Neal Shapiro (equestrian)

Neal Shapiro (born July 22, 1945) is an American equestrian and Olympic medalist.

Neal Shapiro
Personal information
BornJuly 22, 1945 (1945-07-22) (age 74)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
1972 Munich Team jumping
1972 Munich Individual jumping

Shapiro was born in Brooklyn, New York, and is Jewish.[1][2]

He won silver and bronze medals in show jumping at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.[3] He is also a two-time winner of the Grand Prix of Aachen.[4] Shapiro was inducted into the United States Show Jumping Hall of Fame in 2010.[4]

He coached the 11-person U.S. equestrian team at the 19th Maccabiah Games (the "Jewish Olympics") in Israel in 2013.[4][5][6]

He is the cousin of historian Edward S. Shapiro.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Neal Shapiro". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  2. Jewish Post 11 August 1972
  3. Day by Day in Jewish Sports History - Bob Wechsler
  4. "New Jersey equestrians will compete at Maccabiah Games in Israel" | NJ.com
  5. https://www.thejc.com/sport/sport-news/usa-names-maccabiah-open-equestrian-team-1.40361
  6. The Chronicle of the Horse
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