Australian eventing identity Jim Dunn dies at 67
Former Australian eventing selector chairman James (Jim) Lavington Dunn has died at the historic menstruum of 67 afterwards a long illness.
Jim Dunn acted every bit Chef d’Equipe to the Australian Eventing squad as well as his proudest instant was leading inward his squad to collect golden on domicile the world at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, a historic tertiary successive Olympic squad golden for Australia’s eventers.
In 2004, Dunn was awarded the Medal of the Order of Commonwealth of Australia (OAM) for services to equestrian sports inward Commonwealth of Australia as well as at Olympic degree every bit a coach, manager, administrator as well as judge. In the same year, he was also inducted into the Sport Commonwealth of Australia Hall of Fame.
He was Chairman of Selectors for to a greater extent than than xx years as well as during that fourth dimension formed a unopen bond with national charabanc Wayne Roycroft as well as Australian squad veterinary Denis Goulding.
“The 3 of us (Jim, Wayne as well as I) went everywhere together,” Denis Goulding said. “Everywhere nosotros travelled people would hover towards Jim. He was such an iconic figure who was loved past times everybody. Equestrian was his life. It meant everything to him.
“If nosotros were away at an final result he’d e'er go trying to instruct the before flying domicile as well as hence he could brand confine club,” Dr Goulding said.
Wayne Roycroft start met Jim when he was the course of written report builder at the Gawler Three Day Event as well as the 2 became unopen friends when Jim took on the Chef d’Equipe role.
Wayne Roycroft also has fond memories of his unopen friend: “I’ll e'er think him leading the squad into the presentation at the Sydney Olympics. Of all our campaigns this was in all likelihood the hardest because expectations were as well as hence high, exactly nether Jim’s guidance nosotros were able to win the gold. He was a actually honest, adept Australian individual as well as a adept friend.”
A native of South Australia, Jim Dunn was an FEI 3* Jumping Judge as well as FEI 4* Eventing Judge as well as had officiated inward Commonwealth of Australia as well as New Zealand, every bit good every bit inward Great Britain, Republic of Indonesia as well as Malaysia. He was Chairman of the National Eventing Committee from 1981 to 2009, President of the South Australian Branch from 1988 to 1994, as well as a fellow member of the South Australian province branch committee, sitting on its board from 1976 to 1997.
He stood downward every bit Chairman of Selectors inward June 2012 because of sick health, exactly remained on the choice panel nether the Chairmanship of Georgia Clifford, who paid tribute to his years of service to eventing. “Jim’s contribution to the sport of eventing is unparalleled. His tape is an impressive 1 having played a manus inward every Olympic medal Commonwealth of Australia has won since the Barcelona Games.
“Jim’s interest inward the sport has spanned generations as well as he volition go dearly missed past times everyone who had the pleasance of knowing him,” Clifford said.
Equestrian Commonwealth of Australia Chairman Dr Warwick Vale expressed his sympathy to Jim’s household unit of measurement as well as friends.
“Jim’s long as well as widespread association with equestrian sport gave people from all walks of the sport a gamble to know as well as function amongst him as well as in that place volition go countless people today that volition go saddened past times his passing.
“Equestrian sport inward Commonwealth of Australia owes Jim a dandy bargain as well as his extraordinary contribution, specially inward his roles assisting many of Australia’s 3 hateful solar daytime final result squad rate amidst this country’s greatest sporting moments. He volition go missed as well as e'er remembered fondly,” Dr Vale said.
Director of the FEI Eventing & Olympic Department Catrin Norinder said Dunn was good known inward the eventing world, both at a national degree inward Commonwealth of Australia as well as on the international scene.
“He had an incredible cognition of the sport as well as was a highly respected judge. His passing leaves an enormous gap inward the Australian Eventing world. He volition go much missed,” she said.
His funeral volition go held on Mon ix Dec at 1.30pm at the Heysen Chapel, Centennial Park, 760 Goodwood Road, Pasadena, South Australia.
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