Kevin Freeman (equestrian)

Kevin John Freeman (October 21, 1941 – March 10, 2023) was an American equestrian who competed at three Olympic Games, winning silver medals in team eventing in 1964, 1968, and 1972.

[1] He competed in the 1963 Pan American Games, earning a gold medal in team competition, and a silver as an individual.

[1] In 1964, Freeman competed in eventing for the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo aboard Gallopade, earning a silver medal in team competition and finishing 12th individually.

Freeman had ridden Chalan only one time before the Olympics and that was the day before the team shipped out for Mexico.

In spite of a torrential rain storm on cross-country which obliterated some of the take-offs and landings, the team still won the silver medal.