CHARLES Harry

Great Britain

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 15 Jul 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Place of residence : ALTON

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Jumping Team GBR Great Britain	10
	Jumping Individual	, RT

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Equestrian Park	Jumping Individual Qualifier	Finished
Equestrian Park	Jumping Individual Final	Finished
Equestrian Park	Jumping Team Qualifier	Finished
Equestrian Park	Jumping Team Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Hobbies:

Supporting English football club Liverpool. (horsescout.com, 24 Oct 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Heathcroft Farm [Bentworth, GBR]

Sporting relatives:

His father Peter Charles has competed in jumping for Ireland and Great Britain, winning a gold medal for Great Britain in the team event at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and representing Ireland at the Olympic Games in 1992 and 1996. His sister Sienna won a silver medal in the jumping team event at the 2018 European Junior Championships in Fontainebleau, France, while his other sister Scarlett won a silver medal in the jumping team event at the 2017 European Junior Championships in Samorin, Slovakia. (SportsDeskOnline, 20 Dec 2018; horseandcountry.tv, 06 Oct 2018; farnhamherald.com, 19 Jul 2018)

Start:

He began focusing on jumping at age 14. (equnews.com, 22 Oct 2019)

Reason:

He was inspired to take up the sport by his father Peter Charles. "Watching him win, especially in the London Olympics [2012] for me was the turning point. I knew I wanted to be a professional. I want to aspire to do what he did." (Royal Windsor Horse Show YouTube channel, 29 Apr 2019)

Ambition:

To compete at the Olympic Games. (heathcroftfarm.com, 01 Jan 2019)

Memorable:

Competing at the 2018 Grand Prix in Aachen, Germany. (equnews.com, 22 Oct 2019; Royal Windsor Horse Show YouTube channel, 29 Apr 2019)

Hero:

British rider Scott Brash. (equnews.com, 22 Oct 2019)

Influence:

His father Peter Charles. (worldofshowjumping.com, 25 Jun 2019; Royal Windsor Horse Show YouTube channel, 29 Apr 2019)

Philosophy:

"The horse knocks a pole down, nine out of 10 times it's your fault even if you think it's not your mistake." (equnews.com, 22 Oct 2019)

Award:

In 2018 he was given the Worshipful Company of Saddlers' Young Rider of the Year Award by the British Equestrian Writers Association. (bewa.org.uk, 24 Dec 2018)

General Interest

General
FOCUS ON RIDING
He became a full-time rider in 2018. "I finished school one year too early. It was a long decision with my mum and dad. But we felt like we had nothing to lose. 2018 was my first year as a professional rider." (worldofshowjumping.com, 25 Jun 2019)

STABLES
He is based at Heathcroft Farm in Hampshire, England, where his father runs Peter Charles Equestrian. He also works alongside his sisters Scarlett and Sienna. "Me and my sisters have a few disagreements every now and again like everyone does. It's not always about horses either. Even me and my dad, sometimes we can have different opinions on things but we all get on. If we didn't, it wouldn't run as smoothly as it does. Dad is my trainer and of course I would consider other people but for me, I don't think there would be anyone any better in the world." (heathcroftfarm.com, 01 Jan 2019; horsescout.com, 24 Oct 2018)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/harry.charles.7
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/harrycharlesshowjumping
https://instagram.com/harrycharles_1
https://twitter.com/HarryCharlesSJ
EQ Stable Website: https://heathcroftfarm.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnPCEpbptLZ7F3wqC6STqmg

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
RT:: Retired

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