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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.
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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...
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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 · Nick Skelton, 58, became Britain's second-oldest Olympic gold medallist in his seventh Games. He rode Big Star to a clear round in the jump-off and beat Sweden's Peder Fredricson to the top spot.
Olympic Rio 2016: Nick Skelton wins Olympic gold to break 44-year showjumping duck and become oldest GB medalist for 108 years.The 58-year-old held his nerve...
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Nick Skelton, a British equestrian, won his first Olympic gold medal in Rio 2016 with his horse Big Star. He also competed in four other Olympics, including Beijing 2008 where he broke his neck.
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