British equestrian
Jennie Loriston-Clarke
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Nationality | British |
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Born | (1943-01-22) 22 January 1943 (age 81) Charmouth, England |
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Sport | Equestrian |
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Jennie Loriston-Clarke MBE (born 22 January 1943) is a British equestrian.[1][2] She competed at the 1972, 1976, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.[3] After her riding career, Loriston-Clarke was active as an international Eventing and Dressage judge on 4* level and as Technical Delegate.[4]
Biography
Loriston-Clarke was born in Charmouth, England, in 1943.[1]
From 1972 to 1988, she competed at four Olympic Games,[5] only missing the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[6] Her best individual performance was 14th place in the dressage at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1][7] She retired from competition in 1995.[8]
In 1979, Loriston-Clarke was awarded with an MBE for her services to equestrianism,[9] and in 2006 she became the first person to be awarded with the Queen's Award for Equestrianism.[1]
Loriston-Clarke's sister, Jane and brother Michael have also represented Great Britain at the Olympics in equestrian events.[10][11]
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