Ben Maher

Ben Maher is one of Britain’s most successful international show jumpers and a Tokyo 2020 Olympic individual gold medallist. Born in Enfield in 1983, he came up through the pony jumping ranks before transitioning to senior international competition in his early twenties.

Tokyo 2020 individual gold

Riding Explosion W, Maher produced a double-clear over the Tokyo Olympic courses to win Britain’s first Olympic show jumping individual gold medal since 1952 — a result that, alongside the Oliver Townend-led eventing team gold in the same Games, made Tokyo a historic Olympic equestrian campaign for Team GBR.

Championship Record

• Olympic Games: Individual gold (Tokyo 2020), Team gold (London 2012)
• World Equestrian Games: Multi-time team medallist
• European Championships: Multiple team and individual medals
• Global Champions Tour: Multi-time Grand Prix winner
• World Rankings: FEI Jumping World #1 (2018)

Horses

• Explosion W — Tokyo 2020 individual gold
• Tripple X — London 2012 team gold
• Diva II — Global Champions Tour winner