Name: Phillip Dutton
Sport: Equestrian
Discipline(s): Eventing
Event(s): Individual, Team (with Mighty Nice)
Height: 5-6
DOB: 9/13/1963
Birthplace: Nyngan, Australia
Hometown: West Grove, Pa.
High School: Nyngan High School (Nyngan, Australia) ‘80
College: Newington College ’84, Farming
Olympic Experience
  • Seven-time Olympian (1996, 2000, 2004) – represented Australia; (2008, 2012, 2016,2020) – represented the United States; three-time Olympic medalist (2 golds, 1 bronze)
  • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 6th (team); 21st (individual)
  • Olympic Games Rio 2016, 12th (team); bronze (individual) – with Mighty Nice
  • Olympic Games London 2012, 7th (team); 23rd (individual) – with Mystery Whisper
  • Olympic Games Beijing 2008, 7th (team); DQ (individual) – with Connaught
  • Olympic Games Athens 2004, 6th (team); 13th (individual) – with Nova Top
  • Olympic Games Sydney 2000, gold (team) – with House Doctor
  • Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, gold (team) – with True Blue Girdwood
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2014 – 11th (team)
  • Years of participation: Australia – 1994 (True Blue Girdwood), 1998 (True Blue Girdwood), 2002 (House Doctor), 2006 (Connaught); United States – 2010 (Woodburn), 2014 (Trading Aces)
  • Top finish: 4th (team) – 1994, 2010
Other Career Highlights
  • 2015 Pan American Games, gold (team); 10th (individual) – with Fernhill Fugitive
  • 2007 Pan American Games, gold (team); silver (individual) – with Truluck
Personal: Son of Peter and Mary Dutton...Has two brothers, Mark and Danny, and one sister, Lisa...Married Evie Dutton on Feb. 1, 1998...Has twin daughters, Mary and Olivia, and a stepdaughter, Lee Lee...Moved from Australia in 1991 and became a U.S. citizen in 2006...Interests include reading, staying current on world affairs, and playing golf and tennis.