Francis Weldon

Francis Weldon
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
1956 Stockholm Eventing, team
1956 Stockholm Eventing, individual

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

  1. "Frank Weldon". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 December 2008.


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