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David McPherson Broome CBE (born 1 March 1940) is a retired Welsh show jumping champion. Broome was born in Wales, attended Monmouth School and still maintains his stables at Mount Ballan Manor, Crick, near Chepstow in Monmouthshire. He won the European championships in 1961, 1967, and 1969, individual Olympic bronze medals in 1960 and 1968, the latter on his best-known horse Mr Softee, on which he was only two fences (8 faults) behind the Gold medal position. In 1960 he was also voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year. He won the World individual championship in 1970, and in the same year was ''Western Mail'' Welsh Sports Personality of the year. In 1978 he was part of the world championship winning British team. He turned professional in 1973. David Broome has won the King George V Gold Cup a record six times on six different horses between 1960–1991, a record yet to be equalled. He has enjoyed most of his success on Irish Sport Horses and he has said his favourite horse of all was ''Sportsman''. Broome is still active in the administration of the sport. In 2013, he became president of the British Showjumping Association. == Major achievements == *Olympic Games * *1960 Rome: Individual Bronze medal on ''Sunsalve'' * *1968 Mexico: Individual Bronze medal on ''Mister Softee'' * *1988 Seoul: Equal 4th place on ''Countryman'' *World championships * *1960 Venice: Individual Bronze medal on ''Sunsalve'' * *1970 La Baule: Individual Gold medal on ''Beethoven'' * *1978 Aachen: Team Gold medal on ''Philco'' * *1982 Dublin: Team Bronze medal on ''Mr Ross'' * *1990 Stockholm: Team Bronze medal on ''Lannegan'' *European championships * *1961 Aachen: Individual Gold medal on ''Sunsalve'' * *1967 Rotterdam: Individual Gold medal on ''Mister Softee'' * *1969 Hickstead: Individual Gold medal on ''Mister Softee'' * *1977 Vienna: Team Silver medal on ''Philco'' * *1979 Rotterdam: Team Gold medal on ''Queensway Big Q'' * *1983 Hickstead: Team Silver medal on ''Mr Ross'' * *1991 La Baule: Team Silver medal on ''Lannegan'' *FEI World Cup * *World Cup Jumping League Winner 1979/80 with ''Queensway Big Q'' and ''Sportsman'' *World Cup qualifier wins * *1978/1979 's-Hertogenbosch on ''Philco'' * *1979/1980 Birmingham on ''Sportsman'' * *1979/1980 Wien on ''Philco'' * *1979/1980 Bordeaux on ''Queensway Big Q'' * *1979/1980 Amsterdam on ''Sportsman'' * *1980/1981 Olympia (London) on ''Philco'' * *1981/1982 London (Olympia) on ''Philco'' * *1981/1982 Dublin on ''Mr Ross'' * *1983/1984 Amsterdam on ''Last Resort'' * 1966 Hickstead Derby winner on ''Mister Softee'' *King George V Gold Cup * *1960 on ''Sunsalve'' * *1966 on ''Mister Softee'' * *1972 on ''Sportsman'' * *1977 on ''Philco'' * *1981 on ''Mr Ross'' * *1991 on ''Lannegan'' *International Grand Prix wins include: * *1960 Dublin on ''Sunsalve'' * *1967 Dublin on ''Mr Softee'' * *1968 Dublin on ''Mr Softee'' * *1970 La Baule on ''Beethoven'' * *1973 St.Gallen on ''Manhattan'' * *1975 Olympia (London) on ''Philco'' * *1977 Dublin on ''Philco'' * *1979 Amsterdam on ''Sportsman'' * *1979 Dublin on ''Sportsman'' * *1981 Olympia (London) on ''Philco'' * *1980 Olympia (London) on ''Philco'' * *1983 Amsterdam on ''Last Resort'' * *1981 Dublin on ''Queensway Big Q'' * *1981 Spruce Meadows on ''Queensway Philco'' * *1981 Horse of the Year Show (Wembley Arena) on ''Mr Ross'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Broome」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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