Ann Elizabeth Moore (born August 20, 1950, in
Birmingham, England), was a member of the
1972 Olympic Equestrian team from Great Britain winning the individual jumping silver medal, on her horse Psalm. She was the second woman to win an individual medal in her sport at the Olympics, following
Marion Coakes
Marion Janice Mould (née Coakes, born 6 June 1947) is an English show-jumper. She competed for Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the individual jumping event.
Early life
Coakes was born in June 1947 ...
, who, riding
Stroller
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, won a silver medal for Great Britain in the same event four years previously at the Mexico Olympics. Ann Moore was the last British rider to win an individual
show jumping
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medal in the Olympics until Nick Skelton won gold in 2016. Moore was part of the British team that finished fourth in the team event. She retired from international showjumping in 1974 aged 23.
Moore's wins included the Queen Elizabeth II Gold Cup (1972) and individual gold medals at the Women's European Championships in 1971 and 1973.
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Living people
1950 births
Olympic medalists in equestrian
British female equestrians
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
Equestrians at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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