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'''Francis William Weldon''' (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 |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/frank-weldon-1.html |title=Frank Weldon |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |work=SR/Olympic Sports |language=English |accessdate=24 December 2008}}</ref> He became European champion in 1953, 1954 and 1955. |
'''Francis William Weldon''' (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 |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/frank-weldon-1.html |title=Frank Weldon |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |work=SR/Olympic Sports |language=English |accessdate=24 December 2008}}</ref> He became European champion in 1953, 1954 and 1955. |
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Weldon was a [[Lieutenant Colonel]] in the British Army. |
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Francis William Weldon (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.
References
- ^ "Frank Weldon". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 December 2008.