Peter Charles

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Peter Charles MBE
Personal information
Full name	Peter Charles
Nationality	British
Discipline	Show jumping
Born	(1960-01-18) 18 January 1960 (age 64) Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Medal record Equestrian Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2012 London Team jumping Representing  Ireland European Championships 1995 St. Gallen Individual jumping 2001 Arnhem Team jumping

Peter Charles MBE (born 1 January 1960) is a British equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.

Originally a competitor for Great Britain, Charles changed nationalities to Irish in 1992. In 2007, he relinquished his status as an Irish rider and once again began representing Great Britain.^[1] He was in the British team which won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics.^[2]

Charles was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to equestrianism.^[3]

Charles reportedly sold his gold medal-winning horse, Vindicat W, to rock star Bruce Springsteen for his showjumper daughter Jessica.^[4][5]

He is the father of Harry Charles, a member of the British team that won show jumping gold at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.^[2]

See also

• 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics gold post boxes

References

1. "Peter Charles returns to the Great Britain Show Jumping Team". FEI. 10 February 2007. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
2. "Harry Charles revels in equestrian team gold after swapping fairways for saddle". The Guardian. PA Media. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
3. "No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 24.
4. "Springsteen's daughter buys Team GB horse". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012.
5. "Bruce Springsteen's daughter buys Peter Charles' gold medal winning horse". The Telegraph. 19 September 2012.