Andrew Hoy
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Hoy and Rutherglen compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Andrew James Hoy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Eventing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 February 1959 Culcairn, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew James Hoy OAM (born 8 February 1959) is an Australian equestrian rider. He has won six Olympic medals: three gold, two silvers and one bronze. He has competed in eight Olympic games, from 1984 to 2020 with the exception of 2008, which is an Australian record; and at the 2020 Summer Olympics he was 62 years old, making him Australia's oldest ever male Olympian. After winning two medals in Tokyo, he did not rule out trying for future Olympic teams.
Hoy is based in Leicestershire, in the United Kingdom with his team. He has been living in the UK since 1993.
Hoy was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2000.