Equestrian events at the Summer Olympics

Equestrian sports were first included in the Olympic Games in the Summer Olympics of 1900 in Paris. They were again included in 1912, and have been included in every subsequent edition of the Games. The Olympic equestrian disciplines are dressage, eventing, and show-jumping. In each discipline, both individual and team medals are awarded. Women and men compete on equal terms.

Equestrian events at the Summer Olympics
IOC Discipline CodeEQU
Governing bodyFEI
Events6 (mixed)
Games

  • Medalists

Together with the equestrian component of Modern Pentathlon, it is the only Olympic event that involves animals. The horses are considered to be athletes as much as the riders.

The international governing body for equestrian sports is the Fédération Équestre Internationale. The first Olympics held under its authority were in 1924.

Games Year Events Best Nation
1
219005 Belgium
3
419081 Great Britain
519125 Sweden
6
719207 Sweden
819245 Sweden
919286 Netherlands
1019325 France
1119366 Germany
12
13
1419486 France
1519526 Sweden
1619566 Sweden
1719605 Australia
1819646 United Team of Germany
1919686 Great Britain
2019726 West Germany
2119766 West Germany
2219806 Soviet Union
2319846 United States
2419886 West Germany
2519926 Germany
2619966 Germany
2720006 Netherlands
2820046 United States
2920086 Germany
3020126 Great Britain
3120166 Germany
3220206 Germany
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