DUTTON Phillip
Sport	Dressage, Eventing, Jumping
NOC	United States
Gender	Male
Born	13 Sep 1963 in Nyngan, AUS

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Human Interest

Last Update
	03 Jun 2022
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?	He grew up around horses on his family's sheep and wheat farm.
Club / Team	Phillip Dutton Eventing: United States
General Interest
Famous relatives	His daughter Olivia has competed in eventing tournaments at national level in the United States of America. (eventingnation.com, 23 Sep 2016)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach	Lauren Hough [personal]; Erik Duvander [personal]; Scott Hassler [personal]
General Interest
Nicknames	Phil (eventingnation.com, 29 Dec 2016)
Injuries	He sustained an injury while playing polo in a charity match in September 2019, and then had to sit out the 2019 Plantation Field International in Coatesville, PA, United States of America. (useventing.com, 27 Sep 2019; eventingnation.com, 21 Sep 2019) He sustained a broken collarbone, three broken ribs and a collapsed lung in September 2017. (eventingnation.com, 22 Sep 2017)
Further Personal Information
Residence	United States
Higher education	Agricultural Studies - Murrumbidgee Rural Studies Centre: Yanco, ACT, AUS
General Interest
Hobbies	World affairs, reading, sports, golf, tennis. (phillipdutton.com, 11 Feb 2020)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?	When he was young, most of his time off the farm was spent at Pony Club rallies and horse trials.
General Interest
Most influential person in career	His parents. (Athlete, 10 Aug 2005)
Awards and honours	In March 2019 he was presented with the key to the city of Aiken, SC, United States of America. (eventingnation.com, 03 Mar 2019) He was named Advanced Adult Rider of the Year at the 2016 United States Eventing Association [USEA] Awards. (eventingnation.com, 11 Dec 2016) In 2016 the United States Equestrian Team [USET] Foundation presented him with the Whitney Stone Cup. The honour is given to the athlete who displays consistent excellence in international competition and high standards of sportsmanlike conduct. (equisearch.com, 25 Jan 2016) He was named the USEA Leading Rider of the Year on 13 occasions between 1998 and 2012. (phillipdutton.com, 18 Apr 2016) He was inducted into the Australian Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. (Athlete, 10 Aug 2005) He was presented with the Medal of the Order of Australia [OAM] in 1996 and the Australian Sports Medal in 2000. (EFA, 21 Aug 2006)
International Debut
Year	1994
Competing for	Australia
Tournament	World Equestrian Games
Location	The Hague, NED
Further Personal Information
Occupation	Athlete, Business Owner, Coach, Horse Trainer
Languages	English
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto	"You are never as good as your supporters tell you, or as bad as your critics claim." (Horseware Ezine, 24 Jun 2003)
Other information	RESIDENCE Based in the United States of America, he splits his time between West Grove, Pennsylvania, and Loxahatchee, Florida. (phillipdutton.com, 20 Dec 2022; sidelinesmagazine.com, 01 Apr 2021) MOVE FROM AUSTRALIA He left Australia and moved to the United States of America in 1991 in order to train in a more competitive environment. He continued to represent his country of birth at the Olympic Games and the world championships, but after permanently settling in the United States of America he began competing for his adopted country in 2007. "It was one of the toughest decisions I went through." (sidelinesmagazine.com, 01 Apr 2021; phillipdutton.com, 22 Nov 2017) OTHER ROLES He was a founding member of the Professional Riders Organization, which is now known as the Eventing Riders Association of North America [ERA], and served as president in 2012 and 2013. He has been a member of the United States Equestrian Federation [USEF] Active Athletes Commission and the USEF Eventing High Performance Committee, and also served as chairman of the Aiken Horse Park Foundation. (phillipdutton.com, 19 Jun 2019; aikenstandard.com, 02 Mar 2019) AGE IS JUST A NUMBER He has been motivated to prolong his career after seeing American football quarterback Tom Brady win his seventh Super Bowl title at age 43 in February 2021. "I was very inspired by Tom Brady in the Super Bowl, because he kind of proved that there's no set age or number for when you can do your best. I don't think there's a set number when you have to stop. I'd like to go for as long as I can, but I also don't want to be stupid about it. I don't see a retirement date at this stage. As long as I'm not embarrassing myself or the family, I think I can keep going for a while." (sidelinesmagazine.com, 01 Apr 2021)

Major Results

Olympic Games
Year	Venue	Horse	Ind. Rank	Team Rank
2012	OG-C London (GBR)	MYSTERY WHISPER	23	7
2008	OG-C Hong Kong - Beijing (CHN)	CONNAUGHT	DSQ	7
2004	OG-C Athens (GRE)	NOVA TOP	13	3
2000	OG-C Sydney NSW (AUS)	HOUSE DOCTOR	1	1
1996	OG-C Atlanta GA (USA)	True Blue Girdwood	1	1
World Equestrian Games
Year	Venue	Horse	Ind. Rank	Team Rank
2010	6th WEG-C Lexington KY (USA)	WOODBURN	18	4
2006	5th WEG-C Aachen (GER)	CONNAUGHT	30
2002	4th WEG-C Jerez de la Frontera (ESP)	HOUSE DOCTOR	5
1998	3rd WEG-C Rome (ITA)	True Blue Girdwood	18
1994	2nd WEG-C Den Haag (NED)	True Blue Girdwood	18	4
Continental Championships and Games
Year	Venue	Horse	Ind. Rank	Team Rank
2007	Pan-Am Games-C3* Rio de Janeiro RJ (BRA)	TRULUCK	2	1
2003	CH-AS.P-C3* Blenheim (GBR)	NOVA TOP		1
World Cup Final
Year	Venue	Horse	Ind. Rank	Team Rank
2005	CIC-W Final Malmö (SWE)	NOVA TOP	9
Other Events
Year	Venue	Horse	Ind. Rank	Team Rank
2013	CCI4*-HSBC Pau (FRA)	MR MEDICOTT	4
2013	CCI4*-HSBC Lexington KY (USA)	FERNHILL EAGLE	11
2013	CCI4*-HSBC Lexington KY (USA)	MIGHTY NICE	RET
2012	CCI4*-HSBC Lexington KY (USA)	MIGHTY NICE	10
2012	CCI4*-HSBC Lexington KY (USA)	FERNHILL EAGLE	12
2011	CCI4*-HSBC Lexington KY (USA)	FERNHILL EAGLE	18
2010	CCI4*-HSBC Lexington KY (USA)	WOODBURN	2
2010	CCI4*-HSBC Lexington KY (USA)	THE FOREMAN	6
2010	CCI4*-HSBC Lexington KY (USA)	WATERFRONT	RET
2010	CCI4*-HSBC Lexington KY (USA)	KHEOPS DU QUESNAY	WD
2009	CCI4*-HSBC Burghley (GBR)	TRULUCK	4
2009	CCI4*-HSBC Lexington KY (USA)	CONNAUGHT	7
2009	CCI4*-HSBC Lexington KY (USA)	WOODBURN	12
2008	CCI4*-HSBC Lexington KY (USA)	CONNAUGHT	1
2008	CCI4*-HSBC Lexington KY (USA)	WOODBURN	10
2008	CCI4*-HSBC Burghley (GBR)	WOODBURN	WD
2007	CCI4* Lexington KY (USA)	CONNAUGHT	2
2007	CCI4* Lexington KY (USA)	TRULUCK	10
2006	CCI4* Lexington KY (USA)	CONNAUGHT	4
2006	CCI4* Lexington KY (USA)	AMAZING ODYSSEY	22
2005	CCI4*-SC Burghley (GBR)	THE FOREMAN	2
2005	CCI4*-SC Lexington KY (USA)	THE FOREMAN	2
2005	CCI4*-SC Lexington KY (USA)	HANNIGAN	4
2005	CCI4*-SC Lexington KY (USA)	NOVA TOP	5
2005	CCI4*-SC Burghley (GBR)	AMAZING ODYSSEY	10
2004	CCI4* Lexington KY (USA)	NOVA TOP	2
2003	CCI4* Badminton (GBR)	HANNIGAN	8
2003	CCI4* Lexington KY (USA)	I’M SO BRITE	9
2003	CCI4* Badminton (GBR)	CAYMAN WENT	14
2002	CCI4* Lexington KY (USA)	CAYMAN WENT	20
1998	CCI4* Burghley (GBR)	FAIRDINKUM	9
1997	CCI4* Badminton (GBR)	True Blue Girdwood	35

Abbreviation	Meaning
DNF	Did Not Finish
DNS	Did Not Start
DNQ	Did Not Qualify
DSQ	Disqualified
FNR	Finished No Rank
RET	Retired
WDW	Withdrawal