Victoria Roycroft (née Rose, born 17 April 1953) is an Australian Equestrianism, equestrian who competed at three Olympic Games.
She was born in Sydney.
At the Equestrian at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 Games she competed in the three-day eventing, whereas at the Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988 and Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 Games she competed in the show jumping. She also coached at the Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992 Games.
In 1987, Roycroft, on her horse Apache, won the Rome Grand Prix, the first Australian and first woman to do so.
She was married to fellow triple Olympian Wayne Roycroft from 1976 until their separation in 2000.
The couple's son Mark died in 2003 at the age of 17 after being caught in a rip current, rip off Birdie Beach in the Munmorah State Conservation Area.
On 15 April 2023, she reportedly had a heart attack while preparing for a show-jumping competition at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
In 2000, she received an Australian Sports Medal.
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1953 births
Australian female equestrians
Living people
Olympic equestrians for Australia
Equestrians at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal
Equestrians from Sydney
Sportswomen from New South Wales
20th-century Australian sportswomen
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