title: Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage
text: # Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage
  
  The individual dressage at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place between 15 and 16 June, at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium. The event was open to men and women. The team and individual dressage competitions used the same results. Five judges gave scores, with the result being the sum of the scores.
  
  ## Results
  
  36 riders competed.
  
  | Rank | Rider | Nation | Horse | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Henri Saint Cyr | Sweden | Juli | 860.0 |
  | | Lis Hartel | Denmark | Jubilee | 850.0 |
  | | Liselott Linsenhoff | United Team of Germany | Adular | 832.0 |
  | 4 | Gehnäll Persson | Sweden | Knaust | 821.0 |
  | 5 | André Jousseaume | France | Harpagon | 814.0 |
  | 6 | Gottfried Trachsel | Switzerland | Kursus | 807.0 |
  | 7 | Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern Jr. | Sweden | Krest | 794.0 |
  | 8 | Henri Chammartin | Switzerland | Woehler | 789.0 |
  | 9 | Hannelore Weygand | United Team of Germany | Perkunos | 785.0 |
  | 10 | Gustav Fischer | Switzerland | Vasello | 750.0 |
  | 11 | Sergei Filatov | Soviet Union | Ingas | 744.0 |
  | 12 | António de Almeida | Portugal | Feitiço | 743.0 |
  | 13 | Else Christophersen | Norway | Diva | 739.0 |
  | 14 | Anneliese Küppers | United Team of Germany | Afrika | 729.0 |
  | 15 | Aleksandr Vtorov | Soviet Union | Repertoir | 726.0 |
  | 16 | Gheorghe Teodorescu | Romania | Palatin | 721.0 |
  | 17 | Bob Borg | United States | Bill Biddle | 720.0 |
  | 18 | Nikolay Sitko | Soviet Union | Skatchek | 700.0 |
  | 19 | Hermann Zobel | Denmark | Monty | 673.0 |
  | 20 | Leonard Lafond | Canada | Rath Patrick | 657.0 |
  | 21 | Lorna Johnstone | Great Britain | Rosie Dream | 655.0 |
  | 22 | Jean-Albert Brasu | France | Vol d'Amour | 648.0 |
  | 23 | Inger Lemvigh-Müller | Denmark | Bel Ami | 644.0 |
  | 24 | Nicolae Mihalcea | Romania | Mihnea | 625.0 |
  | 25 | Lilian Williams | Great Britain | Pilgrim | 616.0 |
  | 25 | Robert Lattermann | Austria | Danubia | 616.0 |
  | 27 | Ann-Lise Kielland | Norway | Clary | 601.5 |
  | 28 | Alexis Pantchoulidzew | Netherlands | Lascar | 586.5 |
  | 29 | Bodil Russ | Norway | Corona | 572.0 |
  | 30 | Elaine Watt | United States | Connecticut Yankee | 568.0 |
  | 31 | Mauno Roiha | Finland | Laaos | 562.0 |
  | 32 | Jean Salmon | France | Kipling | 554.0 |
  | 33 | Nicolae Marcoci | Romania | Corvin | 516.0 |
  | 34 | Alexander Sagadin | Austria | Cyprius | 513.0 |
  | 35 | Jorge Cavoti | Argentina | Carnavalito | 483.5 |
  | 36 | Krum Lekarski | Bulgaria | Edgard | 396.5 |
  