Hugo Simon

Hugo Simon is an Olympic medal winning show jumper, born on 3 August 1942, who rode at six Olympics between 1972 and 1996, missing only 1980. He first competed for West Germany and became an Austrian citizen in 1972. At the age of 49 he won a team silver medal at the 1992 Games on the horse Apricot D, and four years later, at 53, he finished fourth in the individual event after a jump off between seven riders for two medals. He was the first rider to win three World Cup titles, taking the inaugural contest in 1979 on Gladstone and then 1997 and 1998 on E.T., the horse he is best known for. A businessman by profession, he regards show jumping as a favourite hobby and in 2011, aged 68, became the oldest winner of a show jumping Grand Prix at Ebreichsdorf.