Phillip Dutton


Country
Birth date
Age
13/09/1963 - NYGUEN (AUS) 
49
Height
Weight
Gender
168 cm / 5'6" 
68 kg / 150 lbs 
M
Sport
Horse
DUTTON Phillip

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RankEventYearLocation
Olympic Games
1Eventing Team2000Sydney, NSW, AUS
1Eventing Team1996Atlanta, GA, USA
6Eventing Team2004Athens, GRE
7Eventing Team2008Beijing, CHN
13Eventing Individual2004Athens, GRE
Eventing Individual2008Beijing, CHNDSQ
World Equestrian Games
4Eventing Team2010Lexington, KY, USA
18Eventing Individual2010Lexington, KY, USA
World Cup
2Eventing Individual2010Tallahassee, FL, USA
3Eventing Individual2010Kalispell, MT, USA
3Eventing Individual2008/2009Mansfield, CAN

Hobbies

World affairs, reading, and sports, particularly golf and tennis. (phillipdutton.com, 23 Aug 2010)

Education

Agricultural Studies - Murrumbidgee Rural Studies Centre, Yanco, ACT, AUS

Family

Wife Evie, daughters Lee, Mary and Olivia

Language(s) spoken

English

Debut

1994 for Australia, World Championships (Netherlands) (Athlete, 10 Aug 2005)

Additional information

Reason for taking up this sport
Horses were a part of life on his family's sheep and wheat farm and most of his time off the farm was spent at pony club rallies and horse trials. (phillipdutton.com, 08 May 2007)

Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning team gold at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. (Horseware Ezine, 24 Jun 2003)

Most influential person in career
His parents. (Athlete, 10 Aug 2005)

Sporting philosophy / motto
"You are never as good as your supporters tell you, or as bad as your critics claim." (Horseware Ezine, 24 Jun 2003)

Awards
He was inducted into the Australian Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. (Athlete, 10 Aug 2005)

He was awarded the Order of the Australian Medal in 1996 and the Australian Sports Medal in 2000. (EFA, 21 Aug 2006)

General
TRAGEDY
In May 2011, a barn on his True Prospect Farm caught fire and led to the death of six of his horses. (usatoday.com, 25 Apr 2012)

FROM AUSTRALIA TO THE US
He left Australia and moved to the United States in 1991 to train in a more internationally competitive environment, but continued to represent his country of birth, appearing in numerous Olympic Games and World Championships. He was permanently based in the United States since his move and eventually began competing for his adopted country in early 2007. He admitted to feeling mixed emotions in his first competition after the nationality switch. (phillipdutton.com, 23 Aug 2010)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000, Atlanta 1996


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