Deborah Criddle

Deborah Criddle, an MBE born on 10 May 1966 in Taunton, Somerset, is a British para-equestrian who won three gold medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and three medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. She lost the use of her right arm and right leg after a motorcycle accident in 1985, and had the arm amputated in 2003, so she competes in the grade III Paralympic classification. She first competed at the Paralympics in Sydney in 2000, finishing eighth in the individual grade III and fourth in the freestyle grade III, and she won individual, freestyle and team gold at both the 2001 European Championships and the 2003 World Championships.