Peter Eriksson (equestrian)

Peter Eriksson (born 6 October 1959[1]) is a 5'9" [2] Swedish equestrian[3][4] who's competed at several Summer Olympics.[5] In the 2004 Olympics held in Athens, Greece, Eriksson competed aboard a gray stallion named Cardento, and together they helped the Swedish Equestrian Team win a silver medal in Team Showjumping with their clear round and jump-off time of 45.51. [6] For the following 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, Eriksson competed on a dark bay stallion, Jaguar Mail, and placed 32nd overall in Individual Showjumping [7]

Olympic medal record
Equestrian
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team jumping

References

  1. Yahoo Sports Profile
  2. 2008 Summer Olympics Equestrian Results - Beijing, China - ESPN. (n.d.). http://www.espn.com/oly/summer08/fanguide/athlete?id=21240
  3. Irish Independent
  4. Horsemart
  5. Horsetalk
  6. The Virtual Equestrian - Olympic News - Olympic Showjumping - Teams Final - Page 12. (n.d.). http://www.cyberhorse.net.au/cgi-bin/tve/displaynewsitem.pl?20040827showjumping12.txt
  7. Peter Eriksson (10011410). (n.d.). http://www.fei.org/athlete/10011410/ERIKSSON-Peter


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