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{{MedalGold|[[European Eventing Championships|1954 Basel]]|Team eventing}}
{{MedalGold|[[European Eventing Championships|1955 Windsor]]|Individual eventing}}
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{{MedalSilver|[[European Eventing Championships|1953 Badminton]]|Individual eventing}}
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{{MedalSilver|[[European Eventing Championships|1959 Harewood]]|Individual eventing}}
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{{MedalBronze|[[European Eventing Championships|1962 Burghley]]|Team eventing}}
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'''Francis William Weldon''' [[Royal Victorian Order|MVO]] [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] [[Military Cross|MC]] (2 August 1913 – 21 September 1993) was a British [[equestrianism|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.<ref name=sports-ref>{{cite web
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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
- ^ "Frank Weldon". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
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