Francis Weldon
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Representing  Great Britain
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1956 Stockholm | Team eventing |
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1956 Stockholm | Individual eventing |
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1953 Badminton | Team eventing |
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1954 Basel | Team eventing |
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1955 Windsor | Individual eventing |
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1955 Windsor | Team eventing |
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1953 Badminton | Individual eventing |
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1954 Basel | Individual eventing |
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1959 Harewood | Individual eventing |
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1959 Harewood | Team eventing |
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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
[edit]- ^ "Frank Weldon". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
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