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Shane Rose (born 24 April 1973 in
Rose breaks horses and has been injured many times, having had his thumb, both of his wrists, both of his arms, and both of his legs broken. He was once kicked in the head by a horse, was placed in an induced coma for a week, and required facial reconstruction. Another kick in 2015 broke five of his ribs, punctured his lung, split his liver, and left him with a golden staph infection.
After wearing a mankini for a fancy dress competition at a showjumping event in February 2024, Rose was stood down by Equestrian Australia; a subsequent review of the incident cleared Rose, after concluding he had not broken Equestrian Australia's code of conduct. In mid-March 2024, he fractured his pelvis and femur in a fall. Home from hospital in April, he believed he will be fit to compete in Paris.
Australian Olympic Committee profile
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Sydney
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) is an Australian equestrian. A three-time Olympic medallist, he started riding at the age of five at the Forest Hills Pony Club. Rose lived with his parents and three siblings in Duffys Forest, New South Wales. He was educated at Newington College
Newington College is a multi-campus Independent school, independent Uniting Church in Australia, Uniting Church Single-sex education, single-sex and Mixed-sex education, co-educational Pre-school education, early learning, Primary school, primar ...
Preparatory School, Lindfield (1978–83), and Pittwater House. Rose's love for horses continued to grow, and at 21 years of age he represented Australia in the Young Rider Trans-Tasman competition with Mr Joe Cool.
Career and personal life
As a 23-year-old he was selected to represent Australia inEventing
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at the 1996 Olympic Games
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in Atlanta
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. However, his horse went lame upon arrival in the US preventing him from competing. The Australian team went on to win gold. Since then he has competed at many prestigious competitions around the world, including success at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
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, where Rose and his horse All Luck were part of the team's silver medal for Eventing
Eventing (also known as three-day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where the same horse and rider combination compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ...
. He also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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where he won a team bronze and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics where he won team silver.
He competed in the individual eventing and team eventing at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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in Tokyo
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. The team of Andrew Hoy
Andrew James Hoy (born 8 February 1959) is an Australian equestrian rider. He has won six Olympic medals: three gold, two silvers and one bronze. He has competed in eight Olympic games, from 1984 to 2020 with the exception of 2008, which is a ...
on Vassily de Lassos, Shane Rose on Virgil and Kevin McNab on Don Quidam won silver. Riding on Virgil Rose he finished inside the top 15 in the individual eventing competition.
Rose was diagnosed with thyroid cancer
Thyroid cancer is cancer that develops from the tissues of the thyroid gland. It is a disease in which cells grow abnormally and have the potential to spread to other parts of the body. Symptoms can include swelling or a lump in the neck, ...
in 2001.
Rose breaks horses and has been injured many times, having had his thumb, both of his wrists, both of his arms, and both of his legs broken. He was once kicked in the head by a horse, was placed in an induced coma for a week, and required facial reconstruction. Another kick in 2015 broke five of his ribs, punctured his lung, split his liver, and left him with a golden staph infection.
After wearing a mankini for a fancy dress competition at a showjumping event in February 2024, Rose was stood down by Equestrian Australia; a subsequent review of the incident cleared Rose, after concluding he had not broken Equestrian Australia's code of conduct. In mid-March 2024, he fractured his pelvis and femur in a fall. Home from hospital in April, he believed he will be fit to compete in Paris.
Horses
* Beauford Miss Dior – 1986 Bay Mare ** 2004 1st Adelaide CCI**** Winner * All Luck – 1994 Bay Thoroughbred Gelding ** 2008 Beijing Olympics – Team Silver Medal, Individual 27th place * Taurus – 2002 Bay Warmblood Gelding (Aries) ** 2014 World Equestrian Games – Team Fourth place, Individual 34th place * CP Qualified – 2003 Gray Holsteiner Gelding (Quite Capitol x Corofino I) ** 2015 Adelaide CCI***** Winner ** 2016 Rio Olympics – Team Bronze Medal *Virgil - ** 2nd Adelaide CCI***** 2015 ** 16th Burghley CCI***** ** 7th Luhmuhlen CCI***** 2017 ** 3rd Pau CCI***** 2019 ** 1st Adelaide CCI***** 2023 WinnerReferences
External links
Australian Olympic Committee profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Shane 1973 births Living people Australian event riders Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Australia Australian male equestrians Olympic silver medalists for Australia Olympic medalists in equestrian People educated at Newington College Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Australia 21st-century Australian sportsmen Equestrians from Sydney Sportsmen from New South Wales