Beth Underhill
Biography
- Made her Olympic debut at Barcelona 1992 with her Jump Canada Hall of Fame horse, Monopoly
- Won two Pan Am Games medals with Monopoly; earned silver in the team and individual jumping events at Havana 1991
- Also won team bronze at the 1999 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg with her horse Altair
- Has represented Canada at three editions of the World Equestrian Games
- Has represented Canada on numerous Nations Cup teams across the world
- First woman to ever win the Canadian World Cup League
- Was the Leading Woman Rider in the World in 1995
- Won the Rolex Grand Prix in La Baule, France in 2022
A Little More About Beth
Getting into the Sport: Started riding at a YMCA camp in Georgetown, Ontario… In 1968, joined the Toronto-North York Pony Club… Chose to pursue equestrianism as her career in 1977 just after winning a silver medal for best Canadian vocalist while enrolled at the Royal Conservatory of Music…
Olympic Highlights
Games | Sport | Event | Finish |
---|---|---|---|
Barcelona 1992 | Equestrian - Jumping | Team - Mixed | 9 |
Barcelona 1992 | Equestrian - Jumping | Individual - Mixed | 81 |
Notable International Results
Olympic Games: 1992 – 9th (team), 81st (individual)
Pan American Games: 1999 – BRONZE (team), 9th (individual); 1991 – SILVER (team), SILVER (individual)
World Equestrian Games: 2022 – 10th (team), 55th (individual); 1998 – 10th (team), 43rd (individual); 1994 – 7th (team), 14th (individual)