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Anne Patricia Dunham OBE (born 24 September 1948) is a British
Para-equestrian Para-equestrian is an equestrian sport governed by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI), and includes two competitive events: One is para-equestrian dressage, which is conducted under the same basic rules as conventional dress ...
who has competed in the
Paralympic Games The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...
.


Early life and disability

Whilst at school Dunham worked at a local stable in her spare time and, by the age of 16, she was running a yard of 80 horses at weekends. She has said that she "always wanted to compete" but whilst she was able to ride the horses in the stables their owners competed with them. Dunham was diagnosed with
multiple sclerosis Multiple (cerebral) sclerosis (MS), also known as encephalomyelitis disseminata or disseminated sclerosis, is the most common demyelinating disease, in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. This d ...
at the age of 27 and has used a wheelchair since the age of 30. At the age of forty, when her husband sold his business, she bought a horse and began to compete.


Paralympic career

Dunham first competed at the Paralympics competing on Doodlebug in
dressage Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined b ...
events at the 1996 Atlanta Games where she won a bronze medal in the individual mixed Kur trot grade II, and gold in the open team event. In the individual mixed dressage grade II she finished just outside the medals in fourth position. At the 2000 Summer Paralympics, in
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, Dunham was part of the team that successfully defended their title in the open team dressage event. In the individual events at the games she finished fifth both in the mixed dressage - championship grade II and mixed dressage - freestyle grade II. The
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were Dunham's third Paralympic appearance. As part of a team with Lee Pearson,
Debbie Criddle Deborah Criddle MBE (born 10 May 1966) is a British para-equestrian who won three gold medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and three medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Personal life Criddle was born on 10 May 1966 in Taunton, Som ...
and
Nicola Tustain Nicola Tustain (born 27 December 1977) is a retired Welsh Paralympic dressage rider. During her career, Tustain won multiple para-dressage medals at the World Championships and Paralympic Games. She was named a Member of the Order of the Briti ...
she won her third consecutive gold medal in the team dressage. Competing in the grade I freestyle and championship individual events she finished fifth and sixth respectively with fellow Briton Pearson winning gold in both. Dunham went to her fourth Paralympics in
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. The dressage events were not held in the host city
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but instead took place at the
Olympic Equestrian Centre The Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre hosted the equestrian events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The venue is located at Markópoulo on the outskirts of the Athens suburbs. It was completed in December 2003 and officially opene ...
in
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. Dunham at the age of 59, competing on her horse Teddy Edwards, won her first individual Paralympic gold medal in the championship test grade Ia and also won silver in the freestyle test grade Ia. In the team open Dunham, with teammates Lee Pearson,
Sophie Christiansen Sophie Margaret Christiansen, CBE (born 14 November 1987) is an English equestrian who has competed in four successive Paralympic Games. In 2012 and 2016 she gained three gold medals at the Paralympics.Simon Laurens Simon Laurens (born 28 November 1967 in Saint Brélade, Jersey) is a British Para-equestrian who competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, held in Beijing, China. Sports career He started riding at the age of eight and competed in gymkha ...
won the gold medal. This meant that Dunham has won a gold medal in this event at four consecutive Games.


Honours

In the
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, Dunham was appointed
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(MBE) for services to disabled sport. She was appointed
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(OBE) in the
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for services to para-equestrianism.


See also

*
Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of nine events. All events were mixed, meaning that men and women competed together. Medal table Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal summary See also *Equestri ...
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Equestrian at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Equestrian at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of mixed individual and team dressage events. Medal table Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medalists References * {{Paralympic Games Eques ...
*
Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Paralympics at the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre was competed in the dressage discipline only. There were four grades of rider disability: * Grade I - Mainly wheelchair users with poor trunk balance and or imp ...
*
Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of eleven dressage events. The competitions were held in the Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Centre from 7 September to 11 September. Classification Riders were given a classification depending ...
* Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunham, Anne 1948 births Living people British female equestrians Paralympic equestrians of Great Britain Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain Paralympic medalists in equestrian Equestrians at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics People with multiple sclerosis Officers of the Order of the British Empire