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Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 14 March 1973 Lower Hutt, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 156 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Equestrian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic finals | 2008, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
World finals | 2006, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Caroline Powell (born 14 March 1973) is a New Zealand equestrian. [1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics she won the bronze medal in team eventing. She was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand and lives in Suffolk, East Anglia. [1] [2]
Powell has represented New Zealand in two Olympic Games and two World Games, where she won a bronze team medal in 2010. Also in 2010, she won the Burghley Horse Trials. [3]
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Event | Kentucky | Badminton | Luhmühlen | Burghley | Pau | Adelaide | ||||||
2004 | 14th (Softly Softly III) | |||||||||||
2005 | 14th (Lenamore) WD (Softly Softly III) | 5th (Lenamore) | ||||||||||
2006 | 36th (Lenamore) | |||||||||||
2007 | 12th (Lenamore) | 23rd (Lenamore) | ||||||||||
2008 | 4th (Lenamore) 22nd (Mac Macdonald) | |||||||||||
2009 | 9th (Lenamore) | 6th (Lenamore) | ||||||||||
2010 | 5th (Lenamore) | ![]() | ||||||||||
2011 | 6th (Lenamore) 31st (Boston Two Tip) | 15th (Mrs Tilly) | 4th (Lenamore) 52nd (Mrs Tilly) | 22nd (Boston Two Tip) | ||||||||
2012 | 14th (Boston Two Tip) | 8th (Onwards and Upwards) | ||||||||||
2013 | 21st (Onwards and Upwards) 33rd (Boston Two Tip) | 23rd (Onwards and Upwards) | ||||||||||
2014 | WD (Onwards and Upwards) | |||||||||||
2015 | EL (Onwards and Upwards) | |||||||||||
2016 | 8th (Onwards and Upwards) | 26th (Spice Sensation) 27th (Flying Finish) | ||||||||||
2017 | WD (Sinatra Frank Baby) RET (Spice Sensation) | 29th (Spice Sensation) WD (Onwards and Upwards) | 17th (Up Up and Away) RET (On The Brash) | |||||||||
2018 | 29th (On The Brash) 31st (Up Up And Away) | 31st (On The Brash) | WD (Spice Sensation) | |||||||||
2019 | 20th (On The Brash) | |||||||||||
2023 | 30th (On Greenacres Special Cavalier) | |||||||||||
2024 | Winner (On Greenacres Special Cavalier) | |||||||||||
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew |
Results | ||||||||||
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Year | Event | Horse | Placing | Notes | ||||||
2006 | World Equestrian Games | Lenamore | 6th | Team | ||||||
26th | Individual | |||||||||
2007 | World Young Horse Championships | Cathpair High Hopes | 8th | CCI* | ||||||
2008 | Olympic Games | Lenamore | 5th | Team | ||||||
14th | Individual | |||||||||
2010 | World Equestrian Games | Mac Macdonald | ![]() | Team | ||||||
22nd | Individual | |||||||||
2010 | World Young Horse Championships | Onwards and Upwards | 12th | CCI** | ||||||
2012 | Olympic Games | Lenamore | ![]() | Team | ||||||
29th | Individual | |||||||||
2013 | World Young Horse Championships | Stellor Seaurchin | 7th | CCI* | ||||||
2015 | World Young Horse Championships | Chance Encounter | 8th | CCI* | ||||||
2019 | World Young Horse Championships | Greenacres Special Cavalier | 17th | CCI** | ||||||
Rock Midnight | 22nd | CCI** | ||||||||
2020 | World Young Horse Championships | Greenacres Special Cavalier | 17th | CCI*** | ||||||
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew |
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