Jennie Loriston-Clarke

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(born 22 January 1943) is a British

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. She competed at the

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1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

and the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. After her riding career, Loriston-Clarke was active as an international

Eventing Eventing (also known as three day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. Thi ...

and

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on 4* level and as Technical Delegate.

Biography

Loriston-Clarke was born in

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, England, in 1943. From 1972 to 1988, she competed at four Olympic Games, only missing the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

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. Her best individual performance was 14th place in the

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 ...

at the

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, South Korea. She retired from competition in 1995. In 1979, Loriston-Clarke was awarded with an

for her services to equestrianism, and in 2006 she became the first person to be awarded with the

Queen's Award for Equestrianism The Queen's Award for Equestrianism is an annual British prize founded in 2005 and awarded “for outstanding services to equestrianism”. Nominations are evaluated by a committee formed by chairmen of prominent equestrian associations. Three names ...

. Loriston-Clarke's sister,

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and brother

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have also represented Great Britain at the Olympics in equestrian events.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Loriston-Clarke, Jennie 1943 births Living people British female equestrians British dressage riders Olympic equestrians for Great Britain Equestrians at the 1972 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1976 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1984 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Dorset