50:
71:
179:
200:
158:
137:
777:
306:. He took a year out of his studies at Eton to prepare for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He qualified four horses between October 2007 and May 2008. Although as a host nation competitor he only needed to achieve a minimum standard, he qualified in his own right through the rankings as the youngest ever Olympic event rider. In mid-2008 he achieved a ranking of 21st in the world. The equestrian industry in China has grown since the 2008 Olympics in Beijing to be the 3rd largest leisure pursuit among the elite in China.
693:
578:
324:
Having returned to Eton to complete his studies, Hua won a place at
Bristol University to study Aerotechnology Engineering, which he postponed for three years to concentrate on working toward competing in London 2012. At the 2009, Blenheim International Horse Trials, Hua won the Best under-25 Prize
329:
in
Lexington, September 2010. In November 2009, he won the inaugural HSBC Rising Star Award, presented to him in Copenhagen by Princess Haya, President of the International Equestrian Federation at the 'Oscars of Equestrian Sport'.
281:
Hua Tian was born in London to a
Chinese father and a British mother. He has a brother, called Jamie Hua Ming. The family lived in Beijing, before moving to Hong Kong. Hua started riding aged four. His family moved to
361:. An independent investigation found the horse's ingestion of the substance to be accidental, however, the positive test cost China their team spot at the 2024 Summer Olympic games in Paris.
715:
600:
459:
670:
546:"China Loses Olympic Place; Japan Qualifies for Paris After Positive Drug Test - Eventing Nation - Three-Day Eventing News, Results, Videos, and Commentary"
893:
888:
883:
878:
933:
928:
873:
772:
303:
782:
938:
923:
918:
545:
953:
948:
943:
903:
858:
640:
658:
868:
810:
302:
Hua was the only
Chinese event rider competing internationally between 2006 and 2016 and the first Chinese to be registered with
898:
432:
491:
212:
191:
170:
149:
54:
Alex Hua Tian and ESB Irish Fiddle at the Trout
Hatchery during the cross-country phase of Burghley Horse Trials 2010.
913:
908:
848:
741:
626:
469:
370:
853:
816:
238:
822:
49:
317:, who won the Burghley Horse Trials 2006 and Badminton Horse Trials 2007, at their base in Wiltshire, and by
230:
804:
792:
389:
676:
646:
652:
723:
719:
703:
608:
604:
588:
333:
In 2014, Hua won a silver medal at the
Incheon Asian Games riding Temujin, owned by Edwina Qu Ye.
843:
326:
863:
786:
838:
347:
337:
8:
776:
287:
711:
596:
314:
310:
664:
522:
517:
206:
185:
164:
143:
405:
340:
in Rio with horses
Harbour Pilot C and Don Geniro. He placed 8th with Don Geniro.
26:
495:
343:
In 2018 he won a bronze medal at the
Jakarta Asian Games riding PSH Convivial.
798:
346:
In 2019 he was a member of the first
Chinese eventing team to qualify for the
832:
266:
31:
768:
318:
291:
22:
354:
128:
764:
410:
358:
283:
647:
Alex Hua Tian saddled with hopes of the host nation at
Olympic Games
722:
external links, and converting useful links where appropriate into
607:
external links, and converting useful links where appropriate into
406:"World Equestrian Games: China's 'one in a billion' rider Hua Tian"
270:
256:
86:
464:
246:
757:
76:
665:
China's Olympic equestrian team to be led by Eton schoolboy.
653:
Olympics Equestrian Hopes dashed, Hua Tian plots for London
178:
199:
706:may not follow Knowledge's policies or guidelines
591:may not follow Knowledge's policies or guidelines
830:
157:
136:
321:, British Olympic Dressage Team 1996 and 2008.
793:Alex Hua Tian saddles up for date with destiny
353:In 2023, Hua's horse Chicko was found to have
304:International Federation for Equestrian Sports
817:China's Olympic riding hope is Eton schoolboy
309:He was coached by the former world champion
805:Eton schoolboy gallops toward Beijing Games
775:
641:Eton schoolboy holds Chinese Olympic dream
399:
397:
742:Learn how and when to remove this message
649:Matthew Pinsent, The Times, 2 August 2008
627:Learn how and when to remove this message
460:"Eton schoolboy's bid has melancholy end"
661:Universal Sports (Reuters), 30 July 2008
403:
261:
894:Equestrians at the 2024 Summer Olympics
889:Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics
884:Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics
879:Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics
457:
394:
934:Asian Games bronze medalists for China
929:Asian Games silver medalists for China
874:People educated at Chafyn Grove School
831:
492:"Alex Hua Tian | Vision Magazine"
659:China's medal hopes rest on youngster
686:
671:Alex Hua Tian from China rides Chico
571:
518:"Alex Hua Tian, Chinese event rider"
939:Asian Games medalists in equestrian
924:Equestrians at the 2018 Asian Games
919:Equestrians at the 2014 Asian Games
825:Wall Street Journal, 11 August 2008
643:Sunday Telegraph, 10 September 2007
543:
458:Pomfret, James (11 November 2008).
286:when he was 11, where Hua attended
13:
567:
404:Williams, Ollie (23 August 2014).
14:
965:
954:Doping cases in equestrian sports
949:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
944:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
904:English people of Chinese descent
859:Chinese people of English descent
682:
371:China at the 2008 Summer Olympics
357:in his system after a controlled
787:Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
691:
576:
433:"Eton schoolboy rides for China"
198:
177:
156:
135:
69:
48:
869:People educated at Eton College
667:Reuters TV report, 30 July 2008
390:Chinese riders feeling the heat
537:
510:
484:
451:
425:
383:
265:; born 25 October 1989) is an
251:
242:
234:
16:Chinese equestrian (born 1989)
1:
899:Olympic equestrians for China
823:A Horse of a Different Colour
376:
276:
811:Team China 2008 Press Photos
677:Beijing 2008 Olympic Profile
7:
807:China Daily, 22 August 2007
468:. Hong Kong. Archived from
364:
10:
970:
269:sportsman who competes in
20:
795:China Daily, 3 March 2008
297:
127:
123:
112:
92:
82:
64:
59:
47:
40:
914:Sportspeople from London
909:English male equestrians
849:Chinese male equestrians
819:The Observer, 4 May 2008
673:USA Today, 9 August 2008
854:Chinese dressage riders
801:CCTV5 short documentary
655:Reuters, 12 August 2008
336:Hua qualified for the
327:World Equestrian Games
325:and qualified for the
207:2018 Jakarta-Palembang
712:improve this article
597:improve this article
348:2020 Summer Olympics
338:2016 Summer Olympics
60:Personal information
724:footnote references
609:footnote references
288:Chafyn Grove School
239:traditional Chinese
213:Individual eventing
192:Individual eventing
150:Individual eventing
550:eventingnation.com
315:Lucinda Fredericks
311:Clayton Fredericks
231:simplified Chinese
752:
751:
744:
637:
636:
629:
523:Horse & Hound
224:
223:
218:
217:
961:
813:Photo Collection
779:
761:
760:
758:Official website
747:
740:
736:
733:
727:
695:
694:
687:
632:
625:
621:
618:
612:
580:
579:
572:
561:
560:
558:
556:
544:Berendt, Tilly.
541:
535:
534:
532:
530:
514:
508:
507:
505:
503:
498:on 16 April 2016
494:. Archived from
488:
482:
481:
479:
477:
455:
449:
448:
446:
444:
429:
423:
422:
420:
418:
401:
392:
387:
263:
253:
244:
236:
209:
202:
201:
188:
181:
180:
167:
160:
159:
146:
139:
138:
121:
120:
106:
102:
100:
75:
73:
72:
52:
43:
38:
37:
969:
968:
964:
963:
962:
960:
959:
958:
829:
828:
756:
755:
748:
737:
731:
728:
709:
700:This article's
696:
692:
685:
633:
622:
616:
613:
594:
585:This article's
581:
577:
570:
568:Further reading
565:
564:
554:
552:
542:
538:
528:
526:
516:
515:
511:
501:
499:
490:
489:
485:
475:
473:
472:on 6 March 2016
456:
452:
442:
440:
431:
430:
426:
416:
414:
402:
395:
388:
384:
379:
367:
300:
279:
220:
219:
205:
184:
163:
142:
118:
117:
107:
104:
103:25 October 1989
98:
96:
70:
68:
55:
41:
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
967:
957:
956:
951:
946:
941:
936:
931:
926:
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
827:
826:
820:
814:
808:
802:
796:
790:
780:
762:
750:
749:
704:external links
699:
697:
690:
684:
683:External links
681:
680:
679:
674:
668:
662:
656:
650:
644:
635:
634:
589:external links
584:
582:
575:
569:
566:
563:
562:
536:
509:
483:
450:
439:. 30 July 2008
424:
393:
381:
380:
378:
375:
374:
373:
366:
363:
299:
296:
278:
275:
222:
221:
216:
215:
210:
203:
195:
194:
189:
182:
174:
173:
168:
161:
153:
152:
147:
140:
132:
131:
125:
124:
119:
115:
114:
113:
110:
109:
94:
90:
89:
84:
80:
79:
66:
62:
61:
57:
56:
53:
45:
44:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
966:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
844:Living people
842:
840:
837:
836:
834:
824:
821:
818:
815:
812:
809:
806:
803:
800:
799:Alex Hua Tian
797:
794:
791:
788:
784:
781:
778:
774:
770:
766:
765:Alex Hua Tian
763:
759:
754:
753:
746:
743:
735:
732:November 2017
725:
721:
720:inappropriate
717:
713:
707:
705:
698:
689:
688:
678:
675:
672:
669:
666:
663:
660:
657:
654:
651:
648:
645:
642:
639:
638:
631:
628:
620:
617:November 2017
610:
606:
605:inappropriate
602:
598:
592:
590:
583:
574:
573:
551:
547:
540:
525:
524:
519:
513:
497:
493:
487:
471:
467:
466:
461:
454:
438:
434:
428:
413:
412:
407:
400:
398:
391:
386:
382:
372:
369:
368:
362:
360:
356:
351:
349:
344:
341:
339:
334:
331:
328:
322:
320:
316:
313:and his wife
312:
307:
305:
295:
293:
289:
285:
274:
272:
268:
264:
258:
254:
248:
240:
232:
228:
227:Alex Hua Tian
214:
211:
208:
204:
197:
196:
193:
190:
187:
183:
176:
175:
172:
171:Team eventing
169:
166:
165:2022 Hangzhou
162:
155:
154:
151:
148:
145:
144:2022 Hangzhou
141:
134:
133:
130:
126:
122:
111:
105:(age 34)
95:
91:
88:
85:
81:
78:
67:
63:
58:
51:
46:
42:Alex Hua Tian
39:
34:
33:
28:
24:
19:
864:Event riders
738:
729:
714:by removing
701:
623:
614:
599:by removing
586:
553:. Retrieved
549:
539:
527:. Retrieved
521:
512:
500:. Retrieved
496:the original
486:
474:. Retrieved
470:the original
463:
453:
441:. Retrieved
436:
427:
415:. Retrieved
409:
385:
352:
345:
342:
335:
332:
323:
319:Jane Gregory
308:
301:
292:Eton College
290:followed by
280:
260:
250:
226:
225:
186:2014 Incheon
116:Medal record
30:
23:Chinese name
18:
839:1989 births
502:25 February
476:22 December
443:17 February
355:altrenogest
273:for China.
129:Asian Games
65:Nationality
27:family name
833:Categories
789:(archived)
377:References
277:Early life
267:equestrian
99:1989-10-25
83:Discipline
716:excessive
601:excessive
411:BBC Sport
359:drug test
284:Wiltshire
783:Hua Tian
529:7 August
417:7 August
365:See also
271:eventing
257:Jyutping
252:HuΓ TiΔn
87:Eventing
21:In this
710:Please
702:use of
595:Please
587:use of
555:15 July
465:Reuters
437:Reuters
262:Waa Tin
298:Career
259::
249::
247:pinyin
241::
233::
108:London
74:
25:, the
771:) at
767:(and
77:China
769:here
557:2024
531:2016
504:2016
478:2012
445:2022
419:2016
93:Born
785:at
773:FEI
718:or
603:or
32:Hua
29:is
835::
548:.
520:.
462:.
435:.
408:.
396:^
350:.
294:.
255:;
245:;
243:θ―倩
237:;
235:ε倩
101:)
745:)
739:(
734:)
730:(
726:.
708:.
630:)
624:(
619:)
615:(
611:.
593:.
559:.
533:.
506:.
480:.
447:.
421:.
229:(
97:(
35:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.