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| Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 March 1973 Lower Hutt, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 156 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Equestrian | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2008, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals | 2006, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Caroline Powell (born 14 March 1973) is a New Zealand equestrian. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she won the bronze medal in team eventing. She was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand and lives in Suffolk, East Anglia.
Powell has represented New Zealand in two Olympic Games and two World Games, where she won a bronze team medal in 2010. Also in 2010, she won the Burghley Horse Trials.
CCI5* results
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| Event | Kentucky | Badminton | Luhmühlen | Burghley | Pau | Adelaide | ||||||
| 2004 | 14th (Softly Softly III) | |||||||||||
| 2005 | 14th (Lenamore) WD (Softly Softly III) |
5th (Lenamore) | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 36th (Lenamore) | |||||||||||
| 2007 | 12th (Lenamore) | 23rd (Lenamore) | ||||||||||
| 2008 | 4th (Lenamore) 22nd (Mac Macdonald) |
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| 2009 | 9th (Lenamore) | 6th (Lenamore) | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 5th (Lenamore) |  (Lenamore) |
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| 2011 | 6th (Lenamore) 31st (Boston Two Tip) |
15th (Mrs Tilly) | 4th (Lenamore) 52nd (Mrs Tilly) |
22nd (Boston Two Tip) | ||||||||
| 2012 | 14th (Boston Two Tip) | 8th (Onwards and Upwards) | ||||||||||
| 2013 | 21st (Onwards and Upwards) 33rd (Boston Two Tip) |
23rd (Onwards and Upwards) | ||||||||||
| 2014 | WD (Onwards and Upwards) | |||||||||||
| 2015 | EL (Onwards and Upwards) | |||||||||||
| 2016 | 8th (Onwards and Upwards) | 26th (Spice Sensation) 27th (Flying Finish) |
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| 2017 | WD (Sinatra Frank Baby) RET (Spice Sensation) |
29th (Spice Sensation) WD (Onwards and Upwards) |
17th (Up Up and Away) RET (On The Brash) |
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| 2018 | 29th (On The Brash) 31st (Up Up And Away) |
31st (On The Brash) | WD (Spice Sensation) | |||||||||
| 2019 | 20th (On The Brash) | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 30th (On Greenacres Special Cavalier) | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Winner (On Greenacres Special Cavalier) | |||||||||||
| EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew | ||||||||||||
International championship results
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| Year | Event | Horse | Placing | Notes | ||||||
| 2006 | World Equestrian Games | Lenamore | 6th | Team | ||||||
| 26th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2007 | World Young Horse Championships | Cathpair High Hopes | 8th | CCI* | ||||||
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Lenamore | 5th | Team | ||||||
| 14th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2010 | World Equestrian Games | Mac Macdonald | 
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| 22nd | Individual | |||||||||
| 2010 | World Young Horse Championships | Onwards and Upwards | 12th | CCI** | ||||||
| 2012 | Olympic Games | Lenamore |
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| 29th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2013 | World Young Horse Championships | Stellor Seaurchin | 7th | CCI* | ||||||
| 2015 | World Young Horse Championships | Chance Encounter | 8th | CCI* | ||||||
| 2019 | World Young Horse Championships | Greenacres Special Cavalier | 17th | CCI** | ||||||
| Rock Midnight | 22nd | CCI** | ||||||||
| 2020 | World Young Horse Championships | Greenacres Special Cavalier | 17th | CCI*** | ||||||
| EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew | ||||||||||
Notable horses
- Lenamore - 1993 Gray Irish Sport Horse Gelding (Sea Crest x Valiyar)
- 2006 World Equestrian Games - Team Sixth Place, Individual 26th Place
- 2008 Beijing Olympics - Team Fifth Place, Individual 16th Place
- 2010 Burghley CCI**** Winner
- 2012 London Olympics - Team Bronze Medal, Individual 29th Place
- Cathpair High Hopes - 2001 Chestnut Thoroughbred Gelding (Accondy x Royal Fountain)
- 2007 FEI Eventing Young Horse World Championships - Eighth Place
- Mac Macdonald - 2000 Chestnut Gelding (Blaze of Gold)
- 2010 World Equestrian Games - Team Bronze Medal, Individual 22nd Place
- Greenacres Special Cavalier - 2014 Brown Irish Sport Horse Mare (Cavalier Royale x Greenacres Touch)
- 2024 CCI5* Badminton Horse Trials - 1st Place
References
- ^ "Caroline Powell". London 2012. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- "Kelso-Based Caroline Powell Grabs Olympic Bronze Medal". BBC News. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- "Caroline Powell". New Zealand Equestrian. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
External links
- Caroline Powell (and here) at FEI
- Caroline Powell at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)