John Rumble (27 August 1933 – 5 December 2023) was a Canadian equestrian. He was a member of the Canadian national equestrian team in

eventing Eventing (also known as three-day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where the same horse and rider combination compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ...

. Rumble won a team bronze medal in eventing at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

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, together with teammates

Jim Elder Robert James Elder, OC (born 27 July 1934) is a Canadian retired businessman and former equestrian. He competed at six Olympic Games between 1956 and 1984, winning one gold and one bronze medal. He missed the 1964 and 1980 Olympics because Cana ...

and

Brian Herbinson Brian Alexander Herbinson (25 November 1930 – 30 August 2022) was a member of the Canadian Equestrian Team. He was born in Ballymena. He won a bronze medal in team eventing at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, together with teammates Jim ...

. He placed 16th in individual eventing. In 2009, Rumble was inducted in the Canadian Eventing Hall of Fame. Rumble died at the

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, on 5 December 2023, at the age of 90.

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* 1933 births 2023 deaths Canadian male equestrians Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Equestrians at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics People from St. Mary's, Ontario Sportspeople from Perth County, Ontario 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-equestrian-bio-stub