Full name: John Michael Plumb
Gender: Male
Height: 6-0 (183 cm)
Weight: 194 lbs (88 kg)
Born: March 28, 1940 in Islip, New York, United States
Country: United States
Sport: Equestrianism
Related Olympians: Husband of Donnan Plumb.
Medals: 2 Gold, 4 Silver (6 Total)
After being a member of the Three-Day Event team which won the silver medals at three successive Olympics, Michael Plumb won a team gold and an individual silver at the 1976 Games. His total of six Olympic medals bettered [Earl Thomson]âs record of five for a U.S. equestrian. Apart from his Olympic successes he won two team and one individual gold medal at the Pan-American Games and he was a member of the winning team at the 1974 World Championships, where he won the silver medal in the individual competition. Michael Plumb graduated from the University of Delaware in 1972 and later married the former [Donnan Sharp], a well-known equestrienne who also competed in the Olympics. Plumb competed at 7 Olympic Games â 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, and 1992, and would have made it eight had the U.S. competed in 1980. He was 10-times voted U.S. Combined Training Association Rider of the Year. |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Horse | Phase | Unit | Rank | PTS | SJF | STP | CCJF | CCTP | JF | TF | |
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1960 Summer | 20 | Roma | Equestrianism | United States | Markham | Final Standings | 15 | -152.96 | ||||||||
1960 Summer | 20 | Roma | Equestrianism | United States | Markham | Dressage | 26 | -120.51 | ||||||||
1960 Summer | 20 | Roma | Equestrianism | United States | Markham | Cross-Country | 22 | -29.20 | 0 | 5.60 | -60 | 25.20 | ||||
1960 Summer | 20 | Roma | Equestrianism | United States | Markham | Jumping | 11T | -3.25 | 3,25 | 0 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Horse | Phase | Unit | Rank | PTS | |
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1960 Summer | 20 | Roma | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Markham | Final Standings | AC | DNF | -152.96 | |
1960 Summer | 20 | Roma | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Markham | Dressage | 14 | -400.01 | ||
1960 Summer | 20 | Roma | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Markham | Cross-Country | AC | DNF |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Horse | Phase | Unit | Rank | PTS | |
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1964 Summer | 24 | Tokyo | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Bold Minstrel | Final Standings | 2 | 1.33 | ||
1964 Summer | 24 | Tokyo | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Bold Minstrel | Dressage | 2 | -42.67 | ||
1964 Summer | 24 | Tokyo | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Bold Minstrel | Cross-Country | 4 | 44.00 | ||
1964 Summer | 24 | Tokyo | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Bold Minstrel | Jumping | 2 | 0.00 | ||
1968 Summer | 28 | Ciudad de México | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Plain Sailing | Final Standings | 2 | -119.50 | ||
1968 Summer | 28 | Ciudad de México | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Plain Sailing | Dressage | 6 | -241.52 | ||
1968 Summer | 28 | Ciudad de México | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Plain Sailing | Cross-Country | 2 | 76.40 | ||
1968 Summer | 28 | Ciudad de México | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Plain Sailing | Jumping | 6 | -50.25 | ||
1972 Summer | 32 | München | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Free and Easy | Final Standings | 2 | -43.53 | ||
1972 Summer | 32 | München | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Free and Easy | Dressage | 3 | -129.99 | ||
1972 Summer | 32 | München | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Free and Easy | Cross-Country | 3T | 170.80 | ||
1972 Summer | 32 | München | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Free and Easy | Jumping | 3 | -20.50 | ||
1976 Summer | 36 | Montréal | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Better & Better | Final Standings | 1 | -125.85 | ||
1976 Summer | 36 | Montréal | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Better & Better | Dressage | 2 | -66.25 | ||
1976 Summer | 36 | Montréal | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Better & Better | Cross-Country | 1 | -49.60 | ||
1976 Summer | 36 | Montréal | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Better & Better | Jumping | 3T | -20.00 | ||
1984 Summer | 44 | Los Angeles | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Blue Stone | Final Standings | 1 | -71.40 | ||
1984 Summer | 44 | Los Angeles | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Blue Stone | Dressage | 1 | non-scoring | -61.20 | |
1984 Summer | 44 | Los Angeles | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Blue Stone | Cross-Country | 2 | -5.20 | ||
1984 Summer | 44 | Los Angeles | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Blue Stone | Jumping | 6 | -5.00 | ||
1992 Summer | 52 | Barcelona | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Adonis | Final Standings | 10 | -195.20 | ||
1992 Summer | 52 | Barcelona | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Adonis | Dressage | 7 | -49.60 | ||
1992 Summer | 52 | Barcelona | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Adonis | Cross-Country | 13 | -135.60 | ||
1992 Summer | 52 | Barcelona | Equestrianism | United States | USA | Adonis | Jumping | 9T | -10.00 |