Rosalind Canter (born 13 January 1986) is a British equestrian who competes in eventing. She is the 2018 World Champion. On Monday, 8 May 2023 she won the Badminton Horse Trials riding Lordships Graffalo. She won gold medal in Team eventing at

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Early life

Canter grew up on the family farm in

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, Lincolnshire. She attended Kidgate Junior School in Louth, and was also a competitive swimmer in the mid-1990s, with her sister Megan. She also competed in cross country running, when at the grammar school in Louth, alongside her sister Harriet. And with Harriet, and her other sister Megan, she played hockey for Louth Ladies and Louth Juniors. Both Megan and Harriet also competed in equestrian events, in the 1990s. She has a degree in sports science from

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Career

Canter's CCI **** results include finishing fifth at the 2017 Badminton Horse Trials on Allstar B, and ninth at the 2017 Luhmühlen Horse Trials on Zenshera. She then won team gold and finished fifth individually at the 2017

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on Allstar B, before finishing seventh at the 2017

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on Zenshera. In May 2018, she finished third at the Badminton Horse Trials on Allstar B. Canter won two golds at the

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in Tryon, riding Allstar B. She is the fifth British rider to become World Champion in Eventing, after

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(1970),

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(1982), Virginia Leng (1986), and

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(2006). In 2022 she competed with Lordships Graffalo in the World Eventing Championships in Pratoni del Vivaro as a member of the British Team, where they finished 4th individually and as a team.

CCI5* Results

International Championship Results

Notable Horses

*Zenshera **2018 Luhmuhlen 5* third place *Allstar B **2017 European Championships - team gold, individual 5th **2018 Badminton Horse Trials third place **2018 World Equestrian Games - team & individual gold **2021 European Championships - team gold *Lordships Graffalo **2022 Badminton Horse Trials runner up **2023 Badminton Horse Trials winner **2023 European Championships - team & individual gold **2024 Olympics - team gold *Izilot DHI **2023 Pau 5* winner

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Canter, Rosalind 1986 births Living people Alumni of Sheffield Hallam University British event riders Equestrians at the 2024 Summer Olympics People educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth People from East Lindsey District Olympic medalists in equestrian Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic equestrians for Great Britain Sportspeople from Louth, Lincolnshire Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics