Kitty King
Personal information
Born (1982-08-10) August 10, 1982
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Haras du PinTeam eventing
Gold medal – first place2021 AvenchesTeam eventing
Silver medal – second place2023 Haras du PinIndividual eventing
Silver medal – second place2015 Blair CastleTeam eventing

Kitty King (born 10 August 1982) is a British Olympic eventing rider.[1] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where she finished 30th in the individual and 5th in the team competition.

King also participated at three European Eventing Championships (in 2005, 2015 and 2021). Her best results came at the 2015 Europeans held at Blair Castle, when she won a silver medal in the team competition and finished 4th individually. She was the highest placed of the Brits.[2] King is the first British rider to win continental championship medals at all levels: Ponies, Juniors, Young Riders and now Seniors.[3]

CCI5* Results

Results
Event Kentucky Badminton Luhmühlen Burghley Pau Adelaide Maryland
2006 RET (Five Boys)
2007 Did not participate
2008 EL (Boondoggle)
2009 32nd (Boondoggle) EL (Boondoggle)
2010 RET (Boondoggle)
2011 EL (High Havoc)
2012-2017 Did not participate
2018 4th (Ceylor LAN)
2019 EL (Vendredi Biats)
2020-2021 Did not participate
2022 7th (Vendredi Biats)
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ↑ "Kitty King". fei.org. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. ↑ British eventing team named for Rio Olympics
  3. ↑ 9 Things We Learned at the Blair European Championships http://eventingnation.com/9-things-we-learned-at-the-blair-european-championships/


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