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Barry Roycroft

Barry Thomas Roycroft , AM (born 25 May 1944) is an Australian equestrian competitor, administrator, and coach. Roycroft is the eldest son of Bill Roycroft , an Olympic equestri...

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Barry Thomas Roycroft, AM (born 25 May 1944) is an Australian equestrian competitor, administrator, and coach.

Roycroft is the eldest son of Bill Roycroft, an Olympic equestrian gold medallist, and his wife, Mavis; his younger brothers, Wayne and Clarke, also competed in the Olympics.[1][2][3] He was the reserve rider in Australia's first show jumping team at the 1964 Tokyo Games.[4] He was selected for the 1972 Munich Olympics, but injury to another horse in his team meant that he could not compete.[5] He competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics in showjumping and the 1988 Seoul Olympics in eventing.[1]

He began elite coaching in equestrian in 1983 and judging competitions in 1985, and has served on several committees relating to the sport. He set up an equestrian exchange program with Japan and founded the Lakes & Craters International Horse Trials in his home town of Camperdown in 1978.[5][6] He is married to Lynne, who has also refereed equestrian events, and they have three children.[3]

He received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000.[7] At the 2016 Australia Day Honours he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for "significant service to equestrian sports, as an administrator, coach and competitor";[8] later that year he was inducted into the Equestrian Australia Hall of Fame.[9]

References

  1. 12Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barry Roycroft". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. ↑Veitch, Harriet (May 2011). "James William (Bill) Roycroft". Obituaries Australia. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Barry Roycroft" . Dinastías . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 14 de noviembre de 2005. Archivado del original el 13 de enero de 2007.
  4. ↑ "Equipo de salto de los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 1964" . Equestrian Australia . Consultado el 5 de mayo de 2020 .
  5. 1 2 Zwagerman, Kate (26 de enero de 2016). "Homenaje del Día de Australia para la leyenda ecuestre Barry Roycroft" . The Standard . Warrnambool . Recuperado el 5 de mayo de 2020 .
  6. ↑ "Barry Roycroft" . Equestrian Australia . Consultado el 5 de mayo de 2020 .
  7. ↑ "Sr. Barry Roycroft: Medalla Deportiva Australiana" . Es un honor . Consultado el 5 de mayo de 2020 .
  8. ↑ "Sr. Barry Thomas Roycroft, AM" . Es un honor . Consultado el 5 de mayo de 2020 .
  9. ↑ "Ganadores reconocidos en los Premios de Logros Deportivos de Equestrian Australia" . Equestrian Australia . 16 de junio de 2016. Consultado el 5 de mayo de 2020 .