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Yoshiaki Oiwa

2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1976-07-19) July 19, 1976 (age 48) Nagoya, Japan
Medal record Equestrian Representing  Japan Olympic Games Bronze 2024 Paris Team eventing Asian Games Gold 2006 Doha Individual eventing Gold 2010 Guangzhou Team eventing Gold 2018 Jakarta Individual eventing Gold 2018 Jakarta Team eventing Silver 2006 Doha Team eventing Bronze 2010 Guangzhou Individual eventing

Yoshiaki Oiwa (大岩 義明, Ōiwa Yoshiaki, born 19 July 1976) is a Japanese equestrian.

"Yoshi", as he is known, began riding as a junior high school student and took up eventing at University. In 2001 Yoshi he moved to the UK in order to pursue eventing trained by Andrew Hoy and in 2009 he moved to Germany. He now trains with German rider Dirk Schrade.

He earned Best Equestrian Athlete; award at the Japanese sports awards in 2005, ’07 and ’11.

Yoshi comes from a family of Olympians; his aunt was an international figure skater and is now an Olympic judge and his uncle won a silver medal in swimming at the Rome Olympic Games.

Competition

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he finished in 49th in the individual eventing. There was no Japanese team.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the individual eventing and team eventing. After finishing top in the dressage phase of the individual competition, he was eliminated after the cross-country section.

At the 2017 Badminton Horse Trials he finished in 8th place with The Duke Of Cavan.

In June 2017 he became the first Japanese rider to win a CCI*** competition outside Japan when he won the Bramham Horse Trials, in Yorkshire, England.