| | Event type
Team, Open
| Date | 7 September 1972 — 14:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Dressuranlage, Nymphenburg, München | |
| Participants | 30 from 10 countries | |
| Format | Three rider teams, all three scores to count. Team/individual competitions held concurrently. | |
| Judge E | Gustaf Nyblaeus |  SWE |
| Judge H | Julio Herrera |  MEX |
| Judge C | Bertrand Pernot du Breuil |  FRA |
| Judge M | Jaap Pot |  NED |
| Judge B | Heinz Pollay |  FRG |
From 1976-2008 Germany won the gold medal in team dressage every time they competed, not winning only in 1980 when they joined the American-led boycott of Moskva. They had also won in 1964-68, but they did not win in 1972, placing second narrowly behind the Soviet Union, which would also win this event in 1980. The Soviets were led by Yelena Petushkova, individual silver medalist, and Ivan Kizimov, the 1968 individual champion. Germany was second, despite having the individual gold medalist, Liselott Linsenhoff, and Josef Neckermann, who had helped Germany win gold medals in 1964-68. Sweden won the bronze medal, their first medal in the event since winning the gold in 1952-56.
| Pos | Number | Competitors | Horse | NOC | Points | Judge #1 Scores | Judge #2 Scores | Judges #3 Scores | Judge #4 Scores | Judge #5 Scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Soviet Union |  URS | 5,095 | – | – | – | – | – | Gold | |||
| 269 | Yelena Petushkova | Pepel | 1,747 | 323 | 360 | 352 | 365 | 347 | |||||
| 266 | Ivan Kizimov | Ikhor | 1,701 | 340 | 342 | 322 | 357 | 340 | |||||
| 272 | Ivan Kalita | Tarif | 1,647 | 325 | 336 | 326 | 338 | 322 | |||||
| 622 | Grigory Vats DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 2 | – | West Germany | FRG | 5,083 | – | – | – | – | – | Silver | |||
| 146 | Liselott Linsenhoff | Piaff | 1,763 | 368 | 367 | 326 | 343 | 359 | |||||
| 155 | Josef Neckermann | Venetia | 1,706 | 350 | 355 | 314 | 347 | 340 | |||||
| 144 | Karin Schlüter | Liostro | 1,614 | 319 | 289 | 328 | 347 | 331 | |||||
| 324 | Reiner Klimke DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 3 | – | Sweden | SWE | 4,849 | – | – | – | – | – | Bronze | |||
| 257 | Ulla Håkansson | Ajax | 1,649 | 321 | 357 | 331 | 311 | 329 | |||||
| 258 | Ninna Swaab | Casanova | 1,622 | 319 | 313 | 316 | 333 | 341 | |||||
| 260 | Maud von Rosen | Lucky Boy | 1,578 | 309 | 304 | 313 | 332 | 320 | |||||
| 4 | – | Denmark |  DEN | 4,606 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 77 | Aksel Malling Mikkelsen | Talisman | 1,597 | 324 | 319 | 313 | 313 | 328 | |||||
| 75 | Ulla Petersen | Chigwell | 1,534 | 319 | 301 | 307 | 306 | 301 | |||||
| 76 | Charlotte Ingemann | Souliman | 1,475 | 278 | 288 | 291 | 314 | 304 | |||||
| 5 | – | East Germany |  GDR | 4,552 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 129 | Gerhard Brockmüller | Marios | 1,545 | 306 | 281 | 313 | 310 | 335 | |||||
| 132 | Wolfgang Müller | Semafor | 1,521 | 306 | 284 | 308 | 315 | 308 | |||||
| 126 | Horst Köhler | Imanuel | 1,486 | 301 | 287 | 297 | 273 | 328 | |||||
| 6 | – | Canada |  CAN | 4,418 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 52 | Christilot Hanson-Boylen | Armagnac | 1,615 | 326 | 300 | 303 | 344 | 342 | |||||
| 54 | Cindy Neale-Ishoy | Bonne Année | 1,424 | 293 | 274 | 267 | 283 | 307 | |||||
| 70 | Lorraine Stubbs | Venezuela | 1,379 | 273 | 270 | 263 | 296 | 277 | |||||
| 159 | Ian Millar DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 7 | – | Switzerland |  SUI | 4,383 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 247 | Christine Stückelberger | Granat | 1,528 | 305 | 305 | 296 | 311 | 311 | |||||
| 254 | Hermann Dür | Sod | 1,466 | 298 | 271 | 301 | 299 | 297 | |||||
| 256 | Marita Aeschbacher | Charlamp | 1,389 | 247 | 277 | 286 | 301 | 278 | |||||
| 567 | Kurt Maeder DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 8 | – | Netherlands | NED | 4,309 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 166 | Anny van Doorne | Pericles | 1,480 | 301 | 289 | 274 | 311 | 305 | |||||
| 169 | Cees Benedictus-Lieftinck | Turista | 1,420 | 280 | 266 | 278 | 295 | 301 | |||||
| 164 | John Swaab | Maharadscha | 1,409 | 281 | 273 | 260 | 300 | 295 | |||||
| 9 | – | United States |  USA | 4,283 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 276 | Edith Master | Dahlwitz | 1,480 | 292 | 289 | 274 | 322 | 303 | |||||
| 288 | John Winnett | Reinald | 1,458 | 283 | 283 | 279 | 308 | 305 | |||||
| 279 | Lois Stephens | Fasching | 1,345 | 254 | 278 | 274 | 277 | 262 | |||||
| 648 | Robert Ridland DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 10 | – | Great Britain |  GBR | 4,268 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 106 | Lorna Johnstone | El Farruco | 1,576 | 313 | 307 | 307 | 349 | 300 | |||||
| 111 | Jennie Loriston-Clarke | Kadett | 1,450 | 291 | 292 | 270 | 298 | 299 | |||||
| 117 | Domini Lawrence | Karat/San Fernando | 1,242 | 243 | 267 | 239 | 239 | 254 | |||||
| 280 | Peter Robeson DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – |