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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 February 1973 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Equestrianism | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Spencer Wilton (born 1 February 1973) [1] is a British equestrian. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Together with the British dressage team, he won silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics on his horse Super Nova II. [2]
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| Year | Event | Horse | Score | Placing | Notes | ||||||
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Super Nova II | 72.686% |  | Team | ||||||
| 73.613% | 21st | Individual | |||||||||
| 2017 | European Championships | Super Nova II | 72.086% | 4th | Team | ||||||
| 76.078% | 6th | Individual Special | |||||||||
| 75.443% | 13th | Individual Freestyle | |||||||||
| 2018 | World Equestrian Games | Super Nova II | 74.581% |  | Team | ||||||
David John O'Connor is a retired equestrian who represented the United States in the sport of three-day eventing. He competed in two Olympic Games, winning a team silver at the 1996 Summer Olympics and an individual gold and team bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 1999 Pan American Games, O'Connor took an individual silver and team gold and at the 2002 World Equestrian Games he assisted the US team to gold. After his retirement from competition in 2004, he became involved in the administrative side of international eventing. O'Connor has held top coaching roles for the US and Canadian national eventing teams, and was president of the United States Equestrian Federation from 2004 to 2012. During his career, O'Connor and his horses were awarded many honors, including equestrian and horse of the year awards from several organizations. In 2009, he was inducted to the United States Eventing Association's Hall of Fame, and two of his horses have been granted the same honor. O'Connor is married to fellow international event rider Karen O'Connor, and the pair operate two equestrian training facilities in the eastern United States.
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