Caroline Powell (equestrian)
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Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | 14 March 1973 Lower Hutt, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 156 cm (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Equestrian | |||||||||||||||||||
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World finals | 2006, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Olympic finals | 2008, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Caroline Powell (born 14 March 1973) is a New Zealand equestrian.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics she won the bronze medal in Team eventing. She was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand and lives in Suffolk, East Anglia.[1][2]
Powell has represented New Zealand in two Olympic Games and two World Games, where she won a bronze team medal in 2010. Also in 2010, she won the Burghley Horse Trials.[3]
CCI5* Results[]
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Event | Kentucky | Badminton | Luhmühlen | Burghley | Pau | Adelaide | ||||||
2004 | 14th (Softly Softly III) | |||||||||||
2005 | 14th (Lenamore) WD (Softly Softly III) |
5th (Lenamore) | ||||||||||
2006 | 36th (Lenamore) | |||||||||||
2007 | 12th (Lenamore) | 23rd (Lenamore) | ||||||||||
2008 | 4th (Lenamore) 22nd (Mac Macdonald) |
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2009 | 9th (Lenamore) | 6th (Lenamore) | ||||||||||
2010 | 5th (Lenamore) | ![]() |
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2011 | 6th (Lenamore) 31st (Boston Two Tip) |
15th (Mrs Tilly) | 4th (Lenamore) 52nd (Mrs Tilly) |
22nd (Boston Two Tip) | ||||||||
2012 | 14th (Boston Two Tip) | 8th (Onwards and Upwards) | ||||||||||
2013 | 21st (Onwards and Upwards) 33rd (Boston Two Tip) |
23rd (Onwards and Upwards) | ||||||||||
2014 | WD (Onwards and Upwards) | |||||||||||
2015 | EL (Onwards and Upwards) | |||||||||||
2016 | 8th (Onwards and Upwards) | 26th (Spice Sensation) 27th (Flying Finish) |
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2017 | WD (Sinatra Frank Baby) RET (Spice Sensation) |
29th (Spice Sensation) WD (Onwards and Upwards) |
17th (Up Up and Away) RET (On The Brash) |
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2018 | 29th (On The Brash) 31st (Up Up And Away) |
31st (On The Brash) | WD (Spice Sensation) | |||||||||
2019 | 20th (On The Brash) | |||||||||||
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew |
International Championship Results[]
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Year | Event | Horse | Placing | Notes | ||||||
2006 | World Equestrian Games | Lenamore | 6th | Team | ||||||
26th | Individual | |||||||||
2007 | World Young Horse Championships | Cathpair High Hopes | 8th | CCI* | ||||||
2008 | Olympic Games | Lenamore | 5th | Team | ||||||
14th | Individual | |||||||||
2010 | World Equestrian Games | Mac Macdonald | ![]() |
Team | ||||||
22nd | Individual | |||||||||
2010 | World Young Horse Championships | Onwards and Upwards | 12th | CCI** | ||||||
2012 | Olympic Games | Lenamore | ![]() |
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29th | Individual | |||||||||
2013 | World Young Horse Championships | Stellor Seaurchin | 7th | CCI* | ||||||
2015 | World Young Horse Championships | Chance Encounter | 8th | CCI* | ||||||
2019 | World Young Horse Championships | Greenacres Special Cavalier | 17th | CCI** | ||||||
Rock Midnight | 22nd | CCI** | ||||||||
2020 | World Young Horse Championships | Greenacres Special Cavalier | 17th | CCI*** | ||||||
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew |
Notable Horses[]
- Lenamore - 1993 Gray Irish Sport Horse Gelding (Sea Crest x Valiyar)
- 2006 World Equestrian Games - Team Sixth Place, Individual 26th Place
- 2008 Beijing Olympics - Team Fifth Place, Individual 16th Place
- 2010 Burghley CCI**** Winner
- 2012 London Olympics - Team Bronze Medal, Individual 29th Place
- Cathpair High Hopes - 2001 Chestnut Thoroughbred Gelding (Accondy x Royal Fountain)
- 2007 FEI Eventing Young Horse World Championships - Eighth Place
- Mac Macdonald - 2000 Chestnut Gelding (Blaze of Gold)
- 2010 World Equestrian Games - Team Bronze Medal, Individual 22nd Place
References[]
- ^ a b "Caroline Powell". London 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "Kelso-Based Caroline Powell Grabs Olympic Bronze Medal". BBC News. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ^ "Caroline Powell". New Zealand Equestrian. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
External links[]
- Caroline Powell (and here) at FEI
- Caroline Powell at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Olympic equestrians of New Zealand
- New Zealand female equestrians
- Olympic bronze medalists for New Zealand
- Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in equestrian
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics