Andrew Bennie

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Andrew Bennie
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Andrew Bennie (born 18 August 1956) is a New Zealand horseman who won a bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Bennie, riding Grayshott, was in the New Zealand Three Day Event Team which finished third, along with Tinks Pottinger, Margaret Knighton and Mark Todd. In the individual Three Day Event at the same Olympics he finished 20th. Bennie had also competed in the individual Three Day Event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, finishing 37th. [1]

Bennie was born in Auckland. He now lives in England making his living from competing, training horses and teaching riding.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrew Bennie Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.