With a background steeped in equestrian heritage, William Fox-Pitt’s choice of career was almost inevitable. A previous winner of the HSBC FEI Classics in 2008, 2010 and 2014, he is the only rider to have won five of the six CCI4* (now 5*) three-day events worldwide. William has been British number one multiple times and was the first British rider to become the World number one in eventing – a distinction he achieved in 2002, 2009, 2010, 2014 and 2015.
After a fall at Mondial du Lion Young Horse World Championships in France at the end of the 2015 season, William bounced back onto the international competition circuit in time to be selected for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
In 2019, William was made an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to Equestrian.
| Date | Event | Horse | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Chilli Morning | |
| 2015 | European Championships | Bay My Hero | Team silver |
| 2014 | World Equestrian Games | Chilli Morning | Team silver and individual bronze |
| 2013 | European Championships | Chilli Morning | Individual bronze |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | Lionheart | Team silver |
| 2011 | European Championships | Cool Mountain | Team bronze |
| 2010 | World Equestrian Games | Cool Mountain | Team gold and individual silver |
| 2009 | European Championships | Idalgo du Donjon | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Parkmore Ed | |
| 2006 | World Equestrian Games | Tamarillo | Team silver |
| 2005 | European Championships | Tamarillo | Individual silver |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Tamarillo | Team silver |
| 2003 | European Championships | Moon Man | Team gold |
| 2002 | World Equestrian Games | Tamarillo | Team bronze |
| 2001 | European Championships | Stunning | Team gold |
| 1997 | European ‘Open’ Championships | Cosmopolitan II | Team gold and individual silver |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Cosmopolitan II | |
| 1995 | European Championships | Cosmopolitan II | Team gold |
| 1990 | Young Rider European Championships | Steadfast | Team gold |
| 1989 | Young Rider European Championships | Steadfast | Team silver |
| 1988 | Young Rider European Championships | Steadfast | Team gold |
| 1987 | Junior European Championships | Steadfast | Individual silver |