Daniel Meech

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Daniel William Meech (born 19 November 1973) is a New Zealand equestrian.

Meech was born in Hastings in 1973.{{cite web |title=Daniel Meech|url=https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/daniel-meech|publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee|access-date=28 February 2017}} He received his education at Lindisfarne College and at Hastings Boys' High School.{{cite news|last1=Leggat|first1=David|title=Showjumping: Big win soothes Olympics agony|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=3598909|access-date=28 February 2017|work=The New Zealand Herald|date=8 October 2004}} Aged 20, he relocated to Germany for an apprenticeship with German showjumper Paul Schockemöhle.{{cite news|title=Daniel Meech jumping after Olympic Cup |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/6582244/Daniel-Meech-jumping-after-Olympic-Cup|access-date=28 February 2017|work=Stuff|date=16 March 2012}}

Meech competed in individual jumping at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and is New Zealand Olympian number 730. He competed in individual and team jumping at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,{{Cite sports-reference |name=Daniel Meech |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/daniel-meech-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111459/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/daniel-meech-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |access-date=26 September 2016}} In Athens, he was third going into the final round and would have won gold by dropping one bar, but he dropped three bars and came in 12th place. Meech was nominated for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but his horse Sorbas was injured and he was replaced by Kirk Webby.{{cite news|title=Kiwi reserve gets show jumping call-up|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/archive/olympics-2008/equestrian-28333/580828/Kiwi-reserve-gets-show-jumping-call-up|access-date=28 February 2017|work=The Dominion Post|date=14 August 2008|archive-date=14 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314215814/http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/archive/olympics-2008/equestrian-28333/580828/Kiwi-reserve-gets-show-jumping-call-up|url-status=dead}}