Chris Burton (equestrian)
Toowoomba, Australia | |||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (71 in) (2012) | ||||||||||||||
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Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) (2012) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Equestrian | ||||||||||||||
Event | Eventing | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
Nicknamed Burto, Burton was born on 22 November 1981 in
Equestrian
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.
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
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
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Event | Kentucky
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Badminton | Luhmühlen | Burghley | Pau | Adelaide
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2003 | 17th (Deo Juvante) | |||||
2004 | Did not participate | |||||
2005 | 14th (Leedo) 18th (Deo Juvante) | |||||
2006 | 4th (Balmoral KS Roscoe) | |||||
2007 | Did not participate | |||||
2008 | (Newsprint) | |||||
2009 | EL (Holstein Park Leilani) | |||||
2010 | (Newsprint) | |||||
2011 | EL (Holstein Park Leilani) | 8th (Holstein Park Leilani) WD (Newsprint) |
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2012 | RET (Underdiscussion) | |||||
2013 | 10th (Holstein Park Leilani) | 22nd (Tempranillo) | (TS Jamaimo) | |||
2014 | 16th (TS Jamaimo) | EL (Tempranillo) | ||||
2015 | 27th (TS Jamaimo) | 4th (Graf Liberty) | (TS Jamaimo) 4th (Haruzac) |
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2016 | EL (Nobilis) | (Nobilis) | 11th (TS Jamaimo) | |||
2017 | 18th (Graf Liberty) | |||||
2018 | 9th (Nobilis) | |||||
2019 | (Cooley Lands) 4th (Graf Liberty) |
(Quality Purdey) | ||||
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew |
International Championship results
Results | ||||||||||
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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 | 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 | CCI* | |||||||
2016 | Olympic Games | Santano II | 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
- 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Horses Australia's Olympic eventing team named". Weekly Times Now. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
External links
- Christopher Burton (and here) at FEI
- Christopher Burton at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Christopher Burton at Olympics.com
- Christopher Burton at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)