Bridget Hyem
Australian equestrian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bridget Anne Hyem (26 September 1933 – 3 March 2014), née MacIntyre and known as Bud, was the first female equestrian to represent Australia at an Olympic Games.
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Birth name | Bridget Anne Hyem |
Born | (1933-09-26)26 September 1933 Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 3 March 2014(2014-03-03) (aged 80) Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia |
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Country | Australia |
Sport | Equestrianism |
Event | Show jumping |
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She competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Riding Coronation, Hyem finished 24th in the individual jumping event.[1]
The Australian team, comprising Kevin Bacon, John Fahey and Hyem, finished seventh in the team jumping event.[1]
Hyem is also known as the breeder of two Olympic gold medal-winning horses, Kibah Tic-Toc and Kibah Sandstone. Both horses were ridden to success by Matt Ryan.[2][3]
In the lead up to the Sydney 2000 Olympics, she rode Tic-Toc in the torch relay.[4]