Rebecca Howard (born May 9, 1979, in Salmon Arm, British Columbia) is a Canadian Equestrian Team athlete in Eventing.[1] She competed at two Summer Olympics (in 2012 and 2016). Her best Olympic results came in 2016, when she placed 10th in both individual and team competitions and was the highest placed female rider.
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| Born | May 9, 1979 Salmon Arm, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5.31 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Equestrian | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Eventing | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Howard also represented Canada at the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Kentucky, United States, where she achieved 23rd position in individual eventing. Following year she competed at the 2011 Pan American Games, where she placed 6th in individual and helped Canada in winning a team silver.
In July 2016, she was named to Canada's Olympic team.[2]
References
edit- ^ London2012.com Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cleveland, Amy (14 July 2016). "Eric Lamaze leads Canadian Olympic equestrian team in Ian Millar's absence". www.olympics.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
External links
edit- Rebecca Howard (and here) at FEI
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