Tom McEwen (equestrian)

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Tom McEwan
MBE
OG2024-eventing-Tom-McEwen.jpg
McEwen at the 2024 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1991-05-10) 10 May 1991 (age 33)
Sport
SportEquestrian
Event Eventing
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team eventing
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Team eventing
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2020 Tokyo Individual eventing
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tryon Team eventing

Thomas Bruce McEwen (born 10 May 1991) is a British equestrian who competes in eventing. [1]

Contents

Career

McEwen was on the European young rider eventing team in 2010 and 2011. He won team gold in 2010 riding Major Sweep and then won another team gold in 2011 aboard Private Rudolph. He was a member of the gold medal-winning pony European eventing team in 2007 with his ride Dick Taytoe. [2]

He competed at the 2018 World Equestrian Games upon Toledo de Kerser, finishing 12th individually and helping Team GBR win the team Gold. [3] In 2019 he won the CCI***** event the Étoiles de Pau riding Toledo De Kerser. [4]

McEwen and Toledo De Kerser were selected to represent Britain at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics and won gold in the team event. [5]

McEwen was presented with a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to equestrianism. [6] [7]

In June 2024, he was confirmed as part of the Great Britain team to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics on JL Dublin. [8]

CCI5* Results

Results
Event Kentucky (USA)

late April

Badminton (UK)

early May

Luhmühlen (Germany)

June

Burghley (UK)

early September

Pau (France)

late October

Adelaide (Australia)

mid April

Maryland (USA)

early October

201119th (Dry Old Party)
2012Did not participate
201319th (Dry Old Party)EL (Dry Old Party)11th (Dry Old Party)
201431st (Diesel)

RET (Dry Old Party)

RET (Dry Old Party)
2015WD (Diesel)
2015Did not participate
201622nd (Toledo de Kerser)
201711th (Toledo de Kerser)4th (Toledo de Kerser)
20187th (Toledo de Kerser)

27th (Strike Smartly)

201911th (Toledo de Kerser)Silver medal icon.svg (Figaro van het Broekxhof)Gold medal icon.svg (Toledo de Kerser)

16th (Figaro van het Broekxhof)

2020Cancelled due to Covid-19Cancelled due to Covid-19Cancelled due to Covid-19Cancelled due to Covid-195th (Toledo de Kerser)Cancelled due to Covid-19
2021Cancelled due to Covid-19Cancelled due to Covid-19Silver medal icon.svg (CHF Cooliser)Cancelled due to Covid-19
202227th (CHF Cooliser)

EL (Toledo de Kerser)

EL (Braveheart B)

EL (Bob Chaplin)

12th (CHF Cooliser)27th (Braveheart B)

EL (Bob Chaplin)

2023Silver medal icon.svg (JL Dublin)4th (Toledo de Kersee)RET (Toledo de Kersee)

WD (Luna Mist)

EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

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