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William Fox-Pitt (William Speed Lane Fox-Pitt) was born on 2 January, 1969 in Hampstead, London, England, is a British equestrian. Discover William Fox-Pitt's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?
Popular As |
William Speed Lane Fox-Pitt |
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Age |
55 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
Born |
2 January, 1969 |
Birthday |
2 January |
Birthplace |
Hampstead, London, England |
Nationality |
Great Britain
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He is a member of famous Equestrian with the age 55 years old group.
William Fox-Pitt Height, Weight & Measurements
At 55 years old, William Fox-Pitt height is 6′ 5″ and Weight 176 lbs.
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Height |
6′ 5″ |
Weight |
176 lbs |
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Who Is William Fox-Pitt's Wife?
His wife is Alice Plunkett
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
Wife |
Alice Plunkett |
Sibling |
Not Available |
Children |
Emily Fox-Pitt, Thomas Fox-Pitt, Chloe Fox-Pitt |
William Fox-Pitt Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is William Fox-Pitt worth at the age of 55 years old? William Fox-Pitt’s income source is mostly from being a successful Equestrian. He is from Great Britain. We have estimated William Fox-Pitt's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
House |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
Source of Income |
Equestrian |
William Fox-Pitt Social Network
Timeline
Fox-Pitt was born in Hampstead, the eldest son of William Oliver Lane Fox-Pitt (1932-2012, known as Oliver) and Marietta Speed.
His father competed in many sports, and in addition had a career in the city, founding an investment bank now known as Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller.
Oliver and Marietta were both equestrian competitors, riding at Badminton and Burghley, and his siblings have been very successful as well.
His paternal grandfather was Major-General "Billy" Fox-Pitt a Dorset landowner who served in both World Wars and was a founding officer of the Welsh Guards.
Fox-Pitt was educated at Wellesley House School in Kent, Eton College and the Goldsmiths, University of London.
Fox-Pitt began riding at age four.
At 13, he stopped riding because he feared he would be bullied by his peers.
He is married to former eventer and current ITV Racing presenter Alice Plunkett.
He is the recordman of CCI*****'s winner with 14 titles.
William Speed Lane Fox-Pitt (born 2 January 1969) is an English equestrian who competes in eventing.
He is also the only rider to have won 5 out of the six CCI*****'s having won Burghley (1994, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011), Badminton (2004 & 2015), Pau (2011, 2013), Kentucky (2010, 2012, 2014) and Luhmuhlen (2008).
He holds the record for the most wins (six) at the Burghley Horse Trials; William's victories coming in 1994, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2011.
Team golds in European Championships in 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009.
He also represented Great Britain at the (1996 Summer Olympics/Atlanta), (2004 Summer Olympics/Athens), (2008 Summer Olympics/Beijing), (2012 Summer Olympics/London) and (2016 Summer Olympics/Rio), winning team silver in Athens, team bronze in Beijing and team silver in London.
At the European Championships, he has won six team gold medals, as well as Individual silver in 1997 and 2005, and Individual bronze in 2013.
He is the recordman CCI*****'s winner with 14 grand slam titles.
He took individual silver at the 1997 Europeans, team bronze at the 2002 and 2011 Europeans, individual silver at the 2005 Europeans, team silver at the 2006 Aachen World Equestrian Games, team silver at the 2021 Nations Cup in Boekelo, team gold at the 2010 World Equestrian Games, individual bronze at the 2013 Europeans, team silver and individual bronze at the 2014 World Equestrian Games, and team silver at the 2015 Europeans.
He also won World team medals in 2002 and 2006.
His career highlights include winning three Olympic medals in the team event, with silver in 2004 and 2012, and bronze in 2008.
Additional major wins have been at the Badminton Horse Trials in 2004 and again in 2015, at Gatcombe Park in 1995, 2000, 2003 and 2005.
In 2006 he was ranked the leading rider in Britain for the sixth year running and 2nd in the world, and as of 2014 he was ranked 1st in the world.
William is married to Channel 4 Racing presenter Alice Plunkett.
They have two sons; Oliver (born in August 2005) and Thomas (born 15 November 2006), and two daughters; Chloe (born October 2012) and Emily (born September 2014).
William is a regular columnist in the weekly equestrian magazine, Horse & Hound.
In the eventing world, one of his best known partnerships is with the horse Tamarillo.
At the World Equestrian Games, he won team gold and individual silver in 2010, and team silver and individual bronze in 2014.
In 2011, he became the first rider to win five different five-star events, having won the Burghley Horse Trials a record six times (1994, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2011), Rolex Kentucky three times (2010, 2012, 2014), Stars of Pau twice (2011, 2013), the Badminton Horse Trials twice (2004, 2015), and the Luhmühlen Horse Trials once (2008).
He was the only remaining member of the 2012 team who won silver in London 2012.
A serious fall in 2015 left him in a coma for two weeks, but he came back to make the British eventing team and attend the 2016 Summer Olympics.
In October 2015, a fall at a competition in France left him in a coma for two weeks.
After regaining consciousness, he had initial trouble with blindness and then double vision, but was ultimately able to earn a spot on the British team for the 2016 Olympics and returned to international competition with the stallion Chilli Morning.
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2018 Birthday Honours.