GOODIN Bruce

New Zealand

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 10 Nov 1969

Age: 51

Gender: Male

Place of birth: TE KAUWHATA

Birth Country:

New Zealand

Place of residence : SWEDEN

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Jumping Team NZL New Zealand
	Jumping Individual

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Equestrian Park	Jumping Individual Qualifier	Finished
	Equestrian Park	Jumping Team Qualifier	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Jumping Individual	Jumping Team
2008	Beijing, CHN	50	12
2004	Athens, GRE	76	22
2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	33	-
1992	Barcelona, ESP	59	15

World Equestrian Games

Year	Location	Jumping Individual	Jumping Team
2018	Tryon, NC, USA	95	18
2014	Normandy, FRA	115	-

World Cup Arab League - Middle East

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Jumping Individual	2019/2020	Sharjah, UAE

Legend
NS - Not Started, DSQ - Disqualified, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Nickname:

Goody (Athlete, 20 Mar 2000)

Hobbies:

Watching tennis. (horseandponymag.com, 13 Jul 2017)

Occupation:

Athlete, Breeder, Coach, Horse Trainer

Family:

Wife Ulrika, daughter Elizabeth

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Jonstorpsgarden [Skane, SWE]

Sporting relatives:

His wife Ulrika has represented Sweden in equestrian jumping. His father David was captain of the New Zealand jumping team in 1959. (equilifeworld.com, 26 Sep 2016; mynewsdesk.com, 20 Nov 2015; Athlete, 20 Mar 2000)

Start:

He grew up on a farm in Te Kauwhata, New Zealand, and began riding at age seven. (Athlete, 20 Mar 2000)

Reason:

"My father was a rider and I always had horses or ponies around. I didn't love it that much when I was a kid because I wasn't very good at it. It wasn't until I was about 14 or 15 that I actually started to win some prizes and I thought, 'This is pretty cool actually'."
(The NZ Team YouTube channel, 07 Dec 2019)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (The NZ Team YouTube channel, 07 Dec 2019)

Memorable:

Winning the team competition at the 2018 Nations Cup event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (The NZ Team YouTube channel, 07 Dec 2019; stuff.co.nz, 18 Feb 2018)

Hero:

British showjumper John Whitaker. (Athlete, 20 Mar 2000)

Philosophy:

"It is about personal development, not a quick fix. It is about things being right for the horse, not for the rider's ego." (equilifeworld.com, 26 Sep 2016)

General Interest

General
MOVE TO EUROPE
He relocated to Europe in 2000, and has spent time living in Sweden, Denmark, Spain, the Netherlands, and Belgium. "Belgium was fun, Spain was fun, but it never felt like home. To me, Scandinavian and New Zealand people are quite similar in how they interact, in their values and in the way they appreciate nature. There's a certain ethic us Kiwis can relate to. I'd decided that if I was going to stay in Europe, I needed to live somewhere that felt like home to me. The people here, they have more time for each other, they are more liberal generally. Even though I've lived more than half my life in Europe, I still very much feel like a Kiwi." (The NZ Team YouTube channel, 07 Dec 2019; horseandponymag.com, 13 Jul 2017; equilifeworld.com, 26 Sep 2016)

STABLES
He and his family spent four-and-a-half years managing the Riders Cup, a training facility that doubles as a jumping competition in Ringsted, Denmark. In 2018 the family moved their business to Skane, Sweden, where they run Jonstorpsgard Showjumping. (Facebook page, 30 Jul 2020; horseandponymag.com, 13 Jul 2017)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Bruce-Goodin-Showjumper-775433189237876/
https://instagram.com/brucegoodinshowjumper
Team Instagram: https://instagram.com/jonstorpsgardenshowjumping/
Athlete Website: https://www.brucegoodinshowjumper.com/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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