Joe Stockdale
{{short description|British equestrian}}
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Joseph Stockdale (born 18 October 1999) is a British show jumper.
Early life
From Roade, Northamptonshire, his father Tim Stockdale was also a show jumper. His brother Mark Stockdale is a professional golfer.{{cite web|url=https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/features/joe-stockdale-mark-stockdale-tim-stockdales-sons-853662|website=Horse and Hound|date=1 April 2024|title=Joe Stockdale and Mark Stockdale are inspired by late father Tom Stockdale}} Stockdale attended Wellingborough School.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/people/northamptonshire-equestrian-rider-part-of-bronze-winning-team-gb-at-world-champs-for-first-time-in-24-years-3807992|title=Northamptonshire equestrian rider part of bronze-winning Team GB at World Champs – for first time in 24 years|journal=Northampton Chronicle & Echo|first=Katie|last=Wheatley|date=17 August 2022|accessdate=19 April 2024}}
Stockdale started riding in a pony club when he was four years-old. He took part in the mounted games team at the Horse of the Year Show in 2013. As a teenager, he played cricket for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club Second XI.{{cite web|url= https://www.worldofshowjumping.com/WoSJ-Exclusive-interviews/The-Next-Generation-Joe-Stockdale-As-a-team-we-aim-to-combine-innovation-with-hard-work-and-dedication.html#|title=The Next Generation:Joe Stockdale |date=21 March 2021|website=World of Show Jumping|accessdate=5 April 2024}}
Career
Stockdale started competing professionally in 2018, and was named Young British Rider of the Year in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/archives/young-rider-of-the-year-758917|title= Tommy Hilfiger Equestrian Young Rider of the Year 2022|date=1 December 2022|website=Horse and Hound|access-date=5 April 2024}}{{cite web|title= Joe Stockdale: Showjumper hopes to follow father by reaching Olympics|date=18 January 2024|accessdate=5 April 2024|url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/equestrian/67982244|website=BBC Sport}}
He made his senior championship team debut at the 2021 European Championship.{{cite web|url= https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/features/joe-stockdale-picks-the-horse-he-wishes-he-could-have-ridden-812884|title= 'If you got her on side, she'd really fight for you': Joe Stockdale picks the horse he wishes he could have ridden|website=Horse and Hound|first=
Becky |last=Murray|date=25 December 2023}}
He won team bronze at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark, alongside Ben Maher, Scott Brash and Harry Charles.{{cite web|url= https://equnews.com/international-2/joseph-and-mark-stockdale-our-perseverance-is-in-our-blood|website=equnews|accessdate=5 April 2024|title= Joseph and Mark Stockdale: "Our perseverance is in our blood"|date=21 February 2024}}{{cite web|date=12 August 2022|website=BBC Sport|title=GB win surprise show-jumping world medal|accessdate=5 April 2024|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/equestrian/62528682}}
In 2023, he and Jack Whitaker became official ambassadors for the Royal Windsor Horse Show.{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/d19fe17c-a640-4119-958d-bd9f45268c3f|website=Financial Times|title= Can John and Jack Whitaker make Olympic showjumping history?|first=Sharon|last=Smith|date=2 April 2024|accessdate=5 April 2024}}
In May 2024, he was placed on the list of British showjumping Olympic entries for the 2024 Paris Games.{{cite web|url= https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/british-showjumping-olympic-entries-2024-859637|website=Horse and Hound|accessdate=25 May 2024|title=Six of Britain's best named for Paris Olympics jumping squad|first=Eleanor|last=Jones|date=24 May 2024}} The following month, he was confirmed as one of the four riders selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Olympic Games.{{cite web|url= https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/british-olympic-showjumping-team-revealed-paris-2024-862468 |website=Horse and Hound|accessdate=27 June 2024|title= British Olympic showjumping team is revealed: who has been selected for Paris 2024?|first=Jennifer|last=Donald|date=26 June 2024}}
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Category:English male equestrians
Category:People educated at Wellingborough School