Charlotte Fry
 Charlotte Fry and Everdale (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Charlotte Fry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Lottie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 February 1996 Scarborough, North Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Equestrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Anne van Olst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2021 Tokyo Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Charlotte Fry (born 11 February 1996) is an Olympic medal-winning British equestrian athlete.
Personal story[]
A daughter of Laura Fry, who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Charlotte Fry started riding at a young age. Aged 14, she started training with Olympic Champion Carl Hester, having weekly lessons from the age of 16. Hester told former Danish Olympiad Anne van Olst about Fry, after which Fry moved to the Netherlands to train with van Olst. Since 2012 she has lived and worked alongside her boyfriend in the Netherlands.[1]
Career[]
In 2018 Fry became World Champion during the World Championships for Young Horses in Ermelo, riding Glamourdale in the 7-years old division. She also won at the 2018 European Championships for Grand Prix riders under the age of 25 in Exloo, Netherlands, with her horse Dark Legend.[2][3]
Fry competed at the 2019 European Championships in Rotterdam where she placed 4th with the British dressage team. She continues to train in Den Hout, the Netherlands with former Danish Olympian Anne van Olst.[4]
She was selected to represent Great Britain during the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. She won the bronze team medal and ended 13th in the individual competition.[5] A month later she won gold at the World Championships for Young Horses in Verden with the Dutch-bred Kjento.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Charlotte Fry – Van Olst Horses". www.vanolsthorses.com.
- ^ Bryan, Polly (26 August 2018). "Meet Charlotte Fry, the British dressage rider everyone is talking about". Horse & Hound.
- ^ "A massive success year for young British Charlotte Fry". Horse2Rider.
- ^ "Charlotte Fry". FEI. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Buckmann, George (27 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics 2020: Scarborough's Charlotte Fry and Team GB win team dressage bronze". The Scarborough.
- ^ "WK Jonge Dressuurpaarden l 5e plek voor Thalia Rockx en Koko Jr. de la Fadenza in finale 6-jarigen, winst naar Charlotte Fry". De Hoefslag (in Dutch).
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