Eddie Macken

Eddie Macken is an Irish equestrian show jumper, born on 20 October 1949 in Granard, County Longford, and an outstanding international rider of the 1970s. He was a member of the Irish team that won the Aga Khan Cup three years in a row from 1977 to 1979, won the Hickstead Derby four years running from 1976 to 1979, and took individual silver medals at the Show Jumping World Championships in 1974 with Pele and 1978 with Boomerang. He represented Ireland at the 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and served as team trainer in 2004, a role that ended in a public dispute known as the Macken Sackin Affair.