Wendy Schaeffer
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| Born | 16 September 1974 Adelaide, South Australia | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Equestrian | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wendy Lynn Schaeffer,
Career
Schaeffer was born in
Riding the horse Sunburst,[4] she won a team gold medal in eventing for Australia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,[2][3] along with team members Phillip Dutton, Andrew Hoy and Gillian Rolton.[5] Schaeffer had the best performance (lowest penalty) among all competitors in the team eventing, with no penalties in the show jumping round.[5][6]
Schaeffer was awarded the
The book An Eventful Life – Life Stories of Eventing Champions from 2010, written by Alison Duthie, treats the biography of Wendy Schaeffer and four other Australian Olympic equestrians, Megan Jones, Sonja Johnson, Shane Rose, and Stuart Tinney.[7]
References
- ^ "SCHAEFFER, Wendy Lynn". It's an Honour. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ a b Henningham, Nikki. "Schaeffer, Wendy (1974-)". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Wendy Schaeffer". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
- ^ "Sunburst". olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Team, Open". olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Wendy Schaeffer". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "An Eventful Life - The book". Retrieved 13 June 2024.
Further reading
- Duthie, Alison (2010). An Eventful Life – Life Stories of Eventing Champions. Palmer Higgs Publishing.
External links
- Wendy Schaeffer at Olympedia
- Wendy Schaeffer at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Wendy Schaeffer at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame
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