Gina Miles

Gina Miles (born November 27, 1973) is an American eventing rider. Riding McKinlaigh, owned by Thom Schulz and Laura Coats, Miles won a silver medal in individual eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Gina Miles
Personal information
BornNovember 27, 1973 (1973-11-27) (age 47)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing Individual eventing
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro Team eventing
2007 Rio de Janeiro Individual eventing

Early life

She was born November 27, 1973, in San Francisco, California.[1] Miles attended the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, California, which is where she got her dream of competing herself. In particular, she dreamed of competing in the Three-Day Eventing event. She started teaching when she was 15.[2][3]

Career

Miles began riding McKinlaigh in 2000. In 2002, she competed with him in the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event and went on to place in the top 25 in the World Equestrian Games[4] Also in 2002, she attended the World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain, in order to represent the U.S.[3] she In 2003, she won the World Cup Final bronze medal.[3]

In 2007, she and McKinlaigh won the individual bronze medal and the team gold in eventing at the Pan American Games.[4] They competed in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, winning individual silver in Three-Day Eventing.[5]

After the Olympics, Miles spent her time giving back to the equestrian community. She trained other riders through her own facility in Danville, California, Gold Medal Equestrian. She accepted all ages in eventing, show jumping, and dressage. As a former Pony club examiner, she also had her own riding center.[3]

In 2015, McKinlaigh was inducted into the United States Eventing Association (USEA) Hall of Fame.[4]

Horse

The horse who won the events: McKinlaigh, Irish Sport horse liver-chestnut gelding by Highland King and out of Kilcumney Hostess. Owned by Gina Miles, Thomas Schulz, and Laura Coats.[6]

Personal

Miles resides in Danville, California. Miles is married with two children. She gives clinics to aspiring riders and trains horses for eventing.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gina Miles". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015.
  2. "Gina Miles". Gina Miles, Olympian. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  3. "An Unlikely Fairy Tale: How Olympic Medalist Gina Miles Realized Her Dreams". Sidelines Magazine. October 3, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  4. "McKinlaigh - 2015 Hall of Fame Inductees". USEA : United States Eventing Association Inc. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  5. "Germany Wins Olympic Eventing Gold; Miles Takes Individual Silver".
  6. "Gina Miles". Team USA. Retrieved December 31, 2019.

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