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Nicola Tustain MBE (born 27 December 1977) is a retired Welsh Paralympic dressage rider. During her career, Tustain won multiple para-dressage medals at the World Championships and Paralympic Games. She was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2010.
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| National team | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 December 1977 Corwen, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para equestrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Hemiplegia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Para dressage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tustain was born on 27 December 1977 in Corwen, Wales.[1] She was born with hemiplegia that paralyzed her right side.[2] She began riding competitively when she was ten years old and participated in a Riding for the Disabled Association championship when she was twelve. Tustain joined the British equestrian team in 1993.[3] In 1996, she completed a certificate in healthcare at Yale College, Wrexham.[4]
Tustain won her first para-dressage medals at the 1999 World Championships with three gold medals. While competing in the World Championships, Tustain won an additional three gold medals at the 2003 World Championships and a gold and a silver at the 2007 World Para Dressage Championships.[5]
Alternatively, Tustain won six Paralympic medals in dressage. At the 2000 Summer Paralympics, Tustain won a gold medal in the team and freestyle events with a bronze in the individual event. At the following Paralympics, she won a gold in the team event while winning a bronze in the individual and freestyle events at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.[2]
Other medals include two gold and one bronze at the 2005 European Championships and multiple British Dressage Championships. She retired in 2009.[6]
In 2000, Tustain was awarded the British Equestrian Federation Medal of Honour. In 2003, she was named the best dressage rider by Animal Health Trust.[6] The following year, Tustain was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability in 2004 but lost to Earle Connor.[7] In 2010, Tustain was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire at the 2010 Birthday Honours.[8]
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