Timothy Grubb (30 May 1954 – 11 May 2010) was a British

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champion. In 1984 he participated at the

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held in

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where he won a silver medal in team jumping with the British team.

Early life

He was born in

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, living in

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, the son of John Grubb. In 1966 he moved to Garthorpe, Leicestershire. He attended the former independent Priory College and High School in Stamford, with sister Elaine, where he competed in athletics, the 220 yards and long jump. His sister Susanne worked at the

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. By 1977, he lived in Stonesby in

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Personal life

He married

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in December 1978 and they had a boy and a girl. They later divorced. From Stathern, he moved to the US in 1982. He died from

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in Illinois on 11 May 2010.

References

1954 births 2010 deaths Sportspeople from Grantham People from the Borough of Melton People from South Kesteven District Sportspeople from Leicestershire Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Equestrians at the 1984 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Great Britain British male equestrians English male equestrians Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics 20th-century English sportsmen {{UK-equestrian-bio-stub