David McPherson Broome (born 1 March 1940) is a retired Welsh

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champion. He competed in the 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1988 Olympics and won individual bronze medals in 1960 on Sunsalve and in 1968 on his best-known horse ''Mr Softee''. In 1960, he was also voted

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, and at the 1972 Games served as the Olympic flag bearer for Great Britain. Broome was born in

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, attended

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, and still maintains his stables at Mount Ballan Manor,

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, near

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. He held the individual European title in 1961, 1967 and 1969. In 1970, he won the

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and became '' Western Mail'' Welsh Sports Personality of the year. He turned professional in 1973, and in 1978 helped the British team to win the world championship. Broome has won the King George V Gold Cup a record six times on six different horses between 1960–1991, a record yet to be equalled. He has enjoyed most of his success on

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s and he has said his favourite horse of all was ''Sportsman''. Broome's sister,

Liz Edgar Liz Edgar (née Broome; 28 April 1943 – 25 April 2020) was a British international showjumper and board director of British Showjumping. Family She was the younger sister of David Broome and was originally from Monmouthshire. Her father was a ...

, was also a top-class showjumper. Broome is still active in the administration of the sport. In 2013, he became president of the British Showjumping Association. Broome was appointed an

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(OBE) in the

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, and promoted to Commander of the same order (CBE) in the

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, on both occasions for services to showjumping.United Kingdom list: The United Kingdom:

Major achievements

*Olympic Games **1960 Rome: Individual Bronze medal on Sunsalve **1968

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: Individual Bronze medal on Mister Softee **1988

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: Equal 4th place on Countryman *World championships **1960

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: Individual Bronze medal on Sunsalve **1970

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: Individual Gold medal on Beethoven **1978

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: Team Gold medal on Philco **1982

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: Team Bronze medal on Mr Ross **1990

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: Team Bronze medal on Lannegan *European championships **1961 Aachen: Individual Gold medal on Sunsalve **1967

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: Individual Gold medal on Mister Softee **1969

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: Individual Gold medal on Mister Softee **1977

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: Team Silver medal on Philco **1979

: Team Gold medal on Queensway Big Q **1983 Hickstead: Team Silver medal on Mr Ross **1991

: Team Silver medal on ''Lannegan'' * FEI World Cup **

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Jumping League Winner 1979/80 with Queensway Big Q and Sportsman *World Cup qualifier wins **1978/1979

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on Philco **1979/1980

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on Sportsman **1979/1980

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on Philco **1979/1980

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on Queensway Big Q **1979/1980

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on Sportsman **1980/1981

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(London) on Philco **1981/1982 London (Olympia) on Philco **1981/1982 Dublin on Mr Ross **1983/1984 Amsterdam on Last Resort * 1966

Derby winner on ''Mister Softee'' *King George V Gold Cup **1960 on Sunsalve **1966 on Mister Softee **1972 on Sportsman **1977 on Philco **1981 on Mr Ross **1991 on Lannegan *International

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wins include: **1960 Dublin on Sunsalve **1967 Dublin on Mr Softee **1968 Dublin on Mr Softee **1970

on Beethoven **1973 St.Gallen on Manhattan **1975

(London) on Philco **1977 Dublin on Philco **1979 Amsterdam on Sportsman **1979 Dublin on Sportsman **1981 Olympia (London) on Philco **1980 Olympia (London) on Philco **1983 Amsterdam on Last Resort **1981 Dublin on Queensway Big Q **1981

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on Queensway Philco **1981

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(

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) on Mr Ross

References

External links

CSIO Dublin Grand Prix records 1934 – 2006 pdf.Amsterdam Grand Prix records 1958 – 2007
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