Andrew Nicholson (equestrian)

For the Canadian basketball player with the same name see Andrew Nicholson (basketball)

Andrew Nicholson

Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Equestrian
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Team eventing
1996 Atlanta Team eventing
2012 London Team eventing
World Championships
1990 Stockholm Team eventing
2010 Lexington Team eventing
2010 Lexington Individual eventing

Andrew Nicholson (born 1 August 1961 in Te Awamutu) is a New Zealand horseman who has competed at six Olympic Games (though selected for seven).

Nicholson's greatest success at international level has been in Three-Day Event Teams. He won a gold medal at the 1990 World Equestrian Games in Stockholm, a silver at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and a Bronze at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Although becoming infamous for his ride on Spinning Rhombus at Barcelona. With the New Zealand team having seven rails in hand to win the Gold medal his horse knocked down nine rails, instead of withdrawing as any lesser rider would have, in a colossal display of selflessness and national pride he kept the New Zealand team intact (his withdrawal would have instantly eliminated the entire team by dropping completing member numbers below the minimum required) to scoop the silver medal behind arch-rivals Australia. Nicholson competed at the 2010 WEG (world equestrian games) and received a bronze medal.

Olympic record:

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Nicholson and Mark Todd were the first New Zealanders to compete at six Olympic Games.

Nicholson's best individual results have been at Burghley which he has won five times on;

After winning Burghley 2012 it set off a winning streak for Nicholson going on to win;

Biography

Born and raised in the Waikato Nicholson moved to England in the 1980s to further his equestrian career. He currently works there as a horse trainer.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.london2012.com/equestrian/event/eventing-team/index.html
  2. ↑ http://www.london2012.com/equestrian/event/eventing-individual/index.html
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