Knighthood for Mark Todd
Eventing legend Mark Todd has been knighted for services to equestrianism.
He was made a Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM) inwards New Zealand’s New Year’s Honours.
“I am honoured as well as humbled to conk this award,” Todd said. “I actually am over the moon.”
Todd received the honor on the dorsum of a five-year comeback which saw him win a bronze squad eventing medal at this year’s London Olympics, 28 years afterwards kickoff standing on the podium equally an Olympian, when he won gilt at the Los Angeles Games.
Todd collected an private gilt as well as squad bronze inwards the three-day effect at Seoul inwards 1988, as well as collected a bronze inwards Sydney inwards 2000.
He hence retired, only launched a comeback inwards 2008 which culminated inwards his London bronze, which, at 56, made him the country’s oldest Olympic medal winner.
Todd, currently holidaying inwards France, is instantly eyeing the 2016 Olympics inwards Rio de Janiero.
His equestrian triumphs extend good beyond the Olympics. He has won the three-day effect at Badminton 4 times as well as is a five-time winner at Burghley.
Todd was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire inwards 1995.
In 1999 he was voted eventing passenger of the century past times the International Equestrian Federation. That same twelvemonth he was voted Horse as well as Hound Equestrian Personality of the Century.
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