Edmund Sloane "Tad" Coffin (born May 9, 1955, in

Toledo, Ohio Toledo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. A major Midwestern United States port city, Toledo is the fourth-most populous city in the state of Ohio, after Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati, and according ...

) is an American

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and

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. Coffin won two

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s in the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

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riding Bally Cor. He grew up on

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, then moved with his family to

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, but now lives in

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. He is the nephew of clergyman and peace activist

William Sloane Coffin William Sloane Coffin Jr. (June 1, 1924 – April 12, 2006) was an American Christian clergyman and long-time peace activist. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church, and later received ministerial standing in the United Church of Christ. In h ...

References

External links

Tad Coffin Saddles official site

1955 births American event riders American male equestrians Equestrians at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in equestrian Sportspeople from Toledo, Ohio Sportspeople from Vermont Living people Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1975 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in equestrian Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games {{US-equestrian-bio-stub