Melanie Smith (equestrian)

Melanie Smith (born September 23, 1949) is an equestrian from the United States and Olympic champion.

Melanie Smith
Personal information
BornSeptember 23, 1949 (1949-09-23) (age 70)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1984 Los AngelesTeam jumping
Pan American Games
1979 San JuanTeam jumping

Olympics

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Smith qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but did not compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. She was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal instead.[1] Smith won a gold medal in show jumping with the American team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[2]

Supersister

In 1979, the Supersisters trading card set was produced and distributed; one of the cards featured Smith's name and picture.[3]

References
  1. Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Melanie Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
  3. Wulf, Steve (March 23, 2015). "Supersisters: Original Roster". Espn.go.com. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

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