Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Jane Gregory, British Olympic equestrian, died from a heart attack she was , 51.

Jane Gregory (Jane Bredin )was an international equestrian  died from a heart attack she was , 51.. She first rode for her country in 1994, competing in the World Equestrian Games of that year, and competed for Great Britain in Dressage at the Atlanta and Beijing Olympic Games.

(30 June 1959 – 1 April 2011)

Early life

Born in Bromley, Kent,[1] Gregory came from a non-equestrian family. At the age of seven she started to learn to ride, going weekly to a riding centre near her home in Cornwall. Her first horse was called Timolin, a Connemara, and was bought for her by her godmother for £175. She joined the North Cornwall Pony Club, winning the junior section of club's championships in 1976.[2]

International career

Her international career started in 1994. In that year she competed in the World Equestrian Games. She rode at the Atlanta Olympics 1996 with her horse Cupido. For several years after this she did not compete internationally due to horse injuries, but by 2001 she was first in the small tour rankings. She made a full comeback in 2006 [3] when she won grand prix and grand prix special with he horse Lucky Star at Munich CDI in May, then she won the grand prix freestyle at the Mariakalnok CDI.
Her last coach was Ulla Salzgeber.[2] She competed in Dressage for Team GB at the Beijing Olympics, stating "I am in a state of shock" upon finding out that she was selected.[3][4] She was a member of the GB dressage team along with Laura Bechtolsheimer and Emma Hindle.[5]

Personal life

Based from Great Cheverell, Wiltshire,[6] in 2006 Jane married her partner of twenty years, Hong Kong dressage rider Aram Gregory. Gregory died on 1 April 2011 after suffering a heart attack at the age of 51.[1][2]

Results

Games
Age
Sport
Event
Team
Position
Atlanta Olympics Summer 1996
37
Equestrianism
Mixed Dressage, Individual
Great Britain
42
Atlanta Olympics Summer 1996
37
Equestrianism
Mixed Dressage, Team
Great Britain
8

 

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