Mclain Ward


Country
Birth date
Age
17/10/1975 - MOUNT KISCO (USA) 
37
Height
Weight
Gender
173 cm / 5'8" 
73 kg / 161 lbs 
M
Sport
Horse
WARD Mclain

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RankEventYearLocation
Olympic Games
1Jumping Team2008Beijing, CHN
1Jumping Team2004Athens, GRE
5Jumping Individual2008Beijing, CHN
25Jumping Individual2004Athens, GRE
World Equestrian Games
2Jumping Team2006Aachen, GER
7Jumping Individual2010Lexington, KY, USA
10Jumping Team2010Lexington, KY, USA
Pan American Games
1Jumping Team2011Guadalajara, MEX
4Jumping Individual2011Guadalajara, MEX
World Cup Final
2Jumping Individual2009Las Vegas, NV, USA
World Cup North American League - USA East Coast
1Jumping Individual2011/2012Lexington, KY, USA
1Jumping Individual2010/2011Washington, DC, USA
1Jumping Individual2010/2011Saugerties, NY
1Jumping Individual2010/2011Bridgehampton, NY, USA
1Jumping Individual2009/2010Bridgehampton, NY, USA
1Jumping Individual2008/2009Wellington, FL, USA
1Jumping Individual2008/2009Washington, DC, USA
2Jumping Individual2010/2011Wellington, FL, USA
2Jumping Individual2009/2010Wellington, FL, USA
2Jumping Individual2009/2010Green Cove Springs, FL, USA
3Jumping Individual2008/2009Harrisburg, PA, USA
3Jumping Individual2008/2009Chagrin Falls, OH, USA
World Cup North American League - USA West Coast
1Jumping Individual2009/2010Thermal, CA, USA
2Jumping Individual2008/2009Thermal, CA, USA

Nickname

The Kid. (usoc.org, 28 Nov 2007)

Hobbies

Playing golf and going to the theatre. (usoc.org, 28 Nov 2007)

Occupation

Horse Trainer

Family

Wife Lauren.

Other sports

His father is also an accomplished horseman. He competed on the national stage for many years. Also, his wife Lauren is a rider. (usoc.org, 28 Nov 2007; chronofhorse.com, 16 Jan 2012)

Injuries

He suffered a compound fracture of his left patella [kneecap] on 14 January, 2012. His knee collided with a standard (post) during one of his horse's jumps. His kneecap was shattered in 22 pieces. (chronofhorse.com, 16 Jan 2012)

He broke his collarbone in 2005. (chronofhorse.com, 16 Jan 2012)

Additional information

Reason for taking up this sport
His father encouraged him to take up the sport. (usoc.org, 28 Nov 2007)

Awards
He was awarded the Longines Elegance Award in August 2010 after winning the Longines International Grand Prix Of Ireland. (teamusa.org, 08 Aug 2010)

Named the 2003 American Grand Prix Association's Rider of the Year for the second consecutive year and third time overall. (usoc.org, 28 Nov 2007)

He was named the 1991 American Grand Prix Association's Rookie of the Year. (usoc.org, 28 Nov 2007)

General
EARLY SUCCESS
In 1990, at just 14 years of age, he became the youngest rider to win the United States Equestrian Team's [USET] Show Jumping Talent Derby. Ten weeks later he became the youngest rider to win the USET Medal Finals and the first rider to win both titles in the same year. This early success led to him earning the nickname "The Kid". (usoc.org 28, Nov 2007)

FAMILY BUSINESS
He and his father own and run a horse-dealing business. (usoc.org, 28 Nov 2007)

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
His father, Barney, competed in and won the Grand Prix of Devon [Philadelphia] in 1982, 20 years to the day before his son won the same competition. (usoc.org, 28 Nov 2007)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008, Athens 2004


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