The individual show jumping at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place on 12 August at the Santa Anita Racetrack.

The event was won by Joseph Fargis of the United States, the nation's first victory in individual jumping since 1968 and second overall, third-most all-time behind France and Italy with 3.

Heidi Robbiani earned Switzerland's first medal in the event since 1928 with her bronze.

Unlike Moscow 1980, the 1984 Games were unaffected, since all of the top riders were from the Western nations.

The favorite was 1982 World Cup winner Melanie Smith, leading an unusually strong American team.