Elizabeth Madden


Country
Birth date
Age
20/11/1963 - Milwaukee (USA) 
49
Height
Weight
Gender
168 cm / 5'6" 
62 kg / 137 lbs 
F
Sport
Horse
MADDEN Beezie

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RankEventYearLocation
Olympic Games
1Jumping Team2008Beijing, CHN
1Jumping Team2004Athens, GRE
3Jumping Individual2008Beijing, CHN
25Jumping Individual2004Athens, GRE
World Equestrian Games
2Jumping Individual2006Aachen, GER
2Jumping Team2006Aachen, GER
Pan American Games
1Jumping Team2011Guadalajara, MEX
2Jumping Individual2011Guadalajara, MEX
World Cup North American League - USA East Coast
1Jumping Individual2011/2012Tampa, FL, USA
1Jumping Individual2010/2011Moreland Hills, OH, USA
2Jumping Individual2010/2011Harrisburg, PA, USA
2Jumping Individual2008/2009Lexington, KY, USA
3Jumping Individual2011/2012Harrisburg, PA, USA
World Cup North American League - USA West Coast
1Jumping Individual2010/2011Calgary, AB, CAN
1Jumping Individual2010/2011Calgary, AB, CAN

Hobbies

Watching movies and reading. (Central Equine, 04 Sept 2007)

Occupation

Athlete

Family

Husband John Madden

Language(s) spoken

English

Coach

John Madden [husband] (regardinghorses.com, 23 Aug 2010)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
At age three at the Milwaukee Hunt Club. (Central Equine, 04 Sept 2007)

Reason for taking up this sport
Her parents owned horses and at age six she was given her first pony for Christmas. (regardinghorses.com, 23 Aug 2010)

Ambitions
To win an individual Olympic gold medal. (Central Equine, 04 Sept 2007)

Awards
She is a two time winner [2006 & 2007] of the USET Foundation Whitney Stone Cup, awarded for a distinguished record in international competition and serving as an ambassador for equestrian sports. (savvyequestrian.com, 09 Jul 2008)

In 2004 she became the first woman - and the first US rider - to reach the top three in the Gandini show Jumping world rankings list. (usefnetwork.com, 23 Aug 2011)

In 1989, she was named the United States Olympic Committee's [USOC] Female Equestrian Athlete of the Year. (stadiumjumping.com, 27 Nov 2007)

General
BUSINESS
She and her husband run the John Madden Sales farm in Cazenovia, New York. She rides and teaches while he trains horses and manages operations. (nbcolympics.com, 01 Jul 2008)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008, Athens 2004


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