Peter Charles, (born 1 January 1960) is an

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who competes in the sport of

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. Originally a competitor for

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, Charles changed nationalities to Irish in 1992. In 2007, he relinquished his status as an Irish rider and once again began representing Great Britain. He was in the British team which won the gold medal at the

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. Charles was appointed

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(MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to equestrianism. Charles reportedly sold his gold medal-winning horse, Vindicat W, to rock star

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for his showjumper daughter Jessica.

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1960 births British show jumping riders Equestrians at the 1992 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1996 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics Irish show jumping riders Living people Members of the Order of the British Empire Olympic equestrians for Ireland Irish male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Great Britain British male equestrians Sportspeople from Liverpool Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics {{Ireland-equestrian-bio-stub

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