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William Coleman III (born May 8, 1983)[1] is an American equestrian.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Individual eventing and Team eventing.[3] At the age of six, Coleman's family moved to Charlottesville, VA[4] where he started riding in the hunt fields of Virginia Piedmont Hunt.[5] His father was an avid fox hunter and became his first show jumping coach.[6] After Coleman began to focus on eventing he started training with Karen and David O’Connor, beginning an apprentice with the pair after his graduation from Woodberry Forest School.[4][5]
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| Born | May 8, 1983 Locust Valley, New York[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2001 at the age of 18, Coleman was gold medalist at the North American Young Rider's Championship.[7] When he turned 19 he began competing at three-star level. That year he finished 8th on Second Hope at Fair Hill International CCI3*, earning a spot on the USEF's winter training list.[6] In 2003, Coleman and Fox In Flight won the under-25 Championships at the Bramham CCI3*, becoming the only US combination to ever do so.[8][9] The pair competed in their first CCI4* at Burghley, jumping a clean cross country round and finishing 26th overall.[8]
At the age of 20, Coleman was listed as a contender for a spot on the US Olympic team in Athens.[9] His Olympic prospect Fox In Flight was injured prior to qualifying, putting him out of contention for the 2004 Olympics.[6] In 2004 he rode Second Hope at Rolex Kentucky, where he finished as the top placed young rider.[8]
In 2005 Coleman began college at University of Virginia, leading to the sale of some of his top horses, as he took a step back from completing to focus on his education.[6] Away from competition, he continued to focus on his riding education, taking lessons from top riders such as Gerd Reuter, Anne Kursinski and Wiljan Laraakers.[citation needed]
In 2012 Will placed fourth on Twizzel[10] at Rolex Kentucky CCI4*[8] and earned a spot on the team US London Olympic team.[11][12]
In 2021, Coleman won the CHIO Aachen Nations Cup aboard Off the Record. He became the first American event rider to win in Aachen.
- 2015 Blenheim CCI3* 11th – OBOS O’Reilly[8]
- 2015 Rolex Kentucky CCI4* 6th Place Overall and USEF National Reserve Champion, Best Turned Out, Best Conditioned, and Land Rover Best Ride of the Day – OBOS O’Reilly[8]
- 2014 USEF NATIONAL LIST – Conair and OBOS O’Reilly[8]
- 2013 Fair Hill CCI3* 3rd – Conair[8]
- 2013 USEF WORLD CLASS LIST – OBOS O’Reilly[8]
- 2013 Bromont CCI3* 1st – OBOS O’Reilly[8]
- 2013 Fair Hill International CIC3* 1st – OBOS O’Reilly[8]
- 2012 Olympic Games 37th – Twizzel[8]
- 2012 USEF Olympic Games Short List
- 2011 USEF High Performance B-List – Twizzel[8]
- 2011 Fair Hill CCI3* 4th – Twizzel[8]
- 2011 Barbury International CIC3* 7th – Twizzel[8][12]
- 2011 USEF Pan American Games Short List – OBOS O’Reilly[8]
- 2010 Red Hills CIC3* World Cup Qualifier 3rd – Nevada Bay[8]
- 2010 USEF High Performance A-List on Twizzel[8]
- 2009 Luhmuhlen CCI4* Germany 5th – Twizzel[8]
- 2009 USEF High Performance A List – Twizzel[8]
- 2008 Fair Hill International CCI3* 3rd – Twizzel[8]
- 2008 Planation Field CIC3* 1st – Twizzel[8]
- 2008 The Fork Horse Trials CIC3* 7th – Twizzel[8]
- 2008 American Eventing Championship Advanced 3rd – Twizzel[8]
- 2008 American Eventing Championship Intermediate 4th – Nevada Bay[8]
- 2007 Adequan Gold Cup Series 1st – Kiki du Manoir[8]
- 2006 USEF National CCI Championship – Kiki du Manoir[8]
- 2005 Luhmuhlen CCI4* Germany 16th – Second Hope, Second Highest Placed American[8]
- 2004 USEA Young Rider and Advanced Rider of the Year[8]
- 2004 USEF Olympic Games Short List – Fox In Flight[8]
- 2004 Rolex Kentucky CCI4* 19th -Second Hope[8]
- 2003 Bramham International U-25 CCI3* UK 1st – Fox In Flight[8]
- 2003 Chatsworth Advanced 1st – Second Hope[8]
- 2003 Chatsworth CIC3* – Fox-in-Flight[8]
- 2003 Burghley International CCI4* 26th – Fox in Flight[8]
- 2002 Fair Hill CCI3* 8th — Second Hope[8]
- 2001 NAYRC 1st – Ratzi[8]
| Results | ||||||||||||
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| Event | Kentucky | Badminton | Luhmühlen | Burghley | Pau | Adelaide | ||||||
| 2003 | 26th (Fox In Flight) | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 19th (A Second Hope NRW) | |||||||||||
| 2005 | 16th (A Second Hope NRW) | |||||||||||
| 2006-2008 | Did not participate | |||||||||||
| 2009 | 5th (Twizzel) | |||||||||||
| 2010 | Did not participate | |||||||||||
| 2011 | EL (Twizzel) | WD (Twizzel) | ||||||||||
| 2012 | 5th (Twizzel) | |||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Did not participate | |||||||||||
| 2015 | 6th (OBOS O'Reilly) | |||||||||||
| 2016 | Did not participate | |||||||||||
| 2017 | 34th (Tight Lines)RET (OBOS O'Reilly) | 12th (OBOS O'Reilly) | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 12th (Tight Lines) | RET (OBOS O'Reilly) | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 13th (Tight Lines) | 25th (Tight Lines) | ||||||||||
| EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew | ||||||||||||
| Results | ||||||||||
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| Year | Event | Horse | Placing | Notes | ||||||
| 2012 | Olympic Games | Twizzel | 7th | Team | ||||||
| 37th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2018 | World Equestrian Games | Tight Lines | 8th | Team | ||||||
| 66th | Individual | |||||||||
| EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew | ||||||||||
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