Snowbound | |
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Breed | Thoroughbred |
Discipline | Show jumping |
Sire | Hail Victory |
Dam | Gay Alvena |
Foaled | 1958 |
Color | Dark bay |
Trainer | Bill Steinkraus |
Major wins | |
Individual gold medal, 1968 Olympics | |
Honors | |
Inducted into Show Jumping Hall of Fame in 2005 |
Snowbound (March 21, 1958 - December 16, 1989) was the first horse to be ridden to an Olympic individual gold medal by an American rider. The rider was Bill Steinkraus at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.