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Arthur Rook (equestrian)

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Arthur Laurence Rook (26 May 1921 – 30 September 1989) was an English equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Stockholm for United Kingdom.[1] He became European champion in 1953.

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Arthur Rook
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1956 StockholmTeam eventing
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1953 BadmintonIndividual eventing
Gold medal – first place1954 BaselTeam eventing
Gold medal – first place1955 WindsorTeam eventing
Bronze medal – third place1954 BaselIndividual eventing
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Rook was an officer in the British army, the Royal Horse Guards, and served in Egypt and Italy during the Second World War. He received the Military Cross in 1944.[1]

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