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Born | Coupeville, Washington, U.S. | January 2, 1985||||||||||||||||||||
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Adrienne Lyle (born January 2, 1985 in Coupeville, Washington) is an American Olympic dressage rider. [1] [2] Representing the United States, she competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where she finished 37th in the individual competition, and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where she was won a silver medal in the team competition. After qualifying for the individual Grand Prix Freestyle at the 2020 Olympics she withdrew from the competition out of concern for her horse, Salvino. [3]
In 2014, Lyle was selected to compete for the United States at the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy. At the Games the United States placed fourth in team dressage. Returning four years later at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, she was part of the American team which placed second in the team event, earning the silver medal in the team event.[ citation needed ]
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Year | Event | Horse | Score | Placing | Notes | ||||||
2012 | Olympic Games | Wizard | 69.468% | 35th | Individual | ||||||
2014 | World Equestrian Games | Wizard | 72.000% | 4th | Team | ||||||
69.202% | 30th | Individual | |||||||||
2018 | World Equestrian Games | Salvino | 74.860% | Team | |||||||
69.043% | 29th | Individual Special | |||||||||
2019 | World Cup Final | Salvino | 81.832% | 7th | |||||||
2021 | Olympic Games | Salvino | 2504.0 | Team | |||||||
qualified | WD [3] | Individual | |||||||||
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew |
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