equestrian born june american equestrian international success sport riding age began specializing age competed olympics competed summer games winning team bronze medals took team bronze world equestrian games dover honored rider united_states inducted outside competition dover founded assist equestrian world hosted searched star late early dover served canadian national team april dover named national team personal life dover jewish born chicago illinois parents given horse bar active graduating level highest level decided dover attended openly gay partner fellow rider injuries including torn nerve began plague late 1990s causing major pain reducing ability ride career competition dover competed olympic games age finished 17th individually team finished 6th seoul olympics finished 13th team tied 6th place barcelona games dover tied 22nd place american team took bronze medal atlanta games sydney olympics games united_states team took bronze medal time dover finished 25th 23rd 6th respectively elected team captain olympics competed olympic experience dover says medals aren important thing memories games entire olympic experience dover defeated time olympic gold medalist freestyle competition american years win event named olympic male equestrian athlete year awarded whitney stone cup given excellence international competition dover named times ridden seven times world cup final dover rode united_states team world equestrian games winning team bronze amassed victories overall dover won honors rider united_states dover announced retirement competitive riding instead choosing focus teaching philanthropy dover founded foundation mission financially assist members equestrian community suffered catastrophic accident injury illness dover listed influential horsemen chronicle horse magazine search america equestrian star reality created promoted dover aired hour episodes followed search young talented riders final allowed train dover month winner selected winner dover assistant dover inducted dover served years spent years late dover selected technical coach advisor canadian team contract extended world equestrian games lexington kentucky games announced dover canadian team able agree contract renewal terms late announced dover remain interim trainer quarter march german equestrian hired dover term canadian coach came end dover known coaching abilities best riders international titles credit coming stables time trainer canada longer eligible train riders april dover named national team expected remain position summer olympics dover currently rider trainer florida
Robert Dover (equestrian)