Rachael Sanna

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Rachael Sanna
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NationalityAustralian
Born (1972-12-17) 17 December 1972 (age 50)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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CountryAustralia
SportEquestrian
Event(s)Dressage

Rachael Sanna (née Downs) (born 17 December 1972 in Sydney, New South Wales) [1] is an Australian equestrian. She competed at the Sydney 2000 Olympics in the individual and the team dressage events. Riding Aphrodite, she finished in 33rd place in the individual event, while the Australian team of Kristy Oatley-Nist, Ricky MacMillan, Mary Hanna and Sanna finished 6th in the team event. [2] She is married to fellow Australian equestrian George Sanna. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rachael Downs Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 10 July 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. "Rachael Downs". www.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2020.