Three-day eventer, born in London, UK. She is the only person to win the Badminton Horse Trials six times (1973, 19767, 1979, 19834), and the Badminton and Burghley Horse Trials in the same year, on George in 1977. She was individual European champion in 1975 and 1977, and the 1982 world champion on Regal Realm, when she also won a team gold medal. She married Australian eventer David Green in 1981 (marriage dissolved, 1992).
| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Equestrian | |||
| Silver | 1984 Los Angeles | Three-day eventing | |
Lucinda Green (born November 7, 1953 in Hampshire) is a talented horse rider from Great Britain, who was born as Lucinda Prior-Palmer.
In 1982, she went on to represent the British Team at the World Championships in Luhmuhlen, where the team won gold.
Green became a mother in 1985, and she retired for a few months before returning to international competition later that year and helping the British Team win the gold at the European Championships held at Burghley. Green is also a member of the Board of Directors of the British Horse Trials Association and a team selector
Red Mile Entertainment released the video game "Lucinda Green's Equestrian Challenge" for the Playstation 2 game console on 11/16/2006
Major Accomplishments
Six-time Badminton winner Seven-time Tony Collins Memorial Trophy winner1987
Member of British Team at World Championships at Luhmuhlen1986
1st at Boekelo1985
Team gold medal at the European Championships at Burghley1984
Team silver at Los Angeles Olympic Games 6th Individually at Los Angeles Olympic Games 1st Badminton Horse Trials (Beagle Bay)1983
1st Badminton Horse Trials (Regal Realm)1982
World Champion of Eventing Team gold at World Championships at Luhmuhlen Team silver at European Championships in Switzerland Individual silver at European Championships in Switzerland1981
1st place Burghley Horse Trials (Beagle Bay)1980
7th place individually at Alternative Olympics in Fontainbleau 1st Melbourne--Novice and Open Classes on borrowed horses1979
1st Badminton Horse Trials (Killaire)1977
1st Badminton Horse Trials (George) 1st European Championship (George) 1st Burghley Horse Trials (George)1976
1st Badminton Horse Trials (Wideawake) Member of British Team at Montreal Olympics (Be Fair)1975
1st European Championship (Be Fair)1973
1st Badminton Horse Trials (Be Fair) Member of British Team at Kiev
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