Hiroyuki Kitahara

Hiroyuki Kitahara (北原広之, born 13 September 1971) is a Japanese dressage rider.[1] He represented Japan at the 2010 World Equestrian Games and won team silver at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan. In 2019 he set a new record by winning a CDI in Europe as first Japanese dressage rider.[2]

Hiroyuki Kitahara
Personal information
Full nameHiroyuki Kitahara
BornSep 13, 1971 (1971-09-13) (age 52)
Tokyo, Japan
Sport
Country Japan
SportEquestrian
ClubJapan Racing Association
Achievements and titles
World finals2010 World Equestrian Games
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Team dressage

Hiroyuki started riding at the age of eight at the Japan Racing Association's club in Tokyo, while joining the Japanese youth team.[3] In his riding career he worked several times in Germany from 1999 till 2001 and from 2007 till 2008. In 2018 he returned to Germany to prepare for the 2020 Olympic Games to train with Finnish team rider Henri Ruoste.[4]

Kitahara was part of the Japanese dressage team during the 2020 Summer Olympics in his city of birth Tokyo. He competed with his horse Huracan in the Grand Prix and finished 45th in the individual competition.[5]

References
  1. "Hiroyuki KITAHARA". vwww.fei.org. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  2. "Japan's Hiroyuki Kitahara & Huracan Win Cappeln CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle for First European Win by Japanese Rider in Years". dressage-news.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  3. "Hiroyuki KITAHARA". vwww.fei.org. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  4. "Kitahara Acquires Huracan as 2020 Tokyo Olympic Hopeful". Eurodressage. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  5. "Tales from Tokyo: 'This is my home town – but I wanted Japanese fans to be able to watch'". Horse&Hound. Retrieved 2021-09-25.


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