Tina
Konyot
Olympian 2012
Athlete Bio#
Age
63
Hometown
Palm City
Olympic Experience
- 2012 Olympic Games, sixth place in equestrian team competition
Career Highlights
- Early in 2000, Konyot won the Grand Prix at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W.
- In 2004, Konyot partnered with Sally Miller's mare, Anna Karenina, winning the Grand Prix at the Florida Dressage Classic in Wellington in only their third outing
- The pair was on a tear in 2010, winning eight Grand Prix, seven of those consecutively
- In April at the Kentucky Cup CDI3* Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games test event, the pair captured the Grand Prix and were then awarded their highest score to date in the Grand Prix Freestyle
Fun Facts: Konyot’s grandfather, Arthur Konyot, occupied center ring in the acclaimed Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus ... Konyot’s father, Alex Konyot, also a member of the Circus Hall of Fame, started an equine training facility in Ft. Lauderdale, FL ... Konyot teaches and trains at her farm in North Stonington, CT, and at her parents’ farm in Stuart, FL
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US Equestrian Bio