Darren Chiacchia
Darren Chiacchia (born September 18, 1964 in Buffalo ) is an American eventing rider from Ocala in the US state of Florida .
Life
In 2004 he took part in the Summer Olympics with Windfall . He reached twelfth place in the individual ranking and won the team bronze medal with the US Olympic team. In 2008 he fell from his horse in a competition and suffered serious injuries.
He got into the media coverage in 2010 due to a procedure due to the infection of a multiple sexual partner with the HI virus . The two had met on a contact portal with a gay target group.
In October 2012, it was announced that Chiacchia had meningitis . He is one of a group of over 100 people in the United States who became infected from a contaminated back pain drug.
Web links
- New York Times: Equestrian Charged With HIV-Related Offense
- Darren Chiacchia in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Olympic Games 2004: Results of eventing (PDF file; 14 kB)
- ^ New York Times: Equestrian Charged With HIV-Related Offense
- ↑ Eventing rider Darren Chiacchia with meningitis in the hospital , St. Georg , October 11, 2012
- ^ Meningitis wave in the USA: Twelve people die from contaminated syringes , October 10, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chiacchia, Darren |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chiacchia, Darren M. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rider |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buffalo |