John Williams (born April 4, 1965) is an American equestrian, who competed as part of the US Eventing team at the

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, winning the bronze medal. Williams was born in Mendon,

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, and attended the Rochester Institute of Technology's School for American Craftsman, where he graduated after studying furniture design and woodworking. Williams spent time after college in Middleburg, Virginia, and now resides in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with his wife, Ellen. Williams has trained with many great eventers, including

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, and David and Karen O'Connor. Williams is also a recognized AHSA "R" Combined Training course designer, and designed the 2005 American Eventing Championship courses (novice to advanced).

Career highlights

2004 *Olympic Games, bronze medal, individually 28th place (Carrick) 2002 *Team gold at the

World Equestrian Games The FEI World Equestrian Games are the major international championships for equestrianism, and are administered by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI). The games have been held every four years, halfway between sets of consecutive ...

, individually 4th, Jerez, Spain *2nd Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event CCI**** (Carrick) *6th MBNA Foxhall Cup CCI*** (Sloopy) 2001 *4th Morven Park Spring Horse Trials *12th Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event CCI**** (Carrick) 1999 *Selected to compete in Olympic Test Event, Sydney, Australia 1998 *5th Radnor CCI** 1997 *Long-listed, European Championships 1996 *2nd National Intermediate Championships, Radnor CCI** 1995 *1st Mid-Atlantic Horse Trials Series *3rd National Intermediate Championships, Radnor CCI**, PA 3rd/ 1994 *3rd National Intermediate Championships, Radnor CCI** *Winner National DeBroke Championships *Long-listed, World Championships 1993 *4th Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event, CCI*** 1992 *Long-listed, Olympic Games 1991 *Pan American Games Three-Day Event Championship, Chatsworth, GA 1988 *1st Intermediate CCI National Championship at Radnor

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1965 births People from Mendon, New York Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics Living people American male equestrians American event riders Rochester Institute of Technology alumni Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in equestrian People from Southern Pines, North Carolina {{US-Olympic-medalist-stub