Matthew Williams

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Matthew "Matt" Williams (born May 9, 1985 in Tonimbuk , Victoria ) is an Australian show jumper.

Life

Matt Williams was born in Tonimbuk near Melbourne in 1985 . After initially living in his native country, Williams moved to Europe in 2004. First he worked for the British show jumper Duncan Inglis in West Sussex , three years later he moved to Henk Nooren's stable in the Netherlands .

At the Olympic Games in Hong Kong he reached 7th place with Leconte as part of the Australian team, in individual he came 21st.

Until the end of 2010 he took part in international horse shows in Europe and Switzerland. He later moved to the United States, where he lived in Wellington, Florida .

At the Olympic Games in London 2012, he was eliminated on the first day after two refusals from his horse Watch me .

Private

His younger brother Sam was also active as a show jumper.

Horses (excerpt)

  • Leconte 6 (* 1996), dark brown Holstein gelding, father: Lasino, mother: Gloria, father of mother: Contender; ridden by Marcus Ehning after the 2008 Olympic Games , retired from the sport in 2011
  • Urleven van de Helle (* 1997), bay gelding, father: Esprite de Conquete, mother's father: Quidam de Revel ; Ridden by Maiju Mallat from 2011, last used in international sport in 2014
  • Valinski S (* 2002), brown KWPN- Wallach, father: Nijinski, mother's father: Julius; Ridden by Todd Minikus from late 2016 to April 2017 , then ridden by Shawn Casady
  • Watch me van de Mangelaar (formerly: Watch me ; * 2003), bay KWPN gelding, father: Heartbreaker, mother father: Wolfgang; Ridden by Darragh Kenny in 2013, last used in international sport in 2013

Awards

  • Horseland Young Rider of the Year (2003)
  • National Young Rider of the Year (2004)

successes

Championships and World Cup

  • Olympic games
    • 2008 , Beijing: with Leconte 7th place with the team and 21st place in the individual
    • 2012 , London: 10th place with the team with Watch Me , eliminated in the individual
Australian championships
  • 2003: 1st place, juniors

Further successes (in selection)

  • 2007: 3rd place at the Grand Prix of the CSI 3 * within the framework of the Nations Cup tournament in Gijón with Leconte , 6th place at the Grand Prix (CSI 5 *) in La Coruña with Leconte
  • 2008: 9th place in the Geesteren Grand Prix (CSI 4 *) with Leconte
  • 2009: 2nd place in the Grand Prix of Busto Arsizio (CSI 2 *) with Cherubin van de Helle
  • 2010: 2nd place in the Nations Cup in Linz (CSIO 4 *) with Urleven van de Helle , 2nd place in the power jumping of the High Fly Tour in Maria Wörth-Reifnitz and Salzburg with Apart IV , 2nd place in the A Coruña Grand Prix (CSI 5 *) with Urleven van de Helle
  • 2012: 3rd place in the World Cup competition in Washington DC (CSI 3 * -W) with Watch Me
  • 2013: 4th place in the world cup competition in Langley BC (CSI 2 * -W) with Imothep
  • 2015: 3rd place in the World Cup competition in Las Vegas (CSI 3 * -W) with Valinski S.
  • 2016: 4th place in the Nations Cup of Ocala (CSIO 4 *) with Valinski S , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of the CSIO 4 * Wellington with Valinski S , 2nd place in the Grand Prix of a CSI 3 * tournament in Tryon NC with Valinski S , 3rd place in the Grand Prix of a CSI 4 * tournament in Tryon NC with Valinski S.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Matthew Williams ( Memento from May 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), Equestrian Australia (English)
  2. ↑ a b FEI results database
  3. ↑ Kevin Babington and Mark Q capture their second Grand Prix win in three weeks , press release of the HITS Horse Shows in the Sun, July 25, 2011 (English)
  4. ↑ FEI short biography of Matt Williams (English)
  5. ↑ Leconte said goodbye to sport , St. Georg , May 11, 2011
  6. ↑ FEI horse database: Urleven van de Helle
  7. ^ FEI horse database: Valinski S
  8. ↑ FEI horse database: Watch me vd Mangelaar
  9. ↑ La Coruña (ESP): CSI5 * 2007 - Grand Prix 1.60m 2007-12-15
personal data
SURNAME Williams, Matthew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Williams, Matt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian show jumper
DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Melbourne , Victoria