Blyth TAIT

New Zealand’s best known equestrian after Mark Todd, Blyth Tait competed in four Olympic Games for four medals – a gold in the individual three-day event in Atlanta, silver and bronze in the three-day event team in Barcelona and Atlanta, and bronze in the individual three-day event in Barcelona. He also won the world individual and team titles twice (1990 and 1998). Tait completed his competitive career in Athens in 2004 and in 2008, was New Zealand’s eventing manager. He was the New Zealand flagbearer in Sydney in 2000.