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William Speed Lane Fox-Pitt (born 2 January 1969) is an
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who competes in
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. His career highlights include winning three
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medals in the team event, with silver in
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and
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, and bronze in
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. At the
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, he won team gold and individual silver in
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, and team silver and individual bronze in
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. He also won World team medals in 2002 and 2006. At the
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, he has won six team gold medals, as well as Individual silver in 1997 and 2005, and Individual bronze in 2013. He is the recordman CCI*****'s winner with 14 grand slam titles. In 2011, he became the first rider to win five different five-star events, having won the
Burghley Horse Trials The Defender Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three-day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September. Defender Burghley Horse Trials is classified by the FEI as one of the seven leading t ...
a record six times (1994, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2011), Rolex Kentucky three times (2010, 2012, 2014),
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twice (2011, 2013), the
Badminton Horse Trials The Badminton Horse Trials is a five-day event, one of only seven annual Concours Complet International (CCI) Five Star events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). It takes place in May each year in the park of ...
twice (2004, 2015), and the
Luhmühlen Horse Trials The Luhmühlen Horse Trials are an annual equestrian eventing competition held in Luhmühlen, Salzhausen, Germany. Riders compete at the highest level: the CCI*****. There are only Seven events of this kind in the world, the others being the ...
once (2008). A serious fall in 2015 left him in a coma for two weeks, but he came back to make the British eventing team and attend the
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. He was appointed
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(MBE) in the
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.


Early life and education

Fox-Pitt was born in
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, the eldest son of William Oliver Lane Fox-Pitt (1932-2012, known as Oliver) and Marietta Speed. His father competed in many sports, and in addition had a career in the city, founding an investment bank now known as
Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller (formerly Fox-Pitt, Kelton or FPK) was an investment bank focused on mergers and acquisitions advisory services, private placements of debt and equity as well as equity research. FPK specialised in transact ...
. Oliver and Marietta were both equestrian competitors, riding at Badminton and Burghley, and his siblings have been very successful as well. His paternal grandfather was Major-General "Billy" Fox-Pitt a Dorset landowner who served in both World Wars and was a founding officer of the
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. Fox-Pitt was educated at
Wellesley House School Wellesley Haddon Dene School is a private day preparatory school in the coastal town of Broadstairs in the English county of Kent. Founded in 1866, it educates boys and girls aged 3 to 11. The merger of Haddon Dene School with Wellesley House ...
in
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,
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and the
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. Fox-Pitt began riding at age four. At 13, he stopped riding because he feared he would be bullied by his peers. He is married to former eventer and current
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presenter Alice Plunkett. They have four children.


Sports career

He is the recordman of CCI*****'s winner with 14 titles. He is also the only rider to have won 5 out of the six CCI*****'s having won Burghley (1994, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011), Badminton (2004 & 2015), Pau (2011, 2013), Kentucky (2010, 2012, 2014) and Luhmuhlen (2008). He holds the record for the most wins (six) at the
Burghley Horse Trials The Defender Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three-day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September. Defender Burghley Horse Trials is classified by the FEI as one of the seven leading t ...
; William's victories coming in 1994, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2011. Additional major wins have been at the
Badminton Horse Trials The Badminton Horse Trials is a five-day event, one of only seven annual Concours Complet International (CCI) Five Star events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). It takes place in May each year in the park of ...
in 2004 and again in 2015, at
Gatcombe Park Gatcombe Park is a country house between the villages of Minchinhampton (to which it belongs) and Avening in Gloucestershire, England. Originally constructed in the 1770s, it was rebuilt from 1820 by George Basevi for the economist David Ricar ...
in 1995, 2000, 2003 and 2005. Team golds in European Championships in 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009. He took individual silver at the 1997 Europeans, team bronze at the 2002 and 2011 Europeans, individual silver at the 2005 Europeans, team silver at the 2006 Aachen World Equestrian Games, team silver at the 2021 Nations Cup in Boekelo, team gold at the 2010 World Equestrian Games, individual bronze at the 2013 Europeans, team silver and individual bronze at the 2014 World Equestrian Games, and team silver at the 2015 Europeans. He also represented Great Britain at the (1996 Summer Olympics/Atlanta), (2004 Summer Olympics/Athens), (2008 Summer Olympics/Beijing), (2012 Summer Olympics/London) and (2016 Summer Olympics/Rio), winning team silver in Athens, team bronze in Beijing and team silver in London. In 2006 he was ranked the leading rider in Britain for the sixth year running and 2nd in the world, and as of 2014 he was ranked 1st in the world. William is married to
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presenter Alice Plunkett. They have two sons; Oliver (born in August 2005) and Thomas (born 15 November 2006), and two daughters; Chloe (born October 2012) and Emily (born September 2014). William is a regular columnist in the weekly equestrian magazine, ''
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''. In the
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 ...
world, one of his best known partnerships is with the horse
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. In October 2015, a fall at a competition in France left him in a coma for two weeks. After regaining consciousness, he had initial trouble with blindness and then double vision, but was ultimately able to earn a spot on the British team for the 2016 Olympics and returned to international competition with the stallion Chilli Morning. He was the only remaining member of the 2012 team who won silver in
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. On 12 May 2024, 35 years after he first competed at
Badminton Horse Trials The Badminton Horse Trials is a five-day event, one of only seven annual Concours Complet International (CCI) Five Star events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). It takes place in May each year in the park of ...
, William announced that this years Badminton would be his last.


Career highlights

2024 *13th Badminton Horse Trials (Grafennacht) 2023 *2nd Maryland CCI***** (Grafennacht) *3rd Aston le Walls CCI*** (Duke Legacy) 2022 *7th Aachen CCI**** (Little Fire) 2021 *1st Houghton CIC**** (Little Fire) *2nd Boekelo CCI**** (Grafennacht) *Team Silver at the Nations Cup in Boekelo (Grafennacht) *2nd Osberton YH Champs CCI* (Cayiano) 2020 *1st Cornbury CCI** (Centurian Bay) 2019 *1st Tattersalls Horse Trials CCI*** (Georgisaurous) *2nd Festival of British Eventing Novice Championships (Grafennacht) 2018 *2nd Blenheim Palace Horse Trials CCI*** (Oratorio II) *2nd Tattersalls Horse Trials CCI*** (Little Fire) 2017 *1st Barbury Horse Trials CIC*** (Clifton Signature) 2016 *12th Individual at the Summer Olympics in Rio (Chilli Morning) 2015 * Team Silver at the European Championships in Scotland (Bay My Hero) *1st
Badminton Horse Trials The Badminton Horse Trials is a five-day event, one of only seven annual Concours Complet International (CCI) Five Star events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). It takes place in May each year in the park of ...
CCI**** (Chilli Morning) *4th
Rolex Kentucky Three Day The Kentucky Three-Day Event, currently the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event due to sponsorship, is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Land Rover Kentucky is a CCI5*-L eventing competition. Fiv ...
CCI**** (Bay My Hero) 2014 *FEI World number 1 eventing rider * Individual Bronze and Team Silver at the World Equestrian Games in France (Chilli Morning) *1st
Rolex Kentucky Three Day The Kentucky Three-Day Event, currently the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event due to sponsorship, is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Land Rover Kentucky is a CCI5*-L eventing competition. Fiv ...
CCI**** (Bay My Hero) *9th
Rolex Kentucky Three Day The Kentucky Three-Day Event, currently the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event due to sponsorship, is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Land Rover Kentucky is a CCI5*-L eventing competition. Fiv ...
CCI**** (Seacookie) 2013 *1st
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CCI **** (Seacookie) *3rd
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CCI **** (Cool Mountain) * Individual Bronze at the European Championship in Sweden (Chilli Morning) *3rd
Luhmühlen Horse Trials The Luhmühlen Horse Trials are an annual equestrian eventing competition held in Luhmühlen, Salzhausen, Germany. Riders compete at the highest level: the CCI*****. There are only Seven events of this kind in the world, the others being the ...
CCI **** (Neuf des Coeurs) *4th
Luhmühlen Horse Trials The Luhmühlen Horse Trials are an annual equestrian eventing competition held in Luhmühlen, Salzhausen, Germany. Riders compete at the highest level: the CCI*****. There are only Seven events of this kind in the world, the others being the ...
CCI **** (Lionheart) *1st
Bramham Horse Trials Bramham International Horse Trials is one of the Europe's leading eventing, three-day events, taking place every June at Bramham Park, near Wetherby in West Yorkshire. The event attracts around 60,000 spectators over four days of competition.Off ...
CCI***(Chilli Morning) *5th
Badminton Horse Trials The Badminton Horse Trials is a five-day event, one of only seven annual Concours Complet International (CCI) Five Star events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). It takes place in May each year in the park of ...
CCI **** (Parklane Hawk) *2nd
Rolex Kentucky Three Day The Kentucky Three-Day Event, currently the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event due to sponsorship, is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Land Rover Kentucky is a CCI5*-L eventing competition. Fiv ...
CCI **** (Seacookie) 2012 *FEI World number 1 eventing rider *1st
Bramham Horse Trials Bramham International Horse Trials is one of the Europe's leading eventing, three-day events, taking place every June at Bramham Park, near Wetherby in West Yorkshire. The event attracts around 60,000 spectators over four days of competition.Off ...
CCI***(Chilli Morning) *1st
Rolex Kentucky Three Day The Kentucky Three-Day Event, currently the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event due to sponsorship, is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Land Rover Kentucky is a CCI5*-L eventing competition. Fiv ...
CCI **** (Parklane Hawk) *Team Silver at the Summer Olympics in London (Lionheart) 2011 * Team Bronze at the European Championships in Luhmuhlen (Cool Mountain) *1st
Burghley Horse Trials The Defender Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three-day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September. Defender Burghley Horse Trials is classified by the FEI as one of the seven leading t ...
CCI **** (Parklane Hawk) *1st
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CCI **** (Oslo) 2010 *FEI World number 1 eventing rider *1st
Rolex Kentucky Three Day The Kentucky Three-Day Event, currently the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event due to sponsorship, is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Land Rover Kentucky is a CCI5*-L eventing competition. Fiv ...
CCI **** (Cool Mountain) * Team Gold and Individual Silver at FEI World Equestrian Games Kentucky (Cool Mountain) 2009 * Team Gold at the European Championships in France (Idalgo) 2008 *FEI World number 1 eventing rider *1st
Burghley Horse Trials The Defender Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three-day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September. Defender Burghley Horse Trials is classified by the FEI as one of the seven leading t ...
CCI **** (
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) *2nd
Burghley Horse Trials The Defender Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three-day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September. Defender Burghley Horse Trials is classified by the FEI as one of the seven leading t ...
CCI **** (Ballincoola) *3rd
Badminton Horse Trials The Badminton Horse Trials is a five-day event, one of only seven annual Concours Complet International (CCI) Five Star events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). It takes place in May each year in the park of ...
CCI **** (Ballincoola) *1st
Bramham Horse Trials Bramham International Horse Trials is one of the Europe's leading eventing, three-day events, taking place every June at Bramham Park, near Wetherby in West Yorkshire. The event attracts around 60,000 spectators over four days of competition.Off ...
CCI*** (Navigator) *1st
Luhmühlen Horse Trials The Luhmühlen Horse Trials are an annual equestrian eventing competition held in Luhmühlen, Salzhausen, Germany. Riders compete at the highest level: the CCI*****. There are only Seven events of this kind in the world, the others being the ...
CCI **** (Macchiato) *Team Bronze at the Summer Olympics in Beijing 2007 *1st
Bramham Horse Trials Bramham International Horse Trials is one of the Europe's leading eventing, three-day events, taking place every June at Bramham Park, near Wetherby in West Yorkshire. The event attracts around 60,000 spectators over four days of competition.Off ...
CCI*** (Macchiato) *1st
Burghley Horse Trials The Defender Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three-day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September. Defender Burghley Horse Trials is classified by the FEI as one of the seven leading t ...
CCI **** (Parkmore Ed) *1st Blair CCI*** (Macchiato) *5th
Burghley Horse Trials The Defender Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three-day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September. Defender Burghley Horse Trials is classified by the FEI as one of the seven leading t ...
CCI **** (Ballincoola) 2006 *9th
Badminton Horse Trials The Badminton Horse Trials is a five-day event, one of only seven annual Concours Complet International (CCI) Five Star events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). It takes place in May each year in the park of ...
CCI **** (Ballincoola) *11th
Luhmühlen Horse Trials The Luhmühlen Horse Trials are an annual equestrian eventing competition held in Luhmühlen, Salzhausen, Germany. Riders compete at the highest level: the CCI*****. There are only Seven events of this kind in the world, the others being the ...
CCI **** (Birthday Night) *1st Hartpary CCI*** (Moon Man) *15th Aachen WEG **** (
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) *3rd
Blenheim Horse Trials The Agria Blenheim Horse Trials is an annual international three-day event held in the park of Blenheim Palace, at Woodstock, England. It is rated CCI*** (the second highest level of eventing). Blenheim began in 1990, after the three-day event ...
CCI*** (Parkmore Ed) *6th
Burghley Horse Trials The Defender Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three-day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September. Defender Burghley Horse Trials is classified by the FEI as one of the seven leading t ...
CCI **** (Ballincoola) 2005 *1st
Burghley Horse Trials The Defender Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three-day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September. Defender Burghley Horse Trials is classified by the FEI as one of the seven leading t ...
CCI **** (Ballincoola) *1st Boekelo Horse Trials CCI*** (Mr. Dumbledore) *2nd
Badminton Horse Trials The Badminton Horse Trials is a five-day event, one of only seven annual Concours Complet International (CCI) Five Star events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). It takes place in May each year in the park of ...
CCI **** (
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) *1st
Bramham Horse Trials Bramham International Horse Trials is one of the Europe's leading eventing, three-day events, taking place every June at Bramham Park, near Wetherby in West Yorkshire. The event attracts around 60,000 spectators over four days of competition.Off ...
CCI*** (Mr. Dumbledore) *2nd
Bramham Horse Trials Bramham International Horse Trials is one of the Europe's leading eventing, three-day events, taking place every June at Bramham Park, near Wetherby in West Yorkshire. The event attracts around 60,000 spectators over four days of competition.Off ...
CCI*** (Idalgo) *1st Gatcombe British Open (Moon Man) *Team gold and individual silver at the European Championships (
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) *Winner of the British Eventing Premier League 2004 *1st
Badminton Horse Trials The Badminton Horse Trials is a five-day event, one of only seven annual Concours Complet International (CCI) Five Star events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). It takes place in May each year in the park of ...
CCI **** (
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) *4th
Rolex Kentucky Three Day The Kentucky Three-Day Event, currently the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event due to sponsorship, is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Land Rover Kentucky is a CCI5*-L eventing competition. Fiv ...
CCI **** (Ballincoola) *7th Fontainebleau (Stunning) *Team silver at the Athens Olympics (
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) 2003 *5th Le Lion d’Angers (Idalgo) *8th Le Lion d’Angers (Igor de Cluis) *1st Boekelo (Tom Cruise) *Team gold and 8th individual European Championships,
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, Ireland (Moon Man) *1st CIC World Cup Qualifier, Thirlestane Castle (Stunning) *1st British Open Championships, Gatcombe Park (Stunning) *2nd British Open Championships, Gatcombe Park (Moon Man) *1st British Intermediate Championships, Gatcombe Park (Tom Cruise II) *1st
Luhmühlen Horse Trials The Luhmühlen Horse Trials are an annual equestrian eventing competition held in Luhmühlen, Salzhausen, Germany. Riders compete at the highest level: the CCI*****. There are only Seven events of this kind in the world, the others being the ...
CIC *** (Tom Cruise II) *1st
Bramham Horse Trials Bramham International Horse Trials is one of the Europe's leading eventing, three-day events, taking place every June at Bramham Park, near Wetherby in West Yorkshire. The event attracts around 60,000 spectators over four days of competition.Off ...
CCI *** (Wallow) *2nd
Bramham Horse Trials Bramham International Horse Trials is one of the Europe's leading eventing, three-day events, taking place every June at Bramham Park, near Wetherby in West Yorkshire. The event attracts around 60,000 spectators over four days of competition.Off ...
CCI *** (Ballincoola) *7th Saumur (Coastal Ties) *1st Chatsworth CIC World Cup Qualifier (Stunning) *3rd
Rolex Kentucky Three Day The Kentucky Three-Day Event, currently the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event due to sponsorship, is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Land Rover Kentucky is a CCI5*-L eventing competition. Fiv ...
CCI **** (Moon Man) 2002 *FEI World number 1 eventing rider *Team bronze World Equestrian Games, Jerez, Spain (
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) *1st
Burghley Horse Trials The Defender Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three-day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September. Defender Burghley Horse Trials is classified by the FEI as one of the seven leading t ...
CCI **** (Highland Lad) *7th
Burghley Horse Trials The Defender Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three-day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September. Defender Burghley Horse Trials is classified by the FEI as one of the seven leading t ...
CCI **** (Moon Man) *4th Boekelo (Stunning) *3rd British Open Championships, Gatcombe Park (Moon Man) *4th British Open Championships, Gatcombe Park (Stunning) *4th
Rolex Kentucky Three Day The Kentucky Three-Day Event, currently the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event due to sponsorship, is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Land Rover Kentucky is a CCI5*-L eventing competition. Fiv ...
CCI **** (Stunning) *2nd
Badminton Horse Trials The Badminton Horse Trials is a five-day event, one of only seven annual Concours Complet International (CCI) Five Star events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). It takes place in May each year in the park of ...
CCI **** (
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) *6th
Bramham Horse Trials Bramham International Horse Trials is one of the Europe's leading eventing, three-day events, taking place every June at Bramham Park, near Wetherby in West Yorkshire. The event attracts around 60,000 spectators over four days of competition.Off ...
CCI *** (Highland Lad) *8th
Bramham Horse Trials Bramham International Horse Trials is one of the Europe's leading eventing, three-day events, taking place every June at Bramham Park, near Wetherby in West Yorkshire. The event attracts around 60,000 spectators over four days of competition.Off ...
CCI *** (Just A Sovereign) 2001 *5th and Team gold European Champs, Pau, France (Stunning) *4th Bonn Roderberg CCIO (Barclay Square) *4th Saumur (Stunning) *9th
Burghley Horse Trials The Defender Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three-day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September. Defender Burghley Horse Trials is classified by the FEI as one of the seven leading t ...
CCI **** (Springleaze Macaroo) 2000 *1st British Open Champs, Gatcombe Park (Moon Man) *1st
Blenheim Horse Trials The Agria Blenheim Horse Trials is an annual international three-day event held in the park of Blenheim Palace, at Woodstock, England. It is rated CCI*** (the second highest level of eventing). Blenheim began in 1990, after the three-day event ...
CCI *** (Stunning) *2nd
Blenheim Horse Trials The Agria Blenheim Horse Trials is an annual international three-day event held in the park of Blenheim Palace, at Woodstock, England. It is rated CCI*** (the second highest level of eventing). Blenheim began in 1990, after the three-day event ...
CCI *** (
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) 1999 *2nd Achselschwang (Moon Man) *7th
Bramham Horse Trials Bramham International Horse Trials is one of the Europe's leading eventing, three-day events, taking place every June at Bramham Park, near Wetherby in West Yorkshire. The event attracts around 60,000 spectators over four days of competition.Off ...
CCI *** (Moon Man) 1997 *Individual silver and Team gold European Open Championships, Burghley (Cosmopolitan II) *2nd Scottish Open Championships, Thirlestane Castle (Cosmopolitan II) *3rd
Badminton Horse Trials The Badminton Horse Trials is a five-day event, one of only seven annual Concours Complet International (CCI) Five Star events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). It takes place in May each year in the park of ...
CCI **** (Cosmopolitan II) 1996 *5th Olympic Games Team Competition, Atlanta, USA (Cosmopolitan II) *6th
Bramham Horse Trials Bramham International Horse Trials is one of the Europe's leading eventing, three-day events, taking place every June at Bramham Park, near Wetherby in West Yorkshire. The event attracts around 60,000 spectators over four days of competition.Off ...
CCI *** (Lismore Lord Charles) *5th Boekelo (Mostly Mischief) 1995 *6th and Team gold European Open Championships, Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy (Cosmopolitan II) *1st
Bramham Horse Trials Bramham International Horse Trials is one of the Europe's leading eventing, three-day events, taking place every June at Bramham Park, near Wetherby in West Yorkshire. The event attracts around 60,000 spectators over four days of competition.Off ...
CCI *** (Cosmopolitan II) *1st British Open Championships, Gatcombe Park (Chaka) *6th
Blenheim Horse Trials The Agria Blenheim Horse Trials is an annual international three-day event held in the park of Blenheim Palace, at Woodstock, England. It is rated CCI*** (the second highest level of eventing). Blenheim began in 1990, after the three-day event ...
CCI *** (Loch Alan) *5th Boekelo (Faerie Diadem) 1994 *1st
Burghley Horse Trials The Defender Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three-day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September. Defender Burghley Horse Trials is classified by the FEI as one of the seven leading t ...
CCI **** (Chaka) *2nd Scottish Open Championships, Thirlestane Castle (Chaka) *7th Punchestown (Thomastown) *2nd British Open Championships, Gatcombe Park (Chaka) 1993 *7th
Badminton Horse Trials The Badminton Horse Trials is a five-day event, one of only seven annual Concours Complet International (CCI) Five Star events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). It takes place in May each year in the park of ...
CCI **** (Chaka) 1990 *4th and Team gold Young Rider European Championships (Steadfast) *3rd Young Rider National Championships (Faerie Sovereign) 1989 *Individual bronze and Team silver Young Rider European Championships, Achselschwang, Germany 1988 *4th and Team gold Young Rider European Championships, Zonhoven, Belgium (Steadfast) 1987 *Individual silver Junior European Championships, Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy (Steadfast) *5th Junior National Championships 1985 *8th Junior National Championships 1985


Partial CCI5* results


International Championship results


Gallery


References


External links


William Fox-Pitt Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fox-Pitt, William British event riders People educated at Eton College Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London 1969 births Living people Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Equestrians at the 1996 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Great Britain British male equestrians Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Members of the Order of the British Empire People from Hampstead