Jumping | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Mauro Checcoli | Surbean |  ITA | 64.40 | -54.00 (14) | 118.40 (=1) | 0.00 (=1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Carlos Moratorio | Chalan |  ARG | 56.40 | -42.00 (3) | 98.40 (7) | 0.00 (=1) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Fritz Ligges | Donkosak |  GER | 49.20 | -32.00 (1) | 91.20 (=11) | -10.00 (=13) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Michael Page | Copper Coin/Grasshopper |  USA | 47.40 | -43.00 (6) | 90.40 (13) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 5 | – | Tony Cameron | Black Salmon |  IRL | 46.53 | -70.67 (39) | 117.20 (4) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 6 | – | Horst Karsten | Condora | GER | 36.60 | -49.00 (7) | 95.60 (10) | -10.00 (=13) | |||
| 7 | – | Bill Roycroft | Eldorado |  AUS | 32.20 | -65.00 (31) | 97.20 (8) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 8 | – | Richard Meade | Barberry |  GBR | 29.73 | -52.67 (=12) | 118.40 (=1) | -36.00 (31) | |||
| 9 | – | Ben Jones | Master Bernard | GBR | 26.20 | -35.00 (2) | 91.20 (=11) | -30.00 (=26) | |||
| 10 | – | German Gazyumov | Gran |  URS | 23.47 | -57.33 (17) | 80.80 (14) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 11 | – | Paolo Angioni | King | ITA | 17.87 | -65.33 (32) | 103.20 (5) | -20.00 (=22) | |||
| 12 | – | Kevin Freeman | Gallopade | USA | 17.13 | -69.67 (=36) | 96.80 (9) | -10.00 (=13) | |||
| 13 | – | Brien Cobcroft | Stony Crossing | AUS | 8.40 | -100.00 (48) | 118.40 (=1) | -10.00 (=13) | |||
| 14 | – | Giuseppe Ravano | Royal Love | ITA | 3.53 | -69.67 (=36) | 73.20 (16) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 15 | – | J. Michael Plumb | Bold Minstrel | USA | 1.33 | -42.67 (=4) | 44.00 (23) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 16 | – | Tommy Brennan | Kilkenny | IRL | 1.13 | -57.67 (18) | 58.80 (19) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 17 | – | Elvio Flores | Legitima | ARG | -2.73 | -68.33 (34) | 75.60 (15) | -10.00 (=13) | |||
| 18 | – | John Harty | San Michele | IRL | -4.80 | -84.00 (44) | 99.20 (6) | -20.00 (=22) | |||
| 19 | – | Boris Konkov | Rumb | URS | -10.97 | -63.67 (=28) | 53.20 (21) | -0.50 (12) | |||
| 20 | – | Gerhard Schulz | Balza, X | GER | -29.07 | -60.67 (23) | 51.60 (22) | -20.00 (=22) | |||
| 21 | – | Pavel Deyev | Satrap | URS | -32.13 | -61.33 (24) | 69.20 (18) | -40.00 (=32) | |||
| 22 | – | José González | Condor |  MEX | -36.40 | -66.00 (33) | 69.60 (17) | -40.00 (=32) | |||
| 23 | – | Jack Le Goff | Leopard |  FRA | -37.87 | -52.67 (=12) | 54.80 (20) | -40.00 (=32) | |||
| 24 | – | Jean de Croutte de Saint Martin | Mon Clos | FRA | -38.47 | -62.67 (27) | 34.20 (25) | -10.00 (=13) | |||
| 25 | – | Karl-Heinz Fuhrmann | Mohamet | GER | -50.00 | -58.00 (19) | 38.00 (24) | -30.00 (=26) | |||
| 26 | – | Saybattal Mursalimov | Dzhigit | URS | -53.87 | -50.67 (9) | 6.80 (27) | -10.00 (=13) | |||
| 27 | – | Hugues Landon | Laurier | FRA | -57.53 | -50.33 (8) | 2.80 (28) | -10.00 (=13) | |||
| 28 | – | Harry Freeman-Jackson | St. Finbarr | IRL | -68.73 | -52.33 (=10) | -16.40 (31) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 29 | – | Juan Gesualdi | Morrina | ARG | -88.47 | -61.67 (=25) | -6.80 (29) | -20.00 (=22) | |||
| 30 | – | John Kelly | Brigalow | AUS | -107.87 | -64.67 (30) | -13.20 (30) | -30.00 (=26) | 1 | ||
| 31 | – | Eduardo Higareda | Engano | MEX | -159.67 | -61.67 (=25) | -88.00 (33) | -10.00 (=13) | |||
| 32 | – | Manuel Mendívil | Xihuilt | MEX | -178.07 | -69.67 (=36) | -108.40 (34) | 0.00 (=1) | |||
| 33 | – | Lana duPont | Mr. Wister | USA | -223.93 | -52.33 (=10) | -141.60 (36) | -30.00 (=26) | |||
| 34 | – | Mikio Chiba | Mauta |  JPN | -268.47 | -63.67 (=28) | -174.80 (37) | -30.00 (=26) | |||
| – | Julio Henry | Imperioso | ARG | – | -60.33 (22) | -113.80 (35) | – ( | ||||
| – | Neale Lavis | Mirrabooka | AUS | – | -58.33 (20) | 15.20 (26) | – ( | ||||
| – | Alessandro Argenton | Scottie | ITA | – | -59.67 (21) | -69.20 (32) | – ( | ||||
| – | Joaquín Madrigal | Principiante | MEX | – | -69.33 (35) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | James Templer | M'Lord Connolly | GBR | – | -42.67 (=4) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Masaki Matsudaira | Nippo | JPN | – | -73.33 (41) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Rikutoshi Maeda | Hogetsu | JPN | – | -76.00 (42) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Masanori Katsumoto | Eiten | JPN | – | -72.00 (40) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Jo Hyeong-Won | General |  KOR | – | -81.00 (43) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Seo Myeong-Won | Marshall | KOR | – | -84.33 (45) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Kim Yeong-Ro | Mudgeogongah | KOR | – | -86.67 (46) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Michael Bullen | Sea Breeze | GBR | – | -54.33 (15) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Jéhan Le Roy | Garden | FRA | – | -56.67 (16) | – ( | – | ||||
| – | Kim Mun-Sik | Silver Moon Light | KOR | – | -91.17 (47) | – ( | – |