Australia go into the final day of eventing on the verge of claiming gold in the team and individual competitions at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Deodoro.

Chris Burton sits in the gold medal position in the individual ahead of Tuesday's final-leg showjumping while the Australians lead the teams event. Competition begins at 11pm AEST Tuesday.

Christopher Burton of Australia riding Santano II clears a jump during the Cross Country Eventing. Credit:Mike Ehrmann

Burton is out to become the first Australian to win an individual equestrian medal since Matt Ryan at Barcelona in 1992, when he also won an eventing team gold.

Victory in Rio would also see the Australians win the Olympic eventing team competition for the fourth time and the first since Sydney 2000 when current team member Stuart Tinney won gold.