Laura Kraut (born November 14, 1965 in Camden, South Carolina) is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic champion.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , Kraut won the gold medal as part of the United States team with her horse Cedric in team jumping , together with McLain Ward , Will Simpson, and Beezie Madden.
In 2010 Kraut was featured in the television series A Rider's Story along with fellow Olympian McLain Ward.
A riders story mclain ward and laura kraut 95,000 euro Internationales PfingstTurnier Wiesbaden 150,000 euro Grand Prix of Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 1st/Anthem 2010 Grand prix of Chantilly. Cedric. 2011 Finale Grand Prix Florida. Cedric US Olympic Trials, Wellington, FL, 1st/Cedric Beijing Olympics, Hong Kong, Team Gold/Cedric $500,000 Grand Prix of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 1st/Anthem Masters Class, Antwerpen, Belgium, 1st/Miss Independent Brussels Grand Prix, Brussels, Belgium, 1st/Miss Independent Credit Suisse Grand Prix, Geneva, Switzerland, 1st/Miss Independent Olympia, London, England, 1st/Miss Independent CSIO *****Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 1st/Anthem CSIO ***** Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1st/Anthem CSI *** Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1st/Anthem CSI*** Hachenburg, Hachenburg, Germany, 1st/Cedric World Equestrian Games Team Silver, Aachen, Germany Miss Independent Samsung Super League Team Silver, Miss Independent $75,000 Cosequin Florida Open, Wellington, FL, 1st/Miss Independent $60,000 Lincoln Idle Dice Classic, Wellington, FL, 1st/Anthem Samsung Super League Team Member, Baule, France, Aachen, Germany, team 1st Rome, Italy, Hickstead, England, team 2nd/Anthem & Miss Independent $100,000 Washington International President’s Cup, 1st/Anthem $75,000 Grand Prix of Tampa CSI-W, Tampa, FL 10th/Allegiance $25,000 WEG Challenge Cup Round 8, Tampa, FL 10th/Allegiance $50,000 Samsung Nations Cup, Wellington, FL 2nd/Allegiance $60,000 Idle Dice Challenge, Wellington, FL 6th/Allegiance $25,000 WEF Challenge Series, Wellington, FL 6th/Allegiance $25,000 National Speed Stake, Wellington, FL 4th/Liberty Super League Team Member Budweiser Grand Prix de Penn National, Harrisburg, PA 2nd/Anthem Grand Prix of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1st, 2nd/Wet Paint $25,000 New Albany Classic , New Albany, Ohio 1st/Quickstar II Z $150,000 Prudential Financial Grand Prix, Bridgehampton, NY 7th/Allegiance $25,000 Sally Hansen Grand Prix, Bridgehampton, NY 2nd/Quickstar II Z Russell Fortune Grand Prix, Zionsville, IN 1st/Quickstar II Z $40,000 Kentucky Classic Grand Prix, Lexington, KY 3rd/Milano $25,000 Lexington Classic, Lexington, KY 5th/Milano $100,000 American Jumping Classic, Kings Mills, OH 4th/Anthem BMO Financial Group Nations Cup, Calgary, Canada 3rd/Anthem Pan American Games Selection Trial 4 4th/Anthem $50,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix, Lexington, KY 4th/Anthem $100,000 U.S. Open CH CSIO****, Wellington, FL 4th/Allegiance $75,000 Florida Open CSI***/W, Wellington, FL 8th/Anthem $75,000 Zada Enterprises Grand Prix CSI***, Wellington, FL 2nd/Anthem $25,000 WEF Challenge Series, Wellington, FL 2nd/Allegiance $50,000 Idle Dice Classic, Wellington, FL 5th/Anthem $25,000 Kilkenny WEF Challenge Cup, Wellington, FL 3rd/Allegiance $25,000 WEF Challenge Cup II CSI, Wellington, FL 4th/May $25,000 WEF Challenge Cup I CSI**, Wellington, FL 6th/Liberty 7th/Anthem USOC Jack Kelly Fair Play Award World Cup Final, Las Vegas, NV Tie 5th/Anthem World Cup Final, Leipzig, Germany 17th/Anthem Grand Prix, Rome, Italy 2nd/Anthem Bank of Montreal Nations Cup, Calgary, Canada 1st/Anthem Pennsylvania Big Jump, Harrisburg, PA 1st/Allegiance Grand Prix of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 1st/May $200,000 Atco Power Queen Elizabeth ll Cup, Spruce Meadows,Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2nd /Liberty Samsung Nations Cup, Lucerne, SUI 1st (tie)/Liberty $105,705 Loro Piana Grand Prix, Rome, Italy 2nd/Anthem Samsung Nations Cup, Wellington, FL Team 1st $25,000 Jaguar/Land Rover WEF Challenge Cup 1st/Anthem $200,000 Budweiser American Invitational, Tampa, FL 2nd/Anthem $25,000 WEF Challenge IV, Wellington, FL 1st/Anthem Samsung Nations Cup, Royal Winter Fair-Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1st/Anthem Budweiser Grand Prix de Penn National, Harrisburg, PA 1st/Anthem $50,000 Budweiser Grand Prix of Indianapolis, Zionsville, IN 1st/Liberty $100,000 Cosequin US Open Jumper Championship, Wellington, FL 1st/Liberty $75,000 American Jumping Classic, Kings Mills, OH 1st/Anthem $50,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix, Lexington, KY 1st/Liberty Olympic Games, Sydney, Australia Team 6th/Liberty $125,000 Budweiser Grand Prix of New York, New York, NY 3rd/Anthem $50,000 Budwesier Grand Prix De Penn National, Harrisburg, PA 1st/Anthem $100,000 Rolex/U.S. Show Jumping Championship, Gladstone, NJ 1st/Liberty $100,000 Cosequin Wellington Finale CSI-W, Wellington, FL 2nd/Liberty Olympic Selection Trials, Gladstone, NJ, the Oaks/Blenheim & Del Mar, CA 3rd/Liberty $100,000 Mayor’s Jewelers U.S. Open Jumper Championship, Miami, FL 2nd/Liberty $50,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix, Lexington, KY 1st/Simba Run $30,000 Kentucky Grand Prix, Lexington, KY 1st/Athletico Nortel Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Calgary Alberta, Canada 1st/Simba Run $30,000 Motor City Grand Prix, Detroit, MI 1st/Classified $50,000 Budweiser Indianapolis Grand Prix 1st/Simba Run $35,000 North American Grand Prix 1st/Felix $30,000 Kentucky Spring Classic, Lexington, KY 1st/Simba Run Alternate, Olympic Games, Barcelona, Spain/Simba Run $50,000 Sweet Charity Farm Grand Prix, Carmel, IN 1st/Athletico