Neal Shapiro (equestrian)
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| Born | July 22, 1945 (age 76) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
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Neal Shapiro (born July 22, 1945) is an American equestrian and Olympic medalist.
Career[]
Shapiro was born in Brooklyn, New York, and is Jewish.[1][2]
He won silver and bronze medals in show jumping at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.[3] He is also a two-time winner of the Grand Prix of Aachen.[4] Shapiro was inducted into the United States Show Jumping Hall of Fame in 2010.[4]
He coached the 11-person U.S. equestrian team at the 19th Maccabiah Games (the "Jewish Olympics") in Israel in 2013.[4][5][6]
He is the cousin of historian Edward S. Shapiro.
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Neal Shapiro". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ Jewish Post 11 August 1972
- ^ Day by Day in Jewish Sports History - Bob Wechsler
- ^ a b c "New Jersey equestrians will compete at Maccabiah Games in Israel" | NJ.com
- ^ https://www.thejc.com/sport/sport-news/usa-names-maccabiah-open-equestrian-team-1.40361[bare URL]
- ^ The Chronicle of the Horse
External links[]
- Neal Shapiro at Olympedia
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- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in equestrian
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