Wyatt 'Bunty' Thompson (20 April 1925 – 15 December 2017)[1] was an Australian equestrian rider who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.[2][3] In 2012, he was inducted into Equestrian Australia's Hall of Fame with teammates Brian Crago, Ern Barker, David Wood, Franz Mairinger and Alec Creswick, who were members of Australia's first Olympic equestrian team.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Mention of Bunty Thompson's death
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bunty Thompson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Vale Wyatt 'Bunty' Thompson – An Australian Equestrian and Trailblazer". Equestrian Australia website. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Wyatt is inducted into equestrian Hall of Fame". Western Advocate. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2017.


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