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David Broome

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Welsh equestrian

United KingdomBorn 1940 · age 86
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David McPherson Broome is a retired Welsh show jumping champion. He competed in the 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1988 Olympics and won individual bronze medals in 1960 on Sunsalve and in 1968 on his best-known horse Mr Softee.

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Broome on Sportsman in 1975Broome on Sportsman in 1975

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1960BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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David McPherson Broome is a retired Welsh show jumping champion. He competed in the 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1988 Olympics and won individual bronze medals in 1960 on Sunsalve and in 1968 on his best-known horse Mr Softee. In 1960, he was also voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year, and at the 1972 Games served as the Olympic flag bearer for Great Britain.

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Born 1940 · age 86
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