Canadian Equestrian Show Jumping Statistics, Facts, & Data
Pan Am Individual Medalists

2007 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • Canada had two individuals on the podium, along with former World Champion and three-time World Cup Final winner, Rodrigo Pessoa
  • Ian Millar narrowly missed an individual medal, finishing fourth and giving Canada three of the top-four placings
GOLD Jill Henselwood Special Ed Canada  4.00
SILVER Rodrigo Pessoa Rufus Brazil 5.74
BRONZE  Eric Lamaze Hickstead  Canada  6.43


2003 Santo Domingo, Doninican Republic

GOLD Mark Watring Sapphire Puerto Rico  5.83
SILVER Chris Kappler Royal Kaliber U.S.A.  10.40
BRONZE Margie Engle Perin U.S.A.  12.22


1999 Winnipeg, Canada
  • Ian Millar claimed his third individual Pan American Games medal and his second individual Pan Am gold medal.
  • This was one of the closest contest in Pan American Games jumping history, with the top-7 finishers being less than one knockdown apart.
  • This was the second time that Canada had hosted the Pan American Games and Winnipeg had been host city both times -- a Canadian, Jim Day on Canadian Club, took the individual show jumping gold the first time too  
GOLD Ian Millar Ivar Canada 10.41
SILVER Peter Wylde Macanudu de Niro U.S.A. 10.50
BRONZE Vitor Teixeira Jolly Boy Brazil 11.62


1995 Mar Del Plata, Argentina
GOLD Michael Matz n/a U.S.A. n/a
SILVER Jaime Azcarraga n/a Mexico n/a
BRONZE Flavier n/a Mexico n/a


1991 Havana, Cuba
  • Canada earned two of the individual medals
GOLD Danny Foster Forever Diamond Canada  8.78
SILVER Beth Underhill Monopoly  Canada  11.50
BRONZE Vitor Teixeira Zurkis Brazil   14.39


1987 Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Ian Millar won the first individual gold medal of his career in any major international championship
  • Millar also became a double gold medalist, as he and Big Ben had led the team to gold too
GOLD Ian Millar  Big Ben  Canada   9.20
SILVER Rodney Jenkins  Czar U.S.A.   14.25
BRONZE Alberto Valdez  Febrero 17 Mexico  15.21


1983 Caracas, Venezuela
  • Although Canada's Jim Elder had already won Pan American team medals, he earned his first Pan American individual medal in what would be his last Pan American Games
GOLD Anne Kursinski Livius U.S.A. 10.72
SILVER Jim Elder Shawline Canada 12.00
BRONZE Michael Matz Chef U.S.A. 13.60


1979 San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Canada's Ian Millar won his first of many Pan American medals at these Games, earning individual bronze, as well as team silver
GOLD Michael Matz  Jet Run U.S.A.  13.27 
SILVER Gerardo Tazzer Butch Cassidy Mexico  15.33 
BRONZE Ian Millar Brother Sam  Canada  21.01 


1975 Mexico City, Mexico
  • The horse that won the individual gold medal in these games would come back and repeat that feat in the next Pan American Games under a different rider, representing a different country
GOLD Fernando Senderos Jet Run  Mexico   4
SILVER  Buddy Brown A Little Bit  U.S.A.   8
BRONZE Michael Matz Grande  U.S.A.   12 + j/o


1971 Cali, Colombia
  • Canada earned its second individual medal in Pan American show jumping, when Torchy Millar earned the bronze
  • Mexico's Eliza de Perez became the second woman to earn a Pan American individual show jumping medal and also the second to win individual gold
GOLD Eliza de Perez n/a Mexico   0 + j/o
SILVER Jorge Llambi n/a Argentina   0 + j/o
BRONZE Torchy Millar n/a Canada   0 + j/o


1967 Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • This was the first time the Pan American Games were held in Canada, and Canada's newest jumping sensation, Jim Day, won the individual gold medal   
GOLD Jim Day Canadian Club  Canada   8 + j/o
SILVER Nelson Pessoa Gran Geste  Brazil   8 + j/o
BRONZE Manuel Mendivil Veracruz  Mexico  8 + j/o


1963 Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • American Mary Mairs became the first woman to earn an individual show jumping medal at the Pan American Games, earning the gold. Her future husband, Frank Chapot, was her teammate and finished fourth individually.
GOLD Mary Mairs Tom Boy U.S.A.   9.75
SILVER Carlos Delia Popin  Argentina   12.50
BRONZE Americo Simonetti El Gitano  Chile  13.16


1959 Chicago, United States
  • The host country, the United States, swept all three individual medals
GOLD Hugh Wiley n/a U.S.A. 8 
SILVER Frank Chapot n/a U.S.A. 12 + j/o
BRONZE Bill Steinkraus n/a U.S.A.  12 + j/o


1955 Mexico City, Mexico
GOLD Roberto Vinals Acapulco  Mexico  10.75 
SILVER Jorge Lucardi Baturro  Argentina  18.00 
BRONZE Jaime de la Gorza La de Agusto  Mexico  27.25 


1951 Buenos Aires, Argentina
GOLD Alberto Larraguibel n/a  Chile  16 
SILVER Carlos Delia n/a  Argentina 24 + j/o
BRONZE  Richardo Echeverria n/a  Chile  24 + j/o

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