Leslie Reid (born 2 July 1956) is a Canadian Olympic

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 ...

rider. She competed at two

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

(in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

and

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). Her best Olympic result came at the 2008 Beijing Games, where she achieved 8th position in the team dressage competition. Meanwhile, her best individual Olympic placing is 35th place from

. Reid participated at two

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

(in 1999 and 2003). At the 2003 Pan American Games held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, she won an individual gold and a team silver. Reid also competed at the 2005 edition of the Dressage World Cup Final, finishing in 17th position.

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* Living people 1956 births Canadian female equestrians Canadian dressage riders Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Canada Equestrians at the 1991 Pan American Games Equestrians at the 1999 Pan American Games Equestrians at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in equestrian Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 21st-century Canadian women 20th-century Canadian women Place of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-equestrian-bio-stub