Michael Whitaker
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 Michael Whitaker, Paris Eiffel Jumping 2018 |
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 United Kingdom
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 Olympic games
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| silver | 1984 | Crew (with Overton Amanda ) |
| World championships | ||
| silver | 1986 | Crew (with Warren Point ) |
| bronze | 1990 | Crew (with Mon Santa ) |
| European championships | ||
| gold | 1985 | Crew (with Warren Point ) |
| gold | 1987 | Crew (with Overton Amanda ) |
| silver | 1989 | Single (with Mon Santa ) |
| gold | 1989 | Crew (with Mon Santa ) |
| silver | 1991 | Crew (with Mon Santa ) |
| bronze | 1993 | Single (with Midnight Madness ) |
| silver | 1993 | Crew (with Midnight Madness ) |
| silver | 1995 | Team (with two step ) |
| bronze | 1997 | Crew (with Ashley ) |
| bronze | 2007 | Crew (with Portofino 63 ) |
| gold | 2013 | Crew (with viking ) |
Michael Whitaker (born April 17, 1960 ) is a British show jumper .
Michael Whitaker lives in Nottingham and runs a tournament stable there.
Career
Whitaker started riding ponies at the age of seven, rode international tests for the first time at 16 and became the youngest ever winner of the famous Hickstead Derby at 20 .
In September 1993 he took over the leadership of the world rankings from his brother John Whitaker .
Whitaker is known for his sure instinct for difficult horses and for his economical riding style. Furthermore, he is probably the rider who is one of the record participants in European championships and world cup jumping.
In February 2012 he was ranked 24th in the show jumping world rankings.
Private
Whitaker has three children (Jack, Molly and Katie Jane) with ex-wife Veronique, but now lives with his new wife Melissa. His nephew William Whitaker lived and trained with him until the summer of 2010 , after a disagreement he moved to Shaw Stud Farms near Telford . Michael Whitaker's son Jack took part in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games .
Doping tests
In 2009 Whitaker was banned for four months because of a positive doping test on his horse Tackeray . The substance altrenogest was detected, which is classified as doping in stallions and geldings. Whitaker himself justified this with the fact that the feed bucket was probably confused with that of his mare Wonami van den Aart , whereby the substance found got into Tackeray's body (in mares, altrenogest, which leads to the suppression of the horses , is only classified as a medication for the tournament was approved by the tournament veterinarian to use this agent). In setting the ban, the FEI also looked at Whitaker's flawless career and the fact that he never tested positive on several hundred doping tests on his horse.
Due to a regulation of the British Olympic Association, it would have been blocked for all subsequent Olympic Games. He filed an objection against this, which was granted due to "considerable attenuating circumstances". Thus Whitaker would have been eligible to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games in London , ultimately he was reserve rider there and did not start.
successes
- 1984: Silver medal at the Los Angeles Olympics with Overton Amanda
- 1985: Team gold medal at the European Championships with Warren Point
- 1986: Team silver medal at the World Championships in Aachen with Warren Point
- 1987: Team gold medal at the European Championships in St. Gallen with Overton Amanda
- 1989: Team gold medal and individual silver medal at the European Championships in Rotterdam with Mon Santa
- 1990: Team bronze at the World Equestrian Games in Stockholm with Mon Santa
- 1991: Team silver medal at the European Championships in La Baule with Mon Santa
- 1993: Team silver medal and individual bronze at the European Championships in Gijón with Midnight Madness
- 1994: 3rd place, World Cup final in 's-Hertogenbosch with MidMadness
- 1995: Team silver medal at the European Championships in St. Gallen with Two Step
- 1997: Team bronze medal at the European Championships in Mannheim with Ashley
- 2001: 3rd place, World Cup final in Gothenburg with Handel II
- 2005: 2nd place, World Cup final in Las Vegas with Portofino 63
- 2007: Team bronze medal at the European Championships in Mannheim with Portofino 63
- 2012: 1st place, Grand Prix of Aachen with Amai
- 2013: Team gold medal and 9th place in the individual at the European Championships in Hering with Viking
Web links
- Homepage
- Michael Whitaker in the database of Olympedia.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ FEI world rankings show jumping
- ↑ Sports telegram from August 19, 2010 ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , horseweb.de
- ↑ www.equi-news.de: Michael Whitaker: 4 months doping ban , September 29, 2009
- ↑ www.equi-news.de: Michael Whitaker possibly “out of Olympics forever” , October 3, 2009
- ↑ www.equi-news.de: Michael Whitaker is allowed to start again at the Olympics , March 17th, 2010
- ↑ Great Britain: Michael Whitaker Reservist for the Olympic Games ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 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. , July 11, 2012
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| SURNAME | Whitaker, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British show jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1960 |