Sam Griffiths

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Sam Griffiths
Sam Griffiths (AUS) 2011.jpg
Sam Griffiths and Happy Times at the Quarry during the cross-country phase of Badminton Horse Trials 2011.
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team eventing

Sam Griffiths is an Australian Eventing rider from Pearcedale in Victoria. 2017 saw him as the Ambassador to the Mitsubishi Motors Adelaide International Horse Trials. 4th individually at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and part of the Bronze medal winning team. He won the 2014 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials riding Paulank Brockagh who he later went on to ride in the FEI World Equestrian Games. Winner of the 2014 Event Rider of the Year L'Année Hippique Awards. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Individual and Team eventing, but fell during the cross-country event and did not finish. [1] [2] He was originally selected as the second reserve rider, but entered the team when two other Australian horses were unable to compete. [3] Now based in the UK competing himself and training other riders.

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CCI5* Results

Results
Event Kentucky Badminton Luhmühlen Burghley Pau Adelaide Bicton
20046th (Private Colin)
34th (Chamois IV)
17th (Private Colin)
200515th (Connigar Bay)
200626th (Connigar Bay)8th (Connigar Bay)
2007WD (Connigar Bay)11th (Connigar Bay)
200826th (Connigar Bay)
2009Bronze medal icon.svg (Happy Times)Bronze medal icon.svg (Happy Times)
2010Did not participate
20114th (Happy Times)16th (Happy Times)
20129th (Happy Times)
201315th (Happy Times)
43rd (Paulank Brockagh)
12th (Happy Times)
13th (Paulank Brockagh)
2014Gold medal icon.svg (Paulank Brockagh)Bronze medal icon.svg (Happy Times)
201510th (Paulank Brockagh)
RET (Happy Times)
9th (Paulank Brockagh)
27th (Happy Times)
201629th (Paulank Brockagh)RET (Happy Times)
201734th (Paulank Brockagh)8th (Paulank Brockagh)
201815th (Paulank Brockaugh)
2019RET (Billy Liffy)7th (Paulank Brockagh)
202113th (Gutera Cher)
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

Notable Horses

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References

  1. Olympic results
  2. "Equestrian hopes seem forlorn after falls on Greenwich course". 31 July 2012.
  3. {{cite Other notable results include 3rd at Burghley Horse Trails riding Happy Times in 2014 news|url=http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8506847 |title=Griffiths still in shock at London call-up|first=Steve|last=Larkin||date=28 July 2012}}