Timothy Grubb

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Timothy Grubb
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Timothy Grubb (30 May 1954 11 May 2010) was a British show jumping champion. In 1984 he participated at the Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles where he won a silver medal in team jumping with the British team. [1]

He was born in Grantham.

Personal life

He married Michele McEvoy and they had a boy and a girl. They later divorced.

He died from heart failure in Illinois on 11 May 2010. [2]

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References

  1. "Tim Grubb". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  2. Jaffer, Nancy (12 May 2010). "Three-time British Olympic showjumper Tim Grubb dies". Horse & Hound. Archived from the original on 16 May 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.