Sam Griffiths
Australian equestrian

Sam Griffiths

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27 May 1972(Melbourne, Australia)
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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

CCI5* Results

Results
Event Kentucky Badminton Luhmühlen Burghley Pau Adelaide
2004 6th
34th
17th
2005 15th
2006 26th 8th
2007 WD 11th
2008 26th
2009 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2010 Did not participate
2011 4th 16th
2012 9th
2013 15th
43rd
12th
13th
2014 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2015 10th
RET
9th
27th
2016 29th RET
2017 34th 8th
2018 15th
2019 RET 7th

Notable Horses

  • Private Colin- 1994 Bay Gelding
    • 2003 Asian Pacific Championships - Team Gold Medal, Individual Silver Medal
  • In The Groove - 1989 Bay Irish Sport Horse Gelding
    • 2003 FEI World Cup Final - 19th Place
  • Noble Opposition - 1997 Bay Gelding
    • 2004 FEI Eventing Young Horse World Championships - 17th Place
  • Motion Bound - 2001 Brown Gelding (Farrington Spondulicks x Horace)
    • 2008 FEI Eventing Young Horse World Championships - 16th Place
  • Happy Times - 1999 Bay Oldenburg Gelding (Heraldik XX x Maraschino)
    • 2012 London Olympic Games - Team Sixth Place
  • Paulank Brockagh - 2003 Bay Irish Sport Horse Mare (Touchdown x Trigerrero)
    • 2014 Badminton CCI**** Winner
    • 2014 World Equestrian Games - Team Fourth Place, Individual 16th Place
    • 2016 Rio Olympics - Team Bronze Medal, Individual Fourth Place