Peter Charles

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Peter Charles
MBE
Personal information
Full namePeter Charles
NationalityIrish &
British
DisciplineShow jumping
Born (1960-01-18) 18 January 1960 (age 62)
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team jumping
Representing  Ireland
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 St. Gallen Individual jumping
Gold medal – first place 2001 Arnhem Team jumping

Peter Charles, MBE (born 1 January 1960) is an Irish-British equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.

Originally a competitor for Great Britain, Charles changed nationalities to Irish in 1992. In 2007, he relinquished his status as an Irish rider and once again began representing Great Britain.[1] He was in the British team which won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics.

Charles was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to equestrianism.[2]

Charles reportedly sold his gold medal-winning horse, Vindicat W, to rock star Bruce Springsteen for his showjumper daughter Jessica.[3][4]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Peter Charles returns to the Great Britain Show Jumping Team". FEI. 10 February 2007. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
  2. ^ "No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 24.
  3. ^ "Springsteen's daughter buys Team GB horse". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Bruce Springsteen's daughter buys Peter Charles' gold medal winning horse". The Telegraph. 19 September 2012.


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