James Elder

James Robert "Jim" Elder , OC (born July 27, 1934 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian show jumping and eventing rider .

Star on the Canadian Walk of Fame

He started at seven Olympic Games (1956 and 1960 in eventing , then in show jumping ), five Pan-American Games and three World Championships . In 1980, due to the boycott, he was unable to take part in the Olympic Games , but won the gold medal with the team at the alternate Internationaal Jumping Festival in Rotterdam .

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome , he rode in a team with his brother Norman , who was then just 20 years old.

In 1968 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Canadian Sports , and in 1983 he became Officer of the Order of Canada . He has had a star on the Canadian Walk of Fame since 2003 .

Web links

Commons : Jim Elder - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

James Elder in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame - James Elder

personal data
SURNAME	Elder, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Elder, James Robert (full name); Elder, Jim (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian show jumping and eventing rider
DATE OF BIRTH	July 27, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH	Toronto