WATSON Sam

Ireland
Equestrian
28 Dec 1985
35
Male
CLONMEL
 
Ireland

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
EQU Equestrian Eventing Team
IRL
Ireland
 8
Eventing Individual 30

Schedule

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Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Equestrian Games
YearLocationEventing IndividualEventing Team
2018Tryon, NC, USA142
2014Normandy, FRA295
2010Lexington, KY, USA267

European Championships
YearLocationEventing IndividualEventing Team
2019Luhmuhlen, GER366

CCI5*-L
RankEventYearLocation
6Eventing Individual2018Luhmuhlen, GER
12Eventing Individual2019Luhmuhlen, GER
24Eventing Individual2018Luhmuhlen, GER

Nations Cup
RankEventYearLocation
2Eventing Team2019Cappoquin, IRL
3Eventing Team2017Dublin, IRL
4Eventing Team2018Boekelo, NED
4Eventing Team2017Boekelo, NED


Legend
DS - Not Started, DSQ - Disqualified, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated
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Analyst, Athlete, Business Owner, Horse Trainer, Media Professional
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Information Technology, Management - Trinity College, Dublin, IRL
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Wife Hannah, sons Archie [2013] and Toby [2014]
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English
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Sam Watson Eventing [Ireland]
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Grant Wilson [national, jumping], NZL; Ian Woodhead [national, dressage], GBR
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His father John represented Ireland in eventing at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. His sister Rosie competed in equestrian for Ireland at elite junior level. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Mar 2016; eventingconnect.today, 27 Dec 2014)
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He began riding at age 16 in Ireland. (Athlete, 03 Jul 2012)
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He was encouraged to take up the sport by his father. "I am the only boy in the family and I sort of rebelled against horses. I wanted to kick footballs and things like that. When my sister Rosie had a horse named Demi Tasse that bucked everyone off in the yard, I saw this horse as a challenge and started from there." (eventingconnect.today, 27 Dec 2014; Athlete, 03 Jul 2012)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (carlow-nationalist.ie, 01 Apr 2020)
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Irish horse trainer Vincent O'Brien. (Athlete, 03 Jul 2012)
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His father, and coach Ian Fearon. (Facebook page, 16 Oct 2018; Athlete, 03 Jul 2012)
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"Try. Fail. Learn. We have to try, in terms of pushing ourselves, our boundaries and horizons, but also trying new things. This will inevitably lead to failure. So, we must fail well. Then, we can learn from it. Learning is a mind-set, a skill, a process, and it is aided by a system." (veterinaryireland.ie, 09 Nov 2018)

General Interest

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He and his business partner Diarmuid Byrne founded EquiRatings, a data and content company for equestrian sport. The business signed a four-year contract with the International Equestrian Federation [FEI] in April 2017 to work together on risk management initiatives for eventing and endurance. He and Byrne also founded the Eventing Podcast, which offers previews and reviews from the eventing world. In addition, Watson has launched a mobile phone app called OnForm, which is a remote training tool and coaching platform. "It's basically a video feedback tool that can help people, anyone from golfers to horse riders, anyone who is involved in a skills sport and needs feedback on technique." (equiratings.com, 10 Apr 2020; carlow-nationalist.ie, 01 Apr 2020; samwatson.ie, 27 Mar 2020; eventridermasters.tv, 09 May 2018; eventingpodcast.com, 30 Apr 2017; irishtimes.com, 04 Apr 2017; localenterprise.ie, 17 Aug 2016)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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