Equestrian events at the 1980 Summer Olympics
| Equestrian at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
Individual gold medalists in dressage, Elisabeth Theurer and Mon Cherie | |
| Venue |
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| Dates | 25 July – 3 August 1980 |
| No. of events | 6 |
| Competitors | 68 from 11 nations |
| Equestrian at the 1980 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dressage | individual | team |
| Eventing | individual | team |
| Jumping | individual | team |
Equestrian at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by six events. All of them, with the exception of the Individual Jumping Grand Prix, were held in the Trade Unions' Equestrian Complex, which is situated in the Bitsa Forest Park (southern part of Moscow). Individual Jumping Grand Prix was held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki (south-western part of Moscow).
Due to the US-led boycott, only eleven nations competed in the equestrian events: Austria, Bulgaria, Guatemala, Finland, Hungary, India, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Romania, and the USSR. Therefore, only a few of the top riders in the world competed, including the Italian eventing team and the current European champion in dressage, Austrian Sissy Theurer. India also sent an eventing team, but all four of its riders were eliminated. There were 68 entries from 11 nations in the equestrian competition at the 1980 Olympics.