Team, Open
| Date | 23 – 25 July 1976 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Centre équestre olympique, Bromont, Québec | |
| Participants | 47 from 12 countries | |
| Format | Four rider teams, best three scores to count for the team total. Team/individual competitions held concurrently. | |
In the individual three-day event in Montréal, Americans Tad Coffin and J. Michael Plumb went 1-2, with their third rider, Bruce Davidson, the 1974 World Champion, placing 10th. This threesome brought the US team a gold medal by a big margin over West Germany. West Germany had led slightly after the dressage, with the Americans in second, but the US ride in the endurance contest put them into an insurmountable lead. Australia and Italy tied for the best performance in jumping, which brought Australia a bronze medal and moved Italy into fourth, but the US was third in jumping to secure the gold. West Germany stayed slightly ahead of Australia to win the silver. This was the first American victory in team eventing but they would win again at Los Angeles in 1984.
| Pos | Number | Competitors | Horse | NOC | Points | Dressage | Cross-Country | Jumping | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | United States |  USA | -441.00 | -185.00 (2) | -236.00 (1) | -20.00 (=3) | Gold | |||
| – | Tad Coffin | Bally-Cor | -114.99 | -64.59 | -50.40 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | J. Michael Plumb | Better & Better | -125.85 | -66.25 | -49.60 | -10.00 | |||||
| – | Bruce Davidson | Irish-Cap | -200.16 | -54.16 | -136.00 | -10.00 | |||||
| – | Mary Anne Tauskey | Marcus Aurelius | -269.49 | -97.09 | -162.40 | -10.00 | non-scoring | ||||
| 2 | – | West Germany |  FRG | -584.60 | -175.00 (1) | -309.60 (4) | -50.00 (6) | Silver | |||
| – | Karl Schultz | Madrigal | -129.45 | -46.25 | -63.20 | -20.00 | |||||
| – | Herbert Blöcker | Albrant | -213.15 | -108.75 | -94.40 | -10.00 | |||||
| – | Helmut Rethemeier | Pauline | -242.00 | -70.00 | -152.00 | -20.00 | |||||
| – | Otto Ammermann | Volturno | DNF | -58.75 | EL | – | non-scoring | ||||
| 3 | – | Australia |  AUS | -599.54 | -260.41 (7) | -311.20 (5) | 0.00 (=1) | Bronze | |||
| – | Wayne Roycroft | Laurenson | -178.04 | -80.84 | -97.20 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Mervyn Bennett | Regal Reign | -206.04 | -120.84 | -85.20 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Bill Roycroft | Version | -215.46 | -86.66 | -128.80 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Denis Pigott | Hillstead | -246.51 | -92.91 | -153.60 | 0.00 | non-scoring | ||||
| 4 | – | Italy |  ITA | -682.24 | -265.84 (8) | -303.20 (3) | 0.00 (=1) | ||||
| – | Federico Roman | Shamrock | -194.14 | -73.34 | -120.80 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Mario Turner | Tempest Blisland | -213.19 | -99.59 | -113.60 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Alessandro Argenton | Woodland | -274.91 | -102.91 | -172.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Giovanni Bossi | Boston | DNF | -92.91 | -68.80 | – | non-scoring | ||||
| 5 | – | Soviet Union |  URS | -721.55 | -258.75 (6) | -442.80 (6) | -20.00 (=3) | ||||
| – | Yury Salnikov | Rumpel | -189.46 | -86.66 | -102.80 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Valery Dvoryaninov | Zeila | -218.25 | -86.25 | -122.00 | -10.00 | |||||
| – | Viktor Kalinin | Araks | -313.84 | -85.84 | -218.00 | -10.00 | |||||
| – | Pyotr Gornushko | Gusar | DNF | -88.75 | DNF | – | non-scoring | ||||
| 6 | – | Canada |  CAN | -808.81 | -253.32 (5) | -484.40 (8) | -20.25 (5) | ||||
| – | Juliet Graham | Sumatra | -202.69 | -110.84 | -81.60 | -10.25 | |||||
| – | Cathy Wedge | City Fella | -286.76 | -99.16 | -187.60 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Robin Hahn | L'Esprit | -319.36 | -94.16 | -215.20 | -10.00 | |||||
| – | Jim Day | Viceroy | DNF | -60.00 | -220.40 | – | non-scoring | ||||
| – | Great Britain |  GBR | – | -221.66 (3) | -273.20 (2) | – | |||||
| – | Richard Meade | Jacob Jones | -141.35 | -73.75 | -57.60 | – | |||||
| – | HRH Princess Anne | Goodwill | -299.30 | -91.25 | -204.80 | – | |||||
| – | Hugh Thomas | Playamar | DNF | -85.00 | -156.00 | – | |||||
| – | Lucinda Prior-Palmer-Green | Be Fair | DNF | -62.91 | -59.60 | – | |||||
| – | Argentina |  ARG | – | -270.00 (10) | – ( | – | |||||
| – | Carlos Alfonso | Ucase | -449.11 | -117.91 | -321.20 | – | |||||
| – | Rodolfo Grazzini | Veracruz | -529.89 | -88.34 | -420.80 | – | |||||
| – | Carlos Rawson | Dos de Oro | DNF | -87.50 | DNF | – | |||||
| – | Ángel Goyenechea | Rasputin | DNF | -94.16 | EL | – | |||||
| – | France |  FRA | – | -247.93 (4) | – ( | – | |||||
| – | Jean Valat | Vampire | -187.70 | -92.50 | -95.20 | – | |||||
| – | Jean-Yves Touzaint | Aladin | -224.11 | -112.91 | -101.20 | – | |||||
| – | Dominique Bentejac | Djerk | DNF | -82.09 | EL | – | |||||
| – | Thierry Touzaint | Ut Majeur | DNF | -73.34 | DNF | – | |||||
| – | Mexico |  MEX | – | -297.09 (12) | – ( | – | |||||
| – | Juan Roberto Redon | Arrupe | -699.41 | -105.41 | -574.00 | – | |||||
| – | Mariano Bucio | Cocaleco | DNF | -108.75 | EL | – | |||||
| – | David Bárcena | Cachibache | DNF | -87.09 | DNF | – | |||||
| – | José Luis Pérez Soto | Fascinante | DNF | -104.59 | EL | – | |||||
| – | Ireland |  IRL | – | -267.91 (9) | -477.60 (7) | – ( | |||||
| – | Eric Horgan | Pontoon | -213.30 | -72.50 | -120.80 | -20.00 | |||||
| – | Ronnie McMahon | San Carlos | DQ | -107.50 | -322.40 | EL | |||||
| – | Gerry Sinnott | Croghan | DNF | -101.25 | -77.60 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Norman van de Vater | Blue Tom Tit | DNF | -94.16 | -279.20 | – | |||||
| – | Japan |  JPN | – | -278.75 (11) | – ( | – | |||||
| – | Kenji Eto | Inter-Nihon | DNF | -105.00 | EL | – | |||||
| – | Gen Ueda | Pontiff | DNF | -82.91 | DNF | – | |||||
| – | Kenkichi Ishiguro | Asodeska | DNF | -90.84 | EL | – |