Mark Armstrong

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Mark Armstrong
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Show jumping

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European championships
silver 1993 Show jumping, team

Mark Armstrong (born June 23, 1961 ) is a British show jumper .

Armstrong got his first pony when he was seven. In the early 1980s Armstrong trained in Ireland for 18 months before moving back to England and working for Fred Welch. In 1987 he competed in a Nations Cup for the first time .

In 1993 he won the silver medal with the team at the European Championships in Gijón . He was also a member of the 2001 European Championships in Arnhem and the 2002 World Championships in Jerez .

successes

  • World Championships :
    • 2002, Jerez de la Frontera: with Elise 16th place with the team and 69th place in the individual ranking
  • European Championships :
    • 1993, Gijón: with Corella 2nd place with the team and 33rd place in the individual ranking
    • 2001, Arnhem: with Elise 9th place with the team and 37th place in the individual ranking

Horses

  • Thesaura (* 1996), bay BWP mare, father: Darco, mother's father: Lys de Darmen, owner: Emma & Mark Armstrong
  • Prince Z (* 2002), bay gelding, father: Pageno, father of mother: Little Rock, owner: D. Powell
  • Ronaldo 110 (* 2002), bay gelding, owner: David Wenman
  • Caleta (* 2002), Belgian gray mare, father: Acaletto
  • Lavaletta II (* 2000) bay Holstein mare , father: Lavaletto, mother's father: Ronald, breeder: Herbert Stahl

Individual evidence

  1. FEI short biography