The team eventing at the 1972 Summer Olympics took place between 29 August and 1 September. The event was open to men and women.

Competition format

The competition included three segments: dressage, cross-country, and show-jumping. Penalties from each were summed to give a total score. Teams consisted of four horse and rider pairs, though only the best three scores counted for the team total. If a team had fewer than three pairs finish, the team received no score.

Results

Final standings after jumping

Rank Nation Individual results Total Rider Total Richard Meade 57.73 95.53 Mary Gordon-Watson 30.27 Bridget Parker 7.53 Mark Phillips -134.33 Kevin Freeman 29.87 10.81 Bruce Davidson 24.47 J. Michael Plumb -43.53 Jimmy Wofford -99.83 Harry Klugmann 8.00 -18.00 Ludwig Gössing -0.40 Karl Schultz -25.60 Horst Karsten DNF 4 Bill Roycroft 29.60 -27.86 Richard Sands 24.87 Brian Schrapel -82.33 Clarke Roycroft -296.12 5 Rudolf Beerbohm 3.80 -127.93 Jens Niehls -60.00 Joachim Brohmann -71.73 Helmut Gille -74.20 6 Paul Hürlimann -11.03 -156.43 Tony Bühler -19.87 Alfred Schwarzenbach -125.53 Max Hauri DNF 7 Sergey Mukhin -0.13 -190.06 Valentin Gorelkin -34.93 Vladimir Lanyugin -155.00 Mamadzhan Ismailov DNF 8 Alessandro Argenton 43.33 -203.58 Dino Costantini -98.18 Mario Turner -148.73 Stefano Angioni DNF 9 Bill Buller -56.13 -219.41 Ronnie McMahon -67.33 Patrick Conolly-Carew -95.95 Bill McLernon DNF 10 Jacek Wierzchowiecki -30.47 -281.60 Marek Małecki -109.00 Jan Skoczylas -142.13 Wojciech Mickunas DNF 11 Michel Robert -27.13 -338.56 Armand Bigot -133.80 Dominique Bentejac -177.63 François Fabius -205.40 12 Ferdinand Croy -54.27 -485.60 Friedrich Resch -172.80 Wolf-Dieter Rihs -258.53 Rüdiger Wassibauer DNF Jim Henry -124.67 DNF Wendy Irving -248.60 Robin Hahn DNF Clint Banbury DNF Yordan Ivanov -173.75 DNF Boris Stefanov DNF Gocho Milev DNF Nikola Dimitrov DNF István Szabácsy -153.13 DNF József Horváth DNF József Varró DNF János Krizsán DNF Piet van der Schans -309.13 DNF Eddy Stibbe DNF Hans Brugman DNF Maarten Jurgens DNF Gerardo Jáuregui -301.32 DNF José Eugenio Acosta DNF Carlos Alberto Alvarado DNF Alejandro Guglielmi DNF Manuel Mendívil DNF DNF Maríano Bucio DNF Ramón Mejía DNF David Bárcena DNF

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