# Edmund Coffin

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American saddlemaker and equestrian

Edmund Coffin Personal information Nickname Tad Born May 9, 1955 (1955-05-09) (age 71) Toledo, Ohio, U.S.

**Edmund Sloane "Tad" Coffin** (born May 9, 1955, in [Toledo, Ohio](/source/Toledo%2C_Ohio)) is an American [saddlemaker](/source/English_Saddle) and [equestrian](/source/Equestrianism). Coffin won two [gold medals](/source/Gold_medal) in the [1976 Summer Olympics](/source/1976_Summer_Olympics) in [Montreal](/source/Montreal) riding Bally Cor. He grew up on [Long Island](/source/Long_Island), then moved with his family to [Strafford, Vermont](/source/Strafford%2C_Vermont), but now lives in [Charlottesville, Virginia](/source/Charlottesville%2C_Virginia). He is the nephew of clergyman and peace activist [William Sloane Coffin](/source/William_Sloane_Coffin).[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; [Mallon, Bill](/source/Bill_Mallon); et al. ["Tad Coffin"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095714/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/tad-coffin-1.html). *Olympics at Sports-Reference.com*. [Sports Reference LLC](/source/Sports_Reference). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/tad-coffin-1.html) on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

## External links

- [Tad Coffin Saddles official site](http://www.tadcoffinsaddles.com/)

- [- Vermont Sports Hall of Fame Bio](http://www.vermontsportshall.com/2017coffin.html)

v t e Olympic equestrian champions in individual eventing 1912: Axel Nordlander (SWE) 1920: Helmer Mörner (SWE) 1924: Adolf van der Voort van Zijp (NED) 1928: Charles Pahud de Mortanges (NED) 1932: Charles Pahud de Mortanges (NED) 1936: Ludwig Stubbendorf (GER) 1948: Bernard Chevallier (FRA) 1952: Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr. (SWE) 1956: Petrus Kastenman (SWE) 1960: Lawrence Morgan (AUS) 1964: Mauro Checcoli (ITA) 1968: Jean-Jacques Guyon (FRA) 1972: Richard Meade (GBR) 1976: Edmund Coffin (USA) 1980: Federico Roman (ITA) 1984: Mark Todd (NZL) 1988: Mark Todd (NZL) 1992: Matthew Ryan (AUS) 1996: Blyth Tait (NZL) 2000: David O'Connor (USA) 2004: Leslie Law (GBR) 2008: Hinrich Romeike (GER) 2012: Michael Jung (GER) 2016: Michael Jung (GER) 2020: Julia Krajewski (GER) 2024: Michael Jung (GER)

v t e Olympic equestrian champions in team eventing 1912: Nordlander, Adlercreutz, Casparsson, Åminne (SWE) 1920: Mörner, Lundström, von Braun, Dyrsch (SWE) 1924: van der Voort van Zijp, de Mortanges, de Kruijff, Colenbrander (NED) 1928: de Mortanges, de Kruijff, van der Voort van Zijp (NED) 1932: Thomson, Chamberlin, Argo (USA) 1936: Stubbendorf, Lippert, von Wangenheim (GER) 1948: Henry, Anderson, Thomson (USA) 1952: von Blixen-Finecke, Stahre, Frölén (SWE) 1956: Weldon, Rook, Hill (GBR) 1960: Morgan, Lavis, Roycroft (AUS) 1964: Checcoli, Angioni, Ravano (ITA) 1968: Allhusen, Meade, Jones (GBR) 1972: Meade, Gordon-Watson, Parker, Phillips (GBR) 1976: Coffin, Plumb, Davidson, Tauskey (USA) 1980: Blinov, Salnikov, Volkov, Rogozhin (URS) 1984: Plumb, Stives, Fleischmann, Davidson (USA) 1988: Erhorn, Baumann, Kaspareit, Ehrenbrink (FRG) 1992: Green, Rolton, Hoy, Ryan (AUS) 1996: Schaeffer, Rolton, Hoy, Dutton (AUS) 2000: Dutton, Hoy, Tinney, Ryan (AUS) 2004: Boiteau, Lyard, Courrèges, Teulère, Touzaint (FRA) 2008: Thomsen, Ostholt, Dibowski, Klimke, Romeike (GER) 2012: Auffarth, Jung, Klimke, Schrade, Thomsen (GER) 2016: Laghouag, Lemoine, Nicolas, Vallette (FRA) 2020: Collett, McEwen, Townend (GBR) 2024: Canter, McEwen, Collett (GBR)

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