Andrew Nicholson (equestrian)


Andrew Clifton Nicholson is a New Zealand horseman who has competed at six Olympic Games. Born and raised in the Waikato Nicholson moved to England in the 1980s to further his equestrian career. He currently works there as a horse trainer.
Nicholson's greatest success at international level has been in Three-Day Event Teams. He won a gold medal at the 1990 World Equestrian Games in Stockholm, a silver at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and a Bronze at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Although becoming infamous for his ride on Spinning Rhombus at Barcelona. With the New Zealand team having seven rails in hand to win the Gold medal his horse knocked down nine rails, instead of withdrawing as any lesser rider would have, in a colossal display of selflessness and national pride he kept the New Zealand team intact to scoop the silver medal behind arch-rivals Australia. Nicholson competed at the 2010 WEG and received a bronze medal.
In the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours, Nicholson was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to equestrian sport.
Nicholson and Mark Todd were the first New Zealanders to compete at six Olympic Games.
Nicholson's best individual results have been at Burghley which he has won five times on;
After winning Burghley 2012 it set off a winning streak for Nicholson going on to win;
He also won Badminton Horse Trials with Nereo in 2017, after 36 completions.

CCI 5* Results

International Championship Results