Chris Burton (equestrian)

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Chris Burton
Chris Burton and HP Leilani competing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Burton
NicknameBurto
NationalityAustralian
Born (1981-11-22) 22 November 1981 (age 42)
Toowoomba, Australia
Height180 cm (71 in) (2012)
Weight70 kg (154 lb) (2012)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportEquestrian
EventEventing
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team eventing

Christopher "Burto" Burton (born 22 November 1981) is an Australian equestrian. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in equestrian eventing.

Personal[edit]

Nicknamed Burto, Burton was born on 22 November 1981 in Toowoomba, Queensland.[1][2] He spent his childhood on a grain and cattle farm at Box Ridge, Brymaroo.[2] He attended Kulpi State School in Queensland before going to high school at Downlands College.[1][2] He moved to England to improve his chances of making the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] As of June 2012, he lives in Dorset, England.[1] As of 2012, Burton is 180 centimetres (71 in) tall and weighs 70 kilograms (150 lb).[1]

Equestrian[edit]

Burton is an equestrian eventing competitor.[1] He is coached by Brett Parbery.[1] He has also been coached by Prue Barratt since 2010.[1] His primary training base is Dorset, United Kingdom with a secondary base in Wilberforce, Australia.[1] He was a member of Brymaroo Pony Club.[2] His first Australian national team appearance was in 2010 at the Equestrian Games in Kentucky.[1][2][3]

Burton finished 2nd at the 2011 FEI World Cup overall.[1][2] He finished 8th at the 2011 Les Etoiles de Pau CCI4 held in Pau, France.[1][2] He finished 5th at the 2011 Gatcombe British Open Championships held in Gatcombe, Great Britain.[1] He finished 2nd and 3rd at the 2011 Le Pin au Haras Pin CIC3 held in Le Pin, France.[1] He finished 2nd at the 2011 Sydney CIC3 held in Sydney, Australia.[1] He finished 2nd at the 2011 Kihikihi CIC held in Kihikihi, New Zealand.[1] He finished 2nd at the 2012 Saumur CCI3 held in Saumur, France.[1]

Burton was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in equestrian eventing.[1][3][4] The 2012 Games were his debut Games,[3][4] after having attempted and failing to make the Games two times before.[2] Riding Holstein Park Leilani,[2][3][4] he placed 6th in team eventing and 16th individually.

Burton started the 2013 season with 10th-place finish at Badminton Horse Trials. Later that year he won the CICO3* in Aachen and won the Australian International Three Day Event riding TS Jamaimo. Following year he got selected to represent Australia at the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France, but had to withdraw during the competition. In 2015 he placed 4th at the Luhmühlen Horse Trials and 3rd at the Burghley Horse Trials.

He got selected to represent Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he won a team bronze and placed 5th individually. Burton was on the top of the individual leader board after the cross-country stage, but several mistakes in the jumping stage costed him the individual medal.

Few weeks after the Olympics Burton won the Burghley Horse Trials with the horse Nobilis. He became the first Australian winner at Burghley 4* since 2006.

CCI5* results[edit]

Results
Event Kentucky Badminton Luhmühlen Burghley Pau Adelaide
2003 17th (Deo Juvante)
2004 Did not participate
2005 14th (Leedo)
18th (Deo Juvante)
2006 4th (Balmoral KS Roscoe)
2007 Did not participate
2008 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Newsprint)
2009 EL (Holstein Park Leilani)
2010 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (Newsprint)
2011 EL (Holstein Park Leilani) 8th (Holstein Park Leilani)
WD (Newsprint)
2012 RET (Underdiscussion)
2013 10th (Holstein Park Leilani) 22nd (Tempranillo) 1st place, gold medalist(s) (TS Jamaimo)
2014 16th (TS Jamaimo) EL (Tempranillo)
2015 27th (TS Jamaimo) 4th (Graf Liberty) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (TS Jamaimo)
4th (Haruzac)
2016 EL (Nobilis) 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Nobilis) 11th (TS Jamaimo)
2017 18th (Graf Liberty)
2018 9th (Nobilis)
2019 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (Cooley Lands)
4th (Graf Liberty)		 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (Quality Purdey)
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

International Championship results[edit]

Results
Year Event Horse Placing Notes
2010 World Equestrian Games Holstein Park Leilani 48th Individual
2012 Olympic Games Holstein Park Leilani 6th Team
16th Individual
2014 World Young Horse Championships Dutch Man Retto 2nd place, silver medalist(s) CCI*
2014 World Equestrian Games TS Jamaimo 4th Team
WD Individual
2014 World Young Horse Championships Limited Edition 20th CCI*
Cooley Lands 4th CCI**
2016 World Young Horse Championships Fire Fly 1st place, gold medalist(s) CCI*
2016 Olympic Games Santano II 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team
5th Individual
2017 World Young Horse Championships Lawtown Boy 11th CCI**
2018 World Equestrian Games Cooley Lands 6th Team
36th Individual
2019 World Young Horse Championships Coup de Coeur Dudevin 7th CCI***
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

Notable Horses[edit]

  • Newsprint – 1995 Bay Thoroughbred Gelding (Rubiton)
    • 2008 Adelaide CCI**** Winner
  • Holstein Park Leilani – 1996 Chestnut Mare (Lander)
    • 2010 World Equestrian Games – Individual 48th Place
    • 2012 London Olympics – Team Sixth Place, Individual 16th Place
  • TS Jamaimo – 1999 Bay Thoroughbred Gelding (Urgent Request x Bustino)
    • 2013 Adelaide CCI**** Winner
    • 2014 World Equestrian Games – Team Fourth Place
  • Nobilis 18 – 2005 Bay Hanoverian Gelding (Nobre XX x Lemon XX)
    • 2016 Burghley CCI**** Winner
  • Fire Fly – 2010 Bay Dutch Warmblood Stallion (Zavall VDL x Corland)
    • 2016 FEI Eventing Young Horse World Championships – Gold Medal
  • Santano II – 2007 Black Hanoverian Gelding (Sandro Hit x Brentano II)
    • 2016 Rio Olympics – Team Bronze Medal, Individual Fifth Place
  • Lawtown Boy – 2010 Dark Brown Holsteiner Stallion (Larimar x Anthonysdream)
    • 2017 FEI Eventing Young Horse Championships – 11th Place

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "London 2012 – Christopher Burton". Australia: Australian Olympic Committee. 22 November 1981. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Phelps, Mark (25 June 2012). "Eventing's Olympic darling". North Queensland Register. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d Jenny Rudall. "Australian teams selected for Olympics". Horse and Country TV. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Horses Australia's Olympic eventing team named". Weekly Times Now. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

External links[edit]

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