Harvey Smith (show jumper)

Harvey Smith (1974)

Harvey Smith (born December 29, 1938 in Yorkshire ) is a former British show jumper .

biography

Harvey represented Great Britain at two Olympic Games , he did not get into the medal ranks in either 1968 ( Mexico ) or 1972 ( Munich ). He rode in five European championships and brought home a medal each time.

In 1971, he showed the judges the insulting V-gesture (back of the hand outward) to the judges after winning the Hickstead Derby on Mattie Brown . This resulted in his being disqualified. He appealed against it and won. He relied on a Victory -Siegesgruß have shown.

In 1990 he retired from the competition and founded a racing team on his farm in Yorkshire with his wife and trainer Sue Smith, a former show jumper.

In April 2010 Harvey received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contribution to British show jumping.

family

Harvey Smith is the father of show jumper Robert Smith . His younger son Steven Smith was also a show jumper, winning the silver medal with the British team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles .

successes

• Victory in over 50 great prizes
• 1983, European Championships in Hickstead : team silver
• 1977, European Championships in Vienna : team silver
• 1972, Olympic Games in Munich : represented Great Britain
• 1971, European Championships in Aachen : individual silver (Mattie Brown)
• 1968, Olympic Games in Mexico : represented Great Britain
• 1967, European Championships in Rotterdam : individual silver (Harvester)
• 1963, European Championships in Rome : Individual bronze (O 'Malley)

Web links

• Homepage of Robert Smith ( Memento of December 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
• horseandhound ( english )

proof

1. ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/what-the-sport-loses-its-way-in-a-fourletter-moral-maze-2263667.html?action = gallery & ino = 9
2. ↑ horseandhound.co.uk ( Memento of May 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive )