 The Italian equestrians were fairly successful, winning five medals to take third place on the equestrian leader board for the Games.Italians took the top two spots in the individual jumping competition, as well as a bronze in the individual eventing.The nation also earned a medal in each of the two team events in which it participated, a silver in the eventing and a bronze in jumping (which, by the rules of the day, had to consist of entirely different riders than the individual jumping event).