William Speed Lane Fox-Pitt

About William Speed Lane Fox-Pitt

William Speed Lane Fox-Pitt (born 2 January 1969, Hampstead) is an English equestrian. He has had notable successes at the Burghley, Badminton, Blenheim and Bramham Horse Trials. He first won the British Open Championships at Gatcombe Park in 1995 and his career highlights include an Olympic team silver medal at both the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and a Team Gold Medal and Individual Silver medal at the World Equestrian Games at Kentucky in 2010. In 2011 he became the first rider to win five different four-star events,having won the Burghley Horse Trials six times (1994, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2011), Rolex Kentucky Three Day three times (2010, 2012, 2014), Stars of Pau twice (2011, 2013), Badminton Horse Trials twice (2004, 2015) and the Luhmühlen Horse Trials once (2008).

William Speed Lane Fox-Pitt Achievements

2015

1st Badminton Horse Trials CCI**** (Chilli Morning)

4th Rolex Kentucky Three Day CCI**** (Bay My Hero)

2014

• Individual Bronze Medal 2014 World Equestrian Games(Chilli Morning)
  
• 1st Rolex Kentucky Three Day CCI**** (Bay My Hero)
  
• 9th Rolex Kentucky Three Day CCI**** (Seacookie)
  

2013

• 1st Stars of Pau CCI **** (Seacookie)
  
• 3rd Stars of Pau CCI **** (Cool Mountain)
  
• Individual Bronze Medal 2013 European Eventing Championship (Chilli Morning)
  
• 3rd Luhmühlen Horse Trials CCI **** (Neuf des Coeurs)
  
• 4th Luhmühlen Horse Trials CCI **** (Lionheart)
  
• 1st Bramham Horse Trials CCI***(Chilli Morning)
  
• 5th Badminton Horse Trials CCI **** (Parklane Hawk)
  
• 2nd Rolex Kentucky Three Day CCI **** (Seacookie)
  

2012

• 1st Bramham Horse Trials CCI***(Chilli Morning)
  
• 1st Rolex Kentucky Three Day CCI **** (Parklane Hawk)
  

2011

• 1st Burghley Horse Trials CCI **** (Parklane Hawk)
  
• 1st Stars of Pau CCI **** (Oslo)
  

2010

• 1st Rolex Kentucky Three Day CCI **** (Cool Mountain)
  
• 1st Team Event FEI World Equestrian Games Kentucky (Cool Mountain)
  

2008

• 1st Burghley Horse Trials CCI **** (Tamarillo)
  
• 2nd Burghley Horse Trials CCI **** (Ballincoola)
  
• 3rd Badminton Horse Trials CCI **** (Ballincoola)
  
• 1st Bramham Horse Trials CCI*** (Navigator)
  
• 1st Luhmühlen Horse Trials CCI **** (Macchiato)
  

2007

• 1st Bramham Horse Trials CCI*** (Macchiato)
  
• 1st Burghley Horse Trials CCI **** (Parkmore Ed)
  
• 1st Blair CCI*** (Macchiato)
  
• 5th Burghley Horse Trials CCI **** (Ballincoola)
  

2006

• 9th Badminton Horse Trials CCI **** (Ballincoola)
  
• 11th Luhmühlen Horse Trials CCI **** (Birthday Night)
  
• 1st Hartpary CCI*** (Moon Man)
  
• 15th Aachen WEG **** (Tamarillo)
  
• 3rd Blenheim Horse Trials CCI*** (Parkmore Ed)
  
• 6th Burghley Horse Trials CCI **** (Ballincoola)
  

2005

• 1st Burghley Horse Trials CCI **** (Ballincoola)
  
• 1st Boekelo Horse Trials CCI*** (Mr. Dumbledore)
  
• 2nd Badminton Horse Trials CCI **** (Tamarillo)
  
• 1st Bramham Horse Trials CCI*** (Mr. Dumbledore)
  
• 2nd Bramham Horse Trials CCI*** (Idalgo)
  
• 1st Gatcombe British Open (Moon Man)
  
• Team gold and individual silver at the European Championships (Tamarillo)
  
• Winner of the British Eventing Premier League
  

2004

• 1st Badminton Horse Trials CCI **** (Tamarillo)
  
• 4th Rolex Kentucky Three Day CCI **** (Ballincoola)
  
• 7th Fontainebleau (Stunning)
  
• Team silver at the Athens Olympics (Tamarillo)
  

2003

• 5th Le Lion d’Angers (Idalgo)
  
• 8th Le Lion d’Angers (Igor de Cluis)
  
• 1st Boekelo (Tom Cruise)
  
• Team gold and 8th individual European Championships, Punchestown, Ireland (Moon Man)
  
• 1st CIC World Cup Qualifier, Thirlestane Castle (Stunning)
  
• 1st British Open Championships, Gatcombe Park (Stunning)
  
• 2nd British Open Championships, Gatcombe Park (Moon Man)
  
• 1st British Intermediate Championships, Gatcombe Park (Tom Cruise II)
  
• 1st Luhmühlen Horse Trials CIC *** (Tom Cruise II)
  
• 1st Bramham Horse Trials CCI *** (Wallow)
  
• 2nd Bramham Horse Trials CCI *** (Ballincoola)
  
• 7th Saumur (Coastal Ties)
  
• 1st Chatsworth CIC World Cup Qualifier (Stunning)
  
• 3rd Rolex Kentucky Three Day CCI **** (Moon Man)
  

2002

• Team bronze World Equestrian Games, Jerez, Spain (Tamarillo)
  
• 1st Burghley Horse Trials CCI **** (Highland Lad)
  
• 7th Burghley Horse Trials CCI **** (Moon Man)
  
• 4th Boekelo (Stunning)
  
• 3rd British Open Championships, Gatcombe Park (Moon Man)
  
• 4th British Open Championships, Gatcombe Park (Stunning)
  
• 4th Rolex Kentucky Three Day CCI **** (Stunning)
  
• 2nd Badminton Horse Trials CCI **** (Tamarillo)
  
• 6th Bramham Horse Trials CCI *** (Highland Lad)
  
• 8th Bramham Horse Trials CCI *** (Just A Sovereign)
  

2001

• 5th and Team gold European Champs, Pau, France (Stunning)
  
• 4th Bonn Roderberg CCIO (Barclay Square)
  
• 4th Saumur (Stunning)
  
• 9th Burghley Horse Trials CCI **** (Springleaze Macaroo)
  

2000

• 1st British Open Champs, Gatcombe Park (Moon Man)
  
• 1st Blenheim Horse Trials CCI *** (Stunning)
  
• 2nd Blenheim Horse Trials CCI *** (Tamarillo)
  

1999

• 2nd Achselschwang (Moon Man)
  
• 7th Bramham Horse Trials CCI *** (Moon Man)
  

1997

• Individual silver and Team gold European Open Championships, Burghley (Cosmopolitan II)
  
• 2nd Scottish Open Championships, Thirlestane Castle (Cosmopolitan II)
  
• 3rd Badminton Horse Trials CCI **** (Cosmopolitan II)
  

1996

• 5th Olympic Games Team Competition, Atlanta, USA (Cosmopolitan II)
  
• 6th Bramham Horse Trials CCI *** (Lismore Lord Charles)
  
• 5th Boekelo (Mostly Mischief)
  

1995

• 6th and Team gold European Open Championships, Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy (Cosmopolitan II)
  
• 1st Bramham Horse Trials CCI *** (Cosmopolitan II)
  
• 1st British Open Championships, Gatcombe Park (Chaka)
  
• 6th Blenheim Horse Trials CCI *** (Loch Alan)
  
• 5th Boekelo (Faerie Diadem)
  

1994

• 1st Burghley Horse Trials CCI **** (Chaka)
  
• 2nd Scottish Open Championships, Thirlestane Castle (Chaka)
  
• 7th Punchestown (Thomastown)
  
• 2nd British Open Championships, Gatcombe Park (Chaka)
  

1993

7th Badminton Horse Trials CCI **** (Chaka)

1990

• 4th and Team gold Young Rider European Championships (Steadfast)
  
• 3rd Young Rider National Championships (Faerie Sovereign)
  

1989

Individual bronze and Team silver Young Rider European Championships, Achselschwang, Germany

1988

4th and Team gold Young Rider European Championships, Zonhoven, Belgium (Steadfast)

1987

• Individual silver Junior European Championships, Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy (Steadfast)
  
• 5th Junior National Championships
  

1985

8th Junior National Championships 1985