Peter Charles

Peter Charles, MBE (born 1 January 1960) is an Irish-British equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.

Peter Charles
MBE
Personal information
Full namePeter Charles
NationalityIrish &
British
DisciplineShow jumping
Born (1960-01-18) 18 January 1960
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)

Originally a competitor for Great Britain, Charles changed nationalities to Irish in 1992. In 2007, he relinquished his status as an Irish rider and once again began representing Great Britain.[1]

Charles was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to equestrianism.[2]

Charles reportedly sold his gold medal winning horse, Vindicat W, to rock star Bruce Springsteen for his showjumper daughter Jessica.[3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Peter Charles returns to the Great Britain Show Jumping Team". FEI. 10 February 2007. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
  2. "No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 24.
  3. "Springsteen's daughter buys Team GB horse". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012.
  4. http://www.metro.co.uk/olympics/912579-bruce-springsteen-buys-daughter-gb-olympic-gold-medal-winning-horse
  5. "Bruce Springsteen's daughter buys Peter Charles' gold medal winning horse". Telegraph. 19 September 2012.


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