Equestrian_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics_–_Team_eventing
Equestrian at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Team eventing
Equestrian at the Olympics
The team eventing at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place between 25 and 27 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. Scores from the top 3 horse and rider pairs for each nation were summed to give a team score; the lowest pair's score was dropped. Teams without at least 3 finishing pairs were not given a final score.[1]
The competition was split into three phases:
- Dressage (25 July)
- Riders performed the dressage test.
- Endurance (26 July)
- Riders tackled roads and tracks, steeplechase and cross-country portions.
- Jumping (27 July)
- Riders jumped at the show jumping course.