| | Event type
Individual, Open
| Date | 22 – 23 October 1964 — 8:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Baji Koen Equestrian Park, Setagaya, Tokyo | |
| Participants | 22 from 9 countries | |
| Format | Two rounds, total score to determine placement. | |
As in 1960 there was a preliminary round with riders advancing to a final round, although six riders advanced in 1964 as opposed to five in 1960. The final score of the top six consisted of their total score in both rounds. German Harry Boldt led the qualifying quite comfortably over Swiss Henri Chammartin. In the final round, defending gold medalist Sergey Filatov (URS) but Chammartin was close behind and his combined score brought him the gold medal by only one point over Boldt, who placed only fourth in the final round. Filatov’s final round brought him to the bronze medal. The silver and bronze medalists from Roma, Gustav Fischer and Josef Neckermann, placed fourth and fifth, respectively.
| Pos | Competitor | Horse | NOC | Points | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Chammartin | Wörmann |  SUI | 1,504 | 870 (2) | 634 (2) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Harry Boldt | Remus |  GER | 1,503 | 889 (1) | 614 (4) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Sergey Filatov | Absent |  URS | 1,486 | 847 (4) | 639 (1) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Gustav Fischer | Wald | SUI | 1,485 | 854 (3) | 631 (3) | |||
| 5 | Josef Neckermann | Antoinette | GER | 1,429 | 832 (6) | 597 (5) | |||
| 6 | Reiner Klimke | Dux | GER | 1,404 | 837 (5) | 567 (6) | |||
| 7 | Marianne Gossweiler | Stephan | SUI | 802 | 802 (7) | – | |||
| 8 | Patricia de la Tour d'Auvergne | Rath Patrick |  USA | 783 | 783 (8) | – | |||
| 9 | William Hamilton | Delicado |  SWE | 777 | 777 (9) | – | |||
| 10 | Ivan Kizimov | Ikhor | URS | 758 | 758 (10) | – | |||
| 11 | Hans Wikne | Gaspari | SWE | 753 | 753 (11) | – | |||
| 12 | Johanna Hall | Conversano Caprice |  GBR | 743 | 743 (12) | – | |||
| 13 | Francisco D'Alessandri | Vidriero |  ARG | 734 | 734 (13) | – | |||
| 14 | Jessica Newberry | Forstrat | USA | 707 | 707 (14) | – | |||
| 15 | Ivan Kalita | Moar | URS | 706 | 706 (15) | – | |||
| 16 | Kikuko Inoue | Katsunobori |  JPN | 648 | 648 (16) | – | |||
| 17 | Karen McIntosh | Malteser | USA | 640 | 640 (17) | – | |||
| 18 | Inez Fischer-Credo | Gordina |  CAN | 597 | 597 (18) | – | |||
| 19 | Nagahira Okabe | Seiha | JPN | 590 | 590 (19) | – | |||
| 20 | Christilot Hanson | Bonheur | CAN | 549 | 549 (20) | – | |||
| 21 | Yoritsune Matsudaira | Hamachidori | JPN | 542 | 542 (21) | – | |||
| 22 | Bengt Ljungquist | Karat/San Fernando | SWE | 538 | 538 (22) | – |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 22 October 1964 — 8:30 |
|---|---|
| Format | Qualifying round scores from team event. Top six advance to final round. |
Final Round
| Date | 23 October 1964 — 10:00 |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor | Horse | NOC | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Filatov | Absent | URS | 639 | ||
| 2 | Henri Chammartin | Wörmann | SUI | 634 | ||
| 3 | Gustav Fischer | Wald | SUI | 631 | ||
| 4 | Harry Boldt | Remus | GER | 614 | ||
| 5 | Josef Neckermann | Antoinette | GER | 597 | ||
| 6 | Reiner Klimke | Dux | GER | 567 |