Andrew Hoy

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Andrew Hoy
OAM
Andrew Hoy Rutherglen cross country London 2012.jpg
Andrew Hoy and Rutherglen compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Personal information
Full nameAndrew James Hoy
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Discipline Eventing
Born (1959-02-08) 8 February 1959 (age 65)
Culcairn, New South Wales
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Team eventing
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team eventing
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Team eventing
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney Individual eventing
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team eventing
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Individual eventing
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1986 GawlerTeam eventing
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Aachen Team eventing

Andrew James Hoy, OAM [1] (born 8 February 1959) is an Australian equestrian rider. He has won six Olympic medals: three gold, two silvers and one bronze. He has competed in eight Olympic games, from 1984 to 2020 with the exception of 2008,[ [2] ] which is an Australian record; [3] and at the 2020 Summer Olympics he was 62 years old, making him Australia's oldest ever male Olympian. [4] After winning two medals in Tokyo, he did not rule out trying for future Olympic teams. [5]

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Hoy is based in Leicestershire, in the United Kingdom with his team. He has been living in the UK since 1993. [6]

Hoy was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2000. [7]

Early years

Andrew Hoy was born in Culcairn, NSW, and spent his earlier years there. He started riding when only six-years-old.[ citation needed ] The rest of his life has been spent around horses. In 1978, he moved to England to train and now lives there.[ citation needed ]

Hoy participated in his first International Championships at the age of 19 where he represented Australia at the 1978 World Championships in Kentucky. A year later, he won his first CCI4* competition. [8]

Personal

Andrew and his ex-wife Bettina Hoy, who competed at the Olympic level for Germany, lived for 12 years in Gloucestershire, at the Gatcombe Park estate of The Princess Royal. The Hoys were the only married couple that has ever competed against each other in different teams for the same Olympic medals. [9] In January 2009, the couple moved to the DOKR (Deutsches Olympia Kommitee für Reiterei) in Warendorf, Germany. In June 2010, Hoy moved to Farley Estate in the UK, and then to Wiltshire. In November 2011, Bettina publicly announced their separation. [10] She handed her ride, Lanfranco TSF to her former husband, Andrew Hoy, under the terms of their divorce agreement. [11] In 2013, Hoy and partner Stefanie Strobl moved to Somerby, Leicestershire. [6] Hoy and Strobl have a daughter and son. [4]

Olympic results

At the 2020 Summer Olympics he rode David and Paula Evans' 12-year-old Anglo-Arab Vassily de Lassos. [12]

CCI5* results

Results
Event Kentucky Badminton Luhmühlen Burghley Pau Adelaide
20028th (Darien Powers)4th (Mr. Pracatan)
20037th (Mr. Pracatan)
26th (Moonfleet)
9th (Master Monarch)
20045th (Mr. Pracatan)Gold medal icon.svg(Moonfleet)
4th (Master Monarch)
20058th (Exquis Yeoman's Point)
EL (Moonfleet)
Bronze medal icon.svg(Master Monarch)
6th (Mr. Pracatan)
11th (Moonfleet)6th (Mr. Pracatan)
WD (Master Monarch)
2006Gold medal icon.svg(Master Monarch)
9th (Exquis Yeoman's Point)
Gold medal icon.svg(Moonfleet)
15th (Mr. Pracatan)
12th (Classy Touch)Silver medal icon.svg(Moonfleet)
5th (Mr. Pracatan)
200714th (Classy Touch)Bronze medal icon.svg(Master Monarch)WD (Exquis Yeoman's Point)
2008EL (Moonfleet)4th (Moonfleet)RET (Moonfleet)6th (Moonfleet)
2009EL (Grand Joca)
2010-2011did not participate
201217th (Rutherglen)6th (Rutherglen)
2013WD (Rutherglen)
201411th (Rutherglen)RET (Rutherglen)
2015EL (Rutherglen)
EL (Lanfranco)
RET (Algebra)EL (Rutherglen)
201611th (Rutherglen)20th (Rutherglen)
EL (The Blue Frontier)
201741st (Rutherglen)
EL (The Blue Frontier)
37th (The Blue Frontier)
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

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References

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  2. listings in olympedia.org
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