The individual eventing at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place on 23 and 25 July. The event was open to men and women. The competition included three segments: dressage, cross-country, and show-jumping. Penalties from each were summed to give a total score.

The competition was split into three phases:

Dressage (23 July) Riders performed the dressage test. Endurance (24 July) Riders tackled roads and tracks, steeplechase and cross-country portions. Jumping (25 July) Riders jumped at the show jumping course.

Results RankRiderHorseNationalityDressageRankEnduranceRankAfter EnduranceRankJumpingRankTotal Edmund Coffin Bally-Cor 64.59650.40 2114.99 20.001114.99 Michael Plumb Better & Better 66.25749.60 1115.85310.0014125.85 Karl Schultz Madrigal 46.25163.205109.45120.0025129.45 4 Richard Meade Finvarra 73.751257.603131.35510.0014141.35 5 Wayne Roycroft Laurenson 80.841397.2012178.0470.001178.04 6 Gerry Sinnott Croghan 101.253777.607178.8580.001178.85 7 Jean Valat Vampire 92.502795.2011187.7090.001187.70 8 Yuri Salnikov Rumpel 86.6619102.8014189.46 100.001189.46 9 Federico Roman Shamrock 73.3410120.8016194.14 140.001194.14 10 Bruce Davidson Irish-Cap 54.162136.00 20190.161110.0014200.16 11 Juliet Graham Sumatra 110.844681.60 8192.441210.2524202.69 12 Mervyn Bennett Regal Reign 120.844985.209206.04160.001206.04 13 Herbert Blöcker Albrant 108.754494.4010203.151510.0014213.15 14 Mario Turner Tempest Blisland 99.5936113.6015213.19180.001213.19 15 Eric Horgan Pontoon 72.509120.8016193.301320.0025213.30 16 Bill Roycroft Version 86.6619128.8019215.46200.001215.46 17 Valery Dvoryaninov Zeila 86.2518122.0018208.251710.0014218.25 18 Jean-Yves Touzaint Aladin 112.9147101.20 13214.111910.0014224.11 19 Helmut Rethemeier Pauline 70.008152.0021222.002120.0025242.00 20 Denis Pigott Hillstead 92.9128153.6022246.51230.001246.51 21 Mary Anne Tauskey Marcus Aurelius 97.0634162.4024259.462410.0014269.46 22 Alessandro Argenton Woodland 102.9139172.0025274.91250.001274.91 23 Cathy Wedge City Fella 99.1635187.60 26286.76270.001286.76 24 Princess Anne Goodwill 91.2526204.8027296.05283.2513299.30 25 Viktor Kalinin Araks 85.8417218.00 29303.842910.0014313.84 26 Robin Hahn L'Esprit 94.1631215.20 28309.36 3010.0014319.36 27 Carlos Alfonso Ucase 117.9148321.20 32439.11 3310.0014449.11 28 Rodolfo Grazzini Veracruz 88.3423420.8034509.143420.7529529.89 29 Juan Roberto Redon Arrupe 105.4142574.00 35679.413520.0025699.41 DNF Ronnie McMahon San Carlos 107.5043322.4033429.90 32Disqualified DNF Lucinda Prior-Palmer Be Fair 62.91559.604122.514did not finishDNF Giovanni Bossi Boston 92.912868.806161.716did not finish DNF Hugh Thomas Playamar 85.0016156.0023241.0022did not finishDNF Jim Day Viceroy 60.004220.4030280.4026did not finishDNF Norman van de Vater Blue Tom Tit 94.1631279.2031373.3631did not finishDNF Otto Ammermann Volturno 58.753Disqualifieddid not advanceDNF Thierry Touzaint Ut Majeur 73.3410did not finishdid not advanceDNF Dominique Bentejac Djerk 82.0914Disqualifieddid not advanceDNF Gen Ueda Pontiff 82.9115did not finishdid not advanceDNF David Bárcena Cachibache 87.0921did not finishdid not advanceDNF Carlos Rawson Dos de Oro 87.5022did not finishdid not advanceDNF Pyotr Gornushko Gusar 88.7524did not finishdid not advanceDNF Kenkichi Ishiguro Asodeska 90.8425Disqualifieddid not advanceDNF Silvia de Luna Tahuoca 93.3430Disqualifieddid not advanceDNF Ángel Boyenechea Rasputin 94.1631Disqualifieddid not advanceDNF Rita de Luna Pampa 101.6638Disqualifieddid not advanceDNF José Luis Pérez Soto Fasinante 104.5940Disqualifieddid not advanceDNF Kenji Eto Inter-Nihon 105.0041Disqualifieddid not advanceDNF Maríano Bucio Cocaleco 108.7544Disqualifieddid not advance

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