Mary Elizabeth King is a British equestrian who competes in eventing. She has represented Great Britain at six Olympics from 1992 to 2012, winning team silver in 2004 and 2012, and team bronze in 2008. At the World Equestrian Games, she won team gold in 1994 and 2010, and team silver in 2006. She has also won four team golds and one team bronze medal at the European Eventing Championships. King's individual honours include European bronze in 1995 and European Silver in 2007. She is a four-time British Open Champion. She won the CCI four star Badminton Horse Trials in 1992 and 2000, the CCI four star Burghley Horse Trials in 1996, and the CCI four star Rolex Kentucky with her homebred mare King's Temptress in 2011.
| Full name: | Mary Elizabeth King |
| Nationality: | British |
| Discipline: | Eventing |
| Born: | June 08, 1961, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England |
About Mary King
English equestrian sportswoman who represented Great Britain at the Olympics from 1992 to 2012. She won silver medals in 2004 and 2012 and a bronze medal in 2008.
Before Fame
She rode her first horse at age six and entered her first riding competition at age 11.
Achievement
She became a two-time gold medalist at the World Equestrian Games.
Family Life
She had two children, Freddie and Emily, with husband David King.
Associations
She became a popular English equestrian star, much like her younger counterpart Ellen Whitaker.
Information related to Mary King (equestrian)
- Deputy Lieutenants of Devon
- Olympic equestrians of Great Britain
- Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in equestrian
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
