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Nicholas David Skelton CBE (born 30 December 1957, Bedworth, Warwickshire) is a British former equestrian who competed in show jumping. He retired at the age of 59 years old, on 5 April 2017. He began riding at age 18 months and in 1975 took two team silvers and an individual gold at the Junior European Championships.
Nick Skelton became Team GB’s oldest Olympic medallist in 104 years as he won Britain’s first ever individual showjumping gold after a dramatic final at Rio 2016.
Jun 17, 2020 · British Showjumping star Nick Skelton had an outstanding career that lasted over decades. In 2016, at the age of 58, Nick won an individual Jumping Gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in Rio...
Nick Skelton became Team GB’s oldest Olympic medallist in 104 years as he won Britain’s first ever individual showjumping gold after a dramatic final at Rio 2016. The 58-year-old triumphed on board Big Star in a six-man jump-off to take his second career gold medal at a record seventh Olympic Games.
Aug 19, 2016 · Show jumper Nick Skelton became Britain's second-oldest Olympic gold medallist in his seventh Games. The 58-year-old, who initially retired 16 years ago after breaking his...
Aug 19, 2016 · Nick Skelton broke his neck in 2000 and was told by doctors that he would never be able to ride again. Fast forward 16 years and the Warwickshire-born horse enthusiast is an Olympic...
Jul 9, 2020 · Nick’s story is an epic page-turner of devastating setbacks, hard graft and heroic success, beginning 62 years ago in Warwickshire. Nick was pony-mad, with a talent for getting into scrapes. He...
May 9, 2020 · 54-year-old Nick Skelton and his horse Big Star were the first British duo to ride. In the first two rounds, he had delivered a stunning, elegant performance with a perfect run - no fences down. When the "jump-off" between the Netherlands and Great Britain began, he was once again the first to ride.
Apr 5, 2017 · Show jumper Nick Skelton, who became Britain's second-oldest Olympic gold medallist with victory at Rio 2016, has retired from the sport. The Warwickshire rider, 59, will...
Equestrian Nick Skelton wins his first Olympic gold thanks to horse Big Star after breaking his neck and competing in several Olympics.
