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Nick Skelton

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Nick Skelton is a British former show jumping rider who competed at seven Olympic Games and retired in 2017 at age 59. He won three golds, three silvers and three bronzes at the European Show Jumping Championships over 26 years, and holds the British show jumping high jump record set in 1978. In 2012, at age 54, he won Olympic team gold with Great Britain, and four years later he won individual Olympic gold at the 2016 Rio Games, after which he and his horse Big Star retired together.

Facts
Birth Year
1957 1
Birth Date
1957-12-30 1
Nationality
British 1
Career Highlight
Won an Olympic gold medal as part of the Great Britain team at the 2012 London Games at age 54, in the swansong of his career. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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1. Wikipedia, Nick Skelton
Wikipedia
  • Lead section, third paragraph, Wikipedia article on Nick Skelton, birth date
    His most notable successes occurred in back-to-back Olympic Games in the swansong of his career.
  • Lead section, third paragraph, Wikipedia article on Nick Skelton, birth year
    His most notable successes occurred in back-to-back Olympic Games in the swansong of his career.
  • Lead section, third paragraph, Wikipedia article on Nick Skelton, nationality
    His most notable successes occurred in back-to-back Olympic Games in the swansong of his career.
  • Lead section, third paragraph, Wikipedia article on Nick Skelton, career summary
    His most notable successes occurred in back-to-back Olympic Games in the swansong of his career.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Nicholas David Skelton (born 30 December 1957, Bedworth, Warwickshire, England) is a British former equestrian who competed in show jumping.
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