Equestrian at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping
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Individual jumping at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Luzhniki Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 3 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 16 from 7 nations | |||||||||
Winning total | 8.00 faults | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The individual show jumping at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place on 3 August at the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium.[1] The event was open to men and women. This event was heavily impacted by the American-led boycott. There were 16 competitors from 7 nations.[2] Previous Games had approximately 50 riders at each. The event was won by Jan Kowalczyk of Poland, the nation's first victory in individual jumping and first medal in the event since 1924. Nikolai Korolkov earned the Soviet Union's first medal in the event with his silver. Mexico reached the podium for the first time since 1948 with Joaquín Pérez's bronze.