Tom McEwen (equestrian)

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Tom McEwan
MBE
OG2024-eventing-Tom-McEwen.jpg
McEwen at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1991-05-10) 10 May 1991 (age 34)
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
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Blenheim Individual 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] There he won gold in the team eventing final, alongside Ros Canter and Laura Collett. [9]

In September 2025, riding JL Dublin, he won the individual bronze medal riding for the British team at the European Eventing Championships held in Blenheim. [10] [11]

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

References

  1. ↑ "Tom McEwen".
  2. ↑ "11 things you might not know about five-star-winning eventer Tom McEwen - Horse & Hound". www.horseandhound.co.uk. 30 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Event Rider Masters 2020". eventridermasters.tv.
  4. ↑ "Tom McEwan Wins Les Etoiles De Pau". 28 October 2019.
  5. ↑ Roome, Pippa (1 July 2021). "*Breaking news* British Olympic eventing team for Tokyo Games revealed". Horse & Hound.
  6. ↑ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N22.
  7. ↑ "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Team GB equestrian squads unveiled for Paris 2024". TeamGB. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Paris 2024 Olympics equestrian: All results as Team GB win first gold in team eventing final". Olympics. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Collett wins European gold at Blenheim Palace". BBC Sport. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  11. ↑ Spickard, Sally (18 August 2025). "Great Britain Announces Six-Member Squad for Agria FEI Eventing European Championships for Seniors". Eventing Nation. Retrieved 20 August 2025.


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