Victoria Scott-Legendre

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Victoria Scott-Legendre
Personal information
Birth nameVictoria Scott
Born (1988-09-10) 10 September 1988 (age 34)
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Sport
CountryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
SportEquestrian
Event(s) Eventing

Victoria Scott-Legendre (born 10 September 1988 in Pietermaritzburg) is a South African eventing rider. [1]

In 2013, Victoria Scott relocated to France from South Africa to set up a base with Rodolphe Scherer and his team at Haras des Presnes in Saint-Gervais, Vendée, France. She now runs Victoria Scott and Edouard Legendre Eventing with her husband Edouard Legendre, who has represented France at World Cup events. Scott-Legendre competed at the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina. [2]

In 2021, she was selected by South Africa to represent them at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics aboard her horse Valtho des Peupliers. [3] Competing in Tokyo, she was ranked 34th after the second phase (cross-country), but eventually withdrew before the concluding phase.

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References

  1. "Victoria Scott-Legendre". FEI . Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. "From Wildlife To The World Equestrian Games: Victoria Scott's Unusual Journey". The Chronicle of the Horse. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. "Olympic eventing teams: Who's heading to Tokyo?". Horse & Hound . Retrieved 3 July 2021.