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Richard Dorian Walker (born August 16, 1950, in
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...
) is best known for being the youngest rider ever to win the
Badminton Horse Trials
The Badminton Horse Trials is a eventing, five-day event, one of only six annual Concours Complet International, Concours Complet International (CCI) Five Star events as classified by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, Fédér ...
. At 18 years and 247 days, the British-born rode his mount, Pasha, to victory at Badminton in 1969. Although he tried to repeat his success, he never won the event again. However, the pair did go on to be part of the British Eventing Team at the 1969 European Championships (Haras-du-Pin, France), where they won not only the Team Gold, but also the Individual Silver medal. He won Burghley in 1980 and 1982, and in 1991 he returned to the British team, winning at the 1991 European Championships the gold and individual silver on Jacana. He appeared at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Richard Walker is the son of
Alexander Technique teachers Dick and Elisabeth Walker.
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British event riders
Living people
British male equestrians
1950 births
Equestrians at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic equestrians of Great Britain
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