Bunty Thompson

Wyatt 'Bunty' Thompson (20 April 1925 – 15 December 2017)[1] was an Australian equestrian rider who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.[2][3] In 2012, he was inducted into Equestrian Australia's Hall of Fame with fellow teammates Brian Crago, Ern Barker, David Wood, Franz Mairinger and Alec Creswick, who were members of Australia's first Olympic equestrian team.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Mention of Bunty Thompson's death
  2. ↑ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Vale Wyatt 'Bunty' Thompson – An Australian Equestrian and Trailblazer". Equestrian Australia website. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Wyatt is inducted into equestrian Hall of Fame". Western Advocate. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2017.


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