James Wofford

James C. Wofford

Personal information
Full name	James Cunningham Wofford
Born	November 3, 1944 (1944-11-03) (age 72) Junction City, Kansas, U.S.
Medal record Equestrian Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Team three-day event 1972 Munich Team three-day event Pan American Games 1967 Winnipeg Team eventing World Championships 1970 Punchestown Individual eventing 1978 Lexington Team eventing

James Cunningham "Jimmy" Wofford (born November 3, 1944) is an American equestrian, who has competed in many international competitions in the sport of eventing. Today he is most known as a trainer of both horses and riders, and as a retired president of the AHSA and vice-president of the USET.

Wofford now lives on his Fox Covert Farm in Upperville, Virginia, with his wife, Gail W. Wofford ex-MFH, of almost 40 years.

Wofford was born in Junction City, Kansas to an equestrian family. His father Col. John W. Wofford, who died when James was 10, rode for the United States Show Jumping Team in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Col. Wofford went on to coach eventers and show jumpers at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games. This was the first Olympics where civilians were permitted to participate in nting, and nineteen-year-old Jeb Wofford—Col. Wofford’s son and James’ brother—won a bronze medal. Col. Wofford was also the founder and first president of the United States Equestrian Team.

The second brother to James, Warren Wofford, remains the only USET rider to qualify in both show jumping and eventing. He chose show jumping, but only went as an alternate to the 1956 Stockholm Games. However, Warren did meet his future wife, Dawn Penelope Wofford, who competed on the British Show Jumping Team in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.

Wofford’s cousin is both a trainer and rider of flat and steeplechase races. Several members of his family have also been Masters of Foxhounds.

Wofford attended Culver Military Academy for high school. He later went to graduate from the University of Colorado School of Business.

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