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Phillip Dutton, 57-year-old going to 7th Olympics, leads U.S. equestrian eventing team

Phillip Dutton, a 57-year-old equestrian going to his seventh Olympics, is set to become the oldest U.S. Olympian since 2008.

Dutton, who took individual eventing bronze in Rio to become the oldest U.S. Olympic medalist since 1952, was named as part of the four-rider eventing team for Tokyo on Thursday.

Dutton won team gold for Australia in 1996 and 2000 before switching to represent the U.S. starting with the 2008 Beijing Games. He was born in Australia and moved to the U.S. in 1991.

Dutton, riding Z, a 13-year-old Zangersheide, is joined on the U.