Eddie Macken, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Eddie Macken

equestrian

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1949

Place of Birth: Granard, Leinster, Ireland

Profession: equestrian

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Eddie Macken

  • Eddie Macken (born October 20, 1949 in Granard, Longford, Ireland) is an Irish equestrian show jumper, who was a member of the Irish team - along with Paul Darragh, Capt.
  • Con Power, and James Kernan – that won the Aga Khan Cup three years in a row (1977 to 79).
  • Other notable career highlights include a record four consecutive Hickstead Derby wins (1976 to 79), two individual silver medals at the Show Jumping World Championships, 1974 with Pele and 1978 on Boomerang, and an individual silver medal at the 1977 European Championships with Pele.
  • Macken has many major Grand Prix victories worldwide.
  • Many of Macken's achievements were gained in partnership with his Irish bred gelding, Boomerang.
  • From Macken's first rides with Boomerang as a four-year-old in 1970, the pair blazed a trail of wins that lasted a decade.

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