John Williams

John Williams (born April 4, 1965) is an American equestrian, who competed as part of the US Eventing team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal.

Williams was born in Mendon, New York, and attended the Rochester Institute of Technology's School for American Craftsman, where he graduated after studying furniture design and woodworking. Williams now resides in Floyd, Virginia.

Williams trained with many great eventers, including Jack Le Goff, James C. Wofford, and David O'Connor (equestrian). Williams is a USEF ‘S’ licensed Course Designer and Technical Delegate for Eventing and also a licensed FEI Course Designer and Technical Delegate. John has designed courses throughout the US, Canada, and Central and South America.

Career highlights 2004 Olympic Games, bronze medal, individually 28th place (Carrick)

2002 Team gold at the World Equestrian Games, individually 4th, Jerez, Spain 2nd Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event CCI**** (Carrick) 6th MBNA Foxhall Cup CCI*** (Sloopy)

2001 4th Morven Park Spring Horse Trials 12th Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event CCI**** (Carrick)

1999 Selected to compete in Olympic Test Event, Sydney, Australia

1998 5th Radnor CCI**

1997 Long-listed, European Championships

1996 2nd National Intermediate Championships, Radnor CCI**

1995 1st Mid-Atlantic Horse Trials Series 3rd National Intermediate Championships, Radnor CCI**, PA 3rd/

1994 3rd National Intermediate Championships, Radnor CCI** Winner National DeBroke Championships Long-listed, World Championships

1993 4th Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event, CCI***

1992 Long-listed, Olympic Games

1991 Pan American Games Three-Day Event Championship, Chatsworth, GA

1988 1st Intermediate CCI National Championship at Radnor