Joseph Fargis
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| Born | April 2, 1948 New York, United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Equestrianism | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joseph Halpin Fargis IV (born April 2, 1948) is an American show jumping champion. In 1984 Fargis participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles where he won a gold medal in individual jumping with the American-bred Thoroughbred, bay, mare Touch of Class.[1] He participated on the American winning team in the Team Jumping in 1984, and again in 1988 in Seoul where he finished second while riding the Irish bred, liver chesnut, mare, Mill Pearl. He now lives and trains in Middleburg, Va and has been doing various clinics and lessons. Fargis recently won the $5,000 welcome stake on July 19, 2012 at the Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic and the $30,000 Duke Children's Grand Prix on November 9, 2013.
References
- ^ Joseph Fargis. sports-reference.com
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- 1948 births
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- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in equestrian
- Equestrians at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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