Jennie Loriston-Clarke

Jennie Loriston-Clarke MBE (born 22 January 1943) is a British equestrian.[1][2] She competed at the 1972, 1976, 1984 and the 1988 Summer Olympics.[3] After her riding career, Loriston-Clarke was active as an international Eventing and Dressage judge on 4* level and is now still active as Technical Delegate.[4]

Jennie Loriston-Clarke
MBE
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1943-01-22) 22 January 1943
Charmouth, England
Sport
SportEquestrian
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1978 GoodwoodIndividual dressage

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]

References
  1. "Jennie Loriston-Clarke". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. "Jennie Loriston-Clarke and a Sour Horse at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, 2003". Elizabeth Moon. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jennie Loriston-Clarke Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. "Jennie Loriston Clarke".
  5. "Jennie Loriston-Clarke: 'Are we sacrificing horses' soundness for the wow factor?". Horse and Hound. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  6. "Jennie Loriston-Clarke". Horse Scout. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  7. "Individual, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  8. "Jennie Loriston-Clarke". Horse Magazine. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  9. "Jennie Loriston-Clarke". Catherston Stud. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  10. "Jane Bullen". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  11. "Michael Bullen". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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