Amy Tryon
{{short description|American equestrian eventer}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
|name=Amy Tryon
|birth_date={{birth date|1970|2|24}}
|birth_place=Redmond, Washington
|death_date={{Death date and age|mf=yes|2012|04|12|1970|2|24}}
|death_place=Duvall, Washington
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|medaltemplates={{MedalSport|Equestrian}}
{{MedalCountry| {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2004 Athens|Team Eventing}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Equestrian Games}}
{{MedalGold|2002 Jerez|Team Eventing}}
{{MedalBronze|2006 Aachen|Individual Eventing}}
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Amy Tryon (February 24, 1970 – April 12, 2012) was an American equestrian known for her achievements in eventing.
Born in Redmond, Washington, Tryon earned a bronze medal in team eventing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She competed alongside Kimberly Severson, John Williams, Darren Chiacchia, and Julie Richards. In addition to her team success, she also competed in individual eventing, finishing in sixth place.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tr/amy-tryon-1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060812/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tr/amy-tryon-1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 April 2020 | title=Profile: Amy Tryon |publisher=sports-reference.com |accessdate=9 January 2012}}
In 2006, she won an individual bronze medal at the World Championship in Aachen. Tryon and her horse, Poggio II, later represented the U.S. at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Hong Kong.
Rolex Kentucky incident and abuse allegations
At the Rolex Kentucky cross-country on April 28, 2007, Amy Tryon continued to ride for approximately 30 seconds after her horse, Le Samurai, had sustained what later proved to be a fatal injury. Despite the horse being visibly lame, Tryon chose to jump the final fence, which worsened the injury, making it irreparable. Following the incident, Tryon was found guilty of abuse due to her actions.{{Cite web |date=2007-07-24 |title=Amy Tryon Found Guilty of Abuse |url=https://horsesport.com/horse-news/amy-tryon-found-guilty-of-abuse/ |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=Horse Sport |language=en-CA}}
Death
Tryon was found dead at her home in Duvall, Washington on April 12, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.chronofhorse.com/article/amy-tryon-passes-away|title=Amy Tryon Passes Away|author=Kat Netzler|date=April 12, 2012|publisher=The Chronicle of the Horse|accessdate=15 April 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/story/amy-tryon-equestrian-died-of-accidental-drug-overdose-062012|title=Olympic horse died of overdose|date=June 20, 2012|work=Fox Sports|publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=June 20, 2012}} According to the King County Medical Examiner's Office, she died of an accidental drug overdose. Toxicology reports revealed toxic levels of oxycodone, diphenhydramine, alprazolam, lorazepam, diazepam, and temazepam in her system at the time of her death.[http://www.king5.com/news/local/Equestrian-Amy-Tryon-died-of-accidental-overdose-ME-says-159669255.html Equestrian Amy Tryon died of accidental overdose KING5.COM] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623042433/http://www.king5.com/news/local/Equestrian-Amy-Tryon-died-of-accidental-overdose-ME-says-159669255.html |date=June 23, 2012 }}
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Category:American female equestrians
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in equestrian
Category:Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Redmond, Washington
Category:Sportspeople from King County, Washington
Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
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