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Born | [1] Ardmore, Derry, Northern Ireland | December 2, 1994
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Sport | Show jumping |
Team | Ireland |
Daniel Coyle (born 2 December 1994) is an equestrian from Northern Ireland, who competes in show jumping.
In March 2022, he won the $500,000 Great American Grand Prix on Ariel Grange’s Legacy in Florida. [2]
In June 2022, riding Oak Grove’s Carlyle, Coyle became the first Irish rider to win the five-star CHIO Rotterdam in 58 years. [3] [4]
In the space of two months riding Legacy and Incredible in 2023 he won a hat-trick of consecutive five-star World Cups in Leipzig, Amsterdam, and Ocala, Florida. He also won the Grand Prix in Ocala on Farel. On Legacy he produced a double clear that helped Ireland qualify for the FEI League Of Nations final in Barcelona in October 2023. [5]
Riding Legacy he claimed victory in the $150,000 Mad Barn Big Ben International Challenge on November 9, at the Royal Horse Show in Toronto. [6]
In December 2023, riding Legacy he won the grand prix at the London International Horse Show. [7] He also made the jump-off, briefly leading, at the Logines World Cup, at the event. [8]
He was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics riding Legacy. [9]
He is from County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. [10] His brother Jordan Coyle is also an international show jumper. [11] [12]
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