Team, Open
| Date | 29 July – 3 August 1984 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California / Fairbanks Ranch, Rancho Santa Fe, California | |
| Participants | 44 from 11 countries | |
| Format | Four rider teams, best three scores to count for the team total. Team/individual competitions held concurrently. | |
Discounting 1980, the last three Olympic champions had been Great Britain in 1968 and 1972 and the United States in 1976. They were expected to battle for the gold medal in Los Angeles and did so. The USA took the lead after the dressage, with Great Britain fourth, trailing Sweden and France. Great Britain had the best ride in the endurance phase, followed by the United States, but it was not enough to overcome the US lead, which was 8.20 points going into the jumping. Britain then had a perfect ride in the jumping, with no faults, which was matched by Canada, France, and West Germany, while the United States had 10 jumping faults. However, when adding up the three best riders’ total scores, the United States won the gold medal by only 3.20 points over the British team. West Germany and France had a similarly close contest for bronze, with the Germans prevailing by 2.00 points.
| Pos | Number | Competitors | Horse | NOC | Points | Dressage | Cross-Country | Jumping | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | United States |  USA | -186.00 | -155.80 (1) | -8.00 (2) | -10.00 (6) | Gold | |||
| – | Karen Stives | Ben Arthur | -54.20 | -49.20 | 0.00 | -5.00 | |||||
| – | Torrance Watkins Fleischmann | Finvarra | -60.40 | -57.60 | -2.80 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | J. Michael Plumb | Blue Stone | -71.40 | -61.20 | -5.20 | -5.00 | |||||
| – | Bruce Davidson | J. J. Babu | -75.20 | -49.00 | -21.20 | -5.00 | non-scoring | ||||
| 2 | – | Great Britain |  GBR | -189.20 | -176.60 (4) | -7.60 (1) | 0.00 (=1) | Silver | |||
| – | Virginia Holgate-Leng | Priceless | -56.80 | -56.40 | -0.40 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Lucinda Prior-Palmer-Green | Regal Realm | -63.80 | -63.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Ian Stark | Oxford Blue | -68.60 | -56.40 | -7.20 | -5.00 | |||||
| – | Diana Clapham | Windjammer | -165.20 | -70.00 | -95.20 | 0.00 | non-scoring | ||||
| 3 | – | West Germany |  FRG | -234.00 | -184.60 (6) | -45.20 (4) | 0.00 (=1) | Bronze | |||
| – | Dietmar Hogrefe | Foliant | -74.40 | -66.00 | -8.40 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Bettina Overesch-Böker-Hoy | Peacetime | -79.60 | -66.40 | -13.20 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Claus Erhorn | Fair Lady | -80.00 | -56.40 | -23.60 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Burkhard Tesdorpf | Freedom | -216.05 | -62.20 | -151.60 | -2.25 | non-scoring | ||||
| 4 | – | France |  FRA | -236.00 | -173.20 (3) | -53.20 (5) | 0.00 (=1) | ||||
| – | Pascal Morvillers | Gulliver B | -63.00 | -52.60 | -10.40 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Marie-Christine Duroy | Harley | -85.40 | -58.20 | -27.20 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Armand Bigot | Jacquou du Bois | -87.60 | -72.00 | -15.60 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Daniel Nion | Gerome A | -115.00 | -62.40 | -47.60 | -5.00 | non-scoring | ||||
| 5 | – | Australia |  AUS | -258.40 | -199.00 (8) | -44.40 (3) | -15.00 (9) | ||||
| – | Andrew Hoy | Davey | -80.00 | -65.00 | -10.00 | -5.00 | |||||
| – | Mervyn Bennett | Regal Reign | -87.40 | -66.60 | -10.80 | -10.00 | |||||
| – | Vicki Roycroft | Looking Ahead | -91.00 | -67.40 | -23.60 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Wayne Roycroft | Regal Monarch | DNF | -70.60 | EL | – | non-scoring | ||||
| 6 | – | New Zealand |  NZL | -280.00 | -184.20 (5) | -54.00 (6) | -13.00 (8) | ||||
| – | Mark Todd | Charisma | -51.60 | -51.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Mary Hamilton | Whist | -98.00 | -63.20 | -26.80 | -8.00 | |||||
| – | Andrew Nicholson | Kahlua | -130.40 | – | -27.20 | -25.00 | |||||
| – | Andrew Bennie | Jade | -200.80 | -69.40 | -126.40 | -5.00 | non-scoring | ||||
| 7 | – | Italy |  ITA | -280.70 | -187.20 (7) | -88.00 (7) | -5.50 (5) | ||||
| – | Marina Sciocchetti | Master Hunt | -67.00 | -67.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Mauro Checcoli | Spey Cast Boy | -67.00 | -60.40 | -1.60 | -5.00 | |||||
| – | Bartolo Ambrosione | Brick | -146.70 | -59.80 | -86.40 | -0.50 | |||||
| – | Geremia Toia | Semi Valley | DNF | -77.20 | EL | – | non-scoring | ||||
| 8 | – | Sweden |  SWE | -339.85 | -173.00 (2) | -144.80 (9) | -10.25 (7) | ||||
| – | Jan Jönsson | Isolde | -86.40 | -57.60 | -28.80 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Göran Breisner | Bobalong | -99.65 | -61.40 | -38.00 | -0.25 | |||||
| – | Christian Persson | Joel | -153.80 | -65.80 | -78.00 | -10.00 | |||||
| – | Michael Pettersson | Up to Date | -198.80 | -54.00 | -134.80 | -10.00 | non-scoring | ||||
| 9 | – | Ireland |  IRL | -363.55 | -224.00 (11) | -118.80 (8) | -20.75 (10) | ||||
| – | Sarah Gordon | Rathkenny | -99.20 | -74.20 | -20.00 | -5.00 | |||||
| – | David Foster | Aughatore | -119.95 | -77.20 | -42.00 | -0.75 | |||||
| – | Fiona Wentges | Ballylusky | -144.40 | -72.60 | -56.80 | -15.00 | |||||
| – | Margaret Tollerton | Ipi Tombi | DNF | -87.80 | – | – | non-scoring | ||||
| 10 | – | Canada |  CAN | -468.40 | -200.60 (9) | -258.40 (10) | 0.00 (=1) | ||||
| – | Kelly Plitz | Dialadream | -108.40 | -67.40 | -36.00 | -5.00 | |||||
| – | Edie Tarves | Mandrake | -165.60 | -63.60 | -102.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Martha Griggs | Jack the Lad | -194.40 | -74.00 | -120.40 | 0.00 | |||||
| – | Liz Ashton | Ossian | -201.20 | -69.60 | -131.60 | 0.00 | non-scoring | ||||
| – | Mexico |  MEX | – | -208.00 (10) | – ( | – | |||||
| – | Sandra del Castillo | Alegre | -168.80 | -81.20 | -77.60 | – | |||||
| – | Armando Romero | Homnaje | -450.80 | -77.60 | -363.20 | – | |||||
| – | Juan Roberto Redon | Gris | DNF | -66.40 | EL | – | |||||
| – | Salvador Suárez | Chuviscar | DNF | -64.00 | EL | – |