Matt Williams (equestrian)

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

Life

Matt Williams was born in 1985 in Tonimbuk near Melbourne. After he first lived in his native country, Williams moved in 2004 to Europe. He first worked for the British Show Jumping Duncan Inglis in West Sussex, three years later, he joined the stable of Henk Nooren in the Netherlands.

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

Later he moved to Switzerland and rode to the end of 2010, the horses of the optimum Horses ( Gloria Eschenbach and Thomas Mecan ). He then moved to the United States, where he lives in Wellington ( Florida).

At the Olympic Games in London in 2012, he retired from the first day after two denials of his horse Watch me.

His younger brother Sam is also active as a show jumper. He is in a relationship with the U.S. showjumper Samantha Tuerk.

Horses ( excerpt)

  • Bolero van't Heike (* 2001), Belgian Warmblood, gelding, owner: Dirk Jörn Hease & Paul Williams, 2011 briefly ridden by Takashi Haase.
  • Leconte 6 (* 1996), dark brown Holsteiner gelding, father, adopted in 2011 Contender, up to the 2008 Olympics, then ridden by Marcus Ehning Sports: Lasino, mother Gloria, mother father
  • Urleven van de Helle (* 1997), brown gelding, Sire: Esprite de Conquete, Mother Father: Quidam de Revel, Owner: Gloria Eschenbach, ridden from 2011 Maiju Mallat
  • Landthago (* 2003), Holstein gelding, Sire: country boy, Mother Father: Carthago, from 2011 Maiju Mallat ridden
  • Gran Carthago ( * 2000 ), Holsteiner stallion, father: Carthago, mother father, Landlord, Owner: Gloria Eschenbach, from 2011 Maiju Mallat ridden

Awards

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

Achievements

Championships and World Cup

  • Olympic games 2008, Beijing: with Leconte 7th place with the team and 21st place in the individual
  • 2012, London: excreted Watch Me 10th place with the team, in a single
  • 2003: 1st place, Junior

Further success

  • 2007: 2nd in the Grand Prix ( CSI ***) of Dresden, 6th in the Grand Prix ( CSI ***** ) of La Coruña, 3rd place in the Grand Prix of Gijon
  • 2008: 3rd place in the Grand Prix ( CSI ***) of Gijon, 10th in the Grand Prix ( CSI ***** ) Gijon, 9th place at the Grand Prix (CSI ****) Geesteren, 7th in the Grand Prix ( CSI ****) of La Coruña, 7th in the Grand Prix ( CSI ***** ) Barcelona, 5th place in the Grand Prix of Hachenburg (CSI ***)
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