Gina Miles
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Born | November 27, 1973 San Francisco, California , U.S. | (age 50)|||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gina Miles (born November 27, 1973) is an
Early life
She was born November 27, 1973, in
Career
Miles began riding McKinlaigh in 2000. In 2002, she competed with him in the
In 2007, she and McKinlaigh won the individual bronze medal and the team gold in eventing at the Pan American Games.[4] They competed in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, winning individual silver in Three-Day Eventing.[5]
After the Olympics, Miles spent her time giving back to the equestrian community. She trained other riders through her own facility in Danville, California, Gold Medal Equestrian. She accepted all ages in eventing, show jumping, and dressage. As a former Pony club examiner, she also had her own riding center.[3]
In 2015, McKinlaigh was inducted into the United States Eventing Association (USEA) Hall of Fame.[4]
Horse
The horse who won the events: McKinlaigh, Irish Sport horse liver-chestnut gelding by Highland King and out of Kilcumney Hostess. Owned by Gina Miles, Thomas Schulz, and Laura Coats.[6]
Personal
Miles resides in Danville, California. Miles is married with two children. She gives clinics to aspiring riders and trains horses for eventing.[3]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gina Miles". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015.
- ^ "Gina Miles". Gina Miles, Olympian. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "An Unlikely Fairy Tale: How Olympic Medalist Gina Miles Realized Her Dreams". Sidelines Magazine. October 3, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ a b c "McKinlaigh - 2015 Hall of Fame Inductees". USEA : United States Eventing Association Inc. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ "Germany Wins Olympic Eventing Gold; Miles Takes Individual Silver".
- ^ "Gina Miles". Team USA. Archived from the original on January 4, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2019.