McLain Ward

McLain Ward
McLain Ward riding HH Azur in the 2017 FEI World Cup Jumping Finals
Personal information
BornOctober 17, 1975 (1975-10-17) (age 49)
Mount Kisco, New York, U.S.
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team jumping
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team jumping
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team jumping
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team jumping
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team jumping
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tryon Team jumping
Silver medal – second place 2006 Aachen Team jumping
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Normandy Team jumping
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Omaha Individual jumping
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team jumping
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Individual jumping
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team jumping
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Team jumping
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Individual jumping

McLain Ward (born October 17, 1975) is an American show jumping competitor and five-time Olympic medalist.

At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Ward won the team jumping gold medal for the United States, together with Peter Wylde, Beezie Madden, and Chris Kappler.[1] He again won team jumping gold at the 2008 Olympic Games, riding Sapphire alongside teammates Laura Kraut, Beezie Madden and Will Simpson. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Ward won team jumping silver for the United States.[2]

  1. ^ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Equestrian" Archived 2008-06-29 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 27, 2008)
  2. ^ "McLain Ward". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2018.