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David Broome

1940 - Today

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David McPherson Broome (born 1 March 1940) is a retired Welsh show jumping champion. He competed in the 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1988 Olympics and won individual bronze medals in 1960 on Sunsalve and in 1968 on his best-known horse Mr Softee. In 1960, he was also voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year, and at the 1972 Games served as the Olympic flag bearer for Great Britain. Broome was born in Cardiff, attended Monmouth School, and still maintains his stables at Mount Ballan Manor, Crick, near Chepstow in Monmouthshire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). David Broome is the 3,266th most popular athlete (up from 3,567th in 2024), the 6,808th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,979th in 2019) and the 126th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, David Broome ranks 3,266 out of 6,025. Before him are Vitaliy Savin, Mario Von Appen, João Vieira, Chris Brasher, Angelo Taylor, and Virginie Arnold. After him are Tegla Loroupe, Jesús Rollán, Kelsey-Lee Barber, Kerstin Behrendt, Hanne Haugland, and Harri Eloranta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, David Broome ranks 613. Before him are Cynthia Weil, Savitri Jindal, Barney Frank, Robert Pinsky, Jim Clyburn, and Ali Eid. After him are Bharati Mukherjee, Roger K. Crouch, Connie Mack III, Ted Kulongoski, Madam Auring, and Govind Nihalani.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Broome ranks 6,810 out of 8,785. Before him are Stuart Adamson (1958), Fabien Frankel (1994), Tom Wisdom (1973), Robert Green (1980), Sebastian Faulks (1953), and Kenny Sansom (1958). After him are Kae Tempest (1985), Jessica Henwick (1992), Bernard Rose (1960), Paul Robinson (1978), Jimmy Adamson (1929), and Benjamin Whittaker (1997).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, David Broome ranks 126. Before him are Brendan Foster (1948), Josh Kerr (1997), Sheila Sherwood (1945), Jo Pavey (1973), Simmone Jacobs (1966), and Andrew Triggs Hodge (1979). After him are Gary Anderson (1970), Lizzy Yarnold (1988), Charlie Spedding (1952), Holly Bradshaw (1991), Angela Bailey (1962), and David Thompson (1977).

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