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Richard Fanshawe (equestrian)

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Olympic medal record
Men's Equestrian
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Berlin Team eventing

Richard Gennys Fanshawe (22 June 1906 – 14 April 1988) was a British horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Kildare and died in Cheltenham.

In 1936 he and his horse Bowie Knife won the bronze medal as part of the British eventing team, after finishing 26th in the individual eventing competition.