Steven Smith (born 22 October 1962) is a British
equestrian
The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse".
Horseback riding (or Riding in British English)
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* Equestrian sports
*Equestrian order, one of the upper classes i ...
and Olympic medalist. He was born in
Bingley
Bingley is a market town and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, which had a population of 18,294 at the 2011 Census.
Bingley railwa ...
, a son of
Harvey Smith, and brother of
Robert Smith. He competed in
show jumping at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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in
Los Angeles
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, and won a silver medal with the British team.
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1962 births
Living people
British male equestrians
Olympic equestrians of Great Britain
Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
Equestrians at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in equestrian
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
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