Katie McVean

Katie McVean (born May 29, 1986 in Oxford , Oxfordshire ) is a New Zealand show jumper . In 2008 she started at her first Olympic Games .

Private

Her father Jeff McVean is a two-time Olympian, and her mother was also active in sports.

McVean lives in Waikato . She is 1.74 meters tall and weighs 65 kilograms.

Horses (excerpt)

current:

• Daffodil (* 2000), bay mare, father: Salute The Stars, mother's father: Brillant Invader, owner: Katie, Jeff & Vicky McVean

former competition horses:

• Delphi (* 2001), bay mare, father: Leo Caylon, mother's father: Brilliant Invader, breeder: Jeff & Vicki McVean, owner: Jeff, Vicki & Katie McVean, ridden by Kamal Bahamdan since 2011 .
• Forrest (* 1992), gray gelding, owner: Natasha Slavich AN & FH Slavich

successes

Championships and World Cup

• Olympic games
  • 2008 , Beijing: with Forrest , 12th place with the team and 65th place in the individual
• World Equestrian Games
  • 2010 , Lexington: with Delphi , 21st place with the team and 38th place in the individual
• World Cup Finals :
  • 2011, Leipzig: 6th place with Delphi