Ros Canter - part of Team GB's gold medal winning Olympic equestrian team

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Ros Canter - part of Team GB's gold medal winning Olympic equestrian team

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ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.uk to Nominative Determinism@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 years ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Great Britain win their first gold of the Games thanks to eventing trio Ros Canter, Laura Collett and Tom McEwen

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Great Britain sealed a fifth Olympic eventing team title at the Chateau de Versailles in Paris before Laura Collett later grabbed an individual bronze.

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