France’s Nicolas Astier took silver with one rail down and Phillip Dutton of the United States won bronze.
Eventing is a three-phased sport including dressage, cross country and show jumping.
Jung, widely considered the best eventing rider ever, only turned to Sam, the 16-year-old German Sport Horse he rode to win gold in London, a week before the animals were due to fly to Rio. His first and younger choice, Takinou, had suffered an infection.
(Reporting by Caroline Stauffer; editing by Ken Ferris)
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