WILLIAM WHITAKER
Born: 26 July 1989
Lives: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Ranked: 14 on Team GBR list 337:June 09 - May 2010
William is the nephew of John and Michael Whitaker and cousin of Robert, Louise and Ellen, his
father Ian is the only non show jumping brother of the Whitaker family.
Major Achievements:
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Major Championships
Olympic Games
World Championships
Pony European Championships
Junior European Championships
Young Rider European Championships
Year
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Team
Medals
Silver
Bronze
Gold
Bronze
Individual
Medals
Gold
1
1
Total
Medals
2010
2009
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Total
Medals Per
Category
1
2
1
1
5
Hickstead Derby: 3rd Hickstead Derby (Animation)
Shrewsbury Show: 1st Area Trial (Sarlino)
Equifest Show: 1st Grand Prix (Carnival Path)
Hickstead Derby: 1st Hickstead Masters Challenge (Sarlino)
East of England: 1st Accumulator (Fonix)
Addington Pro-Am: 3rd WCD Young Riders (Rockim)
CSI3* Villeneuve Loubet (FRA): 2nd Comporta Grand Prix (Sarlino)
British Open: 1st Winter Premier Grand Prix(Sarlino) = 2nd Puissance (Haddon
House Leonardo)
Newark & Notts County: 3rd Accumulator with Joker (Fairviews Mirabelle d’Or)
Member of the Tretorn Young Riders European Championship Team Jardy,
France (Sarlino)
Team Bronze medallist at the Australian Youth Olympics
British Open: =1st Puissance (Haddon House Leonardo & Cyber Space); 2nd
Midland Masters(Animation II)
Newark & Notts: 4th Mattie Brown Stakes (Carnaval Path)
RoyaL Windsor: 1st Puissance (Cyber Space)
CSI3* Hamburg:1st Derby Qualifier(Insul Tech Leonardo)
Bramham H.T: 1st Bramham Classic (Clark 12)
Hickstead Derby Meeting: 2nd & 3rd Young Riders Masters(Sarlino & Fairviews
Mirabelle D’Or), =2nd Derby (Animation II)
Great Yorkshire: 4th International Stairway(Clarke 12)
Anglesey County: 2nd Grand Prix (Sarlino)
CSIO4*Barcelona: 1st 1.45m 2 Phase (Clark 12)
Arena UK Champ Show: 3rd Arena UK Major Open (Sarlino)
CSI3* Tripoli: 1st 1.40m Speed, 3rd Grand Prix (Sarlino)2nd 1.25m & 1.35m
(Cobra14)
Wien(Aut) CSI4*:2nd 1.35m Knock Out ((Sarlino)
Updated:29th July 2010
William Whitaker cont…….
2008
2007
2006
2005
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Arena UK Premier Show: 1st BEF World Class Young Rider (Loxley 57)
CSI5*Napoli: 1st Jump off (Carnaval Path)
CSI5* Naples (ITA); 1st A7 (Carnaval Path)
British Open; 1st Puissance (Insul Tech Leonardo 590)
British Open; 3rd A7 (Arielle)
Cervia Spring Tour (ITA); 1st A7 (Loxley 57)
Hickstead Derby Meeting: =3rd Derby (Animation II)
Member of the Young Rider European Bronze Medal Team,Prague, Czech
Republic (Sarlino)
Horse of the Year Show: 3rd Grandstand Classic(Insul Tech Leonardo 590)
CSIW Olympia: =1st Puissance (Insul Tech Leonardo)
CSI-W Bordeaux: 3rd A4 (Insul Tech Iqbal des Hayettes)
CSI-W Vigo: 3rd Grand Prix (Arielle)
Addington Manor: 2nd Classic (Arielle)
BSJA Show Jumper of the Month February 2007
British Open: 1st Under 23 Classic, 1st Under 23 Championship (Insul Tech
Leonardo)
Royal Windsor: 1st Accenture Young Rider Grand Prix (Arielle)
Member of Young Riders Nations Cup Team: Compiegne 1st (Carnaval Path)
Member of the Accenture Young Rider European Gold Medal Winning Team,
Auvers (Carnaval Path)
Welsh Masters: 1st Gents Championship (Sarlino)
Member of Nations Cup Team: Prague 1st (Arielle)
BSJA/Scope: 6th 1.40m Final (Insul Tech Walmand D’oo)
CSIO4* Prague: 2nd A7 (Kerball)
CSI3* Ugar: 2nd A7 (Kerball)
Horse of the Year Show: 3rd Puissance, 2nd Young Riders Championship (Insul
Tech Leonardo), 3rd A7 (Insul Tech Iqbal des Hayettes)
CSI3* Leeuwarden: 4th Grand Prix (Kerball)
CSI4* Syracuse: 3rd World Cup qualifier (Arielle)
CSIW Olympia: 1st Puissance (Insul Tech Leonardo)
CSIW Mechelen: 1st World Cup Qualifier (Arielle)
BSJA Show Jumper of the Month (December)
Member of winning Junior Nations Cup Team, Utrecht (Carnaval Path)
Ocala, America: 1st JR/A Jumper Classic (Jenusm du Gat), 2nd & 4th JR Jumper
Classic (Pacharan, Cappo Nerro)
Wales & West: 1st European Trial (Carnaval Path)
Newark & Notts: 2nd 1.30m Open (Carnaval Path)
Member of the European Junior Bronze Medal Winning Team and Individual
Gold Medal Winner, Athens (Carnaval Path)
Great Yorkshire: 3rd Grade A class (Carnaval Path)
Royal Lancs: 4th A&B (Carnaval Path)
BSJA Show Jumper of the Month = July 2006
HOYS: 4th The Accumulator (Arielle)
Markfield Shows: 1st 1.30m (Arielle), 5th 1.20m (Sarlino)
Selected for World Class Pre Start Programme
Norton Heath: 3rd Winter JA Classic (A Touch of Rust)
South View: 1st 1.25m Open (Devlin)
Stainsby Grange: 2nd Winter JA Classic qualifier (Indien de Here)
Pony of the Year: 1st JA Championship (Ringo Star), 2nd Talent Spotters Grand Prix
(Park Rebel), 2nd JC Grand Prix (Little Ryan II)
Wales & West: 1st Junior Open (Indien De Here)
Updated:29th July 2010
Kenyon E.C: 2nd Junior Show Jumper of the Year qualifier (Colton Maelstrom)
Lordsbrisge: 2nd Grand Prix (Park Rebel)
Unex Towerlands: 2nd Show Jumper of the Year qual.( Indien de Here)
William Whitaker cont…….
2004
2003
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Member of the Junior Nations Cup Team: Freudenburg (Indien de Here)
Member of the Pony European Silver Medal winning Team, Pratoni Del Vivaro,
Italy (Colton Maelstrom)
BSJA/Scope Festival: 1st Junior Foxhunter Masters (Little Ryan II), 1st Junior
Members Cup Championship (Ringo Star)
Horse of the Year Show: 1st & 2nd Kitt-Kraiburg Junior Show Jumper of the
Year (Indien de Here & Colton Maelstrom)
Member of the Scottish Home Pony International Team (A Touch of Rust)
Pony of the Year: 5th The JA Grand Prix (A Touch of Rust)
Hickstead Show: 2nd Hickstead Pony Masters (A Touch of Rust)
Royal Show: 1st AK Classic (Devlin), 2nd AK Junior Grand Prix (A Touch of
Rust)
City of Chester: 1st Junior Open (Devlin)
South View Equestrian: 2nd Junior Open (Devlin)
1st Horse of the Year Show Junior Foxhunter Final (Devlin)
1st Foxhunter Masters Festival of Show Jumping (Devlin)
1st Scope Promotions JC/JA Final (Devlin)
4th Pony of the Year Junior Open (A Touch of Rust)
Updated:29th July 2010