Clayton Fredericks is an Australian equestrian who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as part of the three-day eventing team. He currently lives in Ocala, Florida and is the Coach for the Canadian Eventing Team. Fredericks attended school at Wesley College, Perth. He has a daughter, Ellie Fredericks. He started riding at the age of eight, riding at showing classes in and around Perth, Australia. He first discovered cross-country at the age of 16 when he entered a pony club tetrathlon. He regularly holds coaching clinics in the UK and Europe and acted as Hong Kong's Chef d'Equipe at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. He has also been named interim chairman of the UK's Event Rider's Association. Major results can be viewed at FEI website here http://fei.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=312&personid=567461&refreshauto=1. Fredericks' 2012 Olympic campaign hit a stumbling block when he was hospilitalised after a fall at the Saumar event in France. He made a quick recovery to win the 2012 CIC3* Renswoude event in the Netherlands and cement his spot in the Australian Team. [More at Wikipedia]

November 17th, 1967 in Moora, Western Australia (Age 56)