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Mark Todd

Equestrian Sports

Sir Mark Todd is a New Zealand equestrian who competes in eventing. He won individual Olympic gold in 1984 and 1988, four Badminton Horse Trials and five Burghley Horse Trials, and World Championship gold in 1990 and 1998. He was voted Rider of the 20th Century by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports and was the first New Zealander to compete at seven Olympic Games, holding the record for second most Olympic medals by a New Zealander with five across 1984 to 2012.

Facts
Birth Year
1956 1
Birth Date
1956-03-01 1
Nationality
New Zealand 1
Career Highlight
Won individual eventing gold at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics and was voted Rider of the 20th Century by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports. 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Mark Todd
Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, nationality clause
    Sir Mark James Todd (born 1 March 1956) is a New Zealand horseman noted for his accomplishments in the discipline of eventing.
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, birth date parenthetical
    Sir Mark James Todd (born 1 March 1956) is a New Zealand horseman noted for his accomplishments in the discipline of eventing.
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, birth year
    Sir Mark James Todd (born 1 March 1956) is a New Zealand horseman noted for his accomplishments in the discipline of eventing.
  • Wikipedia article lead paragraph, achievement sentence
    He won gold medals at the Los Angeles (1984) and Seoul (1988) Olympics, the Badminton Horse Trials on four occasions, and the Burghley Horse Trials five times.
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Wikidata: Mark Todd
Wikidata Q1332346, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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