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1956 OLYMPIC GAMES MELBOURNE/AUSTRALIA

Stockholm/Sweden

 The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1956, apart from the equestrian events, which were held five months earlier in Stockholm, Sweden. Equestrian could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. This was the second Olympics not to be held entirely in one country, the first being the 1920 Summer Olympics. The 1956 Games were the first to be staged in the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the first to be held outside Europe and North America.

Equestrian Events Original ticket June 12th 9.00 A.M.

Team eventing Dressage test

 The Equestrian Events at the 1956 Summer Olympics were held inStockholm due to the Australian quarantine regulations and includedDressage, Eventing, and Show Jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions. The competitions were held from June 11, 1956 to June 17, 1956 at Stockholms stadion. There were 159 entries from 29 countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherland, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, USA,and Venezuela. This would be the first appearance for Australia, Cambodia and Venezuela in equestrian events.

Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Team eventing

The team eventing at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place between 11 and 14 June, at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium. Eventing was open to men only. It was the 9th appearance of the event.

Team eventing at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue	Stockholm Olympic Stadium
Date	11–14 June
Competitors	54 from 18 nations
Medalists
Francis Weldon Arthur Rook Bertie Hill  Great Britain August Lütke-Westhues Otto Rothe Klaus Wagner  United Team of Germany John Rumble Jim Elder Brian Herbinson  Canada

Is in very good condition.

Competition format

The team and individual eventing competitions used the same results. Eventing consisted of a dressage test, a cross-country test, and a jumping test. The competitor with the best total score (fewest penalty points) won. The individual scores were summed to give a team score.

• Dressage: The eventing competition featured a dressage test. Five judges gave scores.
• Cross-country: The cross-country test had five phases.
  • Phase A: 7.2 km roads. Time allowed was 30 minutes (240 m/min).
  • Phase B: 3.6 km steeplechase. Time allowed was 6 minutes (600 m/min).
  • Phase C: 14.4 km roads. Time allowed was 60 minutes (240 m/min).
  • Phase D: 7.65 km cross-country. Time allowed was 17 minutes (450 m/min). There were 33 obstacles.
  • Phase E: 2 km flat. Time allowed was 6 minutes (333 m/min).
• Jumping: The jumping test had 12 obstacles.

Standings after dressage

Rank	Nation	Individual results			Team result
		Rider	Horse	Dressage
1	Great Britain	Arthur Rook	Wild Venture	-101.60	-313.20
		Francis Weldon	Kilbarry	-103.20
		Bertie Hill	Countryman III	-108.40
2	United Team of Germany	Otto Rothe	Sissi	-98.40	-330.40
		Klaus Wagner	Prinzess	-102.40
		August Lütke-Westhues	Trux von Kamax	-129.60
3	Sweden	Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr.	Jubal	-110.40	-346.40
		Petrus Kastenman	Iluster	-116.40
		Johan Asker	Iller	-119.60
4	Soviet Union	Valerian Kuybyshev	Perekop	-110.80	-359.20
		Lev Baklyshkin	Guimnast	-119.20
		Nikolay Shelenkov	Satrap	-129.20
5	Switzerland	Roland Perret	Erlfried	-105.60	-366.80
		Milo Gmür	Romeo	-111.20
		Samuel Koechlin	Goya	-150.00
6	Denmark	Hans Christian Andersen	Tom	-120.40	-390.80
		Karl Ammitzböll	Kajus	-129.20
		Lars Kirkebjerg	Havanna	-141.20
7	Canada	John Rumble	Cilroy	-122.80	-395.20
		Brian Herbinson	Tara	-131.20
		Jim Elder	Colleen	-141.20
8	Bulgaria	Rashko Fratev	Naphtaline	-126.80	-402.40
		Konstantin Venkov	Greibel	-129.60
		Genko Rashkov	Euphoria	-146.00
9	Finland	Kari Tolvanen	Lariina	-107.60	-403.20
		Reijo Kuistila	Lamora	-142.80
		Kaarlo Anttinen	Locarno	-152.80
10	Italy	Giuseppe Molinari	Uccello	-124.40	-408.80
		Giancarlo Gutierrez	Wiston	-138.80
		Adriano Capuzzo	Tuft of Heather	-145.60
11	Australia	Brian Crago	Radar	-124.80	-413.60
		Ernie Barker	Dandy	-134.40
		Bunty Thompson	Brown Sugar	-154.40
12	Romania	Virgil Barbuceanu	Brebenel	-136.00	-421.20
		Gheorghe Langa	Bolero	-142.40
		Gheorghe Soare	Cabala	-142.80
13	Turkey	Nail Gönenli	Temel	-133.60	-443.60
		Fethi Gürcan	Rih	-143.20
		Kemal Özçelik	Eskimo	-166.80
14	Argentina	Carlos de la Serna	Fanion	-146.00	-448.80
		Juan Martín-Merbilháa	Gitana I	-150.00
		Eduardo Cano	Why	-152.80
15	Portugal	Joaquim Silva	Heléboro	-149.20	-474.40
		Fernando Cavaleiro	Marte	-152.00
		Alvaro Sabbo	Marto	-173.20
16	Ireland	Harry Freeman-Jackson	Cellarstown	-153.20	-477.20
		Ian Hume-Dudgeon	Copper Coin	-158.00
		Bill Mullins	Charleville	-166.00
17	United States	Jack Burton	Huntingfield	-155.60	-500.00
		Frank Duffy	Drop Dead	-162.40
		Walter Staley	Mud Dauber	-182.00
18	Spain	Joaquín Nogueras	Thalia	-161.60	-510.00
		Faustino Dominguez	Anfitrion	-170.80
		Hernán Espinosa	Al-Herrasan	-177.60

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