Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing

[1] For the 1996 and 2000 Olympic competitions, the individual and team contests were separate events.

For the dressage portion of the competition, horse and rider pairs performed series of movements that were evaluated by judges.

Judges gave marks of 0 to 10 for each movement, subtracting points for errors.

Pairs received .4 penalty points for every second beyond the optimal time, up to a limit.

Penalty points were also assessed for disobedience faults at obstacles and for falls.