Conrad Homfeld
Personal information
BornDecember 25, 1951 (1951-12-25) (age 72)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team jumping
Silver medal – second place1984 Los Angeles Individual jumping
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Aachen Team Jumping
Gold medal – first place 1986 Aachen Team Jumping
Silver medal – second place 1986 Aachen Individual Jumping
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1980 Baltimore Individual Jumping
Gold medal – first place 1985 Berlin Individual Jumping

Conrad Homfeld (born December 25, 1951, in Houston, Texas)[1] is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic champion.

Olympics

Homfeld qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but did not compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. He was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal instead.[2] At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Homfeld won the gold medal as part of the United States team in Team jumping, with the horse Abdullah.[3] He received a silver medal in Individual jumping. He later transitioned to a career in show jumping course design.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Conrad Homfeld". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
  3. ↑ "1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Equestrian" Archived August 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 27, 2008)


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