Sam Griffiths
 Sam Griffiths and Happy Times at the Quarry during the cross-country phase of Badminton Horse Trials 2011. | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team eventing |
Sam Griffiths is an Australian Eventing rider from Pearcedale in Victoria. 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. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Individual and Team eventing, but fell during the cross-country event and did not finish.[1][2] He was originally selected as the second reserve rider, but entered the team when two other Australian horses were unable to compete.[3]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he won a team bronze and placed 4th individually.
References
- ↑ Olympic results
- ↑ "Equestrian hopes seem forlorn after falls on Greenwich course". 31 July 2012.
- ↑ {{cite Other notable results include 3rd at Burghley Horse Trails riding Happy Times in 2014 news|url=http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8506847 |title=Griffiths still in shock at London call-up|first=Steve|last=Larkin||date=28 July 2012}}
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