Bridget Parker (equestrian)
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Equestrian | ||
Representing  United Kingdom
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1972 Munich | Team eventing |
| World Championships | ||
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1974 Burghley | Team eventing |
Bridget Parker (born 5 January 1939) is an English equestrian and Olympic champion for Great Britain. She won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and finished tenth in individual eventing.[1] Parker rode a horse named Cornish Gold at the 1972 Olympic Games.[2] The British team gold medal was later called one of the "30 greatest sporting achievements of all time" by Times magazine.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bridget Parker". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
- ^ Bryant, Jennifer O. (2000). Olympic Equestrian:The Sports and the Stories from Stockholm to Sydney. The Blood-Horse, Inc. ISBN 1-58150-044-0.
- ^ "Best of British equestrian unveiled". Horsetalk. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
External links
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bridget Parker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012.
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