Andrew Nicholson (rider)
Andrew Nicholson medal table |
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Andrew Nicholson with Nereo , Badminton Horse Trials 2010 |
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New Zealand | ||
Olympic games | ||
silver | 1992 | team |
bronze | 1996 | team |
bronze | 2012 | team |
World Equestrian Games | ||
gold | 1990 | team |
Andrew Clifton Nicholson ONZM (born August 1, 1961 in Te Awamutu , Waikato ) is a New Zealand eventing rider and six-time participant in the Olympic Games .
Nicholson moved to England in the 1980s as he saw better career opportunities here. He lives in the English market town of Marlborough , where he works as an eventing horse trainer.
In January 2014 he married his longtime partner, the British eventing rider Wiggy Channer. There are two children from the relationship.
Horses (excerpt)
- Nereo
- Spinning rhombus
successes
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Olympic Games :
- 1984: 6th place with the team and 28th in the individual with Kahlua
- 1992, Barcelona: 2nd place with the team and 16th in the individual with Spinning Rhombus
- 1996, Atlanta: 3rd place with the team with Jagermeister II
- 2004, Athens: with Fenicio 5th place with the team and 61st place in the individual
- 2008, Hong Kong: 5th place with the team with Lord Killinghurst
- 2012 , London: 3rd place with the team with Nereo
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World Equestrian Games :
- 1990, Stockholm: with Spinning Rhombus Gold with the team and 4th place in the individual ranking
- Victories in CCI 4 * tests:
- Burghley : 1995 with Buckley Province , 2000 with Mr. Smiffy and 2012, 2013 and 2014 with Avebury
- Lexington KY : 2013 with Quimbo
- Luhmühlen : 2013 with Mr Cruise Control
- Badminton : 2017 with Nereo
Web links
Commons : Andrew Nicholson - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Andrew Nicholson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andrew Nicholson , New Zealand Olympic Team 2012
- ↑ FEI short biography
- ↑ Andrew Nicholson Married , St. George, Jan. 22, 2014
- ↑ World Equestrian Games 1990: Result of the team classification eventing ( memento of the original from August 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 196 kB)
- ↑ World Equestrian Games 1990: Result of the individual evaluation of eventing ( memento of the original from August 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 157 kB)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Nicholson, Andrew |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nicholson, Andrew Clifton |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand eventing rider |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1961 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Te Awamutu |