born march american equestrian olympic champion competes sport day holds title olympic competitor competed greatest number olympics winning team gold medals team individual silver competed world equestrian games winning medals competing kentucky day events named hall_of_fame winning annual awards equestrian rider inducted previously married fellow couple sons personal life born new_york grew new_york father charles rider mother equestrian began riding meadow brooks pony club participated graduated married rider competed summer olympics later divorced couple sons hugh matt charlie charlie successful event rider matt hugh career auto racing career competition began international competitive day event career pan american games chicago illinois career competed united_states won gold medals including individual gold team competed world championships medals assisted team silver taking silver individual competition helped team bronze medals olympic athlete greatest number appearances sport games named team olympic games appearing time summer olympics competed games compete seven olympic appearances gathered multiple medals summer olympics took individual 15th team finish competition games repeated individual performance team improved silver medal games rider win medal horse previously ridden competition planned ride main event horse flight games tokyo horse panicked possibly bad experience previously suffered horse trailer order destroying stall potentially aircraft horse instead rode horse loaned level mexico took individual 14th team finished silver coach united_states team active riders international experience sport retired team amassed team individual medals additional world equestrian games summer olympics team took silver medal games row finished 20th individually games achieved individual medal taking silver team took gold despite boycott moscow olympics competed alternate games france team repeated performance olympics took individual 10th place slated able compete fall resulted broken competed olympics placing 48th individually team took 10th ridden competitions placed second maryland hunt cup event father won competed multiple times kentucky day influence named influential horsemen 20th century magazine chronicle horse inducted horses plain sailing good mixture horses inducted date equestrian inducted awarded leading rider year award occasions known training abilities horses riders continued ride train stables north_carolina discussing accomplishments colleagues referred ultimate team member counted game consistent performer team captain barcelona olympics noted helping teammates understand going personal courage praised know chef world championship team recounted competition despite broken ribs admits completely focused riding social person coach saying horses reason earth
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