Gemma Tattersall

Gemma Tattersall

Gemma Tattersall riding Chico Bella at Boekelo Horse Trials (2013)
Personal information
Born	(1985-03-12) 12 March 1985 (age 39)
Medal record Equestrian Representing  Great Britain World Championships 2018 Tryon Team eventing

Gemma Tattersall (born 12 March 1985) is a British Olympic eventing rider.^[1] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where she finished 41st in the individual and 5th in the team competition.

Tattersall also participated at the 2015 European Eventing Championships, finishing 9th in the individual event. Gemma has previously been part of the junior and young rider European Championship squads. She was reserve for Great Britain at the World Equestrian Games with and Arctic Soul in 2014.^[2] Tattersall was listed in the Spear's 500 in the Equine Category.^[3]

Tattersall was one of 130 athletes selected as part of the Ambition programme to attend the London Olympics in order to prepare those with potential to represent Britain at a future Games.^[4]

CCI 5* performance

She won the only CCI 5* event hosted in 2021, the Bicton Arena International 5*, on Chilli Knight.^[5][6] She finished less than a point in front of second place Pippa Funnell, and six points clear of third placed Piggy March.

Results

Results
Event	Kentucky	Badminton	Luhmühlen	Burghley	Pau	Adelaide	Maryland	Bicton
2007		34th (Jesters Quest)		36th (Jesters Quest)
2008-2009	Did not participate
2010					EL (Kings Gem)
2011		EL (Kings Gem)
2012					10th (Stormhill Kossack) 28th (Kings Gem)
2013	Did not participate
2014		EL (Arctic Soul)		5th (Arctic Soul)
2015		16th (Arctic Soul)
2016		(Arctic Soul)
2017		7th (Arctic Soul)		(Arctic Soul)
2018		4th (Arctic Soul) 22nd (Pamero 4)			(Pamero 4) 23rd (Santiago Bay)
2019		20th (Arctic Soul)		7th (Santiago Bay) EL (Arctic Soul)	WD (Chilli Knight) WD (Jalapeño)
2020	Did not participate
2021		Cancelled due to Covid-19		Cancelled due to Covid-19 (replaced by Bicton)				(Chilli Knight)
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

References

1. "Gemma Tattersall". fei.org. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
2. "Gemma Tattersall, British five-star winner and world gold medallist". Horse & Hound.
3. "The Spear's 500". 500.spearswms.com.
4. Peacock, Tom (31 July 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Gemma Tattersall ready to step out of the shadows and grab the spotlight for herself" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
5. "Bicton Arena International 5*". www.britisheventing.com.
6. "Bicton Five Star". www.britisheventing.com.

External links

• Media related to Gemma Tattersall at Wikimedia Commons