Sam Griffiths, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Sam Griffiths

Australian equestrian rider

Date of Birth: 27-May-1972

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Profession: jockey

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Sam Griffiths

  • Sam Griffiths is an Australian Eventing rider from Pearcedale in Victoria.
  • 2017 saw him as the Ambassador to the Mitsubishi Motors Adelaide International Horse Trials.
  • 4th individually at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and part of the Bronze medal winning team.
  • He won the 2014 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials riding Paulank Brockagh who he later went on to ride in the FEI World Equestrian Games.
  • Winner of the 2014 Event Rider of the Year L'Année Hippique Awards.
  • At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Individual and Team eventing, but fell during the cross-country event and did not finish.
  • He was originally selected as the second reserve rider, but entered the team when two other Australian horses were unable to compete.
  • Now based in the UK competing himself and training other riders

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