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Aussies Make Olympic Equestrian History

Andrew Hoy and Darien Powers With Equestrian Andrew Hoy and his 1996 Olympic Team Gold mount Darien Powers leading the charge, the Australian Olympic Three-Day-Event Team won the Gold for their third straight Olympic Games, making Olympic history. Together with team mates Phillip Dutton, Matt Ryan, and Stuart Tinney, Hoy took to the podium to collect the first Olympic Gold Medal of the 2000 Olympic Equestrian Games.

Riding in his fifth Olympic Games, Hoy has been on the Gold podium with his teammates in Barcelona in 1984, Atlanta in 1996, and now Sydney in 2000. The affable and easy going full time Three-Day rider and trainer, scored a persom nal best with a dressage score of 30.60 points, galloped a picture perfect cross country, and had a clean stadium jumping round.

Engaged to German event rider Bettina Overesch, an Olympic Team Gold medallist herself, Hoy credits her with helping him improve his dressage scores. Raised in Australia, the now 41-year-old , had plenty of experience raised on a farm chasing sheep and cattle. He divides his time between Australia and England where he trains and competes year round.

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