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Andrew Hoy
Australian equestrian (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Full name | Andrew James Hoy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Eventing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1959-02-08) 8 February 1959 (age 65) Culcairn, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]