Phillip Dutton

{{Short description|Australian equestrian (born 1963)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox equestrian | name = Phillip Dutton | image = Phillip dutton truluck capabilitys classic burghley 2009.jpg | caption = Dutton and Truluck at Capability's Classic during the cross country phase of [[Burghley Horse Trials]] 2009 | image_size = 260px | fullname = Phillip Peter Dutton | nationality = [[United States nationality law|United States]] (naturalized 2006) | discipline = [[equestrianism|Equestrian]] | birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|13 September 1963}} | birth_place = [[Nyngan, New South Wales]], Australia | height =  | weight = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | [[Equestrian at the Summer Olympics|Equestrian]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }} [[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]] {{MedalGold | [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]] | [[Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Team eventing|Team eventing]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Equestrian at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Team eventing|Team eventing]] }} {{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]] | [[Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Individual eventing]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Games]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2007 Pan American Games|2007 Rio de Janeiro]] | [[Equestrian at the 2007 Pan American Games|Team eventing]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2015 Pan American Games|2015 Toronto]] | [[Equestrian at the 2015 Pan American Games – Team eventing|Team eventing]] }} }}

'''Phillip Peter Dutton''', [[Order of Australia|OAM]]<ref name="oam">{{cite web |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/887472 |title=Dutton, Phillip Peter |publisher=It's an Honour |access-date=8 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416162824/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/887472 |archive-date=16 April 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> (born 13 September 1963) is an [[Australia]]n-born [[Olympic Games|Olympic]]-level [[equestrianism|equestrian]] rider competing in [[eventing]] for the [[United States of America]]. He is a dual Olympic gold medalist who formerly competed for his country of birth but now competes for the USA.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/du/phillip-dutton-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418000927/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/du/phillip-dutton-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>

==Biography== {{BLP sources|date=July 2024}} Dutton was born in [[Nyngan, New South Wales|Nyngan]] and was educated at [[Newington College]] (1976–1979).<ref>Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp55</ref> He pursued his passion for riding in Australia until 1991 when he moved to the United States to train in a more internationally competitive environment. In the 1996 [[Atlanta]] and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games he was a member of Australia's Gold Medal Three-day Eventing Team and he has now represented Australia in three Olympics and four [[World Equestrian Games]]. He is very active on the U.S. eventing circuit, winning the [[United States Eventing Association|USEA]] Leading Rider of the Year title in 1998, and 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. In 2005 he was also the number one [[International Federation for Equestrian Sports|FEI]] World Event Rider. Phillip and his wife, Evie, live in [[Avondale, Pennsylvania]] with Evie's daughter and their twin girls. Dutton's farm, True Prospect Farm, is located in [[West Grove, Pennsylvania]].

In 2006, Dutton announced that he would be changing his citizenship, allowing him to ride for the United States.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121110235802/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/24/2313101.htm?site=news Phillip Dutton: Aussie gold medallist riding for US]</ref> In his letter to the [[Equestrian Federation of Australia|EFA]], informing them of the change, he wrote: "I would like to thank the EFA for everything they have done for me and my career as a Three-Day Event rider... It has been an honour to be a member of the EFA and to represent Australia internationally for the past 12 years."<ref>[http://www.equestrian.org.au/?Page=9149 Phillip Dutton to ride for United States]</ref>

In April 2007, Dutton took second at the [[Rolex Kentucky Three Day]], as his first time riding for the U.S. Later that year, he won the team gold and individual silver medal at the [[Equestrian at the 2007 Pan American Games|2007 Pan American Games]] on Truluck.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

In April 2008, Dutton won his first Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} Dutton competed at the [[Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Summer Olympics]], but was disqualified from the individual event for riding with illegal equipment.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/equestrian/7556756.stm Double bronze for debutant Cook]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2008-08-13 |title=U.S. Event Rider Dutton Disqualified for Illegal Equipment |url=https://thehorse.com/123056/u-s-event-rider-dutton-disqualified-for-illegal-equipment/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=The Horse |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 24 May 2016 it was announced that Dutton would be working with Kentucky Derby runner-up Commanding Curve in his second career as an eventing horse.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/211873/derby-runner-up-commanding-curve-retired|access-date=2021-12-02|website=bloodhorse.com|title=Derby Runner-Up Commanding Curve Retired}}</ref> While eventing with Dutton, Commanding Curve was injured and later passed on to a novice rider.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wylie |first=Leslie |title=Catching Up With Kentucky Derby Runner-Up Commanding Curve - Eventing Nation - Three-Day Eventing News, Results, Videos, and Commentary |url=https://eventingnation.com/catching-up-with-kentucky-derby-runner-up-commanding-curve/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=eventingnation.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2016, Dutton and [[Mighty Nice]] won an individual bronze medal in the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in Rio de Janeiro.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Phillip Dutton and Mighty Nice Capture Individual Eventing Bronze – USET Foundation|date=10 August 2016 |url=https://www.uset.org/phillip-dutton-mighty-nice-capture-individual-eventing-bronze/|access-date=2021-12-02|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Recognition== In 1997, Dutton was awarded the [[Medal of the Order of Australia]].<ref name="oam" /> He was inducted into the [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/phillip-dutton/|title=Phillip Dutton|publisher=Sport Australia Hall of Fame |access-date=25 September 2020}}</ref>

==CCI 5* results== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=13 align=center | '''Results''' |- ! Event ! [[Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event|Kentucky]] ! [[Badminton Horse Trials|Badminton]] ! [[Luhmühlen Horse Trials|Luhmühlen]] ! [[Burghley Horse Trials|Burghley]] ! [[Étoiles de Pau|Pau]] ! [[Australian International Three Day Event|Adelaide]] |- | 1997 || || 35th (True Blue Girdwood) || || || || |- | 1998 || || 9th (Fairdinkum) || || || || |- | 1999–2002 || colspan="6" | ''Did not participate'' |- | 2003 || 9th (I'm So Brite) || 8th (Hannigan) 14th (Cayman Went) || || || || |- | 2004 || {{Silver02}} (Nova Top) || || || || || |- | 2005 || {{Silver02}} (The Foreman) 4th (Hannigan) 5th (Nova Top) || || || {{Silver02}} (The Foreman) 10th (Amazing Odyssey) || || |- | 2006 || 4th (Connaught) 22nd (Amazing Odyssey) || || || || || |- | 2007 || {{Silver02}} (Connaught) 10th (Trulock) || || || || || |- | 2008 || {{Gold01}} (Connaught) 10th (Woodburn) || || || WD (Woodburn) || || |- | 2009 || 7th (Connaught) 12th (Woodburn) || || || 4th (Trulock) || || |- | 2010 || {{Silver02}} (Trulock) 6th (The Foreman) WD (Kheops Du Quesnay) RET (Waterfront) || || || || || |- | 2011 || 18th (Fernhill Eagle) || || || || || |- | 2012 || 10th ([[Mighty Nice]]) 12th (Fernhill Eagle) || || || || || |- | 2013 || 11th (Fernhill Eagle) RET ([[Mighty Nice]]) || || || || 4th (Mr Medicott) || |- | 2014 || 8th (Trading Aces) WD ([[Mighty Nice]]) WD (Mr Medicott) || || 7th ([[Mighty Nice]]) || || || |- | 2015 || 5th (Fernhill Cubalawn) 9th (Fernhill Fugitive) WD ([[Mighty Nice]]) || || || || || |- | 2016 || 4th ([[Mighty Nice]]) 5th (Fernhill Cubalawn) 13th (Fernhill Fugitive) || || || 18th (Fernhill Fugitive) || || |- | 2017 || 4th (Mr Medicott) 8th (Fernhill Fugitive) 10th (I'm Sew Ready) || || || || || |- | 2018 || 4th (Z) 13th (I'm Sew Ready) || || || ||EL (I'm Sew Ready) | |- |2019 |7th (Z) | | | | | |- | colspan=13 align=center | EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew |}

==International championship results== {{BLP unreferenced section|date=July 2024}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan="11" align="center" | '''Results''' |- ! Year ! Event ! Horse ! Placing !Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 1994 || rowspan="2" | World Equestrian Games || rowspan="2" |True Blue Girdwood |4th |Team |- |18th |Individual |- | 1996 ||Olympic Games |True Blue Girdwood |{{Gold01}} |Team |- |1998 |World Equestrian Games |True Blue Girdwood |17th |Individual |- |2000 |Olympic Games |House Doctor |{{Gold01}} |Team |- |2002 |World Equestrian Games |House Doctor |5th |Individual |- | rowspan="2" | 2003 || rowspan="2" | Asian Pacific Games || rowspan="2" |Nova Top |{{Gold01}} |Team |- |{{Gold01}} |Individual |- | rowspan="2" | 2004 || rowspan="2" |Olympic Games | rowspan="2" | Nova Top ||6th |Team |- |13th |Individual |- |2005 |World Cup Final |Nova Top |9th | |- |2006 |World Equestrian Games |Connaught |30th |Individual |- | rowspan="2" |2007 | rowspan="2" |Pan American Games | rowspan="2" |Truluck |{{Gold01}} |Team |- |{{Silver02}} |Individual |- | rowspan="2" |2008 | rowspan="2" |Olympic Games | rowspan="2" |Connaught |7th |Team |- |EL |Individual |- | rowspan="2" |2010 | rowspan="2" |World Equestrian Games | rowspan="2" |Woodburn |4th |Team |- |18th |Individual |- | rowspan="2" |2012 | rowspan="2" |Olympic Games | rowspan="2" |Mystery Whisper |7th |Team |- |23rd |Individual |- | rowspan="2" |2014 | rowspan="2" |World Equestrian Games | rowspan="2" |Trading Aces |10th |Team |- |RET |Individual |- | rowspan="2" |2015 | rowspan="2" |Pan American Games | rowspan="2" |Fernhill Fugitive |{{Gold01}} |Team |- |10th |Individual |- | rowspan="2" |2016 | rowspan="2" |Olympic Games | rowspan="2" |Mighty Nice |12th |Team |- |{{Bronze03}} |Individual |- | rowspan="2" |2018 | rowspan="2" |World Equestrian Games | rowspan="2" |Z |8th |Team |- |13th |Individual |- | colspan="11" align="center" | EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.phillipdutton.com/ Dutton's personal website]

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