Tegan’s gold medal rises from the ashes
Young Canterbury showjumper Tegan Fitzsimon has relived her 2009 Youth Olympic Games sense at New Zealand’s Olympic House inward Auckland, amongst the re-presentation of her gilt medal.
Fitzsimon, 22, lost her gilt medal inward a stable burn downwardly inward September, next gale-force storms inward the region.
The burn downwardly on Sandy Knolls Road inward West Melton started afterward a spark from ability lines caused a hedge to grab fire. It continued from the hedge correct through her father’s workshop, in addition to thence to the tack shed, stables, feed shed in addition to storage shed housing Tegan’s novel saltation stands in addition to rails.
The horses had been moved out of the stable block afterward fears the barn’s roof mightiness blow off inward the wind. The passenger was able to teach a few of her favourite saddles, bridles in addition to helmets out just lost everything else.
Tegan told her friend, immature human being equestrian Liz Charleston, nearly the burn downwardly in addition to the loss of the medal. This sparked Charleston into activity – unbeknownst to Tegan – to watch if the medal could move replaced.
“I contacted the New Zealand Olympic Committee in addition to explained what had happened in addition to was at that topographic point whatsoever means they could assist me,” Charleston said.
“I couldn’t believe it when Evelyn Williamson from NZOC replied to my message. She had been inward deport on amongst the Australian Olympic Committee in addition to they had responded to her that a somebody from their component subdivision was going out to the AOC storage unit, in addition to they would await for a 2009 YOG gilt medal to post over.”
The search proved fruitful in addition to the medal was before long winging its means to New Zealand.
On Wednesday, Tegan in addition to her parents, Phil in addition to Christine, flew upwards to Auckland to come across Charleston at Olympic House inward Parnell, where Tegan was officially presented amongst her replacement medal past times Chris Arthur, Youth Games Chef de Mission.
The medal has been engraved just equally the original.
Charleston was thrilled the hugger-mugger mission came to fruition. “It was thence wonderful to brand this hap for Tegan in addition to all the efforts that everyone went to is really much appreciated,” she said.
Tegan was likewise grateful for the efforts. “Thank yous thence so much to everyone at the NZ Olympic House for today,” she said. “Also to Liz Charleston for making it all happen. It was a really fun day.”
Since the storms, equestrians from across New Zealand convey rallied to assist Tegan “get dorsum on the horse”, amongst donations of feed, rugs, in addition to other products.
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