Jo Pitt Explained

Jo Pitt (22 February 1979^[1]  - 2 May 2013) was a Scottish equestrian Paralympian.

Early life

Pitt came from Huntly, Aberdeenshire, and studied at Oatridge College, West Lothian.^[2] She had right-sided hemiplegic cerebral palsy.^[3]

Career

Pitt represented Great Britain at the 2004 Athens Paralympics.^{[4] [5]} She won British Dressage's winter championship title in April 2013.^[6] She was in the para-equestrian dressage team that won gold at the 2010 World Equestrian Games.

Death

Pitt died 2 May 2013.^[7] She had been living with pulmonary veno-occlusive disease.^[8] She had recently moved to Dereham, Norfolk to live with her fiancé, Rory.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-05-05 . 2012-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120612132918/http://www.britishdressage.co.uk/uploads/File/Jo%20Pitt.pdf . dead .
2. Web site: Jo Pitt . Equestrianteamgbr.co.uk . 2013-05-06 . https://archive.today/20130616112020/http://www.equestrianteamgbr.co.uk/rider.aspx?rider=Jo-Pitt . 2013-06-16 . dead .
3. Web site: BBC News - Equestrian paralympian Jo Pitt dies aged 34 . Bbc.co.uk . 2010-07-14 . 2013-05-06.
4. Web site: Tributes pour in after Scottish Paralympian Joanne Pitt dies at age of 34 . Daily Record . 3 May 2013. 2013-05-06.
5. Web site: Equestrian Paralympian Joanne Pitt dies at 34 - ITV News . Itv.com . 2013-05-06.
6. Web site: Popular para-equestrian Jo Pitt dies at 34 - Focus . Horsetalk.co.nz . 3 May 2013. 2013-05-06.
7. Web site: Paralympic dressage rider Jo Pitt dies |Horse & Hound . Horseandhound.co.uk . 3 May 2013. 2013-05-06.
8. Web site: British Paralympian Jo Pitt dies at the age of 34 . Telegraph . 2013-05-06.
9. Web site: Natalie. Walker . Scots paralympian Jo Pitt dies after lung condition . Scotsman.com . 4 May 2013 . 2013-05-06.