Francis Weldon
British equestrian (1913–1993)
Medal record | ||
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Equestrian | ||
Representing Great Britain | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1956 Stockholm | Team eventing | |
1956 Stockholm | Individual eventing | |
European Championships | ||
1953 Badminton | Team eventing | |
1954 Basel | Team eventing | |
1955 Windsor | Individual eventing | |
1955 Windsor | Team eventing | |
1953 Badminton | Individual eventing | |
1954 Basel | Individual eventing | |
1959 Harewood | Individual eventing | |
1959 Harewood | Team eventing | |
1962 Burghley | Team eventing |
Francis William Weldon MVO MBE MC (2 August 1913 – 21 September 1993) was a British equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, and received an individual bronze medal.[1] He became European champion in 1953, 1954 and 1955.
Weldon was a lieutenant colonel in the British Army and was Officer Commanding, the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery.
References
- ^ "Frank Weldon". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
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- 1912: Nordlander, Adlercreutz, Casparsson, Åminne (SWE)
- 1920: Mörner, Lundström, von Braun, Dyrsch (SWE)
- 1924: van der Voort van Zijp, de Mortanges, de Kruijff, Colenbrander (NED)
- 1928: de Mortanges, de Kruijff, van der Voort van Zijp (NED)
- 1932: Thomson, Chamberlin, Argo (USA)
- 1936: Stubbendorf, Lippert, von Wangenheim (GER)
- 1948: Henry, Anderson, Thomson (USA)
- 1952: von Blixen-Finecke, Stahre, Frölén (SWE)
- 1956: Weldon, Rook, Hill (GBR)
- 1960: Morgan, Lavis, Roycroft (AUS)
- 1964: Checcoli, Angioni, Ravano (ITA)
- 1968: Allhusen, Meade, Jones (GBR)
- 1972: Meade, Gordon-Watson, Parker, Phillips (GBR)
- 1976: Coffin, Plumb, Davidson, Tauskey (USA)
- 1980: Blinov, Salnikov, Volkov, Rogozhin (URS)
- 1984: Plumb, Stives, Fleischmann, Davidson (USA)
- 1988: Erhorn, Baumann, Kaspareit, Ehrenbrink (FRG)
- 1992: Green, Rolton, Hoy, Ryan (AUS)
- 1996: Schaeffer, Rolton, Hoy, Dutton (AUS)
- 2000: Dutton, Hoy, Tinney, Ryan (AUS)
- 2004: Boiteau, Lyard, Courrèges, Teulère, Touzaint (FRA)
- 2008: Thomsen, Ostholt, Dibowski, Klimke, Romeike (GER)
- 2012: Auffarth, Jung, Klimke, Schrade, Thomsen (GER)
- 2016: Laghouag, Lemoine, Nicolas, Vallette (FRA)
- 2020: Collett, McEwen, Townend (GBR)
- 2024: Canter, McEwen, Collett (GBR)
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