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]
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]