William Steinkraus

William Clark "Bill" Steinkraus (October 12, 1925 – November 29, 2017) was an American show jumping champion.

Steinkraus participated in five Olympic Games. He obtained two silver medals in Team Jumping, first in 1960 on his mount, Ksar d'Espirt, and 1972 on Main Spring. Steinkraus also won a bronze medal in Team Jumping at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland on Hollandia. He was also slated to ride on the 1964 Olympic Team until his horse, Sinjon, was injured.

Biography Steinkraus was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He first rode at the age of ten while at summer camp, after which he took lessons with such well-known horsemen as Gordon Wright and Morton W. "Cappy" Smith. He rode sales horses for Smith, allowing him to hone his skills on various mounts. In 1941 Steinkraus reached the highest level of equitation competition when he won the ASPCA Maclay Cup in Hunter Seat Equitation and the Good Hands Finals in Saddle Seat Equitation at the National Horse Show.

Publications by Steinkraus Riding and Jumping (1961) The U.S. Equestrian Team Book of Riding (1976) Great Horses of the United States Equestrian Team (1977) (co-author: Sam Savitt) The Horse in Sport (1987) Reflections on Riding and Jumping (1991)