park. Liselotte Linsenhoff won gold on Piaffe, making her the first woman to win individual gold in the equestrian events. Dressage again showed the great age range possible in Olympic mounts, with 3 horses (Sod, Casanova, and San Fernando) at 17 years of age, and 1 horse (Granat) competing at age 7—who would return at the following Olympics at age 11 and win gold. 12 of the 33 mounts competing were 14 or older. Eventing A crowd of 60,000 spectators watched 73 riders from 19 nations competing on endurance day. The Roads and Tracks phases (Phase A and C) were held on flat ground. The cross-country test, designed by Ottokar Pohlmann, saw quite a few problems. Four fences in particular proved the most troublesome—producing a total of 38 refusals, 18 falls, and 7 eliminations—included a fence into the water (obstacle 12), a drop fence in a combination (obstacle 17a), a palisade up a hill (obstacle 18), and a ditch (obstacle 23). The German team, despite the elimination of one of their top rider, Horst Karsten and Sioux, still managed to finish with a bronze medal, behind Great Britain (gold) and the USA (silver). The gold-winning British team included 2 women, with a third woman competing on the Canadian team. 48 of the 73 horses completed the competition, including a 5-year-old on the Argentinean team who finished next to last. 29 of the finishing horses were 8 years old or younger. Medal summary Medal table Officials Appointment of officials was as follows: Dressage Gustaf Nyblaeus (Ground Jury President) Julio Herrera (Ground Jury Member) Pernot du Breuil (Ground Jury Member) Jaap Pot (Ground Jury Member) Heinz Pollay (Ground Jury Member) Jumping Pierre Clavé (Ground Jury President) Donald Thackeray (Ground Jury Member) Bruno Bruni (Ground Jury Member) Hans-Heinrich Brinkmann (Course Designer) Ernst A. Sarasin (Technical Delegate) Eventing Edwin Rothkirch (Ground Jury President) Franco Pontes (Ground Jury Member) Fabio Mangilli (Ground Jury Member) Ottokar Pohlmann (Course Designer) Bernard Chevalier (Technical Delegate) References External links International Olympic Committee medal database 1972 Summer Olympics events 1972 1972 in equestrian Equestrian sports in West Germany