Neal Shapiro (equestrian)

Neal Shapiro (born July 22, 1945) is an American equestrian and Olympic medalist.

Neal Shapiro
Personal information
BornJuly 22, 1945 (1945-07-22) (age 75)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Shapiro was born in Brooklyn, New York, and is Jewish.[1][2]

He won silver and bronze medals in show jumping at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.[3] He is also a two-time winner of the Grand Prix of Aachen.[4] Shapiro was inducted into the United States Show Jumping Hall of Fame in 2010.[4]

He coached the 11-person U.S. equestrian team at the 19th Maccabiah Games (the "Jewish Olympics") in Israel in 2013.[4][5][6]

He is the cousin of historian Edward S. Shapiro.

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