Whitaker one-two at British Open SJ Championships
Robert and John Whitaker restored British honour by scoring a one-two in the Zinc Management Speed Stakes in Birmingham
Robert Whitaker
British showjumper Robert Whitaker was born on 26 January 1983 and now lives in West Yorkshire. He is the son of John Whitaker and nephew to Michael Whitaker, so has grown up in oneof the most successful showjumping families in the world.
Robert’s competitive nature and talent were clear from the start, as he competed in his first international show at Towerlands in Essex in 1994, when he was just 11. His rise to the top continued when he joined his first Nations Cup team at the age of 18 and won the British Open two years later, in 2003.
He has enjoyed considerable success is puissance competitions, including clearing 2.12m bareback while riding Waterstone in Stockholm.Robert became a father for the first time in April 2013 when his partner Kate Jackaman gave birth to their daughter Evie. Evie is John and Clare Whitaker‘s first grandchild.
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Spanish Sunshine Tour jumping — week four
A brief round up of international show jumping action from week four of the Spanish Sunshine Tour
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Spanish Sunshine Tour jumping — week three
A brief round up of show jumping action during the third week of the Spanish Sunshine Tour, where Robert and John Whitaker steal the limelight
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Germany pockets £12,000 in Christmas Masters
Alois Pollmann-Schweckhorst defeated Eric Van der Vleuten in the final jump-off round of the Olympia Christmas Masters, to scoop £12,000
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Father and son win Christmas Puissance
John and Robert Whitaker proved they have nerves of steel at Olympia this evening, taking pole position in the Accenture Christmas Puissance along with Markus Fuchs
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British Open whitewash for Whitakers
The Whitaker family demonstrated their dominance in the sport on the opening day of the British Open Show Jumping Championships in Sheffield
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Robert Whitaker takes Blue Chip Grand Prix
Young talent Robert Whitaker won this year
