| | Event type
Individual, Open
| Date | 24 – 27 September 1988 — 14:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Seo-ul Gyeong-ma Gong-won, Gwacheon | |
| Participants | 53 from 18 countries | |
| Format | Two rounds, final round score to determine placement. | |
A qualifying round was held with the top 18 and ties advancing to a final round. The final placements were determined only by the results of the final round. In the concurrent team competition, four riders were allowed on each team, but only three team members could advance to the final round individually. This rule eliminated West German rider, Reiner Klimke, who placed seventh in qualifying but could not advance as he was only the fourth-ranked West German. He was the only rider affected by this rule. Since Los Angeles in 1984 the Grand Prix had been shortened to 7 minutes, which gave increased importance to the piaffe and passage.
German Nicole Uphoff led the qualifying and was well ahead in the final round as well to win the gold medal. France’s Margit Otto-Crépin was second both in the final round and qualifying. Bronze went to Swiss rider Christine Stückelberger, the 1976 individual gold medalist. All three medalists were women, for the first time ever, but even more, eight of the top nine places were taken by women, with only Switzerland’s Otto Hofer, in seventh place, breaking the monopoly.
Qualifying Round
| Date | 24 – 25 September 1988 — 14:00 |
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| Format | Qualifying round scores from team event. Top 18 and ties, maximum of three per nation, advance to final round. |
| Pos | Competitor | Horse | NOC | Points | Judge #1 | Judge #2 | Judge #3 | Judge #4 | Judge #5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole Uphoff | Rembrandt |  FRG | 1,458 | 284 (5) | 283 (=5) | 286 (6) | 307 (1) | 298 (1) | ||
| 2 | Margit Otto-Crépin | Corlandus |  FRA | 1,455 | 303 (1) | 295 (1) | 297 (=1) | 287 (=4) | 273 (=8) | ||
| 3 | Monica Theodorescu | Ganimedes | FRG | 1,433 | 289 (4) | 285 (3) | 290 (4) | 286 (6) | 283 (3) | ||
| 4 | Christine Stückelberger | Gauguin de Lully |  SUI | 1,430 | 271 (11) | 280 (7) | 297 (=1) | 296 (2) | 286 (2) | ||
| 5 | Kyra Kyrklund | Matador |  FIN | 1,416 | 290 (3) | 279 (8) | 287 (5) | 284 (7) | 276 (7) | ||
| 6 | Ann-Kathrin Linsenhoff | Courage | FRG | 1,411 | 276 (=7) | 293 (2) | 276 (11) | 293 (3) | 273 (=8) | ||
| 7 | Reiner Klimke | Ahlerich | FRG | 1,402 | 275 (9) | 284 (4) | 285 (7) | 281 (8) | 277 (=5) | ||
| 8 | Nina Menkova | Dixon |  URS | 1,395 | 279 (6) | 283 (=5) | 281 (8) | 287 (=4) | 265 (15) | ||
| 9 | Otto Hofer | Andiamo | SUI | 1,392 | 293 (2) | 274 (9) | 293 (3) | 263 (=14) | 269 (11) | ||
| 10 | Cindy Ishoy | Dynasty |  CAN | 1,363 | 276 (=7) | 265 (=14) | 279 (9) | 264 (=12) | 279 (4) | ||
| 11 | Daniel Ramseier | Random | SUI | 1,342 | 270 (12) | 266 (13) | 277 (10) | 271 (9) | 258 (=23) | ||
| 12 | Robert Dover | Federleicht |  USA | 1,327 | 263 (=15) | 258 (=20) | 270 (12) | 259 (19) | 277 (=5) | ||
| 13 | Seo Jeong-Gyun | Pascal |  KOR | 1,324 | 269 (13) | 258 (=20) | 266 (13) | 264 (=12) | 267 (14) | ||
| 14 | Ellen Bontje | Petit Prince |  NED | 1,312 | 266 (14) | 268 (11) | 261 (17) | 255 (=24) | 262 (18) | ||
| =15 | Ashley Nicoll | Reipo | CAN | 1,308 | 272 (10) | 255 (=24) | 265 (14) | 248 (35) | 268 (=12) | ||
| =15 | Jessica Ransehousen | Orpheus | USA | 1,308 | 263 (=15) | 269 (10) | 258 (=19) | 265 (11) | 253 (=32) | ||
| 17 | Annemarie Sanders-Keijzer | Amon 5 | NED | 1,303 | 257 (=25) | 263 (=16) | 255 (=21) | 260 (=17) | 268 (=12) | ||
| 18 | Gina Smith | Malte | CAN | 1,298 | 262 (=17) | 267 (12) | 254 (=23) | 255 (=24) | 260 (=20) | ||
| =19 | Jennie Loriston-Clarke | Dutch Gold |  GBR | 1,293 | 262 (=17) | 255 (=24) | 263 (16) | 261 (16) | 252 (35) | ||
| =19 | Nils Haagensen | Cantat |  DEN | 1,293 | 256 (27) | 265 (=14) | 259 (18) | 254 (28) | 259 (22) | ||
| 21 | Tineke Bartels-de Vries | Olympic Duphar | NED | 1,288 | 259 (=20) | 259 (=18) | 247 (=30) | 260 (=17) | 263 (17) | ||
| 22 | Daria Fantoni | Sonny Boy |  ITA | 1,284 | 261 (19) | 254 (29) | 254 (=23) | 251 (=31) | 264 (16) | ||
| 23 | Tricia Gardiner | Wily Imp | GBR | 1,274 | 258 (=22) | 256 (23) | 250 (=27) | 256 (23) | 254 (=28) | ||
| 24 | Olga Klimko | Buket | URS | 1,272 | 235 (=45) | 263 (=16) | 264 (15) | 270 (10) | 240 (=43) | ||
| 25 | Ulla Håkansson | Cesam |  SWE | 1,271 | 248 (=33) | 249 (31) | 258 (=19) | 255 (=24) | 261 (19) | ||
| 26 | Morten Thomsen | Diplomat | DEN | 1,269 | 257 (=25) | 259 (=18) | 251 (26) | 255 (=24) | 247 (=38) | ||
| 27 | Anne Grethe Jensen-Törnblad | Ravel | DEN | 1,263 | 259 (=20) | 246 (=33) | 250 (=27) | 251 (=31) | 257 (25) | ||
| 28 | Yury Kovshov | Barin | URS | 1,259 | 248 (=33) | 255 (=24) | 247 (=30) | 237 (44) | 272 (10) | ||
| 29 | Eva-Maria Pracht | Emirage | CAN | 1,255 | 249 (=31) | 257 (22) | 250 (=27) | 246 (37) | 253 (=32) | ||
| 30 | Louise Nathhorst | Cirac | SWE | 1,251 | 249 (=31) | 244 (38) | 246 (=34) | 252 (=29) | 260 (=20) | ||
| =31 | Anatoly Tankov | Izharsk | URS | 1,249 | 251 (29) | 240 (41) | 245 (36) | 257 (=20) | 256 (26) | ||
| =31 | Lars Andersson | Herkules | SWE | 1,249 | 245 (36) | 245 (=35) | 243 (=37) | 263 (=14) | 253 (=32) | ||
| 33 | Belinda Baudin | Christopher | USA | 1,248 | 240 (=41) | 255 (=24) | 255 (=21) | 244 (41) | 254 (=28) | ||
| 34 | Erica Taylor | Crown Law |  AUS | 1,245 | 258 (=22) | 245 (=35) | 235 (=42) | 249 (34) | 258 (=23) | ||
| 35 | Tutu Sohlberg | Pakistan | FIN | 1,242 | 242 (=38) | 253 (30) | 247 (=30) | 245 (=38) | 255 (27) | ||
| 36 | Anky van Grunsven | Prisco | NED | 1,239 | 258 (=22) | 255 (=24) | 232 (45) | 247 (36) | 247 (=38) | ||
| 37 | Diana Mason | Prince Consort | GBR | 1,230 | 231 (49) | 243 (39) | 253 (25) | 252 (=29) | 251 (36) | ||
| 38 | Héctor Rodríguez | El Sahib |  COL | 1,229 | 250 (30) | 234 (44) | 246 (=34) | 245 (=38) | 254 (=28) | ||
| =39 | Jenny Eriksson | My Way | FIN | 1,225 | 237 (44) | 246 (=33) | 231 (=46) | 257 (=20) | 254 (=28) | ||
| =39 | Samuel Schatzmann | Rochus | SUI | 1,225 | 239 (43) | 245 (=35) | 247 (=30) | 251 (=31) | 243 (=41) | ||
| 41 | Dominique d'Esmé | Hopal Fleurihn | FRA | 1,219 | 254 (28) | 242 (40) | 229 (48) | 257 (=20) | 237 (47) | ||
| 42 | Anne Jensen | Le Fiere | DEN | 1,217 | 243 (37) | 247 (32) | 238 (40) | 240 (43) | 249 (37) | ||
| 43 | Lendon Gray | Later On | USA | 1,212 | 241 (40) | 239 (42) | 242 (39) | 245 (=38) | 245 (40) | ||
| 44 | Juan Matute | Rex The Blacky |  ESP | 1,205 | 242 (=38) | 236 (43) | 243 (=37) | 241 (42) | 243 (=41) | ||
| 45 | Barbara Hammond | Krist | GBR | 1,174 | 234 (=47) | 228 (48) | 236 (41) | 236 (45) | 240 (=43) | ||
| 46 | Kikuko Inoue | Teldor |  JPN | 1,169 | 247 (35) | 216 (50) | 231 (=46) | 235 (=46) | 240 (=43) | ||
| 47 | Eva Lindsten | Cello | SWE | 1,167 | 240 (=41) | 232 (45) | 233 (44) | 235 (=46) | 227 (51) | ||
| 48 | Maarit Raiskio | Nor | FIN | 1,161 | 235 (=45) | 230 (46) | 235 (=42) | 229 (49) | 232 (48) | ||
| 49 | Philippe Limousin | Iris de la Fosse | FRA | 1,158 | 234 (=47) | 229 (47) | 222 (49) | 235 (=46) | 238 (46) | ||
| 50 | Sin Chang-Mu | Lugana | KOR | 1,101 | 224 (50) | 207 (52) | 216 (51) | 226 (50) | 228 (50) | ||
| 51 | James Walsh | Robby |  IRL | 1,096 | 223 (51) | 214 (51) | 204 (52) | 224 (51) | 231 (49) | ||
| 52 | Naoko Sakurai | Ravello 6 | JPN | 1,081 | 211 (52) | 217 (49) | 220 (50) | 210 (52) | 223 (52) | ||
| 53 | María Paula Bernal | Armagnac | COL | 978 | 199 (53) | 191 (53) | 201 (53) | 172 (53) | 215 (53) |
Final Round
| Date | 27 September 1988 — 14:00 |
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| Pos | Competitor | Horse | NOC | Points | Judge #1 | Judge #2 | Judge #3 | Judge #4 | Judge #5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole Uphoff | Rembrandt | FRG | 1,521 | 290 (2) | 293 (1) | 307 (1) | 318 (1) | 313 (1) | ||
| 2 | Margit Otto-Crépin | Corlandus | FRA | 1,462 | 296 (1) | 279 (=3) | 304 (2) | 294 (2) | 289 (2) | ||
| 3 | Christine Stückelberger | Gauguin de Lully | SUI | 1,417 | 284 (3) | 292 (2) | 296 (3) | 270 (10) | 275 (=5) | ||
| 4 | Cindy Ishoy | Dynasty | CAN | 1,401 | 275 (=6) | 276 (5) | 284 (5) | 287 (4) | 279 (3) | ||
| 5 | Kyra Kyrklund | Matador | FIN | 1,393 | 283 (4) | 275 (6) | 293 (4) | 273 (7) | 269 (8) | ||
| 6 | Monica Theodorescu | Ganimedes | FRG | 1,385 | 277 (5) | 270 (8) | 282 (=7) | 281 (5) | 275 (=5) | ||
| 7 | Otto Hofer | Andiamo | SUI | 1,383 | 270 (9) | 279 (=3) | 279 (9) | 288 (3) | 267 (=10) | ||
| 8 | Ann-Kathrin Linsenhoff | Courage | FRG | 1,374 | 275 (=6) | 269 (9) | 282 (=7) | 271 (=8) | 277 (4) | ||
| 9 | Nina Menkova | Dixon | URS | 1,354 | 275 (=6) | 263 (=13) | 278 (10) | 271 (=8) | 267 (=10) | ||
| 10 | Seo Jeong-Gyun | Pascal | KOR | 1,349 | 269 (10) | 267 (10) | 283 (6) | 268 (11) | 262 (14) | ||
| 11 | Daniel Ramseier | Random | SUI | 1,330 | 267 (=11) | 266 (11) | 274 (11) | 266 (12) | 257 (16) | ||
| 12 | Gina Smith | Malte | CAN | 1,326 | 261 (14) | 259 (18) | 264 (12) | 275 (6) | 267 (=10) | ||
| 13 | Robert Dover | Federleicht | USA | 1,320 | 267 (=11) | 271 (7) | 263 (13) | 265 (13) | 254 (17) | ||
| 14 | Jennie Loriston-Clarke | Dutch Gold | GBR | 1,304 | 264 (13) | 263 (=13) | 257 (=15) | 249 (=18) | 271 (7) | ||
| 15 | Ellen Bontje | Petit Prince | NED | 1,297 | 260 (15) | 258 (19) | 257 (=15) | 261 (14) | 261 (15) | ||
| 16 | Ashley Nicoll | Reipo | CAN | 1,296 | 245 (19) | 263 (=13) | 262 (14) | 258 (16) | 268 (9) | ||
| 17 | Jessica Ransehousen | Orpheus | USA | 1,282 | 254 (=16) | 260 (17) | 256 (17) | 249 (=18) | 263 (13) | ||
| 18 | Nils Haagensen | Cantat | DEN | 1,280 | 254 (=16) | 261 (16) | 253 (18) | 259 (15) | 253 (18) | ||
| 19 | Annemarie Sanders-Keijzer | Amon 5 | NED | 1,267 | 250 (18) | 265 (12) | 250 (19) | 257 (17) | 245 (19) |