Sir Lee Pearson, born David Lee Pearson on 4 February 1974 in Cheddleton, England, is a 14 times Paralympic Games gold medallist who represented British para-equestrianism at Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London, Rio and Tokyo. Over the course of his career he has won 30 gold medals at European, World and Paralympic level, and he is known as the Godfather of para-dressage. He was born with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and first came to public attention in 1980, when the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher carried him up steps, and he won three gold medals in the championship, freestyle and team dressage events at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics.
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Sir David Lee Pearson (born 4 February 1974) is a 14-times Paralympic Games gold medallist, having represented British para-equestrianism in Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London, Rio, and Tokyo.
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Sir David Lee Pearson (born 4 February 1974) is a 14-times Paralympic Games gold medallist, having represented British para-equestrianism in Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London, Rio, and Tokyo.
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