Jo Pitt
Scottish equestrian Paralympian
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Jo Pitt (22 February 1979 – 2 May 2013) was a Scottish equestrian Paralympian.[1]
Born22 February 1979
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Great Britain
Died2 May 2013 (aged 34)
Dereham, Norfolk, Great Britain
SportPara equestrian
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 February 1979 Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Great Britain |
| Died | 2 May 2013 (aged 34) Dereham, Norfolk, Great Britain |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Para equestrian |
Early life
Pitt came from Huntly, Aberdeenshire, and studied at Oatridge College, West Lothian.[2] She had right-sided hemiplegic cerebral palsy.[3]
Career
Pitt represented Great Britain at the 2004 Athens Paralympics.[4][5] She won British Dressage's winter championship title in April 2013.[6] She was in the para-equestrian dressage team that won gold at the 2010 World Equestrian Games.[citation needed]
Death
Pitt died 2 May 2013.[7] She had been living with pulmonary veno-occlusive disease.[8] She had recently moved to Dereham, Norfolk to live with her fiancé, Rory.[9]
