Lucy Davis (equestrian)

Lucy Davis

Davis riding Barron at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Birth name Lucy Davis
Full name Lucy Davis
Born

October 22, 1992 (1992-10-22) (age 24)

[1]
Los Angeles
Residence Eindhoven, Netherlands [1]
Sport
Coached by Eric Van der Vleuten[1]

Lucy Davis (born October 22, 1992 in Los Angeles, California) is an American show jumping competitor and 2016 Olympian.[2]

Education

Davis is a 2011 graduate of Harvard-Westlake School in Studio City, Los Angeles.[2] Davis graduated from Stanford University in 2015 with a degree in architecture.[1][3]

Life and career

Davis began taking riding lessons at age five.[1] Her grandfather, jockey’s agent Robert Barron Frieze, got her started in riding. Since 2013, Davis has ridden a horse which she renamed Barron after her grandfather.[1]

Davis placed tenth at the 2012 U.S. Olympic trials but did not make the Olympic team that year. Davis and her teammates earned a bronze medal in team jumping at the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games.[3] Davis qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the individual and team show jumping events.[2] She went on to take the silver medal in the team competition, and qualified in the individual final[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Lucy DAVIS". International Federation for Equestrian Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Team USA profile for Lucy Davis
  3. 1 2 Corse, Alexa (May 31, 2016). "Q&A with U.S. equestrian Lucy Davis '15 on her Road to Rio". Stanford Daily. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  4. "Lucy Davis jumps to a silver medal in Rio | The Dish". Stanford News. Retrieved 2016-08-20.

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