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| Full name | William Funnell | |||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||
| Discipline | Show jumping | |||||||||||
| Born | 10 February 1966 Ashford, England | |||||||||||
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William Ross Norman Funnell (born 10 February 1966 in Ashford) is a top-class showjumper.
Funnell has represented Britain internationally in many Nations Cup teams. [1] In 2006 he won the Hickstead Derby for the first time and won it again two years later in 2008 and again in 2009. In 2018 William became one of 5 riders to win The Hickstead Derby 4 times, joining Harvey Smith, John and Michael Whitaker, and Eddie Macken. [2] He also won the famous derby of La Baule in France in May 2011. [3]
Funnell is married to eventer Pippa Funnell. He married her in October 1993 in Uckfield. [4] They live in Ockley in south Surrey where they have a stud farm to breed horses. [5] They became the first husband and wife to be inducted into The British Horse Society Equestrian Hall of Fame when William joined Pippa (2005) in being inducted in 2014. [6]
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