Sharon Ann Hunt (born 11 October 1977 in Bury St Edmunds) is a British three-day

eventing Eventing (also known as three day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ...

rider. Hunt was educated at

Culford School Culford School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school for pupils age 1-18 in the village of Culford, miles north of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England. The headmaster is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Con ...

and the

Perse School for Girls The Stephen Perse Foundation is a family of independent schools in Cambridge and Saffron Walden for students aged 1 to 18. The Foundation is made up of 3 nurseries (2 in Cambridge and 1 in Saffron Walden, Essex) for ages 1–5, 2 Junior Schoo ...

. With her horse Tankers Town, she was fifth at

Badminton Horse Trials The Badminton Horse Trials is a five-day event, one of only six annual Concours Complet International (CCI) Five Star events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). It takes place in April or May each year in the p ...

then she won the bronze medal for Great Britain in the team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

. In the spring of 2006 Hunt was 6th at badminton horse trials with Tankers Town. This gained her a place as an individual at the World Equestrian Games, in Aachen, Germany, where she finished 9th. In June 2010, Sharon Hunt and Tankers Town won the 2010

Luhmühlen Horse Trials The Luhmühlen Horse Trials are an annual equestrian eventing competition held in Luhmühlen, Salzhausen, Germany. Riders compete at the highest level: the CCI*****. There are only six events of this kind in the world, the others being the Bad ...

(CCI 4*).

External links

Athlete bio at 2008 Olympics site
English female equestrians Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics British event riders People educated at Culford School Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic equestrians for Great Britain British female equestrians Sportspeople from Bury St Edmunds 1977 births Living people Olympic medalists in equestrian People educated at the Perse School for Girls Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub