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| Full name | Benjamin Richard Maher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Show jumping | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 1983 Enfield, Greater London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Richard Maher MBE (born 30 January 1983, in Enfield[1]) is a British show jumper. He represented Britain at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2009 European Championships in Windsor, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2024 Paris Olympics. He won the team jumping gold at the London Olympics with Team GB, their first team jumping gold medal for 60 years, an individual gold for Great Britain at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and team jumping gold again at the 2024 Paris Summer Games.[2] That win tied him with three-day eventer Richard Meade and dressage rider Charlotte Dujardin as the most successful British Olympic equestrians.[3]
He also won bronze at the 2011 Europeans Championships in Madrid, Spain. He has won many international Grand Prix, including the Olympia Grand Prix, the King George V Gold Cup at Hickstead and an FEI World Cup Qualifier Grand Prix at Wellington with various rides.
Maher was selected as part of the 2016 British Olympic Show Jumping Team with Tic Tac[4]
Maher began riding at the age of eight. He was educated at Saffron Walden County High School, and after finishing school, he trained with Liz Edgar before travelling to Switzerland to further his education with Beat Mandli.[5]
He had success as a young rider, winning Team Gold with the British Young Riders Team at the European Championships in 2004. He is now a regular member for the British team, and has been ranked as high as 2nd on the Longines World Rankings.
- ^ GRO reference: March 1983, Vol. 12, Page 0878
- ^ Maher hopes for Equestrian Boost
- ^ "Harry Charles revels in equestrian team gold after swapping fairways for saddle". The Guardian. PA Media. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Showjumping team". www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Ben Maher – LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR". www.globalchampionstour.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.