| Date | 31 July 1980 — 9:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Konnosportivny kompleks profsoyuzov, Bittsevsky park, Moskva | |
| Format | Qualifying round scores from team event. Top 12 advanced to the final round. | |
| Judge E | Erich Heinrich | |
| Judge H | Jytte Lemkow | |
| Judge C | Jaap Pot | |
| Judge M | Gustaf Nyblaeus | |
| Judge B | Tilo Koeppel | |
| Details | Time Limit: 8:00 | |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Horse | NOC | Points | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sissy Theurer | Mon Cherie | 1,623 | 8:45 | ||||
| 2 | 67 | Yury Kovshov | Igrok | 1,588 | 10:00 | ||||
| 3 | 73 | Viktor Ugryumov | Shkval | 1,541 | 9:00 | ||||
| 4 | 16 | Kyra Kyrklund | Piccolo | 1,458 | 8:40 | ||||
| 5 | 55 | Anghel Donescu | Dor | 1,255 | 8:17 | ||||
| 6 | 68 | Vera Misevich | Plot | 1,254 | 8:52 | ||||
| 7 | 11 | Petar Mandadzhiev | Schibor | 1,244 | 8:11 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | Svetoslav Ivanov | Aleko | 1,190 | 8:15 | ||||
| 9 | 6 | Georgi Gadzhev | Vnimatelen | 1,146 | 9:08 | ||||
| 10 | 60 | Dumitru Velicu | Decebal | 1,076 | 8:57 | ||||
| 11 | 84 | Józef Zagor | Helios | 1,061 | 8:33 | ||||
| 12 | 58 | Petre Roșca | Derbist | 1,015 | 8:45 | ||||
| 13 | 83 | Elżbieta Morciniec | Sum | 954 | 9:08 | ||||
| 14 | 80 | Wanda Wąsowska | Damask | 930 | 8:23 |