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Born | 14 February 1961 63) Røa, Norway | (age
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Country | Norway |
Sport | Para equestrian |
Jens Lasse Dokkan (born 14 February 1961) is a Norwegian Paralympic para-equestrian rider. [1]
Dokkan represented Norway at the Paralympic Games in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and in 2024. [2] At the Paralympic Games in 2000 he won a bronze team medal and two individual bronze medals. At the 2008 Paralympic Games he won also a bronze team medal and a silver individual medal. He won also several medals at World Championships and European Championships, including double individual gold at the 2019 FEI European Championships in Rotterdam. [3]
Sir David Lee Pearson is a 14-times Paralympic Games gold medallist, having represented British para-equestrianism in Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London, Rio, and Tokyo. Over the course of his career he has won 30 gold medals at European, World and Paralympic level.
Daniel Greaves is a British athlete who specialises in the discus throw.
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