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William Fox-Pitt
William Fox-Pitt Dressage at Burghley 2009
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Speed Lane Fox-Pitt
Nationality United Kingdom
DisciplineEventing
Born (1969-01-02) January 2, 1969 (age 55)
Hampstead
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team eventing
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team eventing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Jerez Team eventing
Silver medal – second place 2006 Aachen Team eventing
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kentucky Team eventing
Silver medal – second place 2010 Kentucky Individual eventing
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Pratoni del Vivaro Team eventing
Gold medal – first place 1997 Burghley Team eventing
Silver medal – second place 1997 Burghley Individual eventing
Gold medal – first place 2001 Pau Team eventing
Gold medal – first place 2003 Punchestown Team eventing
Gold medal – first place 2005 Blenheim Team eventing
Silver medal – second place 2005 Blenheim Individual eventing
Gold medal – first place 2009 Fontainebleau Team eventing

William Speed Lane Fox-Pitt (born 2 January 1969, Hampstead), known as William Fox-Pitt, is an English equestrian. He has had notable successes at the Burghley, Badminton, Blenheim and Bramham Horse Trials. He first won the British Open Championships at Gatcombe Park in 1995 and his career highlights include an Olympic team Silver Medal at the Summer Olympic Games at Athens in 2004 and a Team Gold Medal and Individual Silver medal at the World Equestrian Games at Kentucky in 2010.

Life

Educated at Eton and the University of London, Fox-Pitt began riding at age four, and started eventing at age 15. He was born into an equestrian family, with both parents having ridden around Badminton and Burghley and his siblings having been very successful as well.[1] He holds, with Ginny Elliott and Mark Todd, the record for the most wins (five) at the Burghley Horse Trials;[2] William's victories coming in 1994, 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2008. Additional major wins have been at the Badminton Horse Trials in 2004, at Gatcombe Park in 1995, 2000, 2003 and 2005, and team golds in European Championships in 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003 , 2005 and 2009. He also represented Great Britain at the Atlanta, Athens and Beijing Olympics, winning team silver in Athens and team bronze in Beijing. As of 2006, he was ranked the leading rider in Britain for the sixth year running and 2nd in the world. William is married to Channel 4 Racing presenter Alice Plunkett. They have two sons, Oliver who was born in August 2005 and Thomas, born 15 November 2006. William is a regular columnist in the weekly equestrian magazine, Horse & Hound.

In the Eventing world, one of his best known partnerships is with the horse Tamarillo.

Career highlights

William Fox-Pitt and Idalgo at the Hillside during the cross-country phase of Badminton Horse Trials 2009.

2010

  • 1st Rolex Kentucky Three Day CCI **** (Cool Mountain)
  • 1st Team Event FEI World Equestrian Games Kentucky (Cool Mountain)

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

  • 5th Le Lion d’Angers (Idalgo)
  • 8th Le Lion d’Angers (Igor de Cluis)
  • 1st Boekelo (Tom Cruise)
  • Team gold and 8th individual European Championships, Punchestown, Ireland (Moon Man)
  • 1st CIC World Cup Qualifier, Thirlestane Castle (Stunning)
  • 1st British Open Championships, Gatcombe Park (Stunning)
  • 2nd British Open Championships, Gatcombe Park (Moon Man)
  • 1st British Intermediate Championships, Gatcombe Park (Tom Cruise II)
  • 1st Luhmühlen Horse Trials CIC *** (Tom Cruise II)
  • 1st Bramham Horse Trials CCI *** (Wallow)
  • 2nd Bramham Horse Trials CCI *** (Ballincoola)
  • 7th Saumur (Coastal Ties)
  • 1st Chatsworth CIC World Cup Qualifier (Stunning)
  • 3rd Rolex Kentucky Three Day CCI **** (Moon Man)

2002

2001

  • 5th and Team gold European Champs, Pau, France (Stunning)
  • 4th Bonn Roderberg CCIO (Barclay Square)
  • 4th Saumur (Stunning)
  • 9th Burghley Horse Trials CCI **** (Springleaze Macaroo)

2000

1999

1997

  • Individual silver and Team gold European Open Championships, Burghley (Cosmopolitan II)
  • 2nd Scottish Open Championships, Thirlestane Castle (Cosmopolitan II)
  • 3rd Badminton Horse Trials CCI **** (Cosmopolitan II)

1996

  • 5th Olympic Games Team Competition, Atlanta, USA (Cosmopolitan II)
  • 6th Bramham Horse Trials CCI *** (Lismore Lord Charles)
  • 5th Boekelo (Mostly Mischief)

1995

  • 6th and Team gold European Open Championships, Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy (Cosmopolitan II)
  • 1st Bramham Horse Trials CCI *** (Cosmopolitan II)
  • 1st British Open Championships, Gatcombe Park (Chaka)
  • 6th Blenheim Horse Trials CCI *** (Loch Alan)
  • 5th Boekelo (Faerie Diadem)

1994

  • 1st Burghley Horse Trials CCI **** (Chaka)
  • 2nd Scottish Open Championships, Thirlestane Castle (Chaka)
  • 7th Punchestown (Thomastown)
  • 2nd British Open Championships, Gatcombe Park (Chaka)

1993

1990

  • 4th and Team gold Young Rider European Championships (Steadfast)
  • 3rd Young Rider National Championships (Faerie Sovereign)

1989

  • Individual bronze and Team silver Young Rider European Championships, Achselschwang, Germany

1988

  • 4th and Team gold Young Rider European Championships, Zonhoven, Belgium (Steadfast)

1987

  • Individual silver Junior European Championships, Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy (Steadfast)
  • 5th Junior National Championships

1985

  • 8th Junior National Championships 1985
William Fox-Pitt on Idalgo clears the Cottesmore Leap at Burghley Horse Trials, 2006

References

  1. ^ Fox-Pitt, William. What wil be: The autobiography. ISBN 9781407223346. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "Fifth Burghley crown for Fox-Pitt". BBC Sport. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-07.

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