Amy Tryon
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| Born | February 24, 1970 Redmond, Washington | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | April 12, 2012 (aged 42) Duvall, Washington | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amy Tryon (February 24, 1970 – April 12, 2012) was an American equestrian known for her achievements in eventing.
Born in Redmond, Washington, Tryon earned a bronze medal in team eventing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She competed alongside Kimberly Severson, John Williams, Darren Chiacchia, and Julie Richards. In addition to her team success, she also competed in individual eventing, finishing in sixth place.[1]
In 2006, she won an individual bronze medal at the World Championship in Aachen. Tryon and her horse, Poggio II, later represented the U.S. at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Hong Kong.
Rolex Kentucky incident and abuse allegations
[edit]At the Rolex Kentucky cross-country on April 28, 2007, Amy Tryon continued to ride for approximately 30 seconds after her horse, Le Samurai, had sustained what later proved to be a fatal injury. Despite the horse being visibly lame, Tryon chose to jump the final fence, which worsened the injury, making it irreparable. Following the incident, Tryon was found guilty of abuse due to her actions.[2]
Death
[edit]Tryon was found dead at her home in Duvall, Washington on April 12, 2012.[3][4] According to the King County Medical Examiner's Office, she died of an accidental drug overdose. Toxicology reports revealed toxic levels of oxycodone, diphenhydramine, alprazolam, lorazepam, diazepam, and temazepam in her system at the time of her death.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile: Amy Tryon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "Amy Tryon Found Guilty of Abuse". Horse Sport. 2007-07-24. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ Kat Netzler (April 12, 2012). "Amy Tryon Passes Away". The Chronicle of the Horse. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "Olympic horse died of overdose". Fox Sports. Associated Press. June 20, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- ^ Equestrian Amy Tryon died of accidental overdose KING5.COM Archived June 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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