‘He helps keep me young’: Andrew Hoy wins individual Olympic bronze at his eighth Olympics, aged 62

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Olympic eventing showjumping Andrew Hoy ( AUS) riding Vassily De Lassos during the Individual Jumping Final for the Olympic Eventing Competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games held at Equestrian Park in Setagaya-ku in Tokyo in Japan between the 23rd July and 8th August 2021
Andrew Hoy ( AUS) riding Vassily De Lassos during the Individual Jumping Final for the Olympic Eventing Competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games held at Equestrian Park in Setagaya-ku in Tokyo in Japan between the 23rd July and 8th August 2021
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“Andrew Hoy, Olympic bronze medal” sounds pretty good to the British-based Australian rider and today, (2 August) he proved that age is just a number in equestrian sport when appearing at his eighth Olympic eventing competition, and claiming individual bronze and leading his team to silver at the Tokyo Games.

Aged 62, Andrew was riding the super-smart 12-year-old Vassily De Lassos, who is owned by Paula and David Evans, Andrew himself and his wife Stefanie. The pair produced a faultless performance throughout the competition to complete on their 29.6 dressage score.

Gemma Redrup
Gemma Redrup
Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor

Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.