Beezie Madden

Beezie Madden
Madden on the medals stand in 2008.
Personal information
Birth nameElizabeth Patton
Full nameElizabeth Madden
NicknameBeezie
BornNovember 20, 1963 (1963-11-20) (age 60)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
SpouseJohn Madden
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team jumping
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team jumping
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team jumping
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Individual jumping
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Aachen Individual jumping
Silver medal – second place 2006 Aachen Team jumping
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Normandy Individual jumping
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Normandy Team jumping
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team jumping
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team jumping
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Individual jumping
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Individual jumping
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team jumping
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Elizabeth Madden (née Patton; born 20 November 1963) is an American Olympic champion equestrian competing in show jumping. She has two Olympic golds and one silver in team jumping, and an individual bronze. She won the FEI Show Jumping World Cup twice;[1][2] won two silvers and two bronzes at World Championships; and won two golds, one silver and two bronzes at the Pan American Games. She was the first American to break into the international top three show jumping ranking, and the first woman to win over one million dollars in show jumping prize money.[3]

She competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics, winning team gold for the United States; at the 2008 Beijing Olympics winning team gold and individual bronze; at the 2012 London Olympics; and at the 2016 Rio Olympics winning team silver.[4] She and her husband John Madden own and operate John Madden Sales, a horse training and sales business, out of Cazenovia, New York.[4]

  1. ^ Parkes, Louise (April 29, 2013). "USA's Beezie Madden Takes the 2013 Rolex Crown in Three-Round Thriller". proequest.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "Elizabeth Beezie Madden". Team USA. Archived from the original on June 8, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "Beezie Madden". USET Foundation. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Elizabeth MADDEN". inside.fei.org. Retrieved February 29, 2020.

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