Marion Coakes
Medal record | ||
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Equestrian | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1968 Mexico City | Individual jumping
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Women's World Championships
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1965 Hickstead |
Individual Jumping | |
1970 Copenhagen |
Individual Jumping |
Marion Janice Mould
Early life
Coakes was born in June 1947. Her father, Ralph, was a farmer in Hampshire. Her elder brothers, John and Douglas, were also on the British junior show jumping team. At the age of three she learned to ride on a donkey. In 1960, her father bought Stroller, an eight-year-old pony, originally imported in a job-lot from Ireland. At the end of Marion's junior career, when she was 16, her father wanted to replace Stroller with a larger horse, but Marion was not willing to let him go and continued show jumping on the pony.[3][4]
Career
In her second season as a senior Marion won the Queen Elizabeth II Cup—a former international ladies class event—that took place at the Royal International Horse Show.[5] That year, she won three Nations Cup events, helping to win the Presidents Cup.[4]
In 1964 Marion won the
Personal life
In 2006, Marion Coakes was inducted into The British Horse Society Equestrian Hall of Fame.[6] She married the jockey David Mould in 1969, and they have a son named Jack.[1]
Media appearances
Coakes played a part in season 4, episode 3 of Monty Python's Flying Circus.
References
- ^ a b Donnelley, Paul (23 July 2000). "How the Queen Mother touched our lives: The Jockey; David Mould". Sunday Mirror. FindArticles. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ a b "Marion Janice Coakes". British Olympic Association. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ "The Heroes of Hickstead". The Equestrian. 29 July 2008. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Stroller: Great horses in history". Horse & Hound. 13 February 2008. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ a b "Hickstead's historic Queen Elizabeth II Cup downgraded". Horse & Hound. 15 February 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ "Ten British equestrian greats inducted into Hall of Fame". Horsetalk. 7 June 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2009.