Shane Rose
 Shane Rose and Statford Novalis Competing at the 2010 Melbourne 3 Day Event | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 24 April 1973 Sydney, Australia |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Equestrian |
| Event(s) | Eventing |
Medal record | |
Shane Rose (born 24 April 1973 in Sydney) is a two-time Olympic medallst.[1] He started riding at the age of five at the Forest Hills Pony Club. Rose lived with his parents and three siblings in Duffys Forest, New South Wales. He was educated at Newington College Preparatory School, Lindfield (1978–83),[2] and Pittwater House.[3] Rose's love for horses continued to grow, and at 21 years of age he represented Australia in the Young Rider Trans-Tasman competition with Mr Joe Cool.
As a 23 year old he was selected to represent Australia in Eventing at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. However, his horse went lame upon arrival in the US preventing him from competing. The Australian team went on to win gold.[4] Since then he has competed at many prestigious competitions around the world, including success at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where Rose and his horse All Luck were part of the team the Silver Medal for Eventing. He also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he won a team bronze.[1]
He competed in the individual eventing and team eventing at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The team of Andrew Hoy on Vassily de Lassos, Shane Rose on Virgil and Kevin McNab on Don Quidam won silver. Riding on Virgil Rose finished inside the top 15 in the individual eventing competition.[5]
He was once kicked in the head by a horse which left him in a coma for a week.
Horses[]
- Beauford Miss Dior – 1986 Bay Mare
- 2004 Adelaide CCI**** Winner
- All Luck – 1994 Bay Thoroughbred Gelding
- 2008 Beijing Olympics – Team Silver Medal, Individual 27th place
- Taurus – 2002 Bay Warmblood Gelding (Aries)
- 2014 World Equestrian Games – Team Fourth place, Individual 34th place
- CP Qualified – 2003 Gray Holsteiner Gelding (Quite Capitol x Corofino I)
- 2015 Adelaide CCI**** Winner
- 2016 Rio Olympics – Team Bronze Medal
References[]
- ^ a b "Shane Rose". NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 170
- ^ Shane Rose London 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012
- ^ "Shane Rose". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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