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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|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/frank-weldon-1.html |title=Frank Weldon |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |work=SR/Olympic Sports |access-date=24 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131043622/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/frank-weldon-1.html |archive-date=31 January 2012 }}</ref> He became European champion in 1953, 1954 and 1955. |
'''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|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/frank-weldon-1.html |title=Frank Weldon |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |work=SR/Olympic Sports |access-date=24 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131043622/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/frank-weldon-1.html |archive-date=31 January 2012 }}</ref> He became European champion in 1953, 1954 and 1955. |
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Weldon was a [[lieutenant colonel]] in the [[British Army]] and was Officer Commanding, the King's Troop, [[Royal Horse Artillery]]. |
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1956 Stockholm | Team eventing | |
1956 Stockholm | Individual eventing | |
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1953 Badminton | Team eventing | |
1954 Basel | Team eventing | |
1955 Windsor | Individual eventing | |
1955 Windsor | Team eventing | |
1953 Badminton | Individual eventing | |
1954 Basel | Individual eventing | |
1959 Harewood | Individual eventing | |
1959 Harewood | Team eventing | |
1962 Burghley | Team eventing |
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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