Jennie Loriston-Clarke Explained

Jennie Loriston-Clarke
Nationality:British
Sport:Equestrian
Birth Date:22 January 1943
Birth Place:Charmouth, England

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 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jennie Loriston-Clarke . Olympedia . 22 June 2022.
  2. Web site: Jennie Loriston-Clarke and a Sour Horse at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, 2003 . Elizabeth Moon . 22 June 2022.
  3. Jennie Loriston-Clarke Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040530/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/jennie-loriston-clarke-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 26 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Jennie Loriston Clarke.
  5. Web site: Jennie Loriston-Clarke: 'Are we sacrificing horses' soundness for the wow factor? . Horse and Hound . 22 June 2022.
  6. Web site: Jennie Loriston-Clarke . Horse Scout . 22 June 2022.
  7. Web site: Individual, Open . Olympedia . 22 June 2022.
  8. Web site: Jennie Loriston-Clarke . Horse Magazine . 22 June 2022.
  9. Web site: Jennie Loriston-Clarke . Catherston Stud . 22 June 2022.
  10. Web site: Jane Bullen . Olympedia . 22 June 2022.
  11. Web site: Michael Bullen . Olympedia . 22 June 2022.