Alec Scott
Appearance
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Equestrian | ||
1936 Berlin | Team eventing |
Alexander "Alec" Brassey Jonathan Scott MC (16 October 1906 – 11 June 1978) was a British horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
In 1936 he and his horse Bob Clive won the bronze medal as part of the British eventing team, after finishing seventh in the individual eventing competition.
Scott attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[1] In World War II, he joined the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards. He was awarded the Military Cross in the King's 1940 Birthday Honours.[2]
References
- ^ "No. 33130". The London Gazette. 5 February 1926. p. 886.
- ^ "No. 34893". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 July 1940. p. 4262.
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Categories:
- 1906 births
- 1978 deaths
- British event riders
- Olympic equestrians of Great Britain
- British male equestrians
- Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in equestrian
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- British people of World War II
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- British Olympic medallist stubs
- British equestrian biography stubs