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Controversy swirled around the Irish team during the [[2004 Olympics]]. Originally selected as team trainer, Macken was sacked in June 2004 after a power struggle with Chef d'Équipe Tommy Wade, an event that came to be known as the "Macken Sackin' Affair". A group of senior Irish riders complained, and in July Macken was reinstated as team trainer and Wade was removed as Team Manager. Top team rider [[Cian O'Connor]] chose to stay out of the controversy and continue to support Wade, which raised the ire of some fellow riders. All seemed well as O'Connor went on to win the individual gold medal, and the team overall finished 7th. However the gold medal was later stripped when O'Connor's horse - [[Waterford Crystal]] - tested positive for a banned substance. |
Controversy swirled around the Irish team during the [[2004 Olympics]]. Originally selected as team trainer, Macken was sacked in June 2004 after a power struggle with Chef d'Équipe Tommy Wade, an event that came to be known as the "Macken Sackin' Affair". A group of senior Irish riders complained, and in July Macken was reinstated as team trainer and Wade was removed as Team Manager. Top team rider [[Cian O'Connor]] chose to stay out of the controversy and continue to support Wade, which raised the ire of some fellow riders. All seemed well as O'Connor went on to win the individual gold medal, and the team overall finished 7th. However the gold medal was later stripped when O'Connor's horse - [[Waterford Crystal]] - tested positive for a banned substance. |
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==Major Achievements== |
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1979 |
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Horse of the Year Grand Prix, Wembley, London |
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Championship, Wembley, London |
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Spruce Meadows Grand Prix, Calgary, Canada |
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Team bronze at the European Championships, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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Individual 4th, European Championships, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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Nations Cup (Aga Khan Trophy), Dublin, Ireland |
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Nations Cup, Aachen, Germany |
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Hickstead Derby, Hickstead, England |
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Hickstead Derby Trial, Hickstead, England |
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1978 |
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Health Trophy, Dublin Indoor International |
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Horse of the Year Grand Prix, Wembley, London |
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Hickstead Derby, Hickstead, England |
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Individual silver medal, World Show Jumping Championships, Aachen, Germany |
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2nd place, Dublin Grand Prix, Dublin, Ireland |
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Nations Cup (Aga Khan Trophy), Dublin, Ireland |
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Aachen Grand Prix, Aachen, Germany |
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Championship, Aachen, Germany |
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Rome Grand Prix, Rome, Italy |
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Championship, Rome, Italy |
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Hamburg Grand Prix, Hamburg, Germany |
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Nice Grand Prix, Nice, France |
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Gothenburg Grand Prix, Gothenburg, Sweden |
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1977 |
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Brussels Grand Prix, Brussels, Belgium |
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Horse of the Year Grand Prix, Wembley, London |
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Nations Cup (Aga Khan Trophy), Dublin, Ireland |
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Hickstead Derby, Hickstead, England |
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La Baule Grand Prix, La Baule, France |
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2nd place, Nations Cup, La Baule, France |
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2nd place, Grand Prix, Rome, Italy |
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1976 |
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Championship, Wembley, London |
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New York City Grand Prix, U.S.A |
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Helped Macken become Leading Rider in Washington. |
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Wins in Toronto gave Macken the overall award for the three shows on the North American circuit. |
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Hickstead Derby, Hickstead, England |
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Hamburg Derby, Hamburg, Germany - (8th 1975, 4th 1977, 6th 1978) |
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Professional Championship, Cardiff, Wales |
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2nd place, Grand Prix, Lucerne, Switzerland |
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2nd place, Nations Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland |
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1975 |
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Horse of the Year Grand Prix, Wembley, London |
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Championship, Wembley, London |
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4 faults, Hickstead Derby, Hickstead, England |
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Hickstead Derby Trial, Hickstead, England |
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2nd place, Dublin Grand Prix, Dublin, Ireland |
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2nd place, Nations Cup (Aga Khan Trophy), Dublin, Ireland |
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St. Gallen Grand Prix, St. Gallen, Switzerland |
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Wiesbaden Grand Prix, Wiesbaden, Germany |
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==Later career== |
==Later career== |
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Discipline | Show jumping | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Granard, Ireland | October 20, 1949||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eddie Macken (born October 20, 1949 in Granard, Longford, Ireland)[1] is an Irish equestrian show jumper, who was a member of the Irish team - along with Paul Darragh, Capt. Con Power, and James Kernan – that won the Aga Khan Cup three years in a row (1977 to 79). Other notable career highlights include a record four consecutive Hickstead Derby wins (1976 to 79), two individual silver medals at the Show Jumping World Championships, 1974 with Pele and 1978 on Boomerang, and an individual silver medal at the 1977 European Championships with Pele. Macken has many major Grand Prix victories worldwide. Many of Macken's achievements were gained in partnership with his Irish bred gelding, Boomerang. From Macken's first rides with Boomerang as a four-year-old in 1970, the pair blazed a trail of wins that lasted a decade.[2]
Olympic Involvement
Macken represented Ireland at the Olympic Games in 1992 Barcelona (on Welfrenkone finishing 75th individually – team 14th) and in 1996 Atlanta (on Schalkaar finishing 37th individually – team 8th),[1] and as team trainer in 2004 (Athens).[3]
Controversy swirled around the Irish team during the 2004 Olympics. Originally selected as team trainer, Macken was sacked in June 2004 after a power struggle with Chef d'Équipe Tommy Wade, an event that came to be known as the "Macken Sackin' Affair". A group of senior Irish riders complained, and in July Macken was reinstated as team trainer and Wade was removed as Team Manager. Top team rider Cian O'Connor chose to stay out of the controversy and continue to support Wade, which raised the ire of some fellow riders. All seemed well as O'Connor went on to win the individual gold medal, and the team overall finished 7th. However the gold medal was later stripped when O'Connor's horse - Waterford Crystal - tested positive for a banned substance.
Major Achievements
1979
Horse of the Year Grand Prix, Wembley, London
Championship, Wembley, London
Spruce Meadows Grand Prix, Calgary, Canada
Team bronze at the European Championships, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Individual 4th, European Championships, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Nations Cup (Aga Khan Trophy), Dublin, Ireland
Nations Cup, Aachen, Germany
Hickstead Derby, Hickstead, England
Hickstead Derby Trial, Hickstead, England
1978
Health Trophy, Dublin Indoor International
Horse of the Year Grand Prix, Wembley, London
Hickstead Derby, Hickstead, England
Individual silver medal, World Show Jumping Championships, Aachen, Germany
2nd place, Dublin Grand Prix, Dublin, Ireland
Nations Cup (Aga Khan Trophy), Dublin, Ireland
Aachen Grand Prix, Aachen, Germany
Championship, Aachen, Germany
Rome Grand Prix, Rome, Italy
Championship, Rome, Italy
Hamburg Grand Prix, Hamburg, Germany
Nice Grand Prix, Nice, France
Gothenburg Grand Prix, Gothenburg, Sweden
1977
Brussels Grand Prix, Brussels, Belgium
Horse of the Year Grand Prix, Wembley, London
Nations Cup (Aga Khan Trophy), Dublin, Ireland
Hickstead Derby, Hickstead, England
La Baule Grand Prix, La Baule, France
2nd place, Nations Cup, La Baule, France
2nd place, Grand Prix, Rome, Italy
1976
Championship, Wembley, London
New York City Grand Prix, U.S.A
Helped Macken become Leading Rider in Washington.
Wins in Toronto gave Macken the overall award for the three shows on the North American circuit.
Hickstead Derby, Hickstead, England
Hamburg Derby, Hamburg, Germany - (8th 1975, 4th 1977, 6th 1978)
Professional Championship, Cardiff, Wales
2nd place, Grand Prix, Lucerne, Switzerland
2nd place, Nations Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland
1975
Horse of the Year Grand Prix, Wembley, London
Championship, Wembley, London
4 faults, Hickstead Derby, Hickstead, England
Hickstead Derby Trial, Hickstead, England
2nd place, Dublin Grand Prix, Dublin, Ireland
2nd place, Nations Cup (Aga Khan Trophy), Dublin, Ireland
St. Gallen Grand Prix, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Wiesbaden Grand Prix, Wiesbaden, Germany
Later career
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After moving to Canada in the early 2000s (decade), Macken became based at New Kells Farm in Langley, British Columbia and participated on the North American show jumping circuit.[4] In 2008, Eddie Macken was asked by the Irish showjumping team manager and Chef d'Équipe Robert Splaine to jump at the Failte Ireland Dublin Horse Show 2008 as part of the Aga Khan Nations Cup team. It was Macken's first time on an Irish equestrian team in more than a decade.[2] The Irish team finished 2nd behind Great Britain, but later lost this placing after Macken was charged with a technical violation regarding doping tests by the FEI.[5] In 2010, 61-year-old Macken rode the Argentinian Warmblood Macuco to win one of the opening classes during the CSI "North American" competition at Spruce Meadows.[6]
Film
A documentary of Macken and Boomerang's partnership was produced and released by the BBC in 1982.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b Eddie Macken, Sports Reference LLC, retrieved January 25, 2010.
- ^ a b Equestrian: Show Time (July 26, 2008), Independent.ie, retrieved January 25, 2010.
- ^ Macken Back in the Olympic fold, RTÉ, retrieved January 25, 2010.
- ^ Catholine Butler, "Irish Equestrian Show Jumper Eddie Macken says: 'I'll always be involved with horses' " Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine, The Celtic Connection, July 2009, retrieved 08-07-2010
- ^ Show jumper Eddie Macken unhappy with FEI fine Archived 2010-01-31 at the Wayback Machine (Sept. 19. 2009), Horse and Hound, retrieved January 25, 2010.
- ^ "Results', #730B - $7,000 Friends of the Meadows Welcome - 1.40M, Spruce Meadows
- ^ Eddie Macken and Boomerang, BFI, retrieved January 25, 2010.