Victoria Roycroft ( Rose, born 17 April 1953) is an Australian
equestrian
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Horseback riding (or Riding in British English)
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who competed at three
Olympic Games
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.
She was born in
Sydney
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.
At the
1984 Games she competed in the
three-day eventing
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, whereas at the
1988
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and
1996 Games she competed in the
show jumping
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. She also coached at the
1992 Games.
In 1987, Roycroft, on her horse Apache, won the Rome Grand Prix, the first Australian and first woman to do so.
She was married to fellow triple Olympian
Wayne Roycroft
Wayne William Roycroft, (born 21 May 1946) is an Australian equestrian and coach who won two bronze medals at three Olympics. He was the national eventing coach from 1988 to 2010; Australia won four team and two individual medals in the sport ...
from 1976 until their separation in 2000.
The couple's son Mark died in 2003 at the age of 17 after being caught in a
rip
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...
off Birdie Beach in the
Munmorah State Conservation Area
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.
In 2000, she received an
Australian Sports Medal
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.
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1953 births
Australian female equestrians
Living people
Olympic equestrians of Australia
Equestrians at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal
20th-century Australian women
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