Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage
# Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage

The individual dressage in equestrian at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich was held at Dressage Facility Nymphenburg with the Grand-Prix on 7 September and the ride-off on 9 September.

## Competition format

The individual medals were only awarded based on the results of the ride-off, with the Grand Prix serving as a qualifying round for the ride-off. The top twelve in the Grand Prix qualified for the ride-off only the top 12 qualifiers were eligible to medal. This was a first for this event as in years past the combined Grand Prix and ride-off score would determine the medalists.

## Results

| Rider | Nation | Horse | Grand Prix | Rank | Ride-off | Overall |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liselott Linsenhoff | West Germany | Piaff | 1763 | 1 Q | 1229 | |
| Yelena Petushkova | Soviet Union | Pepel | 1747 | 2 Q | 1185 | |
| Josef Neckermann | West Germany | Venetia | 1706 | 3 Q | 1177 | |
| Ivan Kizimov | Soviet Union | Ikhor | 1701 | 4 Q | 1159 | 4 |
| Ivan Kalita | Soviet Union | Tarif | 1647 | 6 Q | 1130 | 5 |
| Ulla Håkansson | Sweden | Ajax | 1649 | 5 Q | 1126 | 6 |
| Karin Schlüter | West Germany | Liostro | 1614 | 9 Q | 1113 | 7 |
| Maud von Rosen | Sweden | Lucky Boy | 1578 | 11 Q | 1088 | 8 |
| Christilot Hanson-Boylen | Canada | Armagnac | 1615 | 8 Q | 1081 | 9 |
| Ninna Swaab | Sweden | Casanova | 1622 | 7 Q | 1067 | 10 |
| Aksel Malling Mikkelsen | Denmark | Talisman | 1597 | 10 Q | 1060 | 11 |
| Lorna Johnstone | Great Britain | El Farruco | 1576 | 12 Q | 1036 | 12 |
| Gerhard Brockmüller | East Germany | Marios | 1545 | 13 |
| Ulla Petersen | Denmark | Chigwell | 1534 | 14 |
| Christine Stückelberger | Switzerland | Granat | 1528 | 15 |
| Wolfgang Müller | East Germany | Semafor | 1521 | 16 |
| Horst Köhler | East Germany | Imanuel | 1486 | 17 |
| Anny van Doorne | Netherlands | Pericles | 1480 | T18 |
| Edith Master | United States | Dahlwitz | 1480 | T18 |
| Charlotte Ingemann | Denmark | Souliman | 1475 | 20 |
| Hermann Dür | Switzerland | Sod | 1466 | 21 |
| John Winnett | United States | Reinald | 1458 | 22 |
| Patrick le Rolland | France | Cramique | 1451 | 23 |
| Jennie Loriston-Clarke | Great Britain | Kadett | 1450 | 24 |
| Sylvio de Rezende | Brazil | Othelo | 1431 | 25 |
| Cindy Neale-Ishoy | Canada | Bonne Année | 1424 | 26 |
| Cees Benedictus-Lieftinck | Netherlands | Turista | 1420 | 27 |
| John Swaab | Netherlands | Maharadscha | 1409 | 28 |
| Marita Aeschbacher | Switzerland | Charlamp | 1389 | 29 |
| Lorraine Stubbs | Canada | Venezuela | 1379 | 30 |
| Lois Stephens | United States | Fasching | 1345 | 31 |
| Kikuko Inoue | Japan | Don Carlos | 1313 | 32 |
| Margaret Lawrence | Great Britain | San Fernando | 1242 | 33 |
| Francisco d'Alessandri | Argentina | Comalero | DNS |
| Juan José Vargas | Argentina | Pincen | DNS |
