The individual show jumping in equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich was held at Olympic Stadium on 3 September. It was open to men and women. There were 54 competitors from 21 nations, with two additional non-starters. The event was won by Graziano Mancinelli of Italy, the nation's first victory in individual jumping since 1960 and third overall, tying France for most of all nations. Great Britain extended its podium streak in the event to four Games (no other nation had managed more than two) with Ann Moore's silver. The United States reach the podium for a second straight Games as Neal Shapiro took bronze.
Background
This was the 14th appearance of the event, which had first been held at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been held at every Summer Olympics at which equestrian sports have been featured (that is, excluding 1896, 1904, and 1908). It is the oldest event on the current programme, the only one that was held in 1900. The team and individual events remained separated, as they had been starting in 1968.
Four of the top 10 riders from the 1968 competition returned: gold medalist William Steinkraus of the United States, two-time (1960 and 1968) bronze medalist David Broome of Great Britain, sixth-place finisher Jim Elder of Canada, and seventh-place finisher Piero D'Inzeo of Italy. Also returning was D'Inzeo's brother Raimondo D'Inzeo. Raimondo had won the 1960 gold and 1956 silver medals; Piero had won the 1960 silver and 1956 bronze medals. The brothers were competing in their seventh Olympics; they would be the first to reach eight Games. Broome was the reigning (1970) World Champion.
For only the second time, no nations made their debut in the event. France competed for the 13th time, most of any nation, having missed the individual jumping only in 1932.
Competition format
The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1952, with the elimination feature added in 1968. The top 20 riders from the first round qualified for the second round, both rounds were then combined to determine placement, if tied a jump-off between all tied riders would determine the winners.
The first round was held on a course 760 metres long with 14 obstacles (17 total jumps), including a 5 metres water jump and five oxers. The second round course was shorter, at 660 metres and 10 obstacles (13 jumps).
Schedule
All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
Date Time Round Sunday, 3 September 1972 10:00 Round 1Round 2
Results
Rank Rider Nation Horse Round 1 Round 2 Total Jump-off Graziano Mancinelli Ambassador 0.00 8.00 8.00 0.00 Ann Moore Psalm 0.00 8.00 8.00 3.00 Neal Shapiro Sloopy 4.00 4.00 8.00 8.00 4 Jim Day Steelmaster 0.00 8.75 8.75 rowspan=53 Hugo Simon Lavendel 4.75 4.00 8.75 Hartwig Steenken Simona 4.00 4.75 8.75 7 Jean-Marcel Rozier Sans Souci 4.00 8.00 12.00 8 Alfonso Segovia Tic Tac 4.00 12.00 16.00Fritz Ligges Robin 4.00 12.00 16.00 10 Kathy Kusner Fleet Apple 4.00 16.00 20.00René Varas Quintral 8.00 12.00 20.00 Enrique Martínez Val de Loire 8.00 12.00 20.00 13 Carlos Campos Ulla de Lancôme 4.00 16.50 20.50 14 David Broome Manhattan 8.00 13.25 21.25 15 Michael Saywell Hideaway 8.00 16.25 24.25 16 Gerhard Wiltfang Askan 4.00 28.75 32.75 17 Stefan Grodzicki Biszka 8.00 Åke Hultberg El-Vis 8.00 19 Joaquín Pérez Savando 8.25 Elisa Pérez de las Heras Askari 8.25 21 Marian Kozicki Bronz 8.50 Did not advance 22 Piero D'Inzeo Easter Light 12.00 Did not advanceHugo Miguel Arrambide Camalote 12.00 Did not advanceRoberto Nielsen-Reyes Conquistador 12.00 Did not advanceRaimondo D'Inzeo Fiorello 12.00 Did not advancePaul Weier Wulf 12.00 Did not advanceJorge Llambí Okey Amigo 12.00 Did not advanceWilliam Steinkraus Snowbound 12.00 Did not advance 29 Carlos César Delía Cardon 12.25 Did not advance 30 Max Hauri Haiti 12.50 Did not advance 31 Hubert Parot Tic 16.00 Did not advanceFrançois Mathy Talisman 16.00 Did not advanceTorchy Millar Le Dauphin 16.00 Did not advanceFrancisco CaldeiraCan-Can 16.00 Did not advanceAntônio Simões Bon Soir 16.00 Did not advanceViktor Matveyev Krokhoutny 16.00 Did not advance 37 Vasco Ramires Sr. Sir du Brossais 20.00 Did not advanceJanou Lefèbvre Rocket 20.00 Did not advance 39 Nelson Pessoa Nagir 21.00 Did not advance 40 Jean Damman Vasco de Gama 21.25 Did not advance 41 Aleksandr Nebogov Ecuador 22.00 Did not advance 42 Tsunekazu Takeda Josephine 23.00 Did not advance 43 Masayasu Sugitani Seraphina 24.00 Did not advanceLuis Álvarez Appell 24.00 Did not advanceJim Elder Shoeman 24.00 Did not advanceTadashi Fukushima Anke 24.00 Did not advance 47 Kurt Maeder Abraxon 28.00 Did not advancePál Széplaki Kemal 28.00 Did not advance 49 Ajtony Ákos Ozike 29.00 Did not advanceEric Wauters Markies 29.00 Did not advance 51 Eduardo Higareda Biene 30.75 Did not advance — László Móra Antaryl Did not advanceViktor Lisitsyn Piniatelli Did not advanceAmérico Simonetti Altue Did not advance — Barbara Barone Anahi Did not advanceJan Kowalczyk Chandzar Did not advance
References
External links Official report