Ian David Stark,
OBE (born 22 February 1954) is a retired
Scottish equestrian
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who competed in the sport of
eventing
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. Stark was born in
Galashiels
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in the
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in 1954 and began riding horses at the age of 10.
Stark was inducted into the
Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in March 2010.
Career
In 1984 Stark won a silver medal for eventing in the
Olympic Games
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, which were held in
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. In 2000 Stark won a silver team medal for eventing in the Olympic Games held in
Sydney,
Australia.
Other accomplishments are:
*Two silver medals in the Seoul Games of 1988
*Two silver medals in the World Championships in 1990
*Two gold medals in the
European Eventing Championships in 1991
*A gold in the
European Eventing Championships in 1997
*Winner of the
Badminton Horse Trials
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in 1999
Stark retired from competition upon completing the 2007
Kentucky Three Day Event aboard Full Circle II.
Honours
Stark was awarded the
MBE in 1989 and OBE in 2000.
Ian Stark Equestrian Centre, Biography
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References
External links
at the Gazetteer for Scotland
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1954 births
Living people
British event riders
Scottish equestrians
Equestrians at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Olympic equestrians of Great Britain
British male equestrians
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
People from Galashiels
Olympic medalists in equestrian
Scottish Olympic medallists
Sportspeople from the Scottish Borders
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics