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Ben Maher

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Benjamin Richard Maher MBE (born 30 January 1983 in Enfield) is a British show jumper who has represented Britain at the Olympics in 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024. He won team jumping gold at London 2012, Britain's first team jumping gold in sixty years, individual gold at the Tokyo Games in 2021 on Explosion W, and team jumping gold again in Paris in 2024, which tied him with eventer Richard Meade and dressage rider Charlotte Dujardin as Britain's most successful Olympic equestrians by gold medals. He won team gold and individual silver at the 2013 European Championships riding Cella, and his Grand Prix wins include the Olympia Grand Prix and the King George V Gold Cup at Hickstead. He began riding at eight and trained with Liz Edgar.

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Birth Year
1983 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
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Source Olympedia: Ben Maher at Olympedia
Source Olympedia: Ben Maher at Olympedia
Source Olympedia: Ben Maher at Olympedia
Source Olympedia: Ben Maher at Olympedia
Source Olympedia: Ben Maher at Olympedia

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Equestrian, Sports
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is a British show jumper
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1. Olympedia: Ben Maher at Olympedia
Olympedia
  • Biographical information, born
    Born 30 January 1983 in Enfield, England GBR
  • Biographical information, sex
    Sex Male
  • Medals table, total Olympic medals
    Total 3
  • Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, Results, Games
    2008 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Results, Games
    2012 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, Results, Games
    2016 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, Results, Games
    2020 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 2024 Summer Olympics, Results, Games
    2024 Summer Olympics
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Ben Maher (Wikipedia)
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    is a British show jumper
  • Plays: Equestrian, Lead
    is a British show jumper
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