What is Mary King?
{{More sources |date=October 2024}} [[File:Mary King and Imperial Cavalier during cross-country at 2012 London Olympics.jpg|thumb|Mary King]] '''Mary King''' (born 8 June 1961) is a [[British people|British]] [[equestrianism|horse rider]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/NY2013-honours-London-2012.pdf|title= 2013 New Year's Honours|accessdate=}}</ref> She won the European Championships and the Badminton Horse Trials. She won four gold medals at the World and European championships. She was the British Champion a record four times. Her sixth Olympic appearance was in [[London]] at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]. King and her daughter Emily were the first British mother and daughter team to represent Britain in their respective age groups, Mary at senior and Emily (15 years old) at junior level. ==Personal life== King was born in [[Newark-on-Trent]]. She has lived in [[Salcome Regis]] since she was 3 years old. At 6 years old, she was riding the vicar's pony. She had three jobs as an adult to raise money to [[Horse trading|buy]] her own pony. She has two children. == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == * {{Sports links}} {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Mary}} [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:English equestrians]] [[Category:Event riders]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Great Britain]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Great Britain]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Nottinghamshire]] [[Category:Olympic equestrians for Great Britain]]