| | Event type
Individual, Open
| Date | 29 – 30 July 1976 — 14:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Centre équestre olympique, Bromont, Québec | |
| Participants | 27 from 11 countries | |
| Format | Two rounds, total score to determine placement. | |
The format was the same as 1972 with a preliminary and final round, with the top 12 finishers in the preliminaries advancing to the finals. The top 12 final placements were based only on the score in the final round. The Grand Prix test lasted 10 minutes with 39 movements, while the Grand Prix Special had a time limit of 8:45.
Switzerland’s Christine Stückelberger and German Harry Boldt were the class of the field, going 1-2 in both the qualifying and the final round, with Stückelberger winning the gold medal. She would compete at the Olympics through 2000, winning five medals but this was her only gold medal. Her only other individual medal was a bronze in 1988. However, in 1980, Stückelberger won the Dressage Festival that was held opposite the Moskva Olympics as an alternate competition for those nations boycotting the 1980 Olympics, and which had a much stronger field than the Olympic event.
| Pos | Competitor | Horse | NOC | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine Stückelberger | Granat |  SUI | 1,486 | Gold | ||
| 2 | Harry Boldt | Woycek |  FRG | 1,435 | Silver | ||
| 3 | Reiner Klimke | Mehmed | FRG | 1,395 | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Gabriela Grillo | Ultimo | FRG | 1,257 | |||
| 5 | Dorothy Morkis | Monaco |  USA | 1,249 | |||
| 6 | Viktor Ugryumov | Said |  URS | 1,247 | |||
| 7 | Christilot Boylen | Gaspano |  CAN | 1,217 | |||
| 8 | Ulla Petersen | Chigwell |  DEN | 1,192 | |||
| 9 | Jo Rutten | Banjo |  NED | 1,189 | |||
| 10 | Hilda Gurney | Keen | USA | 1,167 | |||
| 11 | Lorraine Stubbs | True North | CAN | 1,153 | |||
| 12 | Tonny Jensen | Fox | DEN | 1,076 | |||
| 13 | Ivan Kalita | Tarif | URS | 1,520 | |||
| 14 | Edith Master | Dahlwitz | USA | 1,481 | |||
| 15 | Louky van Olphen-van Amstel | Aleric | NED | 1,449 | |||
| =16 | Ulrich Lehmann | Widin | SUI | 1,425 | |||
| =16 | Ivan Kizimov | Rebus | URS | 1,425 | |||
| 18 | Barbara Stracey | Jungher II | CAN | 1,399 | |||
| 19 | Marjolijn Greeve | Lucky Boy | NED | 1,398 | |||
| 20 | Dominique d'Esmé | Reims |  FRA | 1,391 | |||
| 21 | Doris Ramseier | Roch | SUI | 1,390 | |||
| =22 | Nils Haagensen | Lowenstern | DEN | 1,375 | |||
| =22 | Sarah Whitmore | Junker |  GBR | 1,375 | |||
| =22 | Jennie Loriston-Clarke | Kadett | GBR | 1,375 | |||
| 25 | Diana Mason | Special Edition | GBR | 1,326 | |||
| 26 | Guillermo Pellegrini | Rosicler |  ARG | 1,294 | |||
| 27 | Fausto Puccini | Palazo |  ITA | 1,258 |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 29 July 1976 — 14:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Qualifying round scores from team event. Top 12 advance to final round. |
| Pos | Competitor | Horse | NOC | Points | Judge #1 | Judge #2 | Judge #3 | Judge #4 | Judge #5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine Stückelberger | Granat | SUI | 1,869 | 357 (1) | 366 (=1) | 379 (1) | 377 (2) | 390 (1) | ||
| 2 | Harry Boldt | Woycek | FRG | 1,863 | 355 (2) | 366 (=1) | 372 (2) | 382 (1) | 388 (2) | ||
| 3 | Reiner Klimke | Mehmed | FRG | 1,751 | 339 (3) | 333 (3) | 351 (3) | 364 (3) | 364 (3) | ||
| 4 | Hilda Gurney | Keen | USA | 1,607 | 328 (4) | 311 (7) | 330 (4) | 314 (=13) | 324 (5) | ||
| 5 | Viktor Ugryumov | Said | URS | 1,597 | 296 (=11) | 324 (4) | 328 (=5) | 315 (12) | 334 (4) | ||
| 6 | Christilot Boylen | Gaspano | CAN | 1,590 | 316 (5) | 316 (5) | 328 (=5) | 321 (7) | 309 (10) | ||
| 7 | Dorothy Morkis | Monaco | USA | 1,559 | 307 (8) | 312 (6) | 316 (8) | 326 (4) | 298 (13) | ||
| 8 | Ulla Petersen | Chigwell | DEN | 1,552 | 315 (6) | 289 (14) | 309 (10) | 323 (6) | 316 (=6) | ||
| 9 | Lorraine Stubbs | True North | CAN | 1,549 | 302 (9) | 300 (9) | 315 (9) | 319 (=8) | 313 (9) | ||
| 10 | Gabriela Grillo | Ultimo | FRG | 1,541 | 308 (7) | 310 (8) | 301 (11) | 319 (=8) | 303 (11) | ||
| 11 | Jo Rutten | Banjo | NED | 1,533 | 301 (10) | 292 (12) | 300 (12) | 324 (5) | 316 (=6) | ||
| 12 | Tonny Jensen | Fox | DEN | 1,521 | 292 (14) | 297 (10) | 299 (13) | 317 (11) | 316 (=6) | ||
| 13 | Ivan Kalita | Tarif | URS | 1,520 | 286 (15) | 293 (11) | 320 (7) | 319 (=8) | 302 (12) | ||
| 14 | Edith Master | Dahlwitz | USA | 1,481 | 296 (=11) | 285 (15) | 293 (14) | 313 (15) | 294 (14) | ||
| 15 | Louky van Olphen-van Amstel | Aleric | NED | 1,449 | 296 (=11) | 268 (19) | 289 (16) | 314 (=13) | 282 (=16) | ||
| =16 | Ulrich Lehmann | Widin | SUI | 1,425 | 269 (22) | 290 (13) | 291 (15) | 293 (20) | 282 (=16) | ||
| =16 | Ivan Kizimov | Rebus | URS | 1,425 | 278 (20) | 278 (17) | 282 (=18) | 304 (17) | 283 (15) | ||
| 18 | Barbara Stracey | Jungher II | CAN | 1,399 | 283 (=16) | 271 (18) | 275 (=22) | 305 (16) | 265 (25) | ||
| 19 | Marjolijn Greeve | Lucky Boy | NED | 1,398 | 267 (24) | 267 (20) | 282 (=18) | 302 (18) | 280 (19) | ||
| 20 | Dominique d'Esmé | Reims | FRA | 1,391 | 283 (=16) | 283 (16) | 275 (=22) | 277 (26) | 273 (21) | ||
| 21 | Doris Ramseier | Roch | SUI | 1,390 | 277 (21) | 261 (24) | 281 (20) | 289 (=21) | 282 (=16) | ||
| =22 | Nils Haagensen | Lowenstern | DEN | 1,375 | 280 (19) | 262 (23) | 288 (17) | 283 (24) | 262 (27) | ||
| =22 | Jennie Loriston-Clarke | Kadett | GBR | 1,375 | 268 (23) | 265 (21) | 276 (21) | 295 (19) | 271 (22) | ||
| =22 | Sarah Whitmore | Junker | GBR | 1,375 | 281 (18) | 264 (22) | 265 (24) | 289 (=21) | 276 (20) | ||
| 25 | Diana Mason | Special Edition | GBR | 1,326 | 251 (26) | 254 (26) | 264 (25) | 287 (23) | 270 (23) | ||
| 26 | Guillermo Pellegrini | Rosicler | ARG | 1,294 | 243 (27) | 255 (25) | 251 (26) | 279 (25) | 266 (24) | ||
| 27 | Fausto Puccini | Palazo | ITA | 1,258 | 253 (25) | 245 (27) | 245 (27) | 251 (27) | 264 (26) |
Final Round
| Date | 30 July 1976 — 14:00 |
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| Pos | Competitor | Horse | NOC | Points | Judge #1 | Judge #2 | Judge #3 | Judge #4 | Judge #5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine Stückelberger | Granat | SUI | 1,486 | 298 (2) | 297 (1) | 285 (1) | 306 (1) | 300 (1) | ||
| 2 | Harry Boldt | Woycek | FRG | 1,435 | 302 (1) | 286 (2) | 263 (3) | 293 (2) | 291 (2) | ||
| 3 | Reiner Klimke | Mehmed | FRG | 1,395 | 265 (3) | 282 (3) | 281 (2) | 288 (3) | 279 (3) | ||
| 4 | Gabriela Grillo | Ultimo | FRG | 1,257 | 247 (4) | 258 (=4) | 236 (7) | 256 (4) | 260 (4) | ||
| 5 | Dorothy Morkis | Monaco | USA | 1,249 | 244 (5) | 252 (6) | 255 (4) | 246 (=6) | 252 (6) | ||
| 6 | Viktor Ugryumov | Said | URS | 1,247 | 239 (7) | 258 (=4) | 250 (5) | 246 (=6) | 254 (5) | ||
| 7 | Christilot Boylen | Gaspano | CAN | 1,217 | 240 (6) | 245 (7) | 233 (=8) | 250 (5) | 249 (8) | ||
| 8 | Ulla Petersen | Chigwell | DEN | 1,192 | 232 (11) | 236 (9) | 233 (=8) | 241 (8) | 250 (7) | ||
| 9 | Jo Rutten | Banjo | NED | 1,189 | 233 (10) | 231 (11) | 241 (6) | 240 (9) | 244 (9) | ||
| 10 | Hilda Gurney | Keen | USA | 1,167 | 234 (9) | 240 (8) | 222 (=10) | 233 (10) | 238 (11) | ||
| 11 | Lorraine Stubbs | True North | CAN | 1,153 | 236 (8) | 233 (10) | 222 (=10) | 220 (12) | 242 (10) | ||
| 12 | Tonny Jensen | Fox | DEN | 1,076 | 207 (12) | 225 (12) | 197 (12) | 222 (11) | 225 (12) |