Andrew Hoy

Andrew James Hoy, OAM[1] (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,[[2]] which is an Australian record;[3] and at the 2020 Summer Olympics he was 62 years old, making him Australia's oldest ever male Olympian.[4] After winning two medals in Tokyo, he did not rule out trying for future Olympic teams.[5]

Andrew Hoy
OAM
Andrew Hoy and Rutherglen compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Personal information
Full nameAndrew James Hoy
Nationality Australia
DisciplineEventing
Born (1959-02-08) 8 February 1959
Culcairn, New South Wales
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team eventing
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team eventing
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team eventing
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Individual eventing
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team eventing
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Individual eventing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1986 GawlerTeam eventing
Bronze medal – third place2006 AachenTeam eventing

Hoy is based in Leicestershire, in the United Kingdom with his team. He has been living in the UK since 1993.[6]

Hoy was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2000.[7]

Early years

Andrew Hoy was born in Culcairn, NSW, and spent his earlier years there. He started riding when only six-years-old. The rest of his life has been spent around horses. In 1978, he moved to England to train and now lives there.

Hoy participated in his first International Championships at the age of 19 where he represented Australia at the 1978 World Championships in Kentucky. A year later, he won his first CCI4* competition.[8]

Personal

Andrew and his ex-wife Bettina Hoy, who competed at the Olympic level for Germany, lived for 12 years in Gloucestershire, at the Gatcombe Park estate of The Princess Royal. The Hoys were the only married couple that has ever competed against each other in different teams for the same Olympic medals.[9] In January 2009, the couple moved to the DOKR (Deutsches Olympia Kommitee für Reiterei) in Warendorf, Germany. In June 2010 Andrew Hoy moved to Farley Estate in the UK, and then to Wiltshire. In November 2011, Bettina publicly announced their separation.[10] She handed her ride, Lanfranco TSF to her former husband, Andrew Hoy, under the terms of their divorce agreement.[11] In 2013, Hoy and partner Stefanie Strobl moved to Somerby, Leicestershire.[6] Hoy and Strobl have a daughter and son.[4]

Olympic results

At the 2020 Summer Olympics he rode David and Paula Evans' 12-year-old Anglo-Arab Vassily de Lassos.[12]

CCI5* results
Results
Event Kentucky Badminton Luhmühlen Burghley Pau Adelaide
2002 8th (Darien Powers) 4th (Mr. Pracatan)
2003 7th (Mr. Pracatan)
26th (Moonfleet)		 9th (Master Monarch)
2004 5th (Mr. Pracatan) 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Moonfleet)
4th (Master Monarch)
2005 8th (Exquis Yeoman's Point)
EL (Moonfleet)		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (Master Monarch)
6th (Mr. Pracatan)		 11th (Moonfleet) 6th (Mr. Pracatan)
WD (Master Monarch)
2006 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Master Monarch)
9th (Exquis Yeoman's Point)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Moonfleet)
15th (Mr. Pracatan)		 12th (Classy Touch) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (Moonfleet)
5th (Mr. Pracatan)
200714th (Classy Touch) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (Master Monarch) WD (Exquis Yeoman's Point)
2008 EL (Moonfleet) 4th (Moonfleet) RET (Moonfleet) 6th (Moonfleet)
2009 EL (Grand Joca)
2010-2011did not participate
201217th (Rutherglen) 6th (Rutherglen)
2013 WD (Rutherglen)
2014 11th (Rutherglen) RET (Rutherglen)
2015 EL (Rutherglen)
EL (Lanfranco)		 RET (Algebra) EL (Rutherglen)
2016 11th (Rutherglen) 20th (Rutherglen)
EL (The Blue Frontier)
2017 41st (Rutherglen)
EL (The Blue Frontier)		 37th (The Blue Frontier)
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andrew Hoy.
  1. "Hoy, Andrew James". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. listings in olympedia.org
  3. "'Country town kid' Andrew Hoy sets Australian Olympic record". 2GB. Nine Radio. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  4. "Hoy and Hanna Make History as Equestrian Team for Tokyo Announced". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. Tokyo Olympics 2021: Andrew Hoy eyes Brisbane 2032 Games swansong, The Australian, 3 August 2021
  6. "At Home With Andrew Hoy". 10 January 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. "Andrew Hoy". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  8. "Andrew Hoy". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  9. Price, Sarah (21 July 2021). "Andrew Hoy saddles up for Tokyo 2020". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  10. "Nach der Trennung des Traumpaares: Hoys Neustart" (in German). Yahoo!. 29 November 2011.
  11. "Lanfranco TSF caught in middle of Hoy divorce". 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  12. "The record breaking Olympian living in rural Leicestershire". Nico Morgan Media. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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