Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping

The individual show jumping at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place between 4 and 9 August at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona.[1] The event was open to men and women. There were 87 competitors from 30 nations.[2] Each nation could have up to 4 riders. The event was won by Ludger Beerbaum of Germany, the nation's second victory in individual jumping (tying the United States for third-most among nations behind France's four and Italy's three). It was the third consecutive Games at which Germany competed that the nation reached the podium in the event—gold in 1936 and bronze in 1952 (with no Games in 1940 or 1944, Germany disinvited in 1948, and either United Team of Germany or separate West Germany and East Germany teams competing from 1956 to 1988). Piet Raymakers earned the Netherlands' first medal in the event with his silver. The United States reached the podium for the third consecutive Games with Norman Dello Joio's bronze.

Individual jumping
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Turkmenistan stamp commemorating 1992 Olympic equestrianism
VenueReal Club de Polo de Barcelona
Dates4–9 August
Competitors87 from 30 nations
Winning total0 faults
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ludger Beerbaum
 Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Piet Raymakers
 Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Norman Dello Joio
 United States
← 1988
1996 →

Background

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This was the 19th 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.[2] The team and individual events were interrelated for the first time since 1964.

Eight of the top 13 (including a six-way tie for 7th) riders from the 1988 Games returned: fourth-place finisher Anne Kursinski of the United States, sixth-place finisher Jaime Azcárraga of Mexico, and seventh-place finishers Jan Tops and Jos Lansink of the Netherlands, Nick Skelton of Great Britain, Franke Sloothaak of West Germany (now competing for united Germany), and Markus Fuchs and Thomas Fuchs of Switzerland. The reigning World Champion was Eric Navet of France.[2]

Croatia, the Philippines, South Africa, and the Virgin Islands each made their debut in the event. Some former Soviet republics competed together as the Unified Team. France competed for the 17th time, most of any nation.

Competition format

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The competition underwent a significant format change for the second time in as many Games. For the first time since 1964, the team and individual events overlapped in the use of results. The format expanded to a total of five rounds, now using three rounds for the qualifying round and two rounds for the final. The first two qualifying rounds counted toward the team competition.

All riders competed in the first two qualifying rounds. The field was then cut to 56 riders (based on the combined score for the first two rounds) for the third qualifying round, with each nation limited to three riders advancing. The three-round total counted as the qualifying score. Half of the riders (44 of the 87) advanced to the final. Positive scoring was used for each of the qualifying rounds.

The final consisted of two rounds. Both rounds used the traditional fault scoring. Only the top 22 (half of the 44 finalists) riders advanced from the first round of the final to the second. The total of the two rounds was used for the final score. A jump-off would be used if necessary to break ties for medal positions; other ties would not be broken.[2]

Schedule

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All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 4 August 1992 8:00
15:00
Qualifying round 1
Qualifying round 2
Friday, 7 August 1992 9:30 Qualifying round 3
Sunday, 9 August 1992 9:30
12:45
Final round 1
Final round 2

Results

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Martínez (Spain) and Robert (France) did not advance due to the three-rider limit per nation in the final.

Four riders cleared the first round of the final with no faults: Beerbaum, Raymakers, Dello Joio, and Whitaker. Whitaker had 19.25 faults in the second run. Dello Joio had 4.75 faults in the second run, the fourth-best result in that run to finish third overall (Tops, with 4 faults, had been better in the second run but finished fifth overall with 4.25 faults in the first resulting in a total of 8.25). Beerbaum and Raymakers both finished the second run without any obstacle faults, but Raymakers exceeded the time limit by 0.66 seconds resulting in a quarter-point fault. That timing fault was the difference between the two men as Beerbaum received gold and Raymakers silver.[2]

Rank Rider Horse Nation Qualifying Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Round 1 Round 2 Total
  Ludger Beerbaum Classic Touch   Germany 82.50 83.00 165.50 0 0 0
  Piet Raymakers Ratina Z   Netherlands 82.50 72.50 155.00 0 0.25 0.25
  Norman Dello Joio Irish   United States 42.00 56.00 65.50 163.50 0 4.75 4.75
4 Hervé Godignon Quidam de Revel   France 62.00 84.50 146.50 1 5.25 6.25
5 Jan Tops Top Gun   Netherlands 70.50 72.50 143.00 4 4.25 8.25
6 Maria Gretzer Marcoville   Sweden 61.00 56.00 80.00 197.00 4.75 5.50 10.25
7 Ludo Philippaerts Darco   Belgium 82.50 48.00 76.00 206.50 4 8.25 12.25
8 Merethe Jensen Maxime   Denmark 60.00 81.00 74.50 215.50 4 8.75 12.75
9 Rodrigo Pessoa Special Envoy   Brazil 82.50 56.00 84.50 223.00 4 12 16
10 Michael Matz Heisman   United States 70.50 84.50 155.00 4 12.25 16.25
11 Éric Navet Quito de Baussy   France 70.50 39.50 72.00 182.00 8 8.50 16.50
12 Markus Fuchs Shandor II   Switzerland 56.00 72.50 74.50 203.00 8 9 17
13 Evelyne Blaton Careful   Belgium 76.50 18.00 73.00 167.50 8 9 17
14 John Whitaker Milton   Great Britain 82.50 72.50 155.00 0 19.25 19.25
15 Michael Whitaker Monsanta   Great Britain 70.50 72.50 143.00 8 12 20
16 Thomas Fuchs Dylano   Switzerland 70.50 72.50 143.00 8 12.75 20.75
17 Lisa Jacquin For the Moment   United States 70.50 72.50 143.00 8 13.25 21.25
Jerry Smit Governor   Italy 56.00 29.00 65.50 150.50 8 13.25 21.25
19 Luis Astolfi Fino   Spain 70.50 84.50 155.00 4 21.50 25.50
20 Lesley McNaught-Mändli Pirol B   Switzerland 70.50 72.50 143.00 4 EL EL
21 Thomas Frühmann Genius   Austria 82.50 84.50 167.00 8 DNF EL
22 Luis Álvarez de Cervera Let's Go   Spain 76.50 62.00 138.50 8 DNS EL
23 Peter Eriksson Moritz   Sweden 82.50 84.50 167.00 8.25 Did not advance
24 Hugo Simon Apricot D   Austria 82.50 72.50 155.00 8.50 Did not advance
25 Juan Carlos García Quel Type d'Elle   Colombia 20.00 61.00 63.00 144.00 9.50 Did not advance
26 Jay Hayes Zucarlos   Canada 56.00 56.00 82.00 194.00 12 Did not advance
Jaime Guerra Consul   Mexico 51.00 56.00 59.50 166.50 12 Did not advance
Sören von Rönne Taggi   Germany 56.00 72.50 87.00 215.50 12 Did not advance
Enrique Sarasola Jr. Minstrel   Spain 56.00 56.00 78.00 190.00 12 Did not advance
30 James Kernan Touchdown   Ireland 52.00 36.00 59.50 147.50 16 Did not advance
Carlos da Motta Wendy   Brazil 19.00 72.50 64.00 155.50 16 Did not advance
Morten Aasen Animo   Norway 42.00 72.50 46.00 160.50 16 Did not advance
33 Hirokazu Higashira Baltimore   Japan 42.00 33.50 61.50 137.00 17.50 Did not advance
34 Mark Todd Double Take   New Zealand 70.50 72.50 143.00 20 Did not advance
35 Peter Gotz Didi   South Africa 64.50 56.00 84.50 205.00 20.25 Did not advance
36 Ulrika Hedin Lipton   Sweden 30.50 56.00 51.00 137.50 20.50 Did not advance
37 Valerio Sozzi Pamina   Italy 63.00 43.00 61.50 167.50 24.25 Did not advance
38 Takashi Tomura Dorina   Japan 47.00 63.00 69.00 179.00 24.50 Did not advance
39 Ryuzo Okuno Milky Way   Japan 48.00 33.50 70.00 151.50 25.25 Did not advance
40 Peter Charles Kruger   Ireland 37.00 64.00 68.00 169.00 26 Did not advance
41 Jennifer Foster Zeus   Canada 70.50 50.50 71.00 192.00 28.75 Did not advance
42 Jos Lansink Egano   Netherlands 82.50 84.50 167.00 EL Did not advance
43 Tim Grubb Denizen   Great Britain 49.50 50.50 81.00 181.00 DNF Did not advance
Hubert Bourdy Razzia du Poncel   France 56.00 72.50 86.00 214.50 DNF Did not advance
45 Michel Robert Nonix   France 82.50 19.00 78.00 179.50 Did not advance
46 Cayetano Martínez Palestro II   Spain 49.50 36.00 57.00 142.50 Did not advance
47 Anatoly Timoshenko Prints   Unified Team 24.00 32.00 78.00 134.00 Did not advance
48 Harvey Wilson Mayday   New Zealand 36.00 45.50 48.00 129.50 Did not advance
49 Hirosuke Tomizawa Don Carlos   Japan 26.00 36.00 67.00 129.00 Did not advance
50 Otto Becker Lucky Luke   Germany 22.50 48.00 57.00 127.50 Did not advance
Vitor Teixeira Attack Z   Brazil 34.00 44.00 49.50 127.50 Did not advance
52 Jaime Azcárraga Chin Chin   Mexico 42.00 29.00 52.50 123.50 Did not advance
53 Giorgio Nuti Gaugin   Italy 38.00 26.50 52.50 117.00 Did not advance
54 Ian Millar Big Ben   Canada 42.00 72.50 114.50 Did not advance
55 Alberto Váldes Jr. Pilatus   Mexico 17.00 42.00 55.00 114.00 Did not advance
56 Jörg Münzner Graf Grande   Austria 64.50 48.00 112.50 Did not advance
57 Mun Eun-jin Equador   South Korea 21.00 31.00 57.00 109.00 Did not advance
58 Vilmos Göttler Kemal 36   Hungary 42.00 14.00 44.00 100.00 Did not advance
59 Bruce Goodin Reservation   New Zealand 22.50 29.00 45.00 96.50 Did not advance
60 André Salah Sakakini Getaway   Egypt 27.00 12.00 54.00 93.00 Did not advance
61 Willi Melliger Quinta C   Switzerland 46.00 39.50 85.50 Did not advance
62 Dirk Demeersman Edelbert   Belgium 56.00 21.50 77.50 Did not advance
63 Anne Kursinski Cannonball   United States 72.50 72.50 Did not advance
64 Manuel Torres Kos   Colombia 8.00 13.00 49.50 70.50 Did not advance
65 Nelson Pessoa Filho Vivaldi   Brazil 28.00 39.50 67.50 Did not advance
66 Henrik Lannér Cantadou   Sweden 25.00 39.50 64.50 Did not advance
67 Mun Hyeon-jin French Rapture   South Korea 16.00 47.00 63.00 Did not advance
68 Paul Darragh Killelea   Ireland 42.00 16.00 58.00 Did not advance
69 Charles Holzer Manassas County   Virgin Islands 12.00 45.50 57.50 Did not advance
70 Nick Skelton Dollar Girl   Great Britain 56.00 56.00 Did not advance
71 Gianni Govoni Larry   Italy 30.50 24.00 54.50 Did not advance
72 Hermann Weiland Dufy 2   Croatia 30.50 21.50 52.00 Did not advance
Franke Sloothaak Prestige   Germany 30.50 21.50 52.00 Did not advance
74 Bert Romp Waldo E   Netherlands 33.00 15.00 48.00 Did not advance
75 Eddie Macken Welfenkrone   Ireland 13.00 26.50 39.50 Did not advance
Jean-Claude Van Geenberghe Queen of Diamonds   Belgium 18.00 21.50 39.50 Did not advance
77 Denise Cojuangco Nimmerdor   Philippines 11.00 25.00 36.00 Did not advance
78 Lone Kroman Petersen Qludy   Denmark 35.00 35.00 Did not advance
79 Gonda Betrix Tommy 29   South Africa 10.00 17.00 27.00 Did not advance
80 Hugo Gamboa Kung-Fu   Colombia 14.00 11.00 25.00 Did not advance
81 Beth Underhill Monopoly   Canada 15.00 15.00 Did not advance
82 Kim Seung-hwan Arizona   South Korea 9.00 9.00 Did not advance
83 Yu Jeong-jae Casual   South Korea 0.00 Did not advance
José Maurer America   Mexico 0.00 Did not advance
Jorge Matias Windus   Portugal 0.00 Did not advance
Boris Boor Love Me Tender   Austria 0.00 Did not advance
Jiří Pecháček[3] Garta   Czechoslovakia 0.00 Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Equestrianism at the 1992 Barcelona Equestrian Games: Mixed Jumping, Individual". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Jumping, Individual, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ Does not appear in the Official Report, but is included at Olympedia.
  • Official Report, pp. 174–76.