Megan Jones (born 6 November 1976) is an Australian equestrian. She was a
Silver Medal
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ist at the 2008
Beijing Olympic Games.
Jones began riding at the age of 5, continued through her early years in
Pony Club
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Overview
Pony clubs began in England in 1929 by Harry Faudel-Phillips to ...
before hitting the international scene in 2003 at the World Cup Final. In 2005, she won
Melbourne International Three Day Event riding three star on Kirby Park Irish Jester, then later in the same year won the four star at the 2005
Adelaide Horse Trials on the same mount and a second in the two star competition on another. Chosen to compete in the 2006
World Equestrian Games
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, she was on the bronze medal winning Australian Event Team, and finished 16th individually.
Jones won a silver medal in Beijing in 2008 riding Kirby Park Irish Jester in the team event, alongside countrymen
Clayton Fredericks
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, his wife
Lucinda Fredericks
Lucinda Fredericks (née Murray; born 28 September 1965) is an equestrian athlete who competes in eventing. Having formerly competed for Great Britain, she now represents Australia. Riding Headley Britannia, she has won three CCI 4* events; wi ...
,
Shane Rose
Shane Rose (born 24 April 1973 in Sydney) is an Australian equestrian. A three-time Olympic medallist, he started riding at the age of five at the Forest Hills Pony Club. Rose lived with his parents and three siblings in Duffys Forest, New Sou ...
and
Sonja Johnson
Sonja Johnson (born 14 December 1967 in Albany, Western Australia) is an Australian equestrian who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as part of the three-day eventing team. The team consisted of Megan Jones, Clayton Fr ...
.
Jones owns Kirby Park Stud, in Hahndorf in the Adelaide hills. Along with Kirby Park Irish Jester and Kirby Park Irish Hallmark, her top horses have included Kirby Park Allofasudden, which was selected as a reserve in Beijing.
References
http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/megan-jones-and-kirby-park-irish-jester-withdraw-weg
External links
www.kirbypark.comMegan Jones's Blog(archived)
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1976 births
Living people
Australian event riders
Australian female equestrians
Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic equestrians for Australia
Olympic silver medalists for Australia
Place of birth missing (living people)
Olympic medalists in equestrian
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
21st-century Australian sportswomen
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