Bridget Parker (equestrian)
British equestrian (born 1939)
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Equestrian | ||
Representing  United Kingdom | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1972 Munich | Team eventing |
| World Championships | ||
 | 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
- ^ "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
- 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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- 1912:
Nordlander, Adlercreutz, Casparsson, Åminne (SWE) - 1920: Mörner, Lundström, von Braun, Dyrsch (SWE)
- 1924:
van der Voort van Zijp, de Mortanges, de Kruijff, Colenbrander (NED) - 1928: de Mortanges, de Kruijff, van der Voort van Zijp (NED)
- 1932:
Thomson, Chamberlin, Argo (USA) - 1936:
Stubbendorf, Lippert, von Wangenheim (GER) - 1948: Henry, Anderson, Thomson (USA)
- 1952: von Blixen-Finecke, Stahre, Frölén (SWE)
- 1956:
Weldon, Rook, Hill (GBR) - 1960:
Morgan, Lavis, Roycroft (AUS) - 1964:
Checcoli, Angioni, Ravano (ITA) - 1968: Allhusen, Meade, Jones (GBR)
- 1972: Meade, Gordon-Watson, Parker, Phillips (GBR)
- 1976:
Coffin, Plumb, Davidson, Tauskey (USA) - 1980:
Blinov, Salnikov, Volkov, Rogozhin (URS) - 1984: Plumb, Stives, Fleischmann, Davidson (USA)
- 1988:
Erhorn, Baumann, Kaspareit, Ehrenbrink (FRG) - 1992: Green, Rolton, Hoy, Ryan (AUS)
- 1996: Schaeffer, Rolton, Hoy, Dutton (AUS)
- 2000: Dutton, Hoy, Tinney, Ryan (AUS)
- 2004:
Boiteau, Lyard, Courrèges, Teulère, Touzaint (FRA) - 2008: Thomsen, Ostholt, Dibowski, Klimke, Romeike (GER)
- 2012: Auffarth, Jung, Klimke, Schrade, Thomsen (GER)
- 2016: Laghouag, Lemoine, Nicolas, Vallette (FRA)
- 2020: Collett, McEwen, Townend (GBR)
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