Neal Shapiro (equestrian)
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Neal Shapiro (born July 22, 1945) is an American equestrian and was a silver medalist in team jumping and Bronze medalist in individual jumping in the 1972 Munich Olympics,[2] where he became the first American Equestrian jumper to win two medals and only the third U.S. rider to win an individual medal in an Olympic show jumping event.[2][3] In 1967, he began driving and training harness horses in trotting and pacing competitions, a career he continued after retiring from competitive show jumping in 1976. He purchased a stable, Hayfever Farm in 1976, and in addition to acting as a trainer, he began a career as a standardbred harness horse owner. In 2007, he moved his stables, Hayfever Farm, to Robbinsville, New Jersey. He continued to train equestrians and horses, and after ending his training career, returned to riding show horses on a limited basis in 1998. He was jumping coach for the US Equestrian Team at the Maccabiah Games in 2013.
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Born | July 22, 1945 (1945-07-22) (age 78) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Harness racing and show horse driver, rider, trainer, coach and owner |
Years active | 1965-76 American Equestrian Team |
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
Spouse(s) | Elisa Fernandez Shapiro, Olympian[1] |
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Sport | Equestrian, show jumping |
Coached by | Bert de Nemethy |
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