| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 2 | Eventing Team | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| 3 | Eventing Team | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 5 | Eventing Team | 1996 | Atlanta, GA, USA | |
| 12 | Eventing Individual | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| Eventing Individual | 2004 | Athens, GRE | RET | |
| World Equestrian Games | ||||
| 1 | Eventing Team | 2010 | Lexington, KY, USA | |
| 2 | Eventing Individual | 2010 | Lexington, KY, USA | |
| 2 | Eventing Team | 2006 | Aachen, GER | |
| 3 | Eventing Team | 2002 | Jerez de la Frontera, ESP | |
Nickname
Captain Sensible. (telegraph.co.uk, 28 Jan 2008)
Hobbies
Skiing, tennis, spending time with the family. (FEI, 23 Aug 2010; foxpitteventing.co.uk, 02 Aug 2011)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Language Studies - University of London, London, GBR
Family
Wife Alice, sons Ollie and Thomas
Language(s) spoken
French, English
Club name
Fox Pitt Eventing, England
Other sports
His wife Alice Plunkett is a television presenter. (telegraph.co.uk, 29 Jan 2008)
Debut
1993 for Great Britain, European Championships (Germany) (badminton-horse.co.uk, 13 May 2008)
Injuries
Suffered a groin strain during the 2002 Badminton Horse Trials. (olympics.org.uk, 28 Nov 2007)
Missed selection for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney because of a groin strain. (BBC, 22 Jul 2004)
He broke the tibula in his lower leg in March 1998. (NOC, 11 Jul 2000)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He started riding at the age of four. (olympics.org.uk, 28 Nov 2007)
Reason for taking up this sport
He was encouraged by his mother Marietta who was involved with the running of a pony club. (foxpitteventing.co.uk, 24 Jun 2003)
Hero
British three-day eventer Lucinda Green and British rower Steve Redgrave. (britisheventing.com 13 May 2008)
Most influential person in career
His mother. (NOC, 11 Jul 2000)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Don't expect your horse to be able to control his nerves when you can't control your own." (britisheventing.com, 13 May 2008)
Awards
His win in the 2011 Burghley Horse Trials made him the most decorated rider in the event's history with six victories. (BBC, 04 Sep 2011)
General
OLYMPIC WITHDRAWAL
He was a strong favourite for a three-day event medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, but he and mount Tamarillo withdrew after the cross-country phase of competition after Tamarillo sustained a minor leg injury. (news.bbc.co.uk, 17 Aug 2004)
COACHING MADONNA
He taught popstar Madonna how to ride, but thought it was a wind-up when she first called to find out if he was available for lessons. "She didn't have a clue who I was or what I did, but she heard I did it quite well," he said. "At first, she just wanted to gallop and have fun but she is passionate about her riding and I wouldn't put it past her to go eventing." (telegraph.co.uk, 25 Aug 2007)
ACCIDENT
During the cross-country at the 1992 Badminton Horse Trials his mount Briarlands Pippin lost a shoe before a water jump, slipped and flipped upside down on entry. The accident led to Briarlands Pippin being put down after suffering a broken neck and had massive affect on him. "It was probably the most horrific thing that had ever happened to me," he said. "It was the worst thing imaginable to go home without your horse. The sense of loss and the feeling that you've let that horse down is a very, very empty moment." His first reaction was to hide but his mother wouldn't let him and told him he just had to get on and face it. "The press were quite vile to me. Badminton had lost three horses that year and I was the youngest and least experienced.The whole experience was very perturbing." (telegraph.co.uk, 25 Aug 2007)
GIVING BACK
He is a board director for the Event Riders Association and vice president for the Dorset County RDA. (foxpitteventing.co.uk, 02 Aug 2011)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Atlanta 1996
