Andrew Nicholson (equestrian)

Andrew Clifton Nicholson ONZM (born 1 August 1961 in Te Awamutu) is a New Zealand horseman who has competed at six Olympic Games (though selected for seven). Born and raised in the Waikato Nicholson moved to England in the 1980s to further his equestrian career. He currently works there as a horse trainer.

Andrew Nicholson

Andrew Nicholson and Nereo at the Staircase during the cross-country phase of Badminton Horse Trials 2010.
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Team eventing
1996 Atlanta Team eventing
2012 London Team eventing
World Championships
1990 Stockholm Team eventing
2010 Lexington Team eventing
2010 Lexington Individual eventing

Nicholson's greatest success at international level has been in Three-Day Event Teams. He won a gold medal at the 1990 World Equestrian Games in Stockholm, a silver at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and a Bronze at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Although becoming infamous for his ride on Spinning Rhombus at Barcelona. With the New Zealand team having seven rails in hand to win the Gold medal his horse knocked down nine rails, instead of withdrawing as any lesser rider would have, in a colossal display of selflessness and national pride he kept the New Zealand team intact (his withdrawal would have instantly eliminated the entire team by dropping completing member numbers below the minimum required) to scoop the silver medal behind arch-rivals Australia. Nicholson competed at the 2010 WEG (world equestrian games) and received a bronze medal.

In the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours, Nicholson was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to equestrian sport.[1]

Nicholson and Mark Todd were the first New Zealanders to compete at six Olympic Games.

Nicholson's best individual results have been at Burghley which he has won five times on;

  • Buckley Province in 1995,
  • Mr Smiffy in 2000,
  • Avebury in 2012, 2013 and 2014 consecutively.

After winning Burghley 2012 it set off a winning streak for Nicholson going on to win;

  • Pau 2012 with his Olympic mount Nereo,
  • Kentucky 2013 on four star debutant Quimbo &
  • Lumuhlen 2013 on Mr Cruise Control.

He also won Badminton Horse Trials with Nereo in 2017, after 36 completions.

CCI 5* Results

Results
Event Kentucky Badminton Luhmühlen Burghley Pau Adelaide
1995 (Buckley Province)
1996Did not participate
199732nd (Cartoon II)
1998 (Hinnegar)
8th (Merillion)
1999Did not participate
2000 (Mr Smiffy)
2001Did not participate
20029th (New York)
10th (Mr Smiffy)
200311th (Fenicio)
13th (Mr Smiffy)
(Lord Killinghurst)
2004 (Lord Killinghurst)
22nd (Flush Banker)
(Lord Killinghurst)
16th (Mr Smiffy)
20055th (Lord Killinghurst)
EL (Fenicio)
14th (Duddles) (Lord Killinghurst)
8th (Duddles)
200614th (Lord Killinghurst)13th (Henry Tankerville)
20075th (Lord Killinghurst)
8th (Henry Tankerville)
4th (Lord Killinghurst)
RET (Silbury Hill)
6th (Ginger May Killinghurst)
2008RET (Armada)
RET (Silbury Hill)
8th (Armada)
RET (Muschamp Impala)
4th (Henry Tankerville)
EL (Muschamp Impala)
200923rd (Armada)21st (Armada)
EL (Nereo)
13th (Armada)
EL (Avebury)
201011th (Nereo)
27th (Avebury)
4th (Mr Cruise Control)
10th (Armada)
14th (Armada)
22nd (Avebury)
9th (Mr Cruise Control)
201110th (Avebury)
12th (Nereo)
10th (Armada)
14th (Mr Cruise Control)
(Nereo)
8th (Avebury)
(Mr Cruise Control)
23rd (Armada)
RET (Henry Tankerville)
20127th (Qwanza)
RET (Calico Joe)
4th (Calico Joe)
21st (Shady Grey)
26th (Mr Cruise Control)
(Avebury)
13th (Calico Joe)
(Nereo)
7th (Mr Cruise Control)
,
2013 (Quimbo)
(Calico Joe)
(Nereo)
11th (Avebury)
(Mr Cruise Control)
6th (Rathmoyle King)
EL (Qwanza)
(Avebury)
(Nereo)
7th (Calico Joe)
5th (Mr Cruise Control)
26th (Quimbo)
RET (Viscount George)
201421st (Avebury)RET (Quimbo)
EL (Nereo)
(Avebury)
20156th (Nereo)
22nd (Calico Joe)
22nd (Qwanza)
20165th (Qwanza)
7th (Perfect Stranger)
(Nereo)
2017 (Nereo)
12th (Qwanza)
19th (Teseo)8th (Nereo)
EL (Qwanza)
RET (Qwanza)
EL (Jet Set)
2018WD (Nereo) (Swallow Springs)
WD (Jet Set)
2019 4th (Swallow Springs)
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

International Championship Results

Results
Year Event Horse Placing Notes
1984Olympic GamesKahlua 6th Team
28th Individual
1990World Equestrian Games Spinning Rhombus Team
4th Individual
1992Olympic GamesSpinning Rhombus Team
16th Individual
1994World Equestrian Games Jager Meister6th Team
48th Individual
1996 Olympic Games Jager Meister Team
Buckley Province EL Individual
1998 World Equestrian Games New York 5th Individual
2002 World Equestrian Games Fenicio 5th Team
9th Individual
2003 World Cup Final Fenicio
2003 Asian Pacific Games Duddles Team
9th Individual
2004 World Cup Final Flush Banker 14th
2004 Olympic Games Fenicio 5th Team
60th Individual
2006 World Young Horse Championships Armada 23rd CCI**
2006 World Equestrian Games Lord Killinghurst 6th Team
23rd Individual
2007 World Young Horse Championships Mr Cruise Control 4th CCI*
Avebury 4th CCI**
Nereo 41st CCI**
2008 World Young Horse Championships Tristar II 7th CCI*
Mr Cruise Control 11th CCI**
2008 World Cup Final Henry Tankerville 26th
2008 Olympic Games Lord Killinghurst 5th Team
EL Individual
2009 World Young Horse Championships Qwanza 6th CCI*
Tristar II 14th CCI**
2010 World Young Horse Championships Quimbo CCI**
Qwanza 16th CCI**
2010 World Equestrian Games Nereo Team
Individual
2012 Olympic Games Nereo Team
4th Individual
2013 World Young Horse Championships Jet Set CCI*
Tilikum 13th CCI**
2014 World Young Horse Championships Swallow Springs 9th CCI*
Jet Set 6th CCI**
2014 World Equestrian Games Nereo 14th Team
8th Individual
2017 World Young Horse Championships As Is 7th CCI*
Yacabo BK CCI**
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2018". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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